So those who have kindle readers, how many find themselves still favoring the “feel” of a book in hand?
So those who have kindle readers, how many find themselves still favoring the “feel” of a book in hand?
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…& I ❤️ the smell of an old book!!
I will read only a real book to me you only read a book when it is held in your hand .and you turn the pages
Personally I like the kindle because I have some nerve pain issues in my arms and it is much easier for me to hold it than it is to hold a large book. Also have some issues with my eyes and the kindle is easier for me to see. I still love real books but I don’t think there is anything wrong with e-books or audio books
@Cassie nothing wrong if people such as you need it it is great for you .I can.t read with out glasses my self .
@Percy The phrase “people such as you” is ridiculously offensive. It’s still a book, get off your high horse.
Cassie Zehring sorry was not trying to be offensive.and it is not a book it is words from a book
@Percy Mansplain me harder, Daddy.
Ignore her Percy, your comment didn’t come off offensive to me
@Leanne It’s offensive when someone comes in and gives you permission to have a disability. If you’ve never been in that position then I’m very happy for you
I love physical books but I can’t read those in the dark when my 4 year old insists on snuggles at bedtime. So, for that reason I also equally love my Kindle Paperwhite.
Not me. I LOVE the ereaders.
I have both but prefer the feel of a book. I like my ereader but LOVE books.
After using a kindle when I went back to a paperback I found it rather cumbersome and kept losing my page – although I do miss that wonderful feeling of opening a brand new paperback now!
Feels the same, I have mine in a case so I open and close it like a book, never really think about it, I’m too engrossed in my reading.
I prefer the hard copy. Same with music.
I just got a new Kindle but I still like a real book.
Definitely not me. No book clutter this way
I like both. real book for the feel and ease of backing up. I like Kindle for looking up words, and the ability to make the print larger.
I did at first, but now I struggle with real books. They can be awkward to hold, and bulky to carry and store.
My house is so much tidier without 25 book cases too ?
I like both, they have different uses and different strengths. For traveling, nothing beats a Kindle. It can be nice to get higher on a wait list or no wait list for a eBook copy over a hard copy at the library. But nothing will replace the feeling of a physical book in my hands and my absolute favorites on my shelves. Moving also a point for Kindle. Hence, only the absolute favorites on the physical shelf.
I use my kindle fire hd more like a laptop + play me games on it, I don’t have any books on mine lol?
i go back and forth
I do
I’ve had my kindle 18 months and haven’t picked up a real book since ?
Not me…..love my reader.
I love my Kindle and use it when I travel, but nothing beats the feel and smell of a real book in your hands.
Got my Kindle 2 years ago and never looked back.
Same here
I love my Nook and have no desire to read from a paper book again
I read both regular books and kindle ebooks. I prefer ebooks.
Not me
Took me awhile but I now much prefer my kindle paperwhite.
No. And when I do read a real book I find it uncomfortable
Last year I borrowed a hardcover from the library. I could not finish it. I eventually found the e-book on sale and bought it.
I didn’t realize how much I loved my kindle until it broke last month ? but I loved using both
Whichever is fine for me…. Although I’ve noticed that larger books don’t seem that intimidating on a kindle as they do as a physical copy. For those that find large books intimidating, I’d suggest using a kindle
Nope, I don’t need a light on or glasses to read my kindle
There is nothing better to me than getting in bed at night, turning out the lights and reading my Kindle. So cozy!
@Gwenn I find mine lighter to hold than a book (arthritis) xx
I have the basic Kindle version , so i need a lamp or something to read at night since it doesn’t have light of it’s own
Which is kinda irritating
Real books only for me. (It is good however that people have a choice).
Me!!
Mee!?♀️
I like both. I have a lot of chronic pain issues that make holding and seeing physical books difficult. So I read my kindle surrounded by shelves of books.
I have a Kindle paperwhite but it just doesn’t compare to a real book where you can flick forwards and backwards. I love the feel of a real book. Am also getting so bored with the same old fonts on my Kindle
Me
Definitely!
I always prefer an actual book, but get sucked into The immediacy of the kindle.
