How many authors read books on Kindle!

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I do! First book I read on my iPad was Steve Jobs. Still love print. But also like iPad for trip on Skytrain everyday to work.

Jerod Killick

[Jennifer]

Frank wrote: "Christmas 2010 I got a Kindle -- my first -- and have read quite a few books on it since. It was hard at first to get used to, but I finally did and I like it. You should definitely give it a shot...."

Same here. I was very apprehensive at first when I got my first Kindle in March of last year, but now I couldn't live without it! I always have it with me. :)

[Jeffrey]

You think you're weird with your kindle.... check this out.

I of course write on my computer but I find proofing very difficult on a screen... its not the glare but for some reason i just cant see the errors or awkward passages. so i print out the pages and edit paper and pencil... lots of waste, dead trees and costs.

Enter the kindle. I find i can see the errors and awkward passages on the perl ink sccreen. So now i read my kindle while sitting at my computer. when i find a mistake, etc it goes into the word processor. So no more wasted paper.

For actual reading for pleasure I still prefer a book when at home, but love the kindle when i am out and about... and its the cheapest lightest one for me (and i have both the little touch as well as the big DX whatever it is).

cheers
Jeff

[M.]

I've had a Kindle for about 15 months and to my amazement I early on found I preferred it to a printed book. The lighter weight is part of it.

Jeffrey, your idea of proofing your final draft on a Kindle while sitting next to the computer to make actual changes is brilliant! I'll have to give it a shot on my next project.

[Nell]

I convert the Word doc with Mobi then use the Kindle PC app for editing with the original Word doc open. That way it's all there on the screen. It's amazing how a manuscript reads quite differently once it has been formatted for Kindle.

I do read with Kindle, but I think I still prefer print books.

[Matt]

I read books mainly on Kindle. Carrying a Kindle around is easier than a selection of books; Kindle books do not require as much storage space and my groaning bookshelves are full; Kindle books cost less; and I do the best I can to support my fellow Kindle authors by reading their work.

[Scott]

I am about 75 percent Kindle at this point.

[[deleted user]]

Hi, I'm Georgina, I haven't introduced myself yet, so I'll post a hello and tell you how much I love my new kindle.

I knew I'd like it, I just didn't realise how much. I've only had it a few days and I've already transfered the contents of my smashwords library (forty odd ebooks) and I bought three more books for it this morning.

It's so lightweight. I can search for and buy books instantly. I have great access to new indie writers. All good. I'm a convert.

[Everly]

It was hard to make the transition to the Kindle, but now I love it. There is no greater thrill then seeing my books on the kindle fire!
Though I am still surprised by how many people resist the change from books. Everyone I have convinced to change, can't believe they didn't do it earlier.
Elle Lapraim

[Roger]

I'm a writer and converted my reading habits to Kindle. I then went a step further and added my own books to the Kindle library last year.

I didn't find the conversion to ebooks that hard as the writing of course is the same, it's just the format that changes. I loved my books, but was eventually banned from bringing anymore home, so the Kindle was my only solution.

Trouble is, the wife has nicked it, and I'm reduced to reading on a PC Tablet. I'll get it back one day, I hope.

[Linda]

All fiction. I find some non-fiction difficult, especially if I want to bookmark, which is fiddly on a K3, but if I'm desperate I get it synced to the laptop.

A good friend pressed a novel on me at the weekend - "You'll love it!" Er... no, it's a pain.

[Cliff]

I do. Started in January 2011, but all of what I read on my Kindle is fiction. Since I'm also back in college, I prefer textbooks as physical copies though.

[Jay]

Almost exclusively reading on Kindle these days.

[R.P.]

I'm an author, RP Dahlke A DEAD RED CADILLAC
A DEAD RED HEART
A Dangerous Harborwho now reads only on a kindle. I'm also a reviewer of mystery/suspense, so I can mark up my copies for reference to the review!

