Do you prefer a Kindle or a book?
As the title says, do you prefer a Kindle, or an actual book?
Reply 1
I stare at screens enough already, so book for me.
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by ICEcold_StoicI stare at screens enough already, so book for me.
I am the same in that i deffo prefer a book any day.
Reply 3
Yes, an actual book is so much better than a kindle. A kindle can help save space since books tend to take up a lot of room, I love the feeling of holding a book. The feel of the pages, the smell of the paper (no judging), and in the end the character of a book—with its cover and spine—give it its own story and life of its own.
Books! I still buy them, although my bookshelves overflow. Never used an electronical book like kindle and don't waste a thought to change it.
Reply 5
I prefer books because I like feeling them in my hands and turning pages, kindles don't really do it for me
Reply 6
I'll be the contrarian and say that over the last decade I've come to prefer reading on my Kindle.
There is an element of tactility and romanticism you get from reading an actual book that obviously can't be replicated. But I think terms of actually reading off the page, modern eInk displays with high resolution are every bit as good to read on, and with modern eReaders coming in at about the third of the weight of a 400 page hardback, it's vastly more comfortable to read with in positions other than seated. Throw in the ability to read in the dark without eye fatigue or other side effects of a traditional screen, the ease of storing and transporting, the option to carry a library or download any book you want from anywhere in the world, the ability to source books cheaply or freely, tracking your position or instantly jumping to a paragraph or phrase, annotation without resorting to sticky notes or highlighter pens, and it's a lot of utility that I don't mind giving up the act of turning a page for. Then there's the accessibility benefits too- my fiancé is a voracious reader but developed a degenerative eye condition a few years ago that she was heartbroken to find made reading books in standard print extremely difficult. I bought her a cheap second hand kindle (she had previously sworn them off) and within a few minutes of playing with fonts and font sizes she was ecstatic.
There are still many types of books that work better as physical copies, most notably anything with a visual component like graphic novels or cookbooks, and I'm building a collection of signed first editions of my favourite author (if you're a fan of darker crime literature I urge you to give John Connolly a read) which sit proudly on display in my living room. But for the actual act of reading, I personally think a Kindle is as good as reading off paper with a whole set of other benefits to go alongside it, and that has me reading more now than in the years prior to buying one.
There is an element of tactility and romanticism you get from reading an actual book that obviously can't be replicated. But I think terms of actually reading off the page, modern eInk displays with high resolution are every bit as good to read on, and with modern eReaders coming in at about the third of the weight of a 400 page hardback, it's vastly more comfortable to read with in positions other than seated. Throw in the ability to read in the dark without eye fatigue or other side effects of a traditional screen, the ease of storing and transporting, the option to carry a library or download any book you want from anywhere in the world, the ability to source books cheaply or freely, tracking your position or instantly jumping to a paragraph or phrase, annotation without resorting to sticky notes or highlighter pens, and it's a lot of utility that I don't mind giving up the act of turning a page for. Then there's the accessibility benefits too- my fiancé is a voracious reader but developed a degenerative eye condition a few years ago that she was heartbroken to find made reading books in standard print extremely difficult. I bought her a cheap second hand kindle (she had previously sworn them off) and within a few minutes of playing with fonts and font sizes she was ecstatic.
There are still many types of books that work better as physical copies, most notably anything with a visual component like graphic novels or cookbooks, and I'm building a collection of signed first editions of my favourite author (if you're a fan of darker crime literature I urge you to give John Connolly a read) which sit proudly on display in my living room. But for the actual act of reading, I personally think a Kindle is as good as reading off paper with a whole set of other benefits to go alongside it, and that has me reading more now than in the years prior to buying one.
(edited 3 months ago)
Reply 7
20
I've never used a Kindle so I really don't know
I got a Kobo for Christmas, so have been using it for the past few days and I like it. I'm not sure whether I prefer it to books or not, but I like how small and compact it is, and I can read eBooks from my local library on it which I really like (far more than reading them on my phone).
Reply 9
In theory I prefer physical books, in practice I mostly use Kindle these days - the convenience of having so many books on the go is fab, and it saves me having to find shelf space for new books all the time! 
Reply 10
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by Emma:-)As the title says, do you prefer a Kindle, or an actual book?
Books are nice, and I know I should prefer them, but there's just something about reading a kindle when all the lights in town are dead, your book is reaching its climax and you're warm under a blanket that i've never got with a book, no matter how hard i've tried. Even with my favourite book series of all time (i am number four), which i read as physical books, i just never got the same feeling i did reading worse books on my kindle
Reply 11
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I use a Kindle, a Kobo (for public Library ebooks) and physical books. although the Kindle beats the Kobo, I still prefer normal books.
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