Is it worth getting a ebook reader?

BooksNJoy · Post by **BooksNJoy** » 24 Dec 2012, 12:12

My kindle is quite old now but till very useful. I'm sure the battery will give up all of sudden but that's part of the deal in a sens. In France if you want books in the original language you got the great cities like Paris, Toulouse... (where hou have a universities). If you're not living in those cities or in the parisian suburb you have nothing!
That's why I decided to buy the kindle. There're books I never heard of and I'm perky to discover them.
I remember hours spent connected to amazon to buy more and more books and spend less and less money. I never spent dollar since I got it.

Even if I like material book (the texture, the smell are amazing when you got an old book in your hands), I aslo like discoveries and the libraries or bookshops are not efficient when your looking for no longer printed books.

I'm not telling the kindle has change my life and so and so. You can read a "real book" and another one with the kindle. The two have good and negative points.

Abbles · Post by **Abbles** » 26 Jan 2013, 21:42

I think it is because you can carry around a whole lot of books on one small device. They are also good because of the price of the ebooks you can get a lot of books tha are cheaper then they would be in store the only negative thing I have to say about them is that you have to sort through a lot of books to find a good book.

booklvr62 · Post by **booklvr62** » 27 Jan 2013, 00:44

One of the most amazing things about the Kindle Touch that I own,is that I have over 700 ebooks on it and 'all' but 5-6 were totally free! I am picky and do not want every book that is offered. I seldom get a book that is less than at least 288 pages, or if it doesn't have at least 7/ 5-4 star reviews and the synopsis must sound interesting to me.Another thing is how easy on the eyes it is to read the e-ink,very comfortable.I am starting to find more and more of my library books are on the Kindle at my library,and when they are,you can bet that I choose that format. It saves me gas driving to the library and now that it's winter, I don't have to go out and clean snow off my car to go to the library!Another thing is great,is that with the adjustable text size I don't have to worry about a book's text being too small to read comfortably,which has happened occassionally with dead tree books. Nor do I have to get the Large Print Edition which even though they can be such a blessing,they are often considerably larger and heavier than the standard edition.So yes,yes,yes, an eReader is a win-win option,and IMHO,especially the Amazon Kindle which has so many....[several pages] of Freebies offered every single day at EReaderIQ.com.

skotz · Post by **skotz** » 29 Jan 2013, 22:46

I was against ereaders at first. I liked to hold a book and turn the pages. I received a Nook for my birthday and I was converted to an ereader supporter very quickly. It is so easy to buy books, check out library books, and even get my magazines on my Nook. I quickly upgraded to a Nook Tablet. I abolutely love it!

-- 29 Jan 2013, 23:06 --

Soooo worth it!

booklvr62 · Post by **booklvr62** » 30 Jan 2013, 04:11

Abbles wrote:I think it is because you can carry around a whole lot of books on one small device. They are also good because of the price of the ebooks you can get a lot of books tha are cheaper then they would be in store the only negative thing I have to say about them is that you have to sort through a lot of books to find a good book.

I am puzzled by this statement because I have my 700+ eBooks sorted into 'collections' by genre[such as so many are in my historical romance collection,so many in humor,so many in horror/,cooking.ect.ect.],so it is very easy for me to find something interesting to read. I sort them immediately after downloading.

Shapewear · Post by **Shapewear** » 30 Jan 2013, 05:32

eBooks dot com Ebook Reader lets you read your favorite books on the go.

booklvr62 · Post by **booklvr62** » 30 Jan 2013, 07:50

booklvr62 wrote:
Abbles wrote:I think it is because you can carry around a whole lot of books on one small device. They are also good because of the price of the ebooks you can get a lot of books tha are cheaper then they would be in store the only negative thing I have to say about them is that you have to sort through a lot of books to find a good book.
I am puzzled by this statement because I have my 700+ eBooks sorted into 'collections' by genre[such as so many are in my historical romance collection,so many in humor,so many in horror/,cooking.ect.ect.],so it is very easy for me to find something interesting to read. I sort them immediately after downloading.

Oh DUH,I was thinking the poster was referring to sorting through their 'own' eBooks!

