You know, I never thought I would like an e-reader. But I do. I guess I like the convenience; if I'm awake at midnight or if the weather is snowy or icy, I can grab an e-book from our library with no trouble at all, flop down in bed and have a good read. I like the ability to change fonts and font sizes....sometimes physical books are printed with a very small font and lines very close together....that can't be changed in a physical book. As I get older, I like the ability to change things around to make reading more comfortable for me. If it's using an e-reader versus not being able to read at all, well, guess which one I'm going to pick.
I do like the feel of a physical book. But I have a nice cover on both my Nook and my iPad, so I open the cover (just like a book really) and flop down and read.
When I go on vacation, I used to always take several books with me. Similarly, when I go to the doctor or the dentist, I always had one or two books with me (I am usually reading more than one book at a time). Now? I take two things, my Nook and my iPad....there are literally worlds of books on those two items! I continue to be amazed at how many books they will hold and I keep adding more and more and more.
I also have several magazines that are downloaded digitally to my Nook. For example, Rick's Sports Illustrated is digital and, while I'm not into sports, I read SI from cover to cover on my Nook (he still gets the physical magazine, as well). I can probably answer more sports-related questions than the average non-sports fan, simply because I read SI. And why do I read it? I guess, because it's there. I don't know.
The bad thing about an e-reader (and this happens to me) is that you get to a really good part of your book and you get "4%. Plug your charger in). That is frustrating. Grrrrrrr
So really, I think there are good things and not-so-good things about both physical books and e-books.
ETA: I, too, never thought I'd be able to get lost in an e-book. Until one afternoon, I was sitting at my desk here at work reading a book on my Nook.....and tried to turn the page. I was so engrossed in the story that I completely forgot I was on my Nook. It can happen.
I do like the feel of a physical book. But I have a nice cover on both my Nook and my iPad, so I open the cover (just like a book really) and flop down and read.
When I go on vacation, I used to always take several books with me. Similarly, when I go to the doctor or the dentist, I always had one or two books with me (I am usually reading more than one book at a time). Now? I take two things, my Nook and my iPad....there are literally worlds of books on those two items! I continue to be amazed at how many books they will hold and I keep adding more and more and more.
I also have several magazines that are downloaded digitally to my Nook. For example, Rick's Sports Illustrated is digital and, while I'm not into sports, I read SI from cover to cover on my Nook (he still gets the physical magazine, as well). I can probably answer more sports-related questions than the average non-sports fan, simply because I read SI. And why do I read it? I guess, because it's there. I don't know.
The bad thing about an e-reader (and this happens to me) is that you get to a really good part of your book and you get "4%. Plug your charger in). That is frustrating. Grrrrrrr
So really, I think there are good things and not-so-good things about both physical books and e-books.
ETA: I, too, never thought I'd be able to get lost in an e-book. Until one afternoon, I was sitting at my desk here at work reading a book on my Nook.....and tried to turn the page. I was so engrossed in the story that I completely forgot I was on my Nook. It can happen.
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i've never tried to turn the page while reading an e-book, but i get just as 'into' the e-books i read as i did with paperbacks/hard cover books.
