Are you an ipad digital reader or printed book reader? (best, author)
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i havent given in to "cloud storage" for my books or music... not wanting to rely on net access when out and about i guess, plus i like having it all on my laptops and nooks (though add'l cloud backup is fine). But being in my 50's now, i can remember not wanting to go from 8-track and cassette tapes to CD's, and CD's to mp3's, and so on. I do know the tech will always get me at some point.
With Kindle, the cloud is more like a back up - in fact, they've only recently started calling it the cloud, it used to be called the archive. You can still store all your books on the actual device and read them without internet access.
But yes, I hate iTunes cloud - my husband has all switched to it and every once and a while, iTunes won't connect to it and we therefore can't listen to any music until he fixes it.
Printed book reader. I get computer eye strain fairly easily.
I take a lot of long flights and used to always bring a paper book to read. My eyes would tire within an hour or two. However, with my Kindle my eyes don't tire at all and I've read for 7 hours on a flight.
Bibliofile all the way...the printed word sans tech is all......reading is also a deeply aesthetic experience....
I agree and feel the same way about books. I get most of my books from the library, which is within walking distance of our home and the reason we bought where we did. It was a lifetime goal to live within walking distance of the library and I managed it twice. I love books.
eInk isn't anything like a computer or tablet screen, it's not back lit, it looks just like paper and ink.
yep, and add in the benefit to be able to adjust the font to help out old and tired eyes after a long day, another check in the plus column compared to print.
yep, and add in the benefit to be able to adjust the font to help out old and tired eyes after a long day, another check in the plus column compared to print.
True. I like my font a big larger than the average book.
I thought I'd better get off my behind and create my own account, so that I wouldn't be using Mahrie's all the time.
I can't tell you all how much insight this thread has given me into how readers are reading in this day and age.
When I first posed this question, I thought that a few people would give their opinion and then the thread would drop down the page and be forgotten. I didn't expect so many people to not only respond, but to discuss between themselves the pros and cons of the different methods of reading and storing their favorite (and not as favorite) stories.
Printed book because I use my fingers to flip from text to footnotes to source to appendix tables and back. I tried using a colleagues device once. It was ok. I would prefer a pocket paperback on a trip. Something about holding paper vs. plastic. Personal preference. The benefit is the massive amounts of shelf space freed up with electronic storage.
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