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IAMMRSBROWN
3 under 2!!!
Member since 10/10 2476 total posts
Name:
Carey
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Should I cave?
I love the feel of books. I love the smell and turning the pages .. But lately, Im thinking it would just be easier to get a kindle...
Should I?
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Posted 3/9/12 11:24 AM  |
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mamabear
LIF Adult
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Re: Should I cave?
I love everything about hard copy books, but i love my kindle as well. for trips and commuting, it's awesome.
so...yes, you should
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| Posted 3/9/12 11:39 AM |
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jilliibabii
Mrs. O'Connor
Member since 6/10 12821 total posts
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Jillian
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Re: Should I cave?
Honestly, yes. I dug my heels in. I didn't want it. Then DH asked me if I wanted it as a birthday gift. How could I decline?
He actually asked me last night if I prefer it and I do. I really do.
Ya know what I really didn't like about printed books? Having to hold them open.  It sounds dumb, but I read so much so often that I'd get cramps in my hands from holding the book open. No more of that!
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| Posted 3/9/12 11:46 AM |
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AngnShaun
Sisters
Member since 1/10 21015 total posts
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Ang
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Re: Should I cave?
I used to think that i loved physical books... i really dont know why... the smell, the feel? what does that have to do with reading a story?
it literally makes me laugh now when i think about it... lol
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| Posted 3/9/12 12:43 PM |
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jilliibabii
Mrs. O'Connor
Member since 6/10 12821 total posts
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Jillian
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Re: Should I cave?
Posted by AngnShaun
I used to think that i loved physical books... i really dont know why... the smell, the feel? what does that have to do with reading a story?
it literally makes me laugh now when i think about it... lol
I don't know. I still love printed books. I love walking into a bookstore and just wandering the aisles. I love the covers. I'm a messy reader, too. So if I re-read my books I'll notice bent pages or stains or rips and maybe it was in reaction to something that happened in the story and that makes me laugh and smile. Still love my e-reader more. And now I don't need to get more bookshelves and make more space for the books I read. Though I always did like proudly displaying them in my house (even the vampire smut I read is proudly displayed! lol!)
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| Posted 3/9/12 1:17 PM |
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AngnShaun
Sisters
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Ang
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Re: Should I cave?
Posted by jilliibabii
Posted by AngnShaun
I used to think that i loved physical books... i really dont know why... the smell, the feel? what does that have to do with reading a story?
it literally makes me laugh now when i think about it... lol
I don't know. I still love printed books. I love walking into a bookstore and just wandering the aisles. I love the covers. I'm a messy reader, too. So if I re-read my books I'll notice bent pages or stains or rips and maybe it was in reaction to something that happened in the story and that makes me laugh and smile. Still love my e-reader more. And now I don't need to get more bookshelves and make more space for the books I read. Though I always did like proudly displaying them in my house (even the vampire smut I read is proudly displayed! lol!)
thats fine... its just my opinion for me
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| Posted 3/9/12 1:20 PM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Shawn
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Re: Should I cave?
One doesn't preclude the other. DW has a Nook, and she uses it a lot, but she still gets physical books from the library for her and DC. The Nook is more convenient, so she uses that outside of the house, but in the house, she'll tend more towards physical books.
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| Posted 3/9/12 1:24 PM |
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BBin2012
Full heart!
Member since 8/11 1835 total posts
Name:
Ka
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Re: Should I cave?
I resisted for a long time too but I looooove my kindle now. I rent books for free from the library instantly - AWESOME. And you can take more than 1 book on a trip, which is great if you're at the tail end of one book and about to start another! Or if you just change your mood and switch between between books (like I do).
GET ONE!!!
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| Posted 3/9/12 2:31 PM |
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Jenn627
Laaaaaaaambert!
Member since 5/08 9818 total posts
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Jenn
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Re: Should I cave?
I felt the same.
I will never go back to print. Unless it's a first edition of a rare book I don't care about the medium.
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| Posted 3/14/12 4:09 PM |
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Alexandra17
Keep It Positive
Member since 4/09 6262 total posts
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Alexandra (ali)
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Re: Should I cave?
I am glad you wrote this because I felt the same, I will buy a regular book now and then but if you read a lot like I do, it saves a lot of time going to the store.
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| Posted 3/23/12 9:29 PM |
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WhatNow
Say Cheese!
Member since 1/06 8033 total posts
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A (formerly WhatNow?)
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Re: Should I cave?
NO! No, no, no!!! Nothing like the feel and the smell of a real book! You don't want that kindle thing!
Stay strong!  
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| Posted 3/24/12 12:25 AM |
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PurpleC
Miracles Do Come True
Member since 8/10 2287 total posts
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Caren
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Re: Should I cave?
I caved and I never thought I would. I think having a baby and not being able to get to a bookstore as much as I use to was the reason. I still buy books but I love my kindle. I just told my DH that Im so glad he bought it for me, it's my favorite gift.
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| Posted 3/24/12 7:38 AM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Should I cave?
I still walk around the bookstore, you dont have to lose that experience. I just don't buy the books. I write down what is interesting to me, and then get them from the library from free.
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| Posted 3/24/12 12:24 PM |
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mrswask
Pookie Love
Member since 5/05 20229 total posts
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Michal
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Re: Should I cave?
Posted by WhatNow
NO! No, no, no!!! Nothing like the feel and the smell of a real book! You don't want that kindle thing!
Stay strong!
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| Posted 3/24/12 10:49 PM |
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kahlua716
3 Girls for Me!
Member since 8/07 12475 total posts
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Keri
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Re: Should I cave?
Posted by Blazesyth
I still walk around the bookstore, you dont have to lose that experience. I just don't buy the books. I write down what is interesting to me, and then get them from the library from free.
The problem is that as more people buy E-Readers, less people buy actual books thereby decreasing the need for book stores 
(I do have an e-reader, but it makes me sad that bookstores may go extinct)
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| Posted 3/27/12 12:40 PM |
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twobabies
Praying
Member since 7/05 9662 total posts
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Mrs. Honeybee
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Re: Should I cave?
i didnt think i would EVER read from an ereader. well now i dont think ill EVER read from a book again. lol. i just read all the fifty shades book on my ipad. I love that i can increase the size of the font, the backlight is great for reading at night. im hooked!!
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| Posted 3/27/12 1:18 PM |
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LiveandLearn
LIF Adult
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Re: Should I cave?
I might be the minority but I am not a fan of e-readers. I borrowed nooks, kindles, kindle fires, ipads ... did not enjoy reading on any of them.
I am book girl...
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| Posted 3/27/12 3:55 PM |
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shadows
LIF Adult
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Re: Should I cave?
Go for it! I'm a book lover too. BUT - it's soo nice to be able to download whatever book you want with the click of a button, sitting on your couch in PJ's with a glass of wine
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| Posted 3/27/12 8:40 PM |
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heather10292010
Gonna be a big sister
Member since 12/10 1749 total posts
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Heather
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Re: Should I cave?
My MIL got me a Kindle last year for my birthday -- -I was against it since I love the feel of books and the look of all my books on a bookshelf.
I have to say I LOVE the kindle -- great for traveling and I read on my lunch break at work. You can download a new book whenever/whereever you are....
but.... if I read a book on my Kindle that I really like I go out and buy the real book as well  So it doesn't always save me $$ LOL.
I need to look into borrowing Kindle books or getting them from the Library.
edit to say I have the original Kindle -- no backlight nothing fancy --- this is great b/c you can read it outside and in the sun and you have zero glare
Message edited 3/28/2012 9:11:02 AM.
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