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Does anyone else have trouble with tablets and ereaders? I just can't make myself get into them. I have to have a physical book. I am very technology savy and enjoy electronics but everytime I try to read on a tablet it just doesn't feel the same. How are you guys with reading on tablets and ereaders? Do you prefer them? Do you need a physical book?

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I've had two Nooks, but have rarely used them. I love the feel of a real book, and I enjoy seeing the bookmark progress through the pages.

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I like the feel of the actual book.  I also like to keep many of my books, another reason for the physical book.

Must admit I am addicted to the tablet for everything else.

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I can't get into it either.  I need a real book.

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While I prefer to turn the pages of a 'real' book, my Kindle is wonderful to take to work.  If I'm reading something with many pages, I don't have to lug a big book with me.  My Kindle slips easily into my bag and is lightweight.  I feel there is a time and place for both.  Happy Reading, everyone.      docsgirl

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I haven't bought one for this exact reason!  Glad to know I'm not the only one.

 

I think they look WONDERFUL for the concept of not having to have the physical book, I just can't imagine it as a BOOK.

 

I love to read, and they just leave me cold.  Wish I could borrow one to see if I might like it.  But, conceptually, I just can't warm to it.

 

Hyacinth

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I buy fiction for my iPad, but never books I may want to go back into for reference. It's just so much easier to find something in an actual book. But fiction? I don't have any problem reading a "book" on my device. I had one of the original Kindles, then the second version. Love my iPad because it has iBooks as well as the Kindle app on it.

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Real physical book.  I like the smell of ink & pulp.  Nothing like it.

 

I also still have my newspapers delivered to my front door each day.

 

I am very techno savy.

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I'm just the opposite, not tech savvy at all, but love my kindle. I live in a small town, with no book stores, and being able to have a new book in less than a minute is such a  treat. I love books, all books, but it's nice to have a whole library in such a small package .

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@gmkb wrote:

I like the feel of the actual book.  I also like to keep many of my books, another reason for the physical book.

Must admit I am addicted to the tablet for everything else.


***************************Me too although I have a computer.  No need for a tablet.