Do you Kindle?

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I choose e-pub. Got over 50 books since January.

 

I'm thinking about getting one. But I think I'd miss the feel of the pages of a well worn book.

 

One thing I wanted to ask about this ... does anyone think the delivery technology is going to change fundamentally in the foreseeable future? Frankly, I like the idea of switching to an electronic device like this wholesale, but not so much if I'm going to have to do it again in 5 - 10 years.

 

Basically what BTA said and yeah you can use your pc and either usb or a media reader or via WIFI to transfer things to the device. I mention that last one becuase it can be done on the android devices aka the nook color/tablet, kindle fire.

 

I like reading with real books and my Kindle. Though to be honest, I usually prefer my Kindle, since I can easily take that with me anywhere.

 

I have gone back to more physical books. Not because I think they're better than digital ones, but more because a library system for digital books hasn't really matured yet. It's still more convenient for me to get all the library books I could ever want in physical form. Once the local libraries sort out a sensible digital borrowing system, then I will be back into "kindling".

 

I'm old-school--I like books. Have 500 in my office where I'm typing this, with hundreds more boxed up in the garage.

However, I have a Kindle and have found that I can get some books at a less expensive price on Kindle (that is, some scholarly works, and some older works, especially stuff that may have been only 1 or 2 editions, are quite expensive, running hundreds of dollars for a hard-copy edition, whereas, occasionally, I can get one of those books for $10 on my Kindle). For the most part, however, I read popular fiction which I believe I would not have to refer to again (for research re: work, education, or arguments) on my Kindle.

I would be a huge fan of the Kindle if I could get more scholarly, or single-edition, works on the Kindle. The market for the Kindle is aimed more towards popular fiction, mass media, etc.

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Agreed, re: physical books and library systems. Also, I don't think--at least, I haven't figured out how to do it--one can annotate and highlight Kindle works. So if one needs to refer to them in the future for specific data, it seems to me that the Kindle books are less useful in that respect than hard-copies.

 

I use Amazon's free Kindle reader on my PC because Kindle e-books are twice cheaper than PDFs.

 

Sometimes I am.

 

I use my mobile a lot for reading books, used to have a tablet for that purpose but it was just too big and unwieldy to easily read with late at night in bed.
Truth be told though, i prefer hardcovers, but it's so much more easy to get a hold of e-books.

Currently (re)reading the midkemia books by Raymond E Feist, currently into the sons of krondor part. i've read up to conclave of shadows before, but in the last few years he's published a few new ones and 'finished' the series from what i understand, so i thought i'd read it all from start to finish

 

I read books for free on my desktop/laptop and then, if I liked them, I buy paperbacks for my collections.

I never have and never will use Kindle or any similar device for reading.

 

I can't remember the last time I've looked anything up in a physical dictionary. I had an electronic one a decade ago, and these days it's just a keystroke away. It could be nice if there were extensive features for foreign languages though, but I don't read any books in foreign languages, so I don't really need a Kindle for that.

 

I can remember that, it was last sunday. The dictionary included in my e-reader is a nice touch, but since it's only in english, it's use is somewhat limited.

The e-reader is ok for travelling and for trying out new series (it helps reduce the amount of mediocre writing on the shelves), but I prefer a physical book at home.

 

KOBO.

Many times a bit cheaper and in Epub.