tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post6138895724671245984..comments2024-03-16T19:27:07.142-04:00Comments on Ol'Buzzard's World View: TO NOOK OR TO BOOK – THAT IS THE QUESTIONOl'Buzzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-34220468072561072162016-11-06T12:23:57.579-05:002016-11-06T12:23:57.579-05:00I love the smell, feel and heft of a book.I love the smell, feel and heft of a book.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-77962829894973675072016-11-04T19:52:01.671-04:002016-11-04T19:52:01.671-04:00Kids these days read more than ever, actually. I u...Kids these days read more than ever, actually. I used to be like you and like paper books. Then I published my first ebook, and my mind was blown. All of these people, a couple thousand or something, read my books on the kindle and e-reader, and I don't have to have a printing press! It's great! And then I discovered reading long fantasy novels on my tablet, in the kindle ap. So much lighter than the thousand page books! And then I got the kindle ap on my phone, and now I can read whenever I want, as long as I have my phone handy. I still offer my books on paper, and I still buy or borrow shorter books on paper, but I have definitely been won over to the ebook. Shoshanah Marohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532684548824957399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-2872585863077171392016-11-02T18:36:38.354-04:002016-11-02T18:36:38.354-04:00I bought a Kobo to take on a vacation years ago. I...I bought a Kobo to take on a vacation years ago. I haven't used it since. I am a library gal. If I can't find it in the library, they can usually order it for me from another branch. I like a "book in hand". -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-88289839602384001132016-11-02T10:14:35.419-04:002016-11-02T10:14:35.419-04:00I love paper books but a downsized reality had me ...I love paper books but a downsized reality had me facing the fact that there was not enough room. That was my reality -shrug-<br />I bought a Kindle paperwhite, it does nothing but books. It took a day or so but I'm there! Middle of the night? It lights up, not a problem. Outside in the bright sun? Works great! I can mark a word & a built in dictionary will tell me about that word. I like it!<br />Amazon & the publishing houses are thieves... if I want to re-read a story it costs more for the electronic version than it does to get a used paperback delivered in the mail. Amazon is more than willing to take $10 or more dollars for a book that is in the public domain & can be had for free from the Gutenberg project. <br /><br />I have spent the money to rebuy a lot of books & I will still pick up a paperback from a second hand store or the library sales rack but I pass it on when I'm done. If I 'want'to keep a book I'll buy it & pay what I have to.<br /><br />I am sold on the ebook.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-86449759455097172512016-11-02T09:27:37.979-04:002016-11-02T09:27:37.979-04:00I am with you. My wife has been seduced by the No...I am with you. My wife has been seduced by the Novels on CD. My daughter, oddly enough, embraces books on the electronic medium and the paper one. Odd I guess for a Millennial.<br /><br />I grew up with books. I am right now surrounded by books. If I never read another one, I will still enjoy their company, I need the security they offer me by just existing.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.com