Ebook or paper book?
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Re: Ebook or paper book?
I have had a Kindle Paperwhite for just over three years now. I love it, although probably not as much as my Sony. I have it in an Otterbox because I am clumsy (I dropped it within the first week of having it) and it has been through quite a bit. It usually stays on my nightstand so I don't put the outside cover on to protect the screen, which is NOT a good idea. My Kindle has some spots on it where the screen has cracked but it still works perfectly fine.
This adventure in ereaders has saved me quite a bit of money. I have tendencies to forget to return books to libraries, but ebooks help as they are automatically returned. I also have Kindle Unlimited because I do read so much (I got it because I was reading Amanda M. Lee's Wicked Witches of the Midwest series and didn't want to wait a month to read each book). I still buy a lot of physical books, but those are usually the ones that I want to have on my shelf, ones that I will revisit, or ones that I intend to use for research. I find that physical books are comforting and best for research purposes (I recently finished my dissertation), but I prefer ebooks for my "junk" reading--by "junk" I mean pure entertainment that I will likely only read once.
I love that Kindle and GoodReads are connected so I don't have to remember to log in to GR and update my bookshelves as frequently because the Kindle automatically reminds me when I start/finish a book.
I also read a lot of comic books and graphic novels, but those are best read on paper. I don't have a tablet or read on my phone because of the backlighting, and while those devices do provide color, I wouldn't read comics on them (unless that was the only option) because I try to avoid as much eyestrain as possible while I am reading.
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I will always be a paper book girl at heart, but now ebooks have captured a small piece of me.
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I would pick a paper book over an ebook any day of the month. I don't know, maybe it's the nostalgia of it - I doubt children of generations two decades from now will understand the appeal of a paper book.
With an ebook, the strain of staring at a screen and stiffly flipping pages with a finger are terribly unpleasant.
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I will admit though that ebooks are very handy. Cheaper, more convenient (as I am happy to read on my phone), and they save a lot of space. I can read on my journey into work without having to carry anything extra which is definitely a bonus.
I will always buy proper books when I can (and when I have the space on my bookcase) but I tend to read ebooks more now.
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For some time I have been using my Kindle and other e-readers to read a book selection, but have not yet completely mastered the features of the e-reading tools. The e-readers are wonderful for those of us who need large print or light illuminating the text. I am now developing skills by using the notes feature and taking advantage of the dictionary.