28-08-2017, 12:10 PM
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As quite a voracious reader, when storage became increasingly difficult & when it started to get increasingly difficult to find decent books in local charity shops and car boot sales AND they started putting prices up (I mean, above a pound a book? Really?) I bought my first ereader. A Kobo which lasted me a few years until eyesight etc. lead me to a Nook Glo - which again I kept until I found another Kobo, preferring their software.This time a larger-screened H20 so a bigger screen and it's waterproof, so I can read in the bath (I should be so lucky) or by the pool on holiday. The battery life is great & it has a slot for a memory card which is great for my needs because like Emjay, I like my books to be free wherever possible.
I still have a few "emergency" physical books but I can still have two or three books on the go at once on my ereader so they suit my needs just fine - something that even five years ago I would never have imagined.
28-08-2017, 12:23 PM
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Ohh give me real books anytime!Theres nothing like the feel and smell of paperback/hardback books..I have loads just waiting for me to read,I like to keep a store ready to choose from..most are picked up for pennies from bootsales then after ive read them I pass them onto the charity shop or anywhere that wants books.
Im not against kindles or e readers its just that theyre not for me..I used to have a tablet with the kindle app on it and enjoyed reading a small selection of books on it ,but still sold the tablet and carried on with paper books
I really hope the world will never be without paper books
28-08-2017, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Zaphod
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As quite a voracious reader, when storage became increasingly difficult & when it started to get increasingly difficult to find decent books in local charity shops and car boot sales AND they started putting prices up (I mean, above a pound a book? Really?) I bought my first ereader. A Kobo which lasted me a few years until eyesight etc. lead me to a Nook Glo - which again I kept until I found another Kobo, preferring their software.This time a larger-screened H20 so a bigger screen and it's waterproof, so I can read in the bath (I should be so lucky) or by the pool on holiday. The battery life is great & it has a slot for a memory card which is great for my needs because like Emjay, I like my books to be free wherever possible.
I still have a few "emergency" physical books but I can still have two or three books on the go at once on my ereader so they suit my needs just fine - something that even five years ago I would never have imagined.
28-08-2017, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Aysa
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Ohh give me real books anytime!Theres nothing like the feel and smell of paperback/hardback books..I have loads just waiting for me to read,I like to keep a store ready to choose from..most are picked up for pennies from bootsales then after ive read them I pass them onto the charity shop or anywhere that wants books.
Im not against kindles or e readers its just that theyre not for me..I used to have a tablet with the kindle app on it and enjoyed reading a small selection of books on it ,but still sold the tablet and carried on with paper books
I really hope the world will never be without paper books
28-08-2017, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Aysa
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Emjay we can just keep all the books we have in circulation now..it will be several years worth of reading till we run out 
Ain't this technology wonderful. 📱
Problem is.... I don't get much time to read. 🤡🤡🤡🤷🏻*♂️🤷🏻*♂️👨🏻*💻
28-08-2017, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Emjay
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Yes but,,, even paper books get worn out. And before you say batteries don't last for ever, they can be changed. Also I have a kindle paperwhite, an old kindle keypad, kindle fire, iPad, another tablet, and they all have kindle reader on. AND they all seem to have all the books that I have downloaded into cloud. Ain't this technology wonderful. 📱
Problem is.... I don't get much time to read. 🤡🤡🤡🤷🏻*♂️🤷🏻*♂️👨🏻*💻
...tech is wonderful to a point Emjay
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