I am always true to my beloved Book ?
I have E-Books on Back up in case I get the need for a back up!
No, I really don’t.
Love the feel of a book…just left library with books ?
I was diehard, trust me, you will get over it. What you love is the story, which you associate with books – soon the association will be with the kindle and it will make your heart skip a beat!
@Brit , I have to agree. I have even found myself trying to press on a book trying to get the definition of a word.
@Greta hahaha!!! I went through a phase where I read a lot of British books. So excited to find new authors (they were sooo funny), but I needed that dictionary all the time!
@Brit and I love the instantaneous download. Boom. New book. It’s nice.
And I love the library app- Overdrive.
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I have tried a variety of digital readers and I still prefer a book.
I’ve been getting over it this month. I actually love using the kindle app on my phone. Fits my hand like a glove. You can put your phone in night mode and it’s not so bad on your eyes. I’m starting to prefer it to paper books now (I would have cringed last month at that statement)
I love my Kindle. I don’t prefer it over a book. But I also don’t prefer an actual book over a Kindle. I’m reading…that’s all that matters to me.
You get over “feel for book” really fast with paperwhite kindle because of the ease and convenience. You will actually end up reading more.
I use my Kindle when I’m out somewhere for portability’s sake. But, just like KOTOR is better on the XBox than my phone, I’d rather feel paper between my fingers when I’m home. Same with comics.
I do love my physical books. But I can read in the dark on my tablet and change the background colors, and I enjoy swiping lol. But I’m a book hoarder on all levels. No discrimination here!
I got to the point that I couldn’t read some of the paperbacks that had small fonts. I like that I can adjust the font on my kindle.
I did in the beginning but with being able to change font size and boldness along with lighting has made my Kindle my go to. I love the dictionary too. I still read paper books when they are cheaper than Kindle versions.
I have RA so books hurt me more, I love the convenience of a tablet.
Not anymore. Can read at night with no lights on. And if I finish a book I can just start a new one immediately without leaving my house. Can also try out a book before buying it.
Love even the smell of the pages, but I am slowly trying to make the shift!
I had to train myself to enjoy the ebooks. They are so much easier. Downloadable in a few minutes….. It is freedom!!
E-books are convenient, but I’m old school. I need to feel pages in a book as I turn them.
I don’t miss the books, my ebook is so much easier.
I prefer my Kindle mainly because of instant gratification. I do not have to go to the library to pick up a book. I can just download it when it comes available. That being said the wait lists on physical books tend to be shorter or even non existant.
The first Harry Potter book is a 20 week wait on overdrive but there are physical copies available through the system.
Imagine what the Church would of thought of kindles during the French Incquistion ??
I actually prefer my Kindle… There, I said it ?
Ditto. I constantly hear, “oh it’s ok for people with vision issues or physical issues” as if they need a “real reason” to like the kindle. But I liked mine long before my body started to inform me that I was over the age of 50 LOL
I read both so it’s not an issue
I just can’t read a paper book anymore and people keep giving me books. I pretty much only read in bed and I usually fall asleep when I’m reading so book tends to land on my husband. And I lose the page. Plus I’m getting old and a bit blind so like the fact I can make the words bigger
Yeah I do which is why I read both x
I alternate each time. Book, kindle, book ….
Was reading everything on a kindle now I’ve gone back to books unless I’m on holiday when I use my kindle….there is nothing like the feel of a book!
Kindle for convenience, travelling etc. LOVE my books, my library, my bookcase, trailing book shops. Looks like 4 to 1 in favour of books.
No contest! Books look pretty on the shelf, before the dust and mites get to them….. and they fill the house. But I have hundreds stored on my phone, so where ever I am I have a choice of books with me, no worries about carrying, finding or holding my place. Kindle and Audible everytime!
I have a Kobo Clara and a Kindle Paperwhite, and for at least 9 years, e-readers get the credit for resurrecting my long-dormant interest in reading. I greedily download the free classics at Project Gutenberg, while borrowing and buying more modern books. I find reading a paper book to be a chore these days. But I love reading again, and am thankful for the invention of e-readers.
