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Are you paper book fan or kindle fan?

I had a 40+ year collection of paperbacks. Living in a small home raising four children, I was forced to store my books in a shed. Though the shed was water tight, it was not bug proof. The bugs did not physically damage the books but the paper absorbed an incredible bad odor through the years. I knew my shed smelled bad but didn't realize my collection was being ruined until I decided to reread some of my older books. I had to toss them all. I prefer paperbacks but I went to an E-reader mainly for the little space it takes to store many books.
 
Can't beat a physical book. But I am slowly running out of book space. Plus I love talking a trip to my local bookstore. The only thing that beats the smell of books, is the smell of coffee.
 
Definitely Kindle. If your bookmark falls out and you're not at a chapter break, good luck! Tough to search for a phrase you remember in a paper book.
 
Paper books. I have a Kindle (WiFi off, all content sideloaded: I don't buy most of the content from Amazon and am definitely not letting them know what I read, how often etc). However I rarely use it, only for travel and not so often even for that.
 
Book mark.. what's that. :) I rarely read a book that was a decent read without finishing it before putting it down. I by far prefer the dark printing on white paper than white text on a black background. I prefer holding a book over holding a Kindle. The ease of shopping for material to read and not needing or wanting a printed copy is what makes a Kindle attractive to me. I rent books from Amazon. Read and return at a monthly cost all from the comfort of my home is perfect for me. Though I love books, the E-reader has been my go to for a number of years.
 
Kindle. I have a bazillion books in storage because I never moved them to my tiny house with no room. I initially bought some from Amazon but then got a library card and borrowed books through Libby. Then 2 things happened pretty much at the same time - my Kindle died and my library redid their whole system and I'd have to go in and get a new card. I haven't done either yet. Le sigh.
 
Clementine_3 said:
Kindle. I have a bazillion books in storage because I never moved them to my tiny house with no room. I initially bought some from Amazon but then got a library card and borrowed books through Libby. Then 2 things happened pretty much at the same time - my Kindle died and my library redid their whole system and I'd have to go in and get a new card. I haven't done either yet. Le sigh.
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Be warned about your library in storage. I had them stored in a weather but not bug tight shed. It brought tears to my eyes to see my life time collection of books go to the dump. They looked great but smelled terrible. I brought in the Hobbit trilogy and thought I would give it another read. Within a day my entire home had a horrible stink and it was all from those books. From the first book I remember begging my mother to buy for me to my last purchase.... had to be tossed.
 
I don't have a Kindle, as I don't have an Amazon account. But I do have some e-books. I have a few paper books as well, but these are textbooks for use in classes. Much of my reading for leasure has been audiobooks.
 
Kindles are not the only e-book readers out there. Although, my first Android computer (and tablets/smartphones are computers) was a Kindle Fire. To answer the question: I prefer e-books. It's much easier to deal with one tablet computer than a hundred books.
 
Mr. Lucky said:
Definitely Kindle. If your bookmark falls out and you're not at a chapter break, good luck! Tough to search for a phrase you remember in a paper book.
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Funny thing is, I've never used bookmarks and even at my age I will just pick a book up, locate where I was and carry on from there, even if it's been a few weeks since I last read that book. I've never found this difficult.
 
MobileGameFreak1992 said:
What do you prefer?
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Of course, I'm a fan of e-books, particularly the Amazon Kindle! E-readers provide many benefits, such as access to a huge library in one device, the convenience of carrying multiple books with you, and customizing the text to suit your preferences. Amazon Kindle also gives you access to a variety of book formats and services, making reading even more fun. Sometimes when I’m too lazy to read, I ask do my homework, I found https://edubirdie.com/do-my-homework for this. But the rest of the time I read on my e-reader. It is very convenient and comfortable. It also saves money on buying books. So it’s worth a lot of thought.
 
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