E-reader or Actual Book

@Raine38 (12250)
United States
January 8, 2016 12:54pm CST
For me it depends on what the book is all about. For some fun reading, I prefer an e-reader like a kindle or a nook. I find it practical especially when will be traveling as I won't have to worry about lugging around the extra weight. And I am the kind of person who can go through one book in one sitting, so I have to have more than one book with me. If it is for school, I prefer an actual book. Most of my school books are so used, lots of highlighted parts, lots of sticky notes, and sometimes I will even write on the pages.
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Mukund G Kallapur
@WriterMukund (181)
• India
9 Jan 16
Till now I I have not read in a Kindle or any e-reader as a matter of fact. Once I tried to buy Kindle but when I saw in the store I was not mighty impressed. Hence I love reading real books.
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Raine38
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
9 Jan 16
One of the things that I like about having a real book is the smell of the paper. I know it sounds nerdy and weird, but that's the smell that I always look for in bookstores or libraries.
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Mukund G Kallapur
@WriterMukund (181)
• India
9 Jan 16
@Raine38 I guess that smell which comes out from usually old books. I also like that smell :)
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Jan 16
That's what text books are for - writing in and highlighting. I don't have a Kindle, but someday maybe I will. You must not read very thick books if you can read them in one session.
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Raine38
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
9 Jan 16
Just the usual paperback ones from John Grisham or non-fiction the likes of Steven Dubner.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 16
@Raine38 If you can read John Grisham in one setting you're doing good. His books are good, but deep. I take his a bit slower.
Dominique
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
17 Jan 16
For the most part, I prefer reading actual books. It's what I like most. But I do have a Kobo (an e book), and I will use it sometimes. It is practical.
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Raine38
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
17 Jan 16
That's what I like about e-book readers, convenience and practicality.
Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
8 Jan 16
I have not read in a long time! I really need to pick up a book again. I am not a fan of reading books much.
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Raine38
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
9 Jan 16
I used to read a lot. But with work, I can barely finish a book in a month. I am the worse because I will start reading multiple books and I never get to finish it so now I am in a hurry to finish them all. I actually have a couple of new books that I can't wait to start, but not until I finish the three that I have started.
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NancyWrites
@NancyWrites (31)
• United States
8 Jan 16
I sometimes prefer my Kindle because I'm lazy-- love to read in bed and don't want to get up to shut the light off. But if it's a book I think will be important to me or that I'll want to reread over and over again, I prefer a real book.
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Raine38
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
9 Jan 16
Also in kindle, there's a setting where you can adjust the light and the size of the fonts.