Since you have been reading electronic books

jbcohen · 06-29-2013, 09:55 PM

Have you been reading more, about the same or less?

cortman · 06-29-2013, 10:07 PM

I vote about the same. Probably, though, the quality of my reading has gone up, since I can get most good classics for free.

Tattncat · 06-29-2013, 10:31 PM

I read considerably more with the content being a wider variety and better quality. Mainly due to books that are available via the public domain and the less expensive reprints and indies.

I still buy the current stuff but mostly just from my favorite authors.

Dazrin · 06-30-2013, 12:53 AM

I have to say more but not a significant amount more. I am just keeping track of it more (thanks to the yearly challenge) and I always have something ready to go since I have them all with me. If I finish a book now I don't need to wait until I get home to start a new one or wait until I go to the library the next time.

Gazella · 06-30-2013, 05:12 AM

Ever since I got an ereader, I've been reading way more books.

Rumpelteazer · 06-30-2013, 05:19 AM

I've been reading a lot more. It's easier for me to get the books I like, which are in English and I hardly ever read best-sellers so before I had to order them online. Also it's a lot cheaper. Most paper books I read cost between €10 and €20. Now most books I buy are well under €10.

DrNefario · 06-30-2013, 05:37 AM

I'd say more, but not actually because of ebooks. It's that I'm taking part more, in communities like this one, where enthusiasm is infectious.

montsnmags · 06-30-2013, 06:14 AM

Less, but correlation is not causation.

discopig · 06-30-2013, 07:28 AM

Getting a kindle (and ebooks) have made reading a lot easier for me. Less trips to the library, less money spent on paperback books, less time wasted, more time to read. It's also been a lot easier to read books all the time instead of waiting to go to the library or store to grab a new one after I finish one.

jmilica · 06-30-2013, 08:08 AM

More - because I carry my Kindle wherever I go, so I have more time to read. It become incredibly practical for me to carry books around regardless of the number of pages.
Also, it became cheaper to get books coz sometimes ebooks are cheaper than pbooks and because I use discounts offered by Amazon, Kobo and Google. Not to speak than I can get any book after it has just been published without having to wait for it to hit the stores.

Asawi · 06-30-2013, 08:24 AM

More! Lots more!
Used to read lots when I was younger, but getting older my eyes and hands made reading difficult for me. Ereading solved both for me! Woohoo!!!

Apache · 06-30-2013, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jmilica

More - because I carry my Kindle wherever I go, so I have more time to read. It become incredibly practical for me to carry books around regardless of the number of pages.
Also, it became cheaper to get books coz sometimes ebooks are cheaper than pbooks and because I use discounts offered by Amazon, Kobo and Google. Not to speak than I can get any book after it has just been published without having to wait for it to hit the stores.

Mine is the same. I carried books everywhere I went, even before eReaders. Back when I wore a suit and tie the jacket pockets were the perfect place for a paperback book. Hard backs now, they made it a little more obvious that I had a book with me.

When I traveled for a living my suitcase and briefcase were full of books. I would have killed for an eReader back then. When the suitcase got to full I would box up the books and mail them home. I also tipped sky caps extra because they saved me a lot of money in excess baggage fees.

Apache

Synamon · 06-30-2013, 11:29 AM

I probably read a little more, but the biggest change is that I read better books because of the greater accessibility of ebooks. It was a significant chore to acquire and transport and store and dispose of ~150 books a year, with ebooks it's trivial.

pwalker8 · 06-30-2013, 11:53 AM

About the same. I've been doing the ebook thing since 1999 reading on my palm pilot. The big difference is since I got a Sony PRS-500 many moons ago, I've been buying less dead tree books. I probably haven't bought a non ebook in the past 3 to 4 years, however, I have been buying and reading just as much as before, generally between 200 to 300 books a year. There are very few new books that I want that don't come out as ebooks, though there are a lot of backlist books that I have in dead tree that I want as ebooks.

