Thread: Pros & Cons Ebook Reader

What are the pros and cons?

Would anyone recommend one?

Originally Posted by mari78

My fiance is in love with his Kindle right now. I'm old-fashioned, though. I prefer to hold my books when I'm reading.

Wellcome to the club. I'm also old fashioned about books. There's nothong like read books holding them
But I don't waste trees, most times I read books from public libraries

I'm with you guys re books, you can't take an e reader in the bath ..... Or at least I wouldn't and that is one of my favourite reading spots!

Originally Posted by mari78

I mostly buy secondhand books. I own only a couple of books that are brand new when I bought them. I guess this can be considered a form of recycling.

Mary,
I never heard about buy secondhand books but that's a very good idea too Is there any site online where people share/give/exchange/buy secondhand books?


xx

I buy some of my second hand books from abebooks.com, this is also a good site for old out of print books. Happy browsing.

Originally Posted by ZinZ

I'm with you guys re books, you can't take an e reader in the bath ..... Or at least I wouldn't and that is one of my favourite reading spots!

I read my kindle in the bath

I was always anti e readers but now I have a kindle I love it ,so easy to take anywhere ,you can dip in and out of several books ,and its great for holidays , no taking several heavy books

Hmmmm may need to rethink. However I know ( from previous experience) that books dropped in the bath will dry out though very rumpled pages.... It's a positive that kindle copes with the steam tho. Take your point re holidays.

I was really tempted to buy a Kindle but I think you cant beat a real book. Plus the fact almost all the books I want or have lined up to read were still about £4 - £7 on Amazon. I grudge paying that for a download quite honestly when I could get the book cheaper, read it, pass it on to my mum then the charity shop.

Originally Posted by Starlight

I was really tempted to buy a Kindle but I think you cant beat a real book. Plus the fact almost all the books I want or have lined up to read were still about £4 - £7 on Amazon. I grudge paying that for a download quite honestly when I could get the book cheaper, read it, pass it on to my mum then the charity shop.

Points well made!

Originally Posted by Aline

Mary,
I never heard about buy secondhand books but that's a very good idea too Is there any site online where people share/give/exchange/buy secondhand books?


xx

readitswapit is a good exchange site too

Hi Starlight, thanks for the read it swap it tip. Fab site.

I'm a Bi-Reader lol

I love the local library and will go and get paperbacks, I pass my old ones around work & I love a good book.

I also have a kindle which I ADORE it's easy to read, all the books I've gotten so far have been cheaper

Well I did it I bought a Kindle and I absolutely love it.

So far most of the things on it are free downloads and I'm still going to buy some books too but it's just THE most amazing device

I have an iPad and read books on it. I also have a Sony ereader which isn't as good as the kindle because you have to connect to your pc in order to download books. However my local library (Essex ) allows you to 'borrow ' books for ereaders, they have to be in ePub format. I think you can google to find out which libraries do it. Kindle do an app for iPhone & android phones so you can download books, amazon do quite a lot of free books so it's worth trying those. I have to say that my husband definitely prefers the real book.

Originally Posted by Starlight

Well I did it I bought a Kindle and I absolutely love it.

So far most of the things on it are free downloads and I'm still going to buy some books too but it's just THE most amazing device

Goodness didn't think you'd bite the bullet. I've just been re reading my mother's 1950's copies of Lorna Hill's Sadlers Wells books. Probably not an option on kindle. I'm kinda liking the bi reader idea. Feels like a mega decision! Aaaaargh!