I do agree totally that many days I go through pages of the Kindle freebies without finding a single one that I would consider downloading. Seems since eReaders and self-publishing make it so easy to put a book out there,that far- far- far too many have the mistaken idea that they have a story inside them that others would like them to share,however the vast majority do not have the skill or talent or gift or even the spelling or sentence construction ability to even attempt to write a book! Great authors are few and far between,there are more good authors,but also far too many mediocre and just plain terrible ones.

OtleyLad · Post by **OtleyLad** » 21 Feb 2013, 09:37

I bought my partner a Kindle Christmas 2011. She was really taken with it and I then went and got myself one in the spring. We both enjoy the ebook thing but will still buy a paper book if its something a bit special or cheaper.

Then November last year I got myself a Samsung Galaxy phone and got a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 with it. Well, I downloaded the Kindle app for it (it's free of course) and it's much better than the Kindle. It's in colour for a start and is much easier on the eye - you can make the screen as light or dark as you wish. I rarely use my kindle at all now as I can read and do so much more on the Samsung. I hate throwing things away or buying the next best thing and ditching the not quite new technology - but in this case I have to admit the tablet is much better value for money.

So if I were considering ereaders I would go for an app on a tablet - much better value for money and of course you can get different apps for different ebook formats on the single tablet.

psychoken · Post by **psychoken** » 23 Feb 2013, 00:45

It's worth it. It's light. Now paperwhite comes with led lights. Over the long run, you will benefit from cutting down on cost of books and storage. It's also more convenient to just bring a kindle around than a physical book. My kindle can fit into my small pouch but most of my books can't. I read more after getting a kindle.

Silverrain312 · Post by **Silverrain312** » 23 Mar 2013, 21:07

I enjoy EReaders because I live in NYC, and it makes it easier to read on the train. For a long time, I avoided reading Ana Karenia as I didn't want to lug that big book along. Now, it's easy to read. Also, I can load it with books, and if I finish one, I have another.

jlynn810 · Post by **jlynn810** » 27 Mar 2013, 15:56

I have a Kindle myself and LOVE it however I have to say that if I am going somewhere like the beach or the waterpark or the lake with the kids, it's not somewhere I want to take it and I prefer a book. I don't want to trust not getting water or sand in it, dropping it in the water or the worst, getting it stolen when I am not paying attention. I had rater ruin a $10 to $20 book than an expensive E-Reader.

reluctantreader · Post by **reluctantreader** » 02 Apr 2013, 08:46

I've just downloaded the Kindle App and am going to see how I find reading books on the computer. Any one got any suggestions of what I could read?

booklvr62 · Post by **booklvr62** » 03 Apr 2013, 07:34

reluctantreader wrote:I've just downloaded the Kindle App and am going to see how I find reading books on the computer. Any one got any suggestions of what I could read?

What type/genre books do you like to read, Historical Fiction,Romance,Adventure,Mystery,Thriller,Fantasy? It is much easier to suggest titles if we know what you like.

reluctantreader · Post by **reluctantreader** » 05 Apr 2013, 07:25

What type/genre books do you like to read, Historical Fiction,Romance,Adventure,Mystery,Thriller,Fantasy? It is much easier to suggest titles if we know what you like.[/quote]

I mostly like books about people, families, romance etc but open to other suggestions.

Mazza WA · Post by **Mazza WA** » 05 Apr 2013, 07:48

Hey Bookworm - take the plunge!! I have a paper library scattered through just about every room of my house, because I love books. I too dithered about an Ebook. Finally, my husband bought me one, and I've never looked back. Once you get used to how light it is to hold, and all the features it carries, you won't want to be without it. It's like having a library you can carry around with you always. I have a Kindle. In addition to the inbuilt dictionery (you can choose either American or English) you can browse Amazon's Kindle book store, buy and download books directly, get emailed advice when new books are available, bookmark pages, make notes and annotations on what you are reading - great idea for students. You can change the page orientation, and change the font size. I still read paper books - I have after all a huge investment in all the books in my house!! But my Kindle compliments this nicely, and, if you are reading in bed, it is much much easier and lighter to hold! I'm sure you won't regret the purchase.