How Do you Read?

seehawkmomma

Okay, so there have been threads on what your reading and threads on the Kindle and such but I wanna know how you read a book.

Me, I love to buy books. I love the way the pages feel and I like turning them. I like flipping the tops to save my spot and being able to write or highlight in them if there a part i dont want to forget.

Lots of people are buying Kindles and Nooks but are they really worth it? I have a book of Grimm Fairy tales and a poetry book that my grandmother wrote in. I love to see her handwritting it makes all more special to me....if she would have given me an ebook would it have felt the same? I dont think so.

But I have been thinking about getting a kindle for daily reading. I just down loaded a book on to my phone and find it harder to read.....

So how do you read a book?

auticus

Usually in the tub. And I read a chapter in bed before going to sleep.

jennajava

Kindle, or iPhone, usually. If I find a book spontaneously, though, I will buy it. I'm not an ereader snob.

76tech

I have a few books on my tablet and iPhone, but prefer a real book. Easier on the eyes, and I like actual paper.

The regular kindles (not the full-color fire) have awesome screens for reading. I might get one of those eventually.

frankie2637

I love a good old fashioned book, cant see myself snuggling in bed or laying in the bath reading with a kindle in quite the same way. I agree with you about the feel of a book. I have a box set of Roald Dahl books from when I was a child and they have been read by me many times and by my children but I wont part with them as they have sentimental meaning to me. Cant beat a good book and a comfy sofa!!

Krizzle4Rizzle

Old school kindle, android phone, or my asus prime tablet. I always have one of them with me..so I always have a change to read.

Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused

Kindle, or iPhone, usually. If I find a book spontaneously, though, I will buy it. I'm not an ereader snob.

^^^ THIS!

CaptainGordo

I rarely read a book more than once, so I only pay for one if...

1) I cannot get it at the library, or
2) I'm too anxious to wait until the library gets it.

If I end up buying the book, I resell on Amazon. Hence, I've avoided ebooks.

ThePhoenixRose

i'm all about a real book. I love the smell of books and bookstores.

I do prefer to read on my mini-laptop if i'm reading something... dirty. cause no one will know! it's much easier to be discreet!

rml_16

I'm with you! The Boyfriend asked me while we were out Christmas shopping why I didn't have an e-reader. I might use one for magazines, but NEVER for books. No way, no how.

I do have the ability on my phone to download books, but haven't used it. I've actually made a pact to buy at least one full proced book from a book store every month to do my part to keep REAL books out there!

Adding -- Without books, I don't know how I'd decorate my house!

La_Amazona

No kindle here! I like to pick up my real book and read. They smell good too! I refuse to switch over.

I do read the bible on my phone though.

TheRoadDog

Right to left.

Top to bottom.

Try not to move my lips.

SinIsIn

I download them on PDF file and read them at work.
It's kind of hard to pretend you are working if you've got your nose stuck in a book!

MollyDukes

I'm old fashion, I like having a book in my hands and turning the pages as well.

AllanMisner

Hard bound, paperback, Kindle and audio books all have a place with me.

For books I'd want to collect, I'd go hard bound. Particularly if I wanted the author's signature.

Paperbacks are good for bath reading or something that I'd want to read and discard (trade in).

I love my Kindle because I now have a bookstore in my hand. I pull down books and have all of them with me. This fulfills my "want it now" cravings.

I drive an hour each way to work. And take road trips often (If it is less than six hours, I'm driving to where I want to go). So, audio books are a great way to pass the time.

dls06

Never thought I would but I love my kindle. I too love the feel and smell of a new book but I read so much I never know what to do with them once I'm done. I love that I don't have to store or lug tons of books around trying to fing someone to take them. I will not throw them out. Now I don't have that problem.

ffuunnnnyy__ggiirrll

Right to left.

Top to bottom.

Try not to move my lips.

This was what I was thinking almost verbatim!

FearAnLoathing

Okay, so there have been threads on what your reading and threads on the Kindle and such but I wanna know how you read a book.

Me, I love to buy books. I love the way the pages feel and I like turning them. I like flipping the tops to save my spot and being able to write or highlight in them if there a part i dont want to forget.

