Bought my first ereader and I miss real books already! - Page 7

Eastlondonboy · 11-18-2010, 06:52 PM

I agree with the views re doing both. The lack of colour on Kindle is a bit annoying, the fact that you need to charge it up all the time and the lack of a touch screen are negative points. The beauty is that you don't need to carry physical copies of books, which is an advantage and very environmentally friendly! However, even though I have a Kindle, nothing beats browsing a bookstore and checking out physical copies of books. It's just not the same downloading it on Kindle!

Maggie Leung · 11-19-2010, 10:14 AM

Print or digital, I enjoy both.

pendragginp · 11-19-2010, 10:22 AM

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Overall the ebook reader experience is quite good I think, but I have to say that I do still miss the paper - even the big heavy tome. With a paper book there is an experience that goes with the medium. An experience of passing from the beginning to the end that is so literal with a paper book. Many of my favourite books get purchased in hardcover and so there is also a sense of "special" that goes with reading them (the very awkward size and weight imparts its own element to the experience). With paperbacks there is that constant feel in your hands that varies from book to book. Each book becomes a friend, each different with its own history.

Yes, I understand what you mean here.

But you know what? I've found, after almost a year with a reader, that when I open it or finish a book on it and go back to the front, that I have a feeling of being 'in' my library with it now. That all the books I love are there, and just as when you open a book and lose yourself in it and the physical book goes away, when I open my reader the physical reader goes away, and I 'feel' I'm in my own cozy library. I wish DecaGirl would make a skin with a fireplace, lol!

lisajjb · 11-19-2010, 12:18 PM

I read a book for the first time in about 6 months and was annoyed at having to hold it open and how much heavier it was than my ereader. It was then that I realized how much I love my reader.

slayda · 11-19-2010, 12:52 PM

Last time I read a paper book, I kept looking for the button that would increase the font size.

Ankh · 11-19-2010, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stodge

I realized while looking at my pile of new, unread books on the floor that there is something intrinsically beautiful about a new, unread paperback and I felt pangs of guilt and regret. Does anyone else feel the same way?

The old friend passing? Nope, never felt that way. I immediately met his reincarnation, and all was well with the world.

Russell Brooks · 11-20-2010, 02:09 PM

I don't have an ereader device yet, but so far the last three books I've read in PDF format off my laptop and have enjoyed them.

kennyc · 11-20-2010, 02:11 PM

Hey Welcome to MR.

For my money pdf work much better on computer displays than on any ereader device.

Russell Brooks · 11-20-2010, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Hey Welcome to MR.

For my money pdf work much better on computer displays than on any ereader device.

Thanks for the welcome.

I agree. I downloaded the Kindle software for my laptop and reading through it hurt my eyes. The PDF version was a welcome relief.

SeaBookGuy · 11-20-2010, 07:45 PM

I find paper books preferable when eating - ebooks are awkward for me.

Lady Fitzgerald · 11-20-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I find paper books preferable when eating - ebooks are awkward for me.

Curious, I find the opposite to be true.

Russell Brooks · 11-21-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

Curious, I find the opposite to be true.

I'm going to have to agree with you. With print books I need both hands to hold the pages down and while I turn them. Not such a problem with ebooks.

kindlekitten · 11-21-2010, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell Brooks

I'm going to have to agree with you. With print books I need both hands to hold the pages down and while I turn them. Not such a problem with ebooks.

exactly. I can have my kindle flat on the table next to my plate and reach out a pinkie and turn the page

Latinandgreek · 11-21-2010, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

First time I heard it called that!

The things those crazy kids are calling it these days!

drofgnal · 11-21-2010, 07:40 AM

I bought a paper book last week for the first time since I had my kindle (and ipad). The only reason I did that was it's not available in ebook and I really wanted to read it. Roger Zelazny's The Amber Chronicles. All it one edition, man the print is small....

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11-18-2010, 06:52 PM	#91
Eastlondonboy Banned Posts: 56 Karma: 160 Join Date: May 2010 Location: London, UK Device: kindle	I agree with the views re doing both. The lack of colour on Kindle is a bit annoying, the fact that you need to charge it up all the time and the lack of a touch screen are negative points. The beauty is that you don't need to carry physical copies of books, which is an advantage and very environmentally friendly! However, even though I have a Kindle, nothing beats browsing a bookstore and checking out physical copies of books. It's just not the same downloading it on Kindle!

11-19-2010, 10:14 AM	#92
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	Print or digital, I enjoy both.

11-19-2010, 12:18 PM	#94
lisajjb Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Aluratek Libre, Nook Color, Samsung Galaxy 10"	I read a book for the first time in about 6 months and was annoyed at having to hold it open and how much heavier it was than my ereader. It was then that I realized how much I love my reader.

11-19-2010, 12:52 PM	#95
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Last time I read a paper book, I kept looking for the button that would increase the font size.

11-20-2010, 02:09 PM	#97
Russell Brooks Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 569642 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Montreal, Quebec Device: none	I don't have an ereader device yet, but so far the last three books I've read in PDF format off my laptop and have enjoyed them.

11-20-2010, 02:11 PM	#98
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,907 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Hey Welcome to MR. For my money pdf work much better on computer displays than on any ereader device.

11-20-2010, 07:45 PM	#100
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I find paper books preferable when eating - ebooks are awkward for me.

11-21-2010, 07:40 AM	#105
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,403 Karma: 10519918 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	I bought a paper book last week for the first time since I had my kindle (and ipad). The only reason I did that was it's not available in ebook and I really wanted to read it. Roger Zelazny's The Amber Chronicles. All it one edition, man the print is small....

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