Dead Tree Books or Reader/Kindle or both?

[Bev]

Hi how do you all prefer to read? I read any format and mix and match. Any strong feelings on the subject?

[Jonathan , A dream within a dream]

I plan to get a kindle so I have a more portable library but there's nothing like seeing paper books on a shelf...

[Bev]

I got a kindle last October and never looked back. I have thousands of books and so need the space. I love real books but needs must. Plus the kindle is grat for travel and is lighter than most books. I did have a Sony Reader but never took to it. kindles rock.

[Melissa]

I prefer real books. I can't stand the thought of "reading" on a computer or ereader.

[Tammy]

I have the Sony Reader and I love it! Won't go back to regular books now!

[Teresa]

Paper all the way! More screen time is the last thing I need.

[Lauren]

I very much prefer reading on my nook. I still have a lot of my books and there is nothing better than a paperback for the beach but I read so much that I hate carrying a physical book because I almost always will finish it while on the bus/train, etc and then I have nothing to read whereas on my nook I can just move onto the next book.

[Bev]

@Lauren I agree. With a digital book you have access to more than one at a time. Plus tree books take up space I no longer have.

[The Pirate Ghost]

I'm a Kindle fan. Both my Kindle Fire and my Kindle 3/4G.

[Alicia]

I swore off e-readers for years, but after moving several times while in college I decided to stop buying physical copies and go digital. I got a kindle, which I adore. Even though I'm not in school anymore I enjoy highlighting and taking notes on my reading. If I never lug another crate of books up a flight of stairs again it will be too soon.

[Julie]

Kindle rocks! !!!

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

I thought I would always be a paperback person.....then I got a Kindle, I am in love!! don't leave home without it!

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

That is what I thought Amanda before I had one, I used to love going to the library and the books store just to smell the books and wonder who had borrowed them before me, but now I don't think I could live without my Kindle....sad but true :)

[Lauren]

Amanda wrote: "I'm a paperback girl. I don't think I could read my books on a device like a kindle or Ipad."

If you get a chance try out an e-reader. Barnes and Noble let me try one out in store (this was before they had the huge Nook section) and I was sold.

Part of the reason I love mine so much is that I will be living in Asia and I average between 4 and 7 books a week even while working full time. It is so nice that I can just fill up my nook and I can get classics for free (the formatting is terrible but I have learned to read around it).

[Nicolle]

I prefer paper but sometimes I will read the odd ebook on the computer.