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Kindle reader or a real life book?

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Contributor: Haiku Haiku
Kindles (and other e-readers) are a fantastic idea...but not for me. They smell wrong. They feel wrong. They make me feel like I'm working instead of relaxing. I can't seem to disappear into a book that I'm reading on a screen the same way..and I'm tactile-the way the cover feels, the texture of the pages, this changes a book for me. I judge clothing and books by what my hands say about them before I ever try them on or read a line to see if they fit me.
03/29/2011
Contributor: Kat Shanahan Kat Shanahan
I never thought I would enjoy an e-reader as much as a real book, but since I got mine for Christmas, I have become a convert! I have an Aluratek Libre Pro and I *love* it. I find that I read a lot faster on it than I do with an actual book.

I'm at the point where I don't know how I'd survive if something happened to it. I still love real books, of course, but I find that this is much more portable. After all, how else could I bring 500 books with me wherever I go?
03/29/2011
Contributor: Maeby Maeby
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Originally posted by Armsjlove
I've got a Kindle app on my phone and it's nice for those certain reading materials I don't want to leave strewn about the house. But truly, I prefer the weight, feel, even smell, of old fashioned books. It's a sensory thing for me. ~ Arms
"But truly, I prefer the weight, feel, even smell, of old fashioned books. It's a sensory thing for me."

Agreed! I hate reading from a screen. Books are a sensory experience for me, too.
05/15/2011
Contributor: slynch slynch
Real for me.

I like going to used book stores to buy and sell them.
05/16/2011
Contributor: Liz2 Liz2
I have used a Kindle but I really prefer books. My eyes are excellent but books are less tiring for me. Also books are a break from screens.
05/16/2011
Contributor: daniel and frances daniel and frances
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Originally posted by jazz4me
I love to read and recently got a Kindle which I am so loving. I don't think it's going to replace books for me but I am really loving being able to read all kinds of free books. I must confess though if I really think about it, so far the ... more
Tough choice. Love the smell and feel of real books, but like that the reader doesn't take up as much space and can hold more than one book. BOth!
05/16/2011
Contributor: virtualmirage virtualmirage
For me it's both. I am really happy with the Kindle, in fact over the moon is more like it. But I also love real books and know that nothing can ever compare to a real life book. So I still buy some and I also get new releases from my library because there is no way that I can afford to get all those on the Kindle.
05/22/2011
Contributor: BabyL0ve BabyL0ve
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Originally posted by jazz4me
I love to read and recently got a Kindle which I am so loving. I don't think it's going to replace books for me but I am really loving being able to read all kinds of free books. I must confess though if I really think about it, so far the ... more
Real books. I just go to the library cause it's free. I love the feeling of a book in my hand.
05/22/2011
Contributor: Anjulie Anjulie
I was totally a skeptic, but i love my kindle. it is especially wonderful for traveling b/c you can have so many books in an small device.
05/22/2011