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Say no to e-readers
Mar 16, 2012 06:55 AM
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I love to read, I have a book almost anywhere I go.
My son bought an e-reader about a year ago. I refused to use it. Told him, why should I pay for a book on a computer, when it cost the same as a paperback that is mine to keep, loan out, read again or sell?
Well, I "gave in" the other day, I haven't had time to run to the book store, so I borrowed his e-reader.
I was settling in the waiting room at the doctors, ready to start to read. When the stupid thing froze up! I was so ticked. I had to just sit there.... no reading, people were looking at me like I was crazy. I hit the reset button, nothing, off/on nothing, shaking it, nothing, banging it, nothing. (was gonna throw it, but did not want to hit anyone sitting nearby)
Paperback's do not shut off, crash or break.
it is now sitting in the closet, broke, but I have my book
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Mar 23, 2012 06:54 AM
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I'm certainly with you on this.
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(2 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Mar 23, 2012 08:26 AM
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I love my kindle. And my books. I read the entire Hungar Games series on my kindle for a third of the price of buying the books and I have them to read and re-read over and over. AND right now I'm reading a beatup paperback copy of Nobel House that is falling apart (doesn't bother me--I'll toss it when I'm done).
I will never not read paper books, but the kindle is a great thing for travel as it's half the size of hard cover books and lighter even then paperbacks.
I hope there isn't some rule that we HAVE to choose one or the other, 'cause I'll always love both.
TONKS
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(3 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Mar 23, 2012 01:35 PM
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I just got a kindle and dispite reservations I love it. My eyes are getting bad and a lot of times I'd have to quit reading before I wanted to because of my eyes had to rest. Now I can switch the font size and the option of the black background with white lettering is great for reading in bed.
Still love my real books though and will continue to buy them especially those I know I'll want to read again or share with troops in their care packages. I also buy a lot of books on CD and MP3-CD for in the truck. I haven't tried the kindle audiobooks yet as I listen on the mailroute and not sure I want to juggle another item and cord, maybe I'll give it a try later.
Oh if you are wondering. Yes I currently am reading a real book and one on the kindle and am listening to a third in the truck. But only follow one show on TV or at least try to.
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(4 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Mar 29, 2012 10:56 AM
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I for one have no plans to ever buy an e-reader! Unless there was a medical reason for it like eye problems or severe arithitis, I will always prefer the look and feel of the printed page!!! 
Peace, longliveneil
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(5 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Mar 29, 2012 12:07 PM
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I too love a real book but like I said eye strain has become a issue and large print books are limited. But for those with arthritis for it's size the Kindle fire is quite heavy.
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(6 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Apr 1, 2012 11:39 AM
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I had to vent,another thing disappearing from our lives.
I had a used book Store at the flea market. Sold such great books, I really enjoyed selling to the young adults. When they had an assignment in college or school. We would walk through the classics. they would return and tell me how much they enjoyed the read. Customer's were aplenty only 2 years ago. I had to shut it down. Sad sad day.....
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(7 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Apr 1, 2012 01:56 PM
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I usually post on the Bible thread but noticed this thread. I bought a Kindle Book two or three years ago when it cost $299.00 for the version that now sells for $79.00. I have never regretted the purchase. I have a crippled left hand (polio) so holding books is a problem for me. As for the Kindle Fire, I don't think it has text to voice a feature I sometimes use. The voice is computer generated and a bit boring but it's OK. I also have the Kindle software on both computers and Nextbook, a poor person's electronic tablet. If I'm in bright light the old Kindle Book is very readable. If I'm reading in the dark I use my Nextbook with it's backlit screen. I can search through the book and even copy text.
If you have an electronic tablet chances are you can download the Kindle software onto it as I did with my Nextbook.
Say YES to e-reader!
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(8 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Apr 24, 2012 02:48 PM
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Ha! As a Book Manufacturer, Print and Publishing consultant for 23+ years, I enjoyed reading your comments. I personally am a diehard ink on paper kinda gal so I won't be purchasing an eReader. I do believe there is room for both in our world. Perhaps you have been hearing about the price increases taking place on eBooks. There is always something going on I wouldn't take the statistics you hear at face value, no way can you compare Hard Cover book sales to eBooks, apples/oranges. Statistics can be manipulated very easily, come on, we all know that. I travel often and I have this nasty habit of looking at people sitting around reading, what they're reading and in what format. I spend 8 days in Mexico every year, not one time have I seen more than 2 eReaders at the pool or on the plane at the same time! I see ink on paper books, makes me smile, most important thing to do is "keep reading", the printed word will not go away!!!!!
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Apr 25, 2012 06:05 AM
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Paper books have been "price fixing" their new releases forever. I personally would probably pay the paper price for the few eBooks I actually buy...90% of what's on my little keyboard kindle are free classics I've downloaded from Amazon.
I do think more authors might realize that eBooks is just another way to get their marvelous work out to their readers.
AND I too have arthitis, and my kindle is 10 times easier for my poor old hands to work.
TONKS
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Apr 26, 2012 04:22 AM
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Tonks the kindle keyboard 3G weighs 8.5 oz vs. the kindle fires 14.6 oz. True 6 oz isn't a great weight differance normally but sometimes my hand cramps like it does with hard backed books. While I don't use much of the apps avalible on my Fire (they would only reduce my reading time LOL)I think if someone already had say a tablet or smart phone a basic reader would be the way to go.
