tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post3549877650741877798..comments2024-01-25T05:58:12.113-06:00Comments on Snug Harbor Bay: Books vs. KindleKim@Snug Harborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12066749954523201722noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-23953922300376456002012-01-28T13:25:01.733-06:002012-01-28T13:25:01.733-06:00I just started out with the Kindle this Christmas ...I just started out with the Kindle this Christmas (gift from my parents), and happy as I am with the experience I still prefer the physical book! But since I don't have a room with floor to ceiling bookshelves in it, and I currently have books in double layers in the shelves I <i>do</i> have, well then I'm going to be very picky with the books I actually buy from now on. Is it one of a series I have? By a favourite author? A gorgeous edition? A book I will probably be re-reading again more than once in the future and wanting to loan out to people? If the answer to any of those is yes, then I'll buy the book. If not, then the e-book. I've read plenty of books just out of curiosity which turned out to not be worth the paper they were printed on (anything by Dan Brown), and others that were whodunits and once you've solved the mystery there's no interest in a re-read. So I figure I'll save a few trees and help out my groaning shelves. ;o)<br /><br />(but I'll always be happy to receive -and give- a book as a gift!)CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-78666102735453966782012-01-26T14:21:41.131-06:002012-01-26T14:21:41.131-06:00I like my iPad for convenience of reading, but I s...I like my iPad for convenience of reading, but I still go for a book. I love getting a brand new book that someone else hasn't read yetRon / Kathie Grollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225609397651568150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-12983797734755612292012-01-26T08:24:22.652-06:002012-01-26T08:24:22.652-06:00I love books, too! I have a stack right here that ...I love books, too! I have a stack right here that I checked out from the library! But the Nook is great, too! I don't really think it replaces books though...just another way to read! Very nice on a trip, too! Hugs! ♥~Lavender Dreamer~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298191144517740164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-86778865003536466442012-01-26T07:22:42.174-06:002012-01-26T07:22:42.174-06:00I think BOOKS has pulled in to the lead!I think BOOKS has pulled in to the lead!Kim@Snug Harborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066749954523201722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-18240925006818718922012-01-26T06:19:25.329-06:002012-01-26T06:19:25.329-06:00Because I have soooo much free time,(lol)and I lov...Because I have soooo much free time,(lol)and I love to read, I find myself reading on the run. In an airport, cafe, my desk, waiting in the car and anytime I have more than ten minutes to myself, I find myself using my Droid A LOT in an RSS reader. This keeps me up to date on all the great reading (such as your blog). BUT, nothing is finer than to have the morning to myself and a good book. I like the feel of it in my hands and the smell of the paper. I also like to know where I am in the book by moving the book maker a little here and a little there. I don't get that same feeling from my pad. So for me, I'm split 50/50 and perfectly OK with that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12644093093592973511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-44047733128495367782012-01-25T23:46:20.289-06:002012-01-25T23:46:20.289-06:00I'm still a die-hard book fan, and have not ye...I'm still a die-hard book fan, and have not yet given in to the lure of a Kindle. I like holding a book in my hand, and rifling through the pages.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-23186853366778429802012-01-25T19:50:39.029-06:002012-01-25T19:50:39.029-06:00As a frustrated librarian not is more joyful to me...As a frustrated librarian not is more joyful to me than sitting in a pile of books at a used book store. I don't read alot of new stuff - I mainly read dead guys so I'm happy at the junk stores & library sales. The Kindle looks appealing but I would probably just use it to get on the web. Maybe if it had that musty old book smell.... now there's an app.Kaybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766292406622889248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-50384765154245125412012-01-25T07:26:18.401-06:002012-01-25T07:26:18.401-06:00As convenient as a Kindle would be. (my daughter l...As convenient as a Kindle would be. (my daughter loves hers) I don't think I'll get one. I think I would just end up with a lot of unfinished books. Multi-tasking is not my strong suit. <br />I'm just a book person. I have always loved them.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022080428503615168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-3347115834771013312012-01-25T05:52:28.291-06:002012-01-25T05:52:28.291-06:00I like the idea of a Kindle, and I will probably g...I like the idea of a Kindle, and I will probably get one when I can, for all the reasons you say. The idea of having everything I want to read -- cookbooks, fiction, to-do manuals -- all at my fingertips even when I travel, is enticing. But, like you, I like the way books look and feel. Of course, since I do NOT have the floor-to-ceiling book shelves I'd like to have, books in my house are stacked and strewn and generally messy. A Kindle might help me clean up my act. On the other hand, my grandson told his mom recently that he doesn't want to grow up in a world without real books and I agree with him. I think there is room for both. At least I hope there is.gpchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054854655973836794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687899793433885679.post-21395302926258721982012-01-25T02:23:56.655-06:002012-01-25T02:23:56.655-06:00I'd say you prefer a REAL book! I know I do. I...I'd say you prefer a REAL book! I know I do. I have borrowed my daughter's Kindle, and you are right, it's just not the same!Dellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826435478377353342noreply@blogger.com