Book Club

[Kitlynn]

I love a real book and how it feels in your hands and seeing the cover. However I love my Kindle and that is all I read on since they have started making the fonts so small in real books. Even with bifocals the print is to small for me. I can pick the size of font on my Kindle. It is also wonderful to be able to get a new read anywhere you are in just a matter of minutes.

[Jasmine19]

I love my kindle; however, I find myself forgetting the title and author of books I’ve read. I think it’s because I don’t have the cover art in front of me while reading. I miss that aspect of handling an actual physical book.

[RinaRina]

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@Kitlynn wrote:

I love a real book and how it feels in your hands and seeing the cover. However I love my Kindle and that is all I read on since they have started making the fonts so small in real books. Even with bifocals the print is to small for me. I can pick the size of font on my Kindle. It is also wonderful to be able to get a new read anywhere you are in just a matter of minutes.

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Another reason why reading on a Kindle is a must.  I've put library books on hold, only to discover when I go to pick them up, that the font is too small.

The book I'm reading now makes my hand stiff, but sadly, there was no Kindle edition.

[yellowrose]

me too @Jasmine19  I find myself forgetting the title/author AS I'm reading the book. 

But I do love my kindle.  At times I still buy books cheap off ebay when its one I can't wait to read and the book version is cheaper than the kindle.

[ALRATIBA]

No ... I still buy a lot of "books."  Not everything I want/need is available on Kindle. 

What spoils me is the "instant gratification" .... see a book, order it and dowload it in about 30 seconds.  I do most of my "damage" late at night.  I'll be reading in bed and there will be a footnote referring to another book that I think I should read ... order it right then and there from my Kindle.  

Also - easy Kindle returns.  I've returned two books for various reasons.  Takes less than a minute.

[LurkyLoo]

I would say so, yes- Kindle has spoiled me rotten. Having advancing RA and aging eyesight, I don't miss new hardback or softback books at all. I have a few old favorites on the shelf, but no wish to find storage space for more since I have downsized to retirement living. 

The lighting and font size is always perfect, and many selections are available in audiobooks. Hands-free listening! I can carry on with my quilting, or other crafts while enjoying my favorite authors. 

[tansy]

There’s no going back for me but I do miss the covers of books.  With reading online I never seem to remember the title of the book I’m reading.

I’ve started reading on a mini iPad though, rather than my Kindle Paperwhite.

I see that @Jasmine19 mentioned the covers up above🙂

[sunshine45]

no, i never use a kindle or tablet or laptop to read books.

i never felt comfortable doing it when the craze first began.

there is just something "special" to me about reading a book and holding it in your hands, especially hard cover books.

[fancy pantsy]

i also love my kindle.  i remember the first time i saw someone reading on one outside.  i did a double take and went back to ask them what that was that they were reading on!   reading outside is actually better on the kindle, i think.   also, you can't beat being able to read in bed with the backlight!  

i thought i was the only one who constantly forgets the name of the book i am currently reading!  i wonder if there isn't some kind of 'heading' that you can add that would appear at the top of the page with the name of the book you are looking at?  surely there must be some way to do this!   great to know i am not alone! 

[millieshops]

@NicksmomESQAfter I retired 20 years ago, I stopped really keeping up with the research, but prior to that because my students were of the age that they had not started to read and write on a computer/device I followed all the research on the brain changes researchers were seeing in how we process information.  At the time, it seemed as if many of us depend on both visual and tactile impulses to access information.

I know I've never changed -  when I really want to work on serious data, I like to have it printed so I get both my eyes and my fingers to follow it.  Sort of like college in my years when my textbooks were underlined, color-coded, etc.  

Could well be your son learns fastest that way also.