eReaders vs. Books?

Updated on February 19, 2015 in Devices

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Matt M. 16 1 on February 11, 2015

I used to be all about the actual book, but I got a Kindle, and I can’t read any other way anymore. Truth be told, if I absolutely love a book I will buy the actual book to sit on my shelf, but ever since I got a Kindle I read more, so I think eReaders are a good thing.

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BigChil 0 0 on February 12, 2015

Hell yes. I’m all about the Kindle app on my iPhone. I never thought I’d be able to be swayed, but once you dive in it’s delicious.

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Matt M. 2 0 on February 12, 2015

I can’t say I enjoy reading on my phone, but the Kindle Paperwhite is very pleasant to read off of.

lanzacash 0 on February 14, 2015

Nothing like holding an actual book in your hands. Plus there’s no danger of electrocution if you should accidently drop it in the tub.

Matt M. 0 on February 17, 2015

A kindle won’t electrocute you in the tub.

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Lrozett 0 0 on February 12, 2015

I could not do without my Kindle (and my Kindle app across my devices). I read (and purchase) many more books now, as the e-versions are cheap enough to be an impulse purchase. Also, no trying to remember that book recommendation any more as I stand in the book store. The one disadvantage — for me — it’s difficult to estimate how far through the book a particular passage is, if you haven’t marked it. So I flip back and reread passages far less often. I have read an entire book on my iPhone Kindle app.

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Matt M. 1 0 on February 12, 2015

You can use the bookmark tool to mark passages.

Lrozett 0 on February 12, 2015

Only if you think to do that while you’re reading. Once you’ve gone a certain number of pages beyond — and you think to look back to the place where you visually remember it being (1/3 of the way in, 1/2 way, whatever) you can’t do that, because you can’t “see” the book as a whole easily. It’s been improved through the slider at the bottom, but still not as easy as an actual book to flip back and forth.

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LizMair 0 0 on February 12, 2015

I generally agree, Matt, and I infinitely prefer ereaders (duh) for travel. But I still buy physical books, too. Mostly, I suspect, because the more is on my bookshelf, the more obvious my supposed intellectualism is to people who visit my house 😉

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Matt M. 0 0 on February 12, 2015

I still buy physical books, but I’m far more selective about which ones I purchase, so they’re essentially purchased as collectibles and trophies. I don’t think eReaders will kill the printed book any time soon, because there is something about the tangible book that eReaders will never recreate.

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Joaniejo 0 0 on February 12, 2015

I’m a book person. I have moved many times with tons of books and it sucks but there is nothing like holding a real book and flipping the pages and putting in a bookmark or the closest scrap of paper around.

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PJ Rodriguez 0 0 on February 13, 2015

I love physical books, but I have to admit that eReaders finally got good enough that they’re mostly superior.

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Matt M. 0 0 on February 14, 2015

Yes. I resisted eReaders for a long time because they didn’t quite seem where they needed to be. My first Kindle was the Kindle Touch, which, to me was the point eReaders were finally “there.” Then I upgraded to the Kindle Paperwhite… which is awesome.

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JeffBishop 0 0 on February 17, 2015

I don’t even use the Kindle anymore, I just get Kindle books for my phone. You can’t beat the convenience of having your entire library at your disposal whenever you have a free minute anywhere. Can’t lug all those physical books around.