Comments on: How My Kindle Cured My Book-Buying Disorder

By: Cris

Cris — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:21:19 +0000

My Nook is at the top of my “must-have” list. I have always been an avid reader. I used to beg to go to the book store like some kids beg to go to a toy store.

My biggest problem has always been that, once I read a book, I can’t give it up. There was no way I could borrow a book from the library, fall in love with it, and then meekly give it back. I had to buy the books, and there was never any talk of selling or donating any of them. Needless to say, this resulted in some serious space issues.

Now, I have my Nook. I get to have all of the books my little heart desires in this single device that is the size of only one book!

By: Cris

Cris — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:19:30 +0000

Cindy: .... I have a panicky feeling deep down inside when I read things like this. Are our grandchildren going to know the smell of paper and ink or the feel of a glossy new cover intheir hands?

As much as I love my Nook, I always get sad when I think about this too.

By: Konyha

Konyha — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:09:39 +0000

I’m late in responding but I really appreciate this article and can relate to so much that has been said. I was becoming awful about hoarding books. My reading patterns & purchasing habits are much more streamlined. Yes, I still love browsing in a bookstore – but that’s all it is.

By: Linda Wisdom

Linda Wisdom — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:50:25 +0000

I have a Nook and my husband’s mentioned alienation of affection. Now I love that they have shelves so all my sample chapters are in there, genres divided up and it’s nice that a pre order book will show up when it’s available. Or I can be anywhere and add to my library.

A dangerous and wonderful thing!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:27:42 +0000

The Kindle has changed my life in serveral remarkable ways:

I’m never bored when waiting anywhere. I just whip out the Kindle and read

I read almost twice as fast as I adjust the font and scan width to fit the way my eyes move across the page. Therefore, I read about threee times more books a year.

I travel with 400 books with me so I never worry I have taken the wrong ones

I get migraines so the feature where a somewhat mechanical voice reads to me is an amazing gift when I am locked up in a darked room for the day.

I have read many of the letters of my favorite historical people thus not being dependent on others but being able to develop my own understanding of their motivations and personalities (Jefferson and Adams in particular).

I love the “try a sample” feature, so I can try the book out.

There are some disadvantages as have been discussed above. But for me the positives way exceed the disadvantages.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:57:44 +0000

I am addicted to my Kindle. I put off getting a Kindle as I love the feel of a ‘real’ book. Wow was I wrong! My husband suggested I purchase the Kindle, stating that we would end up like the individuals on the show Hoarders, surrounded by stacks of books, if I did not do something. I awoke today to a snow day, and Sabrina Jeffries’ new book already downloaded and ready to read on its release date. Now that is a great day!

By: Claudia

Claudia — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:55:20 +0000

I love my e-reader but like many here I still love the feel of a ‘real’ book. I tend to give new authors or not-so-sure books a chance on my e-reader but I continue to buy the physical book of all my favorite authors for my collections. Definitely still browse the bookstores and second hand stores but I also browse the e-bookstores. It’s an addiction, I think

By: Harriett B

Harriett B — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:29:21 +0000

I’ve had my kindle since February and I haven’t purchased a paper book since then. I take it everywhere I go. I especially love the adjustable font, so many books are using small fonts now! (And I’m not seeing as well as I used to!)

JMM; you Kindle library isn’t just on your Kindle. You should have an app on your computer and they archive all the books you purchase. In addition you can have your Kindle library on up to 6 devices, so you’ll never lose them!

The kindle hasn’t cured by book purchases, but there are so many free books, check out DailyCheapReads.com for reduced and free books daily.

My hoarding days are over, I can load all of one series and have them with me all the time – awesome! This is definitely the way to go. I also enjoy reading and replacing out of print books that are now available as e-books and I agree with the reader who enjoys Indie authors, I have read so many books that I would never have had access to. They are reasonable and very entertaining.

By: farmwifetwo

farmwifetwo — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:38:19 +0000

With the kobo I can back them up onto my harddrive and a flash drive. I can reload/read them using Adobe Digital Editions. I can also load them to the device via ADE too.

By: JMM

JMM — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:08:16 +0000

While I love the feel and smell of paper books, I also like the idea of a Kindle.

I’m just worried that “OMG! It shorted out, my library is LOST!” How do these readers work? Can you “store” books elsewhere?

I admit, publishing being the way it is, ereaders are probably a godsend to writers who can’t get a publisher to take a chance on going to the expense of printing out/binding regular books.

Oh, well. When I get a job and my car paid for…