I don’t. I have a Kindle paperwhite, but I still have quite a few physical books that I read occasionally. Honestly, the feeling of a physical book kind of drives me crazy because the pages dry out my hands. That drives me crazy. Am I alone in that? So because of that, I still prefer the Kindle. Well that and the fact that my Kindle has hundreds of titles and I can read my Kindle in bed while my husband is sleeping and not disturb him. 🙂
@Cynthia you’re not alone. My hands dry too, hate it!
@Febinger That’s a relief that I am not crazy! Ha. That’s why I read more from my Kindle than anything else.
I do like the feel of a book but I also really appreciate my kindle because i can bring a few hundred books with me anywhere especially since I’m do fickle minded
When we packed so many years ago, to move into a house, it was amazing to my husband and myself, not only how many books we had acquired over the years, but how many boxes and boxes we had of books that hadn’t held our interest anymore for a good ten years or more. Yet there we were, still responsible for the care and feeding thereof 😀 So, we donated a great deal of our books with the exception of course, of our special ones.
Prefer real books
Definitely
Never
I just got my kindle paperwhite and I can’t stay away from it… I’m GLUED ?
@Olaoye I just got mine for Christmas and I am the same. Paperwhite is awesome.
I much prefer my kindle app on iPad.
Thought I would hate a Kindle but once I got one I absolutely love it and find it hard to read an actual book now!
I found my kindle easier to hold, the only downside is the battery life, books don’t have that problem?
I’m a page turner.
Not me. The kindle is lighter, it is easier to page and I can adjust the text size.
So excited just ordered my first Kindle
I can fall asleep over a kindle and not lose the page. Though if it has maps or pics I may not be able to see them properly.
Nope
I believe it matters not how we read but that we Read❤️????❤️??
Ever sinse I saw Poltergiest I just can’t use Electronics?????❤️??
I heard sales on I-Pads are down in the Amish communities????❤️???❤️
I love both
I sometimes miss turning an actual page, but love how the Kindle is so light weight and much easier to read in bed at night with no bedside light on!
I love having a book to hold. My favorite rooms often have walls full of them
Kindle great for holidays etc but there’s nothing like the feel of a real book.
I do 95% of my reading on a kindle but yes, I do prefer a book in my hand.
I prefer a physical book
Yes
God. No.
I often look back on my days of physical book reading with joy; fondly remembering the feel of the pages and how I loved the smell of them but I have to say any sense of nostalgia I may have felt vanished completely when my mom loaned me one this week.
I am struggling. Last night, trying to read in bed was a nightmare! Pages kept turning over, I had to keep using two hands and, because my OH was asleep, I had to use a night light… the cheek of it!! ? it’s much nicer when the page radiates its own light.
I don’t know how people do it; even burying my nose in the spine and taking a good whiff couldn’t improve the experience! How did/do people manage under such conditions? ?… bad times all round
@Nat I have to agree. I just read a hard back. My hands hurt from trying to hold it with my arthritic thumbs. I couldn’t look up words in an instant, I couldn’t highlight without marring the page, I had to eat with one hand while trying to hold the book open with the other, and when my Diet Coke sprayed on opening it did not wipe off well!!!!
I have real books for research purposes but I love my kindle x
I still love real books over reading a book on my IPad. Nothing like a real book for me.
I do
Not me. I prefer the feel of 500 books in my hand at one time. I love my ereader.
Love a real book.
Love my books
always
I have two kindles (one is used more as a tablet) and multiple bookshelves full of books – I usually have one of each on the go x
i got one given to me but i prefer to hold a book. ive tried on my phone too but cant concentrate lol
I can’t as my hands can’t hold a real book.
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Absolutely
Yes, I agree. I like to look at the back cover from time to time and also see how many pages left to the end of a chapter.
Advantages of a Kindle is that it is so easy and quick to buy a book. On the other hand, I’m not using my library as I did and that’s a shame!
That feeling is still there, but the kindle is lighter (better for my hands) and there is no hassle turning the page and keeping it open.
Love books and libraries