E-reader....yes or no?

cspinney

I've had a Kindle for a couple of years now; I didn't think I would like it, but I do. It's great for travelling, so much easier to carry than a ton of books.

I'm not one for going to the library, I always buy books. My husband is a reader as well. That leads to a lot of books in the house. I would try to pass books on, or donate to charity book sales, but there would always be some that I didn't want to give up, or that I thought were not good and no one would want them, so over the years books have been piling up and storage is an issue. That was our main reasoning for purchasing e-readers. That said, I do still buy books, so the problem is not 100% eliminated, but it is more manageable.

literatelier

I borrowed one from a friend, and I hated every second of it. Until they can make them look and smell like books, I'll stick to my books.

Hear hear!

Laddiegirl

I vote yes! I got a Nook Tablet just after Christmas and I'm absolutely in love with it. I read even more now then I did before and I've always loved reading & books. You can get a lot of the old classics free through places like the Gutenberg Project and other online resources that make them available to download. You can also find collections of classics that aren't free but very cheap! I paid I think $2.99 for the entire Sherlock Holmes collection and about the same for the entire Agatha Christie collection. I've got 100 books in my library on my Nook right now that I've read since I got my Nook Tablet in December. Now I get 2 hours of dedicated work commute reading time in 5x a week (I take a train and hour each way) but still, thats a lot of books and I read about half fiction and half thick nonfiction history books.

I really advocate the Nook line because you can buy books pretty much anywhere (they use an Epub format available from tons of e-book retailers not just Barnes & Noble. Kindles have you buying books from Amazon and I'm not a fan of companies that create proprietary products) also I love that I can walk into a Barnes & Noble if my Nook is acting funny and they'll check it out and fix it right then. My Nook Tablet has been fine but my grandfather has taken his first gen Nook in after dropping it once and leaving it on the top of his car once (oops!) and they fixed it in less than an hour while he had a cup of coffee. No shipping it off somewhere and waiting for anything. Perfect!

I still love a paper book and at home will pull them off my shelves now and then, but I absolutely love the portablity, storage and convenience of my Nook Tablet.

PlumNoodles

At first i was set on books, thinking "No way I will never sell out and get an E-Reader!" But my mother got me one for Christmas and I never looked back. I am in love with my Kindle, it's totally unlocked my love of books and made me search more into topics I never thought I'd like! With the Kindle especially if a topic pricks your interest you can look in the Amazon Kindle store for books about it, and they're all a lot cheaper than books normally!
Obviously you can't get every single books ON your Kindle and have to buy the books but I still think that's great, I love buying books and holding a book but it's so much easier carrying an E-Reader than having 10 books in your bag! Haha.
It's also so much lighter than normal books, especially if the topics you enjoy tend to be massive and only in hardback haha. You can comfortably read while laying down, on your side, anything!
I was totally won over with my Kindle but I'm still in love with books!

beckajw

I love my Kindle. I love that I can get almost any book at any time and I can read it just like a real book.

However, there are certain books that I still buy as books. Books by my favorite authors, books in a series that I have been collecting, those things are still physically bought.

Other than that, I love the Kindle. I also have a Kindle fire, which I don't like as much. I'm not really a games person and I can't read on those screens (which is why the i-pad and nook wouldn't work for me).

ETA: For traveling, there just is no better alternative. I brought an endless supply of books to the airport, which took up almost no space and weighed next to nothing. And I also love that I can borrow books from my library without having to go out. So, on a rainy day off, I can borrow a book for free without going out in the rain.

SoDamnHungry

All of the people I know who have gotten them absolutely love them. Can't speak from personal experience, though. I just get books from the library anyway.

ShellyShuey

I use the Kindle app on my iPad and just love it.

angelcurry130

Call me a skeptic, but I have that naggling fear that someday, the technology will fail, or some conspiracy to do away with all "controversial" material will cause my purchases to be erased. That, and I enjoy the feel of a book in my hands. I will occassionally download a book or two to my phone's book-reader app, but the majority of my reading material is physical, not digital.

Aeriel

Just got a chance to read through all the responses, thank you! Did some shopping around in town today, and found out that if I buy the Kobo through a secondary retailer and get their extended warranty, I can bypass the horrendous Kobo customer service! Woohoo! $20 for the warranty plan is worth losing the headache. Will wait until the fall models all come in, so I can see them in person and play with them, but think I will be taking this step!

retrobaby

I LOVE my KINDLE FIRE!!! I can also check out books from my local library for my KINDLE. This=FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

SabrinaAbney

I have the regular Kindle and I love it. My sister has the Kindle Fire and I don't like the backlight. It is to much like a computer and hurts my eyes if I read on it for very long.

trinityrecgirl

Yes!!! I have had 3 Kindles, and currently have the fire. I do not recommend the KIndle Fire if you are going to read outside after the sun comes up, because it is difficult to see the screen. The other Kindles are great. I still read regular books at times, but always travel with the Kindle even for weekends. I read a variety of books and sometimes don't know what I want to read next. With an Ereader I can have a bunch on there, and then decide what I feel like. Wasn't sure at first, because I like the feel of books, but then ...LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

laserturkey

We have a nook, but now that hubby has an iPad and I have an HP touchpad, the nook sits completely unused. It was really nifty, though, until it was made redundant.

TheDreadPirateRoberts

I now have a Nexus 7. Love it