tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post1215191747801030989..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: Does E-reading Change the Way You Read?Greg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-65433018274617297722013-08-10T18:49:33.976-05:002013-08-10T18:49:33.976-05:00I'll add another reason to that - I don't ...I'll add another reason to that - I don't like ereading much because after a certain point, all books begin to look the same to me. To me books are not just about the stories they tell but also the experience of holding the book in my hand, feeling the page and most importantly, when I think back to the book, the picture that comes to me is the book itself. When I read it on an ereader, it doesn't feel like a real book to me.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-30705411202204268122013-08-05T11:10:51.208-05:002013-08-05T11:10:51.208-05:00I love reading books and e books just the same. I ...I love reading books and e books just the same. I have to admit it is more convenient having all your books on one device instead of a bookcase filled with books. Since I purchased my e reader I have read more books than I would if I had to purchase a book and read it on paper. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://online-phd-uk.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Please visit My Webblog:Online PhD UK Programs</a> <br /><br />Helen Wiggins @ Online PhD UKhttp://online-phd-uk.co.uk/online-phd-uk-university-of-aston/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-16782316926912982882013-07-22T23:30:44.612-05:002013-07-22T23:30:44.612-05:00I read library ebooks (never overdue!), Edelweiss ...I read library ebooks (never overdue!), Edelweiss ARCs (they expire!), <i>The New Yorker</i> (no more stacks!), and ebooks on my Nook 1st & Nook tablet, as well as working through my hard-copy collection. Reading in the dark is a true find, like with my flashlight, so many years ago. Checking words in the built-in dictionary is enlightening. For book group, I highlight critical passages, then review them all in a row before we meet. And I LOVE being able to grab a book's preview pages as soon as the New Dork Review mentions it. Reading has been expanded, though time's been compressed. RkChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133476337026958020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-66256379109091858032013-07-22T09:16:46.321-05:002013-07-22T09:16:46.321-05:00Very nice - hard to believe all that I was missing...Very nice - hard to believe all that I was missing before. Makes me a little sad. Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-19235810777223164432013-07-22T09:16:24.640-05:002013-07-22T09:16:24.640-05:00I like that you were willing to try an ereader, de...I like that you were willing to try an ereader, despite your love of the traditional - and still found some use for it. Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-68847384440663584592013-07-22T09:13:20.021-05:002013-07-22T09:13:20.021-05:00Excellent point - I love magazines on my Nook, too...Excellent point - I love magazines on my Nook, too. (It's one of the original reasons I wanted one.)Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-13818987918165677232013-07-21T10:33:18.755-05:002013-07-21T10:33:18.755-05:00I've also noticed a HUGE increase in the short...I've also noticed a HUGE increase in the short sort story collections I've been reading since I fully embraced my kindle. Sarah Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116130581597537480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-13981412567023455172013-07-19T11:41:54.975-05:002013-07-19T11:41:54.975-05:00My reason for not wanting an e-reader was that I w...My reason for not wanting an e-reader was that I wouldn't be able to feel and smell the pages, but as a fan of technology it was weird for me to see everyone else with an e-reader and not want one myself. Then it dawned on me that when I'm awake in the middle of the night I could actually read if I got the right e-reader. Now I have a Kobe Glow and I love it for making my sleepless hours productive. It is perfect for that. Most of the ebooks I read are classics I get free, which is great except for the messy formatting in some of them. Probably if I got them from a library they'd be better. I tried an ebook for book club for the first time and for that I didn't like it at all. I can't hold it open to several different passages at the same time with my fingers. I can go back and find passages I've highlighted but it takes too long in a book club setting. I'll never give up my beloved "real" books, but I'm glad I got the Kobo and wouldn't want to do without it now. Diannehttp://www.ordinaryreader.