Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion

Rosanna wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I have an extensive library of books and love each and every one of them...however, nothing beats the convenience of my Kindle. It's easier to read from, carry with you, and affords..."

Which is what most people do, which is why bookstores won't last very long. *sigh* Not pointing fingers, it's the logical thing to do as a reader/someone who buys a lot of books. I just hope bookstores figure out a way to cling to life, lol.

I'm still old fashioned and stubborn. I read paper books only, but then I collect them. I also spend a LOT of money on them, and don't buy other things, like...um, clothing...:/ It's sort of an addiction.

Erin wrote: "Rosanna wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I have an extensive library of books and love each and every one of them...however, nothing beats the convenience of my Kindle. It's easier to read from, carry with ..."

I always did the same thing too, Erin. I loved having a massive library...dreamed of having a library with gold-spined books that would make a monk drool. And then I realized I was just piling up books in my basement. I used to think I would return to them one day, but never did. I started to purge my collection, keeping only my very favorites (Dickens and other classics). It's wonderful if you can do it, but I think the ereaders have just become so convenient and fun for so many. And I know my local bookstore has adapted by selling ereaders too.

Rosanna wrote: "Erin wrote: "Rosanna wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I have an extensive library of books and love each and every one of them...however, nothing beats the convenience of my Kindle. It's easier to read from..."

My library also has audiobooks, I recently discovered, which is great if you've got to clean or do chores and you can still "read".

I actually have a library/study, so I'm lucky that way. I have a showcase for all my books. Also, I'm a writer, so I love having my favorite books on hand at all times so I can pull them off the shelf and see how they did certain things, or just take a break and read one of my favorite scenes.

I love both the printed word and the digital. A Kindle is so convenient, however.

I will never give up my library of books which I have been collecting forever, though I sometimes have to make room for ones since I have limited space and don't want to get buried in books.

Alas, if I had to choose between both, I'd have to choose my Kindle.

Digital books are great for apartment dwellers or others with limited space.

I prefer my kindle because I can easily look up the definition of a word I don't know.

Kindle! Save trees. Peace out =)

i do not have an e-book but i have used my cousins and sisters and i agree with the convinence when it comes to storage and finding a book quick. but i love the comfort of curling up with a waighty book in my lap. i love the feel, smell, and look of book. plus you don't have to reacharge a book. i also love looking at shelves full of books and dream of oneday having my own comfy library with wall to wall shelves and nice deep chairs to sink into.

I prefer my Ipad. I've had bookshelves full of books, but the convenience of the Ipad is uncomparable. I tend to read more than one book at a time, so with the Ipad, I don't have to lug around several books. They all fit nicely into my purse. In addition, it gives the choice of e-books or audiobooks. Although, I do occasionally enjoy a good traditional book, I don't have to worry about lighting with my Ipad.

When I first got my kindle (it was a surprise gift) I felt there was no way I would like reading on it. I missed being able to easily flip back and forth through a physical book. But now it's very hard for me to read a physical book - I love my kindle (now kindle fire) and wouldn't have been able to afford hard copies of all the ebooks I've read since I started downloading.

i love my kindle fire and my kindle touch its so much more convenient but i do miss the smell of a new book and the feel and weight of new book =)

A book! I like to feel the book, it's pages, and i like displaying them on my shelves. Hell i even like the smell of books lol. Not everything needs to be on a tablet. That just takes out the genuine nature of a book.

I'd say a book for relaxation, the kindle for convenience when traveling. Holding a book and turning the pages always makes me feel invested in the story.

Increasingly, it's Kindle all the way for me. Isn't heavy, can be held in one hand and doesn't get messed up in your bag. The only real downside is that I always forget to charge it and it dies on me during long journeys

I adore my Kindle with a deep passion, but I really miss reading a real book in the bathtub. I've dropped so many books in the water over the years, I don't dare take my ereader in the tub, but I miss a book in the bath!

Although most screens have gotten way better over the past few years, I still love paper in my hands.

Okay I have the Paperwhite kindle but thinking of getting the Fire or Ipad. Does either hurt your eyes if your read for long periods of time? That was the main selling point for me buying the Paperwhite.

Jen wrote: "I adore my Kindle with a deep passion, but I really miss reading a real book in the bathtub. I've dropped so many books in the water over the years, I don't dare take my ereader in the tub, but I m..."

Jen yeah I miss that too. A good book + bubble bath = zen to me.