[Alice]

Jeffrey, which Kindle do you have? I would love to do that!

[Lisa]

I have a Kindle Touch and I love it. I read about 75% of my books on the Kindle. What I'd like to know is how do you put a .mobi file on the Kindle without first uploading it to the store? I would love to proof my books on it.
If any author here can answer, I'd appreciate it.

[Alice]

Hi Lisa, Do you have a usb cord for your Kindle? Plug it into your computer and move the file to that drive. It's just like putting something on a flash drive. Or at least, that worked for me.

[sonya]

i read my kindle mostly when I go out

[J.]

Holy cow, I CAN'T STOP! ESpecially with all the "free" books out there- I feel like I've been reading a book a day... which means i'm NOT writing! lol

[Kenechi]

I read my Kindle mostly when I am on the tube to work or on holiday (I still have a pile of hardcopy books to get through at home) but like Jeffrey (above) I use it more effectively for editing my drafts. It is so much easier to spot errors on the Kindle than on the screen and also less wasted paper.

[Kipp]

I have had a Kindle since 2009 and I read 90% on the Kindle. I have Kindle 2,3 and the Fire. I read on the Kindle 3 and the Fire in equal amounts. I love to highlight and the Fire is so much easier to highlight on.

In 2009 getting my Kindle 2 was a life changing experience having Dyslexia I could only get through maybe 3 books a year reading was such a slow process, then came the Kindle and in a year I stepped up my reading to over 50 books a year.

So most of the stuff I read is on Kindle and the rest of my DTB are usually non fiction.

[John]

Since receiving my Kindle over a year ago I've read everything on it. Much easier for me.

[Jan]

I took to reading on e-ink instantly and never looked back! I much prefer it to a paper book.

Not long ago my ereader broke and, while waiting for a replacement, I starting reading The Complete Saki, a big, heavy tome collecting all of H. H. Munro's short stories. Bad choice! I've really gotten used to the light weight of an ereader. I was sooo glad to get my ereader back!

[Tony]

"Trouble is, the wife has nicked it, and I'm reduced to reading on a PC Tablet. I'll get it back one day, I hope."

I hear that! Exactly the same has happened to me! I've now got the Kindle app on my phone, which I find super convenient - I read a few pages whilst queuing, when I'm a passenger in the car, in ad breaks on tv - it's awesome! I also bought a Galaxy tablet last week, in the hope that it might interest the missis for long enough to let me make a grab for the Kindle...

I'm a 'real' book obsessive, collecting all the time and owning many hundreds of books - I even used to buy 'reading copies' and 'keep nice' copies of my favourite books! But I haven't read from paper in months. It's just so much easier to take a phone or kindle type gadget - and if I finish a book, I always have a few new ones to choose from - dozens actually, from all sorts of genres. Can't do that on holiday without a Kindle!

Yeah, i'm a total convert. I'll still buy real books and collect 'em though, because I love them - but most of my reading will be electronic from now on.

Tony

[Sadie]

Print is my favourite, but far. But I do read on my kindle (as well as Kindle for Mac). As much as I love real books, It's hard to beat being able to carry a couple thousand around with you.

[Don]

I love the way I can read a book and easily look up a word or in the case of an historical novel, jump out to Wikipedia for more depth if desired. I also do not like wrestling with highly-torqued spines and losing my page. The automatic bookmarking probably means more people are reading more of what the author intended without accidental page skips.

[Tony]

I also find I use the highlight function a lot - mostly to mark typos and errors in self published books I'm reading to review, so I can let the authors know. That way they can correct 'em and re-upload easily, and their adoring readers will find fewer mistakes to complain about!

[Don]

Tony--I agree. I found myself wondering how ebooks could help editors edit more easily than working from a manuscript. I edited five new novels, went round about three times with each author in manuscript form. Then when they jumped to ebook proof sure enough I saw more typos. It is the law that says the closer you get to final the more problems one sees. I also hope that simply considering a well-edited carefully selected ebook work along the lines of what we are trying to do at Publerati will make it even easier for print publishers to evaluate for print publication/rights acquisition.