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Apr 29, 2012 03:15 AM
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As a lifelong book lover, I can see where the e-reader is a very attractive option for a lot of people and I am glad it came along, if only to maintain and spark interest in reading. Can't honestly say that I want one at this stage of my life, but if it was what made the difference between enjoying reading and not, I would have one.
That having been said, I LOVE libraries and their endless possibilities and I hope that e-readers and the printed word can last side by side for a long, long time.
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Apr 30, 2012 03:25 PM
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There are only two situations for which I would like to have an e-reader:
1. Travel
2. Spend a lot of time in waiting rooms
I do neither, so I am sticking with my real books.
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(13 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Aug 3, 2012 02:06 PM
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I with the OP. I had Barnes & Noble Nook for exactly three months, and I hated it. I sold it for $50 less than I paid for it, and was happy to be rid of it.
First, I work at a library, so I don't buy books. Never have. If I download a book from the library, it flat-out disappears in three weeks whether I've finished it or not, and whether there's someone else on hold for it or not. No renewals allowed. Downloading from the library's website was an enormous pain, and I only did it successfully without help once.
Until the publishers stop treating the libraries like idiots, I won't use ebooks. The major publishers have arbitrarily decided that the lifespan of an ebook is 27 checkouts. They insist upon selling an ebook to the library for the same price as a hardback in spite of there being no production costs like paper, binding, ink, etc. Then,after 27 checkouts, the library is forced to buy the book again. Real books last longer than 27 checkouts, so that's not even realistic.
Also, I don't ever want to get to the point where I have to say, "I can't read my book -- I forgot to charge it up." That's just too dumb for words!
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(14 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Aug 4, 2012 07:28 AM
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I, too, am an avid book reader and always have a book with me to read in lines at the bank, post office, grocery store, etc. Sometimes, even at stop lights. I love the feel of a book in my hand. I usually get them from the library.
I swore I would never buy a Kindle (or the like). And I still haven't. But I might....
Two years ago, my wife and I took a three-week vacation. We spent a week in Italy, then 12 days on a Mediterranean cruise. In our luggage, we each carried five or six books. Not only were our bags heavy to lug around, but we wound up paying extra to the airline.
Next summer we are planning on a four-week European vacation. We will probably give in and buy each other an e-reader for Christmas.
Will I ever stop reading real books? Never.
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Aug 5, 2012 05:34 PM
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e-readers are good!!
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Aug 7, 2012 04:18 AM
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Given the state of the economy and the low percentage of people who read, I have great sympathy for the publishing industry in their efforts to financially survive. However, after 30+ years of avid book buying/reading, now I have had to become a book seller. It has been a real perspective-changer. And I can't help but take note that for every ebook sold, that's one less used book that could be resold and therefore reduce the potential new book sales market. Do you all think that people who buy ebooks even think about the fact that they will never be able to resell them?
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Aug 20, 2012 05:17 PM
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I heard recently that the sale of e-books had recently surpassed the sale of hard cover hard copy books.
Bob
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Aug 28, 2012 09:28 PM
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What's the world coming too?
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Sep 9, 2012 03:45 PM
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I used to be a used book seller until I got reinstated in civil service so I guess you might say I'm pretty biased towards books and not an ebook. I have an 1887 edition of The Lay of The Last Minstrel by Walter Scott. It has an inscription: Lucy Russel, December 25th, 1887. Now I don't know who Lucy Russel was, I can only speculate and hoped that she enjoyed the book. Can one do this with an ebook? I had another book: Mrs. Beaton's Household Management 1923 edition. It had a beautiful full page inscription to a newly married couple. I treasured it until someone stole it. Should never have put it out for sale. Granted an ebook may have its advantages like traveling. But i don't travel much. Give me an old book or a new book anytime.
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Re: Say no to e-readers
Sep 20, 2012 03:22 PM
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Ha! I love the "forgot to charge it up" comment I don't know why carrying a physical book is suddenly such a problem--I'd just worry about the eReader getting stolen or lost or dropped or cracked or drained and ALL my books suddenly being lost instead of just the one I was reading....I also hear ppl complaining about needing so many books on long trips and such. This summer I had an entire bag packed solely with books. I only read a fourth of them but it didn't bother me in the least. It happens once a year and I was glad to have them with me.
I will say that I have never considered ppl with joint problem having to hold books, but then again, I grew up propping one up on my cereal bowl or holding it down with my feet, so I've never really considered it a problem. Also surprised to hear that eBooks are good for eye problems--they just cause them for me! Studies have proven that reading electronically is worse on your eyes and your concentration, but I don't need studies to make me stick to my books!!!
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(21 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Oct 27, 2012 08:38 AM
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"I'll give you my book when you pry (or take) it from my cold, dead hands"...
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(22 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Nov 4, 2012 10:53 PM
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The move to e-readers will take place slowly. Even if "millions" are sold, not everyone adapts the new technology.
Slowly over time, there'll be more e-readers sold that books published in the physical form. We're not there yet - but we will over the course of time. Decades maybe.
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(23 of 27)
Re: Say no to e-readers
Nov 5, 2012 09:11 AM
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You take many books with you on a trip...with an e-reader and plus it is good for the environment...look how many trees are being saved in the process
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson
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