Paganalexandria wrote: "Jen wrote: "I adore my Kindle with a deep passion, but I really miss reading a real book in the bathtub. I've dropped so many books in the water over the years, I don't dare take my ereader in the ..."

To the man/woman/development team that figures out how to make a 100% water-and-soap-suds-proof ereader: you may take a significant chunk of my yearly earnings, just leave me alone to my bath! :D

Reading books late into the night/early hours of the morning mean having to wake hubby up with the lamp on (not fond of book lights). It's too comfy in bed to move so the electronic (back lit screen) is a no-brainer for me! I use iPad with the Kindle or iBooks apps (sometimes other app such as Kobo or e-readers such as Fishpond). It's awesome. I know I'm going to appreciate it in winter. I miss 'real' books, but it feels a little strange to pick one up now.

both love read book but fast to get ebook

I read both, but it's faster on my kindle.

have to have a real book. I am too clumsy to have a device. Plus you can't sign a gadget. I love seeing all my books on a shelf.

I prefer my kindle, I don't have to find bookmarks, I can just pick it up and continue reading where I left off, takes up less space in my purse and in my home. I think I read faster too on my kindle.

I have been reading both paperbacks and on my ereader. I love my Kobo Glo. It is great, I have way to many books my ereader but there is nothing like holding a real book in my hand but I like to take books with me everywhere and an ereader is so much easier than books plus I can have all my favorites with me at anytime so it is great. But I do like having my favorites in paperback but when you only have so much room you have to make a choice. Space over books or an ereader where you can have endless numbers of books. No brainer for me.

Brittany wrote: "have to have a real book. I am too clumsy to have a device. Plus you can't sign a gadget. I love seeing all my books on a shelf."

Very true! I hear you can sign ebooks now, but I just can't imagine it's quite the same thing.

Brittany wrote: "have to have a real book. I am too clumsy to have a device. Plus you can't sign a gadget. I love seeing all my books on a shelf."

I did learn the hard way about being careful with your kindle. My first one was smashed in my purse and got the dreaded lines that mean it's dead.

Britney, I do miss the thrill of searching in used bookstores for first addition hard back copies to complete collections started in paperback. When worked at a small bookstore when I was younger and one of my favorite perks were the signed copies my boss would give me.

definitely a book. I don't have a kindle because I don't want one.

There's nothing like a good old book. I still buy a few, but I have switched over to ebooks now, so much quicker just one click and you have your book. I don't have a kindle, I purchased an iPad mini. With the kindle, Sony reader and kobo apps that i have installed , as well as iBooks, I can download from any of them. Where I live it's hard to get English books in our book stores. I did a lot if mail orders but it seemed like forever to get the books.

My Kindle. Although it can't be signed and it don't come with that good new book smell(I can just always order the ones I like) it's easier and more efficient if I travel with one device and a ton of books on it to keep myself occupied on breaks and vacations. Then a bunch of bulky books.

Okay more proof I can never have a kindle. I tried to make muffins today and set my oven on fire. Also I slashed my hand my breaking a glass and bled all over...there's just no way I can own anything nice like a kindle. I cannot be trusted. :/

I love my kindle (really any ereader will do). I have read so many books that my wrist would hurt from holding the books, but with my ereader I don't have those problems. Plus, with my books in the 'clouds' its easy to go from my ereader to my phone to my laptop depending on where I am.

I am a book lover! I carry one around and know I am so old school. I now have kindle on pc and phone so I can click and read, too. It was free to download so I can get library books, too. I do spend more $ with those sneaky book deals on kindle! My library has options for audio books too! Go to Amazon and download kindle to your computer...no e reader required!

I bought a Kindle a couple of years ago. Slowly, I started getting used to it, but what sold me was the day I was stuck in a doctor's office, no book, no Kindle, and was able to open and continue reading the book on my phone. I now have a Kindle Fire, my daughter uses my Kindle (regularly flavor) and I also have a Nook Simple Touch (of course, I'm a digital publisher, so I have to be able to test the formatting - that's my excuse - not that I have to have every gadget). I honestly prefer reading on the Kindle most of the time but some books just beg to be held.

I have a kindle, which I love because it's so much cheaper to buy ebooks, but I still prefer having the actual book. Nothing beats being able to hold a paperback or hardcopy book in your hands and how nice they look sitting on your bookshelf.

I also like to check how many pages I have left to finish when I'm nearing the end of a book. It's harder to do that with an ebook.

