Is it worth getting a ebook reader?
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Re: Is it worth getting a ebook reader?
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I have always been one to love the smell of a book, to love holding a book, and to love reading a book, but I just couldn't resist the ease of an e-reader. I constantly found myself lugging multiple books to school, in case I finished one and then didn't have anything to read. *gasp* Obviously lugging around a couple hardcover books got to be a drag so I began to research e-readers.
Boy was I surprised when I discovered that the Kindle Keyboard could hold roughly 4,000 books! Imagine, 4,000 books in my backpack... I knew right then that I would purchase a Kindle.
I didn't realize how wonderful the Kindle was until I had owned it for awhile. Not only was I able to carry around multiple books with me at school, but it was beneficial in so many other ways as well. I will list all of the benefits below to make things easier.
1. The amount of books you can carry at one time
As I mentioned above, it's wonderful to be able to carry a hundred books with you at one time with only the weight of a paperback book. You will never again be left without something to read.
2. Highlighting
I personally hate to mark up books. I always feel like such a bad person whenever I am forced to highlight or mark up a book in some way for school. With a kindle (or other e-reader) you can highlight and write notes in a text, then you can delete those notes at a later time. Now when a class requires me to write in a book, I can do just that without worrying about destroying a perfectly good book.
3. Discovering Classics
In the Kindle store many of the classics are free... yes free. Because those books were free I found myself downloading them and putting them on my Kindle, figuring I would get to them later. Once I finally got around to reading the classics, I discovered a whole new joy. I probably wouldn't have checked out the classics from the library or purchased them from my local bookstore, but because they were so easily accessible on the Kindle I found myself reading (and enjoying) them immensely.
Overall, I would highly recommend the purchase of an e-reader; they make reading so much easier and convenient in this modern age. But I wouldn't recommend giving up hardcopy books completely; there is still something enjoyable about holding a book in your hands to read it.
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Will I still pick up a paperback now and again? Oh, yeah. Creature of habit, and I know it must be so depressing for an author to hear that their printed book is sitting in storage because no one bought it. But will I ever be getting rid of my kindle? That is a big fat no!
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bookworm200+ wrote:I've heard some glowing reviews of ebook readers and some really bad reviews. I've read the pro's and con's of ebook readers but I'd like to know what the community thinks. Is it worth getting a ebook reader?
I think having an e-reader is definitely a plus. It's mobile, small and you can pack there all your favorite reads and carry them wherever you wish. What would be bad about it? Only thing that may keep you off buying one, is the high prices in some cases. But there are low prices too. Do a good research and you'll find the best one for you.
I intend to buy one as soon as I can.
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