[Tony]

I also think that it's something to do with how pages look on the Kindle. I can be so used to seeing my own work in print form, but changing the size and no. of words on a line somehow makes mistakes more obvious. I think they're a genius invention for proofing!

[Ginger]

Jeffrey wrote: "You think you're weird with your kindle.... check this out.

I of course write on my computer but I find proofing very difficult on a screen... its not the glare but for some reason i just cant se..."

I proofread the same way, Jeffrey. It saves a lot of time AND you can catch all of those pesky formatting errors, too. I do prefer a physical book, but a lot of very decent authors (I include myself in this group!) are putting out only ebooks at first. And with those free promotions from Amazon, what a great, risk free way to add some new favorite authors!

[Ramsey]

I now read almost exclusively on Kindle apps in various places - either my desktop, phone, or Kindle. Since I'm really enjoying putting my work out in eBook form, it helps me see what my readers see. Plus, I don't need shelf space for all those paper books :)

[Tony]

Ramsey wrote: "I now read almost exclusively on Kindle apps in various places - either my desktop, phone, or Kindle. Since I'm really enjoying putting my work out in eBook form, it helps me see what my readers se..."

But I could never bring myself to part from my shelves of paper books! I have them in every country I've lived in... mostly i boxes now, in friend's houses. Don't read them now of course, but I can't imagine being without them! I think I'm part of the last generation that will feel this way though. Like music fans who love vinyl...

[Andrew]

My reading's now split almost exactly 50/50 between print and Kindle. That's partly because of a massive paper TBR pile, as most of my recent purchases have been digital.

But I still prefer writing first drafts longhand before typing them up on a netbook or laptop.

[Tony]

Andrew wrote: "My reading's now split almost exactly 50/50 between print and Kindle. That's partly because of a massive paper TBR pile, as most of my recent purchases have been digital.

But I still prefer writin..."

Writing and then typing? Wow, that seems like a lot of work! I rarely write anything anymore, apart from shopping lists! It's just so easy to reword, restructure and rewrite as I go - and for a picky-assed, never-satisfied writer like me, that's invaluable. If I had to do it long hand, I don't think I've ever have managed to get a book out there!

[Andrew]

As far as I'm concerned, writing's supposed to be a lot of work. ;)

[Tony]

True Andrew - writing IS a lot of work, which ever way you do it!
Jenna, I also lov th fact that books on Kindle are there instantly - and CHEAP!
So if a friend makes a recommendation, I don't have to scrawl it on the back of a bus ticket, wait 'till I'm next in town, check if the book shop has it, then evaluate its potential based on price - I just head over to Amazon, see that it's £2, and buy it less than a minute after the recommendation! Ahhh. Instant gratification!

[George]

I recall a short year or so ago when I said I'd never read anything on a Kindle, iPad, etc. How times have changed. I love the printed book, to be sure, but the convenience of the ebook is fantastic. Just to be able to have an entire library of selections in one device is great. And, as has been mentioned above, being able to read a sample, make the decision to purchase at 10:00 p.m., and to have the book in your library 40 seconds later is amazing.

[Ian]

Yeah ... Unless I'm borrowing a book from the library I'm usually buying it on Kindle. There's just so much good material for a low price, quick delivery etc.

We have a book-style holder for it with an overlight and it basically feels like reading a book. Once I'm absorbed in the book, the tactile nature of paper, the smell of it etc, becomes a lot less important and more just an old social oonvention.

[Tony]

And I LOVE the syncing (that syncing feeling...)
As I read more often on my phone - it's easier to carry everywhere, for a bloke at any rate - I love that, such time as I can pry the Kindle from the grip of my sleeping wife, I can carry on reading exactly where I left off on my phone! Beats bookmarks for sure.