Re: Kindle?
I've just returned from holiday and took my Kindle with me. Saves so much weight and space in luggage as I normally take loads of books. I love it! You can take a whole library of stuff away with you and it's rather nice to flick through wondering what to read next.Re: Kindle?
Re: Kindle?
Bob's described the situation very well ... lasts only seconds is correct as you almost instantly get caught up in the story and page-turning is just a quick thumb pressure. Mine's strictly recreational - fiction - but it's possible to have all sorts of reference works instantly available if you want that sort of thing.Re: Kindle?
Re: Kindle?
Re: Kindle?
Perhaps I wrote that without explaining myself properly lol Im not for one minute thinking I wouldnt want one as I do! And I understand perfectly the benefits and advantages! I dont but books for the smell either but I dooooo sooooo love the smell of a new book and the whole book process. I get the page turning thing too but its still an electronic operation and not a book with real pages and a real bookmark! In the same way as we're all 'friends' yet we're not in the traditional way. Perhaps thats the word im grappling about for... Traditional... just wondered if the real book experience ws missed by anyone and seeing the shelves full of lovely books and mmmm sorry that smell!!Re: Kindle?
It's not the same as traditional, never can be. I don't miss the real book experience that much: as to the smell, having been a lifelong heavy smoker didn't have a really good sense of smell; and the speed of getting a new book. Say it's late Saturday and I read a review of an author I like's new book. Have to check if it's in the library, put a hold on it and go pick it up when available. True, that's free. But with the Kindle, I just click Buy and have it in less than 2 minutes. And have saved a tree.Re: Kindle?
I do sort of miss the feel of the book, and still sometimes think when I am "turning" a page I have to get my left thumb out of the way. But I'll still buy books sometimes. It's just that you can carry so many books on a Kindle and for travelling that is a real pleasure.Thread Tools | |
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