LovesMacs · 06-30-2013, 12:32 PM

I have been reading much more because of the convenience of e-books. If I have my Kindle on me I can read on that, and even if I don't, I can read on my phone and sync between the two devices. With e-books, any spare moment waiting can be spent reading if I so choose.

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06-29-2013, 09:55 PM	#1
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06-29-2013, 10:07 PM	#2
cortman Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 1025658 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kobo Glo, Kindle 3 3g, Nook HD+, Nexus 4 (Mantano)	I vote about the same. Probably, though, the quality of my reading has gone up, since I can get most good classics for free.

06-29-2013, 10:31 PM	#3
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	I read considerably more with the content being a wider variety and better quality. Mainly due to books that are available via the public domain and the less expensive reprints and indies. I still buy the current stuff but mostly just from my favorite authors.

06-30-2013, 12:53 AM	#4
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,631 Karma: 73864785 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I have to say more but not a significant amount more. I am just keeping track of it more (thanks to the yearly challenge) and I always have something ready to go since I have them all with me. If I finish a book now I don't need to wait until I get home to start a new one or wait until I go to the library the next time.

06-30-2013, 05:12 AM	#5
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,694 Karma: 4601218 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Oasis	Ever since I got an ereader, I've been reading way more books.

06-30-2013, 05:19 AM	#6
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I've been reading a lot more. It's easier for me to get the books I like, which are in English and I hardly ever read best-sellers so before I had to order them online. Also it's a lot cheaper. Most paper books I read cost between €10 and €20. Now most books I buy are well under €10.

06-30-2013, 05:37 AM	#7
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,099 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I'd say more, but not actually because of ebooks. It's that I'm taking part more, in communities like this one, where enthusiasm is infectious.

06-30-2013, 06:14 AM	#8
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Less, but correlation is not causation.

06-30-2013, 07:28 AM	#9
discopig Book Addict Posts: 132 Karma: 1040318 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Getting a kindle (and ebooks) have made reading a lot easier for me. Less trips to the library, less money spent on paperback books, less time wasted, more time to read. It's also been a lot easier to read books all the time instead of waiting to go to the library or store to grab a new one after I finish one.

06-30-2013, 08:08 AM	#10
jmilica Banned Posts: 335 Karma: 1545924 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: India Device: Kindle KB, Kindle PW	More - because I carry my Kindle wherever I go, so I have more time to read. It become incredibly practical for me to carry books around regardless of the number of pages. Also, it became cheaper to get books coz sometimes ebooks are cheaper than pbooks and because I use discounts offered by Amazon, Kobo and Google. Not to speak than I can get any book after it has just been published without having to wait for it to hit the stores.

06-30-2013, 08:24 AM	#11
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	More! Lots more! Used to read lots when I was younger, but getting older my eyes and hands made reading difficult for me. Ereading solved both for me! Woohoo!!!

06-30-2013, 11:29 AM	#13
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	I probably read a little more, but the biggest change is that I read better books because of the greater accessibility of ebooks. It was a significant chore to acquire and transport and store and dispose of ~150 books a year, with ebooks it's trivial.

06-30-2013, 11:53 AM	#14
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	About the same. I've been doing the ebook thing since 1999 reading on my palm pilot. The big difference is since I got a Sony PRS-500 many moons ago, I've been buying less dead tree books. I probably haven't bought a non ebook in the past 3 to 4 years, however, I have been buying and reading just as much as before, generally between 200 to 300 books a year. There are very few new books that I want that don't come out as ebooks, though there are a lot of backlist books that I have in dead tree that I want as ebooks.

06-30-2013, 12:32 PM	#15
LovesMacs Fanatic Posts: 513 Karma: 2644386 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: iPhone, Kindle Touch	I have been reading much more because of the convenience of e-books. If I have my Kindle on me I can read on that, and even if I don't, I can read on my phone and sync between the two devices. With e-books, any spare moment waiting can be spent reading if I so choose.