Lots of people are buying Kindles and Nooks but are they really worth it? I have a book of Grimm Fairy tales and a poetry book that my grandmother wrote in. I love to see her handwritting it makes all more special to me....if she would have given me an ebook would it have felt the same? I dont think so.

But I have been thinking about getting a kindle for daily reading. I just down loaded a book on to my phone and find it harder to read.....

So how do you read a book?

On my kindle you can highlight things you like. I dont really have any books with sentimental value so it was an easy switch. The books are usually cheaper wich works out for me because I read A LOT. They have a ton of 99cent books that while its hit and miss have introduced me to some new authors I really enjoy.Read a book on the phone is going to suck,but the kindle is perfect it even looks like a real book page to me. I could care less about the smell of books to me thats like knowing a strippers life story,not what im spending my money on. Ive cut what I spend in a month on books in half.

maddymama

I prefer my Kindle2... I read at night while nursing my little one to sleep. It is so much nicer to read with my kindle than with a DTB (dead tree book). My light is always focused right on the page, it's lighter and easier to read with one hand, and if i finish a book I can start a new one without disturbing my little one. Never could happily nurse and read a DTB at night.
I still read DTBs, but I prefer my Kindle. I prefer DTB for cookbooks, and kids books. I still have a bunch of ebooks for my kids on my kindle, but that's for travelling or when we are at a drs office or a place where reading would be great but I didn't bring a book along.

juliecat1

Im like you... I like the feel of the paper, the smell, etc..... I have Kindle on my phone and laptop and I do read on them. But it really isnt the same as snuggling into bed with a real book

DawnDawn2011

I own a ton of "real" books, and am reading a Stephen King novel right now, however I do own a nook color, and I have a pretty cool library on it as well. The beauty of a real book is you can throw it in your purse, and if it falls on the floor it doesn't break, a coworker spilled a cup of coffee on one of my books the other day, it dried out and I am still reading. I only read my nook when I know it will not get damaged, and the battery usually dies before I have finished reading! Lol.

FearAnLoathing

I own a ton of "real" books, and am reading a Stephen King novel right now, however I do own a nook color, and I have a pretty cool library on it as well. The beauty of a real book is you can throw it in your purse, and if it falls on the floor it doesn't break, a coworker spilled a cup of coffee on one of my books the other day, it dried out and I am still reading. I only read my nook when I know it will not get damaged, and the battery usually dies before I have finished reading! Lol.

Maybe its the nook then,I have not charged my kindle in over a week and I read on it for atleast an hour everyday,and droped it more times than i can count.I keep it in my purse all the time. I dont know what I would do without it lol

seehawkmomma

I download them on PDF file and read them at work.
It's kind of hard to pretend you are working if you've got your nose stuck in a book!

OOooooo how do you do that?!

atsteele

I love books!! But I read magazines and online as well. So I guess I'm nondiscriminatory reader.

maidentl

Never thought I would but I love my kindle. I too love the feel and smell of a new book but I read so much I never know what to do with them once I'm done. I love that I don't have to store or lug tons of books around trying to fing someone to take them. I will not throw them out. Now I don't have that problem.

I was the same. Before I got my Nook, I thought I'd hate it. I love deciding I want a book and BAM, it's in my hands instantly. I do check the prices online, often I can get a used version for less than the Nook price and I will do that, I still shop Half Price books and there are certain books I prefer to have a hard copy. I'll never give up "real" books entirely, but the Nook serves a great purpose.

ChaseAlder

I don't own any electronic reading devices. All my books are the paper kind.

NovemberJune

I almost always listen to audiobooks. I'm a busy working mom so my "free" time is for exercise. lol. So I listen to audiobooks while I get ready in the morning, clean up, and drive.

seehawkmomma

Usually in the tub. And I read a chapter in bed before going to sleep.

You have my restraint than me.

I can never read just ONE chapter.....

Unless its a boring book....

rashooy

I looooove looove reading. I read both a real book and on iPad. To be honest I'll go back to reading from books and not the iPad it's just a different experience

jacksonpt

Gotta have the real thing. Besides... I like the look of a bookcase full of books, I like being able to lend books to friends...

NovemberJune

And I always get them from the library.
And they're on my iPod Touch.