I have sort of gotten used to seeing the numbers that are not really page numbers...different, of course, on a Nook and a Kindle...

Debi wrote: "I am a book lover! I carry one around and know I am so old school. I now have kindle on pc and phone so I can click and read, too. It was free to download so I can get library books, too. I do ..."
I admit e reads are better when it's has one of those covers you don't want to share with the world...I use kindle on my Iphone if it's too spicy. I am reading TART by Lauren Dane...don't want to read that in the dr's waiting room unless it's on my phone!

I get the book if i really love it and its a good finished series. Otherwise i tend to get the books on my Kindle :)

I used to be so against ebooks, but then I said what the hell and gave it a shot. Now I'd rather read from my kindle than a hardcopy, I can read in bed and not have the lights on, so if I fall asleep I'm not wasting energy, and I won't lose my place in the book. Also its so much easier on my hands. Especially when my arthritis and carpet tunnel act up.

The key, of course, is seeing the Kindle books as just another edition - another way to read, without thinking they have to replace the printed books. Someone just said - they buy the ones they really want - series books, or books they love. The Kindle can help you find those and weed out the rest.

Exactly

David wrote: "The key, of course, is seeing the Kindle books as just another edition - another way to read, without thinking they have to replace the printed books. Someone just said - they buy the ones they re..."

See the Kindle saved me from appearing on an episode of hoarders. After reading any book I didn't LOVE was happily given to one of my book buddies. When I mainly read historical there were maybe 7 authors that I maintained a completed collection. I was able to control my book hoarding until I got into the PNR genre where every book is part of series. Every author I liked had at least 5 books I had to collect. Even with bookshelves built into almost every room in my house space was becoming an issue. Thank God ebooks were invented because I was able to get rid of a lot of clutter.

Amazon should start a reality series "Book Hoarders," and send in experts with Kindles to help people clear out the books they don't really need :)

David wrote: "Amazon should start a reality series "Book Hoarders," and send in experts with Kindles to help people clear out the books they don't really need :)"

So true, It would really be a hit because it's secret problem for most bibliophiles. lol

I know. The TBR pile that people joke about is often not such a joke in it's intimidating reality. We had one wall of our home shelved (all diagonal and cool) and it barely contains what we have.

I just got my Kindle, but I find myself reading both yet. I can get some great print books cheaper at a local used bookstore and at the same time I am finding some great e-book deals so I see myself doing both.

David wrote: "Amazon should start a reality series "Book Hoarders," and send in experts with Kindles to help people clear out the books they don't really need :)"

Haha, I'd be one of those crazy hoarders that attacks people when they try to come in. "YOU CANNOT HAVE MY BABIES!"

For me, it depends on the book. If it's a REALLY good book then I'd prefer to have it in my hands. Otherwise, I'm stickin' to my kindle. But then, there are those times when I read a really good book on my kindle and I'm all, "Wish I would've bought the actual book."

Personally I buy books only. I refuse to buy a Kindle or any other device. While I can appreciate that they save space and paper, I think they are a mistake. Our culture is getting more and more electronic and impersonal. At the rate people are buying/using these devices, I see a future not that far away when real books will be no more. That personally scares me. I can't imagine my grandchildren not knowing what a real book is. Not being able to cuddle up to a book on a rainy day or have a book with all it's wonderful illustrations read to them at bedtime. With computers and video games and now kindles and the like, we seem to be becoming a cold solitary society. I don't mean to sound like a drama queen, just truly how I feel.

I have some series I read in books but I so rather read on my kindle!

I love the feel of a book in my hand and never thought I would get used to reading on a kindle, but now I read almost exclusively on my kindle. I've had health problems for the past few years and can't get out to bookstores (I really miss bookstores). At first I was ordering books but then my husband got me a kindle for my birthday and I quickly switched to reading that way. It makes things so much easier for me being able to have all my books in one place. When I go to doctor appointments I used to carry several books with me, which was hard to do, but now I just have to take my kindle. And I love being able to instantly download a book (and samples of books) instead of having to wait for them to be delivered. Although if a book ends up being one of my favorites I still buy a hard copy of it.

Also, I have terrible insomnia and I like being able to read on my kindle fire at night without bothering my husband. Someone asked recently (maybe last week) if it is hard on your eyes after awhile reading on that screen, and no, I don't find that to be the case at all. I set the screen to black and that helps.