Your Choice of Reading Device

[Michael]

Howdy all, I hope everyone is well. I just had to write everyone about my latest adventure. You see, my local library doesn't have a real good selection of ebooks and I wanted to read "The Burning Room" by Michael Connelly, featuring my favorite detective, Harry (Hieronymus) Bosch and they didn't have it in ebook format.

So, I had to go "Old School" and get the Hardcover (with real pages and everything) and it's like seeing an old friend after being apart for years.

I am really that please with reading a physical book that I had to share my experience with my friends. Am I pathetic or what?!?

So I would like to know, what format do you prefer, which do you use regularly and which is the best for you?

[Bethany]

No not at all. Sometimes it's nice to go back to a book with real pages. I do miss the smell of books... LOL Am I weird?

[Zoe]

hiya that's great ( well its great you got back into reading books) not so great in the fact that a library with an ebook collection wont have it, though its the first I have heared of. I prefer both mediums books and my Kindle device, basically I love my kindle for getting me books that I otherwise wouldn't find in England and it also helps keep my shelves breathable also I can take it with me wherever I go say commuting or even on holiday, but at the same time I will still read books so tbh having a kindle doesn't stop me reading books it just helps me focus a bit more

[Zoe]

Bethany wrote: "No not at all. Sometimes it's nice to go back to a book with real pages. I do miss the smell of books... LOL Am I weird? "
hell no I too love the smell of books... its just got that warm, nice scent, I especially love old books scent.

[Bethany]

Me too. I love e-books but a bookshelf full of different genres and colours really brighten up a room. I even imagine one day that the smell of book might even somehow get into e-books?! A girl can dream.. lol!

[Paul]

My favourite reading tech is definitely that solid, papery block. I have a Nook (and, of course, a phone) and they're great additions - for travelling, especially - but I think the book will be with us as long as we have physical bodies.

[David]

I'd say my reading is split about 50 - 50 between books and my Kindle.

Some I get in book form as presents for my birthday or Christmas.

Some I pick up in book form because I want to keep them for some reason - have all the earlier books in the series, etc.

Some I get in book form because I happen to spot an entry on my 'To Read' list on the shelf in the grocery store or Wal-Mart or the like.

I use my Kindle for books not available in physical form, new authors I'm 'test reading,' or books I want to read but don't want to keep.

[Thomas]

My wife and I both have kindles, which are great when traveling. We also read print books.

[Skye]

I only read print copies: paperback or hardback.

[Pauline]

I pretty much only use my kindle and I love it!! In California, you can join any library in the State as long as you are a resident, so I have joined both the SF and LA libraries which have massive e-book collections, so I am very lucky!

[Zoe]

Pauline wrote: "I pretty much only use my kindle and I love it!! In California, you can join any library in the State as long as you are a resident, so I have joined both the SF and LA libraries which have massive..."

damn you lol us in Britain are still living in the prehistoric times.... wish we had in all of our libraries (very few now might I add because of stupid councils and government cuts) unless I am mistaken and there are libraries with e-book collections *looking at my fellow englishers* lol

[Pauline]

Zoe wrote: "damn you lol us in Britain are still living in the prehistoric times.... wish we had in all of our libraries (very few now might I add because of stupid councils and government cuts) unless I am mistaken and there are libraries with e-book collections *looking at my fellow englishers* lol ."

The libraries here use the Overdrive as their source of e-books, they have libraries in other countries so you can see if a library near you is listed!

[Jan C]

I use OverDrive a lot for audio books. Use Kindle a lot on 3 different devices. Also like hardcover and paperback. I prefer mysteries in the paperback edition, although I am perfectly happy to go with Kindle on that.

History I tend to like in hardcover.

[Mark]

Jan C wrote: "I use OverDrive a lot for audio books. Use Kindle a lot on 3 different devices. Also like hardcover and paperback. I prefer mysteries in the paperback edition, although I am perfectly happy to go w..."

Michael wrote: "Howdy all, I hope everyone is well. I just had to write everyone about my latest adventure. You see, my local library doesn't have a real good selection of ebooks and I wanted to read "The Burning ..."

[Mark]

i use paperback and hard back as the prices for real books are sometimes cheaper than e books some times all ive paid is the postage and other a a pound or so from kindle. I guess my prefferences are varied

Buying treal books keeps small book shops like write blend in bussiness and helps authors as well

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

I read both - some I prefer as Kindle as I like thick books. Travelling is definitely kindle, don't have to guess how many books I might get through, or desperately trying to finish a book so I don't have to take one with 50 or less pages.

[Anne]

for me it depends on the type of book. If it's a page-turner then Kindle but as soon as you have to keep turning back to check names or plot details it's easier to do that with a paperback

[Gisela]

Day to day books, especially from the Library. I prefer paperback to hardback. I prefer the feel of them.

Traveling - Because of the space and weight restrictions either kindle or kindle ab or library e-books on i-phone. Just saves space, although I need to always check a trillion times to makes sure I have all charging cables and power bank! If those could be eliminate then it would be perfect. Hate especially all the cables.

[Carolien]

Different formats for different purposes for me. I always have an ebook on my iPad to read while waiting at children's extramurals, meetings etc.

We listen to audio books on the way to school and I listen to another book while driving to work.

Paper books to read in bed before going to sleep.

Definitely ebooks for travel.

[Brenda]

I read both ebooks and paper books.
- I have many paper books on my book shelves that I haven't read yet. I select one occasionally or if I win one from goodreads giveaways, I read that.
- I recently started to subscribe to Kindle Unlimited and read on my iPad.
- I also read ebooks from my local library on my iPad. The selection of books has increased significantly since they started this option quite a few years ago. I had tried this way long ago and hadn't seen the point when I could get the paper copy more easily. I now rarely physically visit the library because I borrow the books as ebooks now.

[Lindsay]

I find reading on my kindle makes me read more. It fits in my purse better than a book and I have a light on my case too. I also get paranoid while reading in public with an old fashioned book because someone always asks me what I'm reading, and I'm private about what I read. They can't help but peak at the cover. I also hate when the covers of books get bent!

That being said, I like old fashioned books too because its easy to flip through them and find a quote or part you liked and reread it. Seeing how far you are in a book page-wise is satisfying as well...

[Lynn]

Actually not all of Calif. libraries use Overdrive for e-books. Our libr. here used to use Overdrive but switched to a less-expensive system which doesn't work nearly as well. But then I'm in a "prehistoric" part of Calif.; 1 of our county supervisors wants to close the library altogether: "Every hour that damn library is open means another drug dealer on the streets!" Worse than pre-historic actually...

[Angelina]

I just read real books as spend too much time online working as it is