Comments on: I Still Love My Kindle!

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Routines for Writers » Post Topic » Resisting Resistance — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:31:46 +0000

[...] Many months ago I downloaded a book to my Kindle (I still love my Kindle!) “Do the Work” by Steven Pressfield was one of those books whose message slipped into my [...]

By: Nintaikage

Nintaikage — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:29:57 +0000

I love my kindle. I am reading Story Engineering and Game of Thrones on i right now. I have cubital tunnel (like carpal tunnel but in the elbows) and that causes me some pain when lifting some of the heavy tomes to read. (it also hinders my writing sadly, although since I got it I write more and play games less)
So I guess kindle is a lifesaver and enables me to place the book on my lap without being annoyed by pages closing on me. Though I miss books and when I am better I’ll be getting me lots of those old paper story-stacks.

By: Stephanie Shackelford

Stephanie Shackelford — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:17:48 +0000

I’m finally back from my road trip (2nd one this year!) and can respond to all the comments.

Yes, I’m excited about being able to read library books on the Kindle, too! Can’t say I can read and crochet or cross-stich at the same time, but I could set it to reading to me. (Sometimes, the computer-generated voice irritates me, though.)

I just received my first ARC (from an author who has guest blogged with us and I agreed to review her upcoming book) which I’ll read next week. (I’ll check out NetGalley in a few days when life gets normalized around here.)

And, no I don’t wish I’d spent the money for the Kindle on books. It was a gift. Even if I had bought it, though, it would be worth it. I have a hundred or more books, I carry it with me all the time. (That is a bummer, though, about the cost of buying it overseas.)

By: Birgit

Birgit — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:59:37 +0000

I consider buying a Kindle but am not sure whether I really like it better than reading eBooks on my netbook which is sitting on my lap tray. Is it really worth the buy (sidenote: I’m from Germany, the Kindle costs the same in Euros as in US-Dollars, which is – considering the exchange rate – a fraud) and wouldn’t you have been happier to spend the money on books?

By: bklynwriter

bklynwriter — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:19:28 +0000

Have not yet tried the text-to-speech option, but I love my kindle for many of the same reasons you do!

By: Jane Steen

Jane Steen — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:00:11 +0000

Yes to all you said – I love my Kindle too! And I’m quite happy with my 2nd generation one – no need to rush out and update it. Very soon, it appears, it will be possible to check out library books on the Kindle (in the US) and then my happiness will be complete.

Two other great uses for the Kindle are checking out ARCs from NetGalley, who started out with small publishers on their books but are getting some major ones now, and reading my own WIPs (they look so official!) Also, if I get a free short story in PDF form (publicists are doing this a lot for their clients now) I can transfer it to the Kindle and read it there.

And I can balance it on one knee and knit at the same time. Much as I love paper books, I am starting to lean toward using the Kindle for about 70% of my reading. As for my family – one kid would quite like a Kindle, one prefers paper books, and my husband was quite the Luddite until his company gave him an iPad. Now he reads the newspaper on a screen while the real paper sits on the table unopened, and downloads books onto his iPad.

By: Kitty Bucholtz

Kitty Bucholtz — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:25:24 +0000

The only reason I bought my Kindle was because I was moving overseas and couldn’t afford the shipping on paper books. I absolutely love it but I’m still very happy when I am reading a paper book. LOVE them, too! Well, except when I wanted to read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix while waiting for the bus to the grocery store – and I decided it was way too heavy to carry along with all my groceries. LOL! So I took my Kindle and read something else.

Of course, I’m REALLY going to love my Kindle when my very own book appears on it in a few weeks! Woo-hoo!!

By: Beth MacKinney

Beth MacKinney — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:21:14 +0000

I am Kindle-free, but I can see the advantages. The bags of books I take everywhere in case I have time to read do weigh a lot!

: )

By: Shonna Slayton

Shonna Slayton — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:07:29 +0000

I love my Nook for almost all the same reasons you give (it doesn’t have text-to-speech). And my kids? They couldn’t care less about it! They much prefer a paperback, just like your daughter. Isn’t that funny? Even my son who averages 10-15 books a week from the library wasn’t tempted with library downloads any time he wanted them. Maybe they are so inundated with electronics that it’s a nice change for them to hold something that doesn’t have a screen.