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-31493484642387061522013-07-19T11:33:00.899-05:002013-07-19T11:33:00.899-05:00No one mentioned us old folks whose eyes aren'...No one mentioned us old folks whose eyes aren't what they used to be. With e-readers you just increase the font size. I have a Kindle and an Ipad and read on both (depending on whether I'm inside out outside). I also LOVE magazines on the Ipad: Time, Entertainment Weekly, This Old House, Southern Living, Consumer Reports. The e-magazines leave the print magazines in the dust!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313192471141835291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-75433293126256873352013-07-19T08:55:24.748-05:002013-07-19T08:55:24.748-05:00Very convenient! Somebody commented on the Book Ri...Very convenient! Somebody commented on the Book Riot post about the fact that ereaders don't do anything new, they just add convenience. I wanted to yell "that's the whole point, dummy." (And of course, it could be fairly easily argued that they actually DO do a lot new. My 1,400-page, 3-lb copy of War and Peace can't connect to Twitter!) Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-85597068821447186262013-07-19T08:53:50.344-05:002013-07-19T08:53:50.344-05:00Sounds like you are Exhibit A for the point about ...Sounds like you are Exhibit A for the point about paper/ebooks not being an either/or proposition. There's plenty of room for both in all of our reading lives! I definitely still buy traditional books, too - just not as frequently.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-60599369640053931402013-07-19T08:50:30.221-05:002013-07-19T08:50:30.221-05:00Haha - hey, to each her own. That's one of the...Haha - hey, to each her own. That's one of the points Rubinstein makes in his piece, actually: that people who don't eread aren't necessarily people who don't like technology. That's not often the case, in fact. I do still like the physical medium too, and probably a little more so than ereading, but ereading has a lot of conveniences, too. Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-41043652076093413362013-07-19T08:48:23.363-05:002013-07-19T08:48:23.363-05:00That's a great story! (I'm like with Netfl...That's a great story! (I'm like with Netflix movies, but that's a whole different thing. ;) ) Yeah, the library is so convenient - except here in Chicago, there's always a long waiting list for ANY book. But that's okay.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-89739338193723225992013-07-19T07:07:05.594-05:002013-07-19T07:07:05.594-05:00I resisted buying an e-reader for a long time. I f...I resisted buying an e-reader for a long time. I finally caved when I wanted to be able to review e-books. Now? I love my Kindle. It's not the same kind of love that I have for tree books, but it's a sort of love ;) It's convenient for one thing, that's for sure. The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-53500219985978794792013-07-18T23:25:06.028-05:002013-07-18T23:25:06.028-05:00Since owning an iPod, I've found free books on...Since owning an iPod, I've found free books on iTunes and have jumped right into the deep end of downloading books from there and reading them. It's nice to be able to read something interesting when you can't cart a book with you somewhere - like a hospital or in a car full of people. But I do have two other traditional paper books on the go as well - actually they're in the second drawer of my bedside table so I can grab them when I want them.<br /><br />And if you have gander at My Reading List of what I've read this year, I've ploughed through 8 books; 4 of which have been e-books... not a bad thing really, but I have noticed that I need to go to my optometrist for new glasses... or is that just me? <br /><br />Funniest thing is that I still go out and buy traditional books... and it's mainly because I love the feel of the pages and smell of the new and odour of the old... whereas the e-books don't have any of that going for them.Mozettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267731815392625679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-9299312783774218412013-07-18T20:07:56.169-05:002013-07-18T20:07:56.169-05:00I don't have an ereader and won't until th...I don't have an ereader and won't until they stop making paper books. I just like the physical medium. I'm content with reading the amount of books I read and I view my library as a collection (I also have a huge room with plenty of room to grow, though). And it's not that I shun technology; my iPhone gets plenty of quality time and I love my Mac Book and streaming Netflix on our TV when I work out with my treadmill that has -gasp- a computerized screen. I guess I'm just old fashioned! Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287501540207945678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-56771350064355034152013-07-18T19:05:34.476-05:002013-07-18T19:05:34.476-05:00My amount of reading was totally changed by gettin...My amount of reading was totally changed by getting an ereader, too. I'll admit it, I am HORRIBLE at returning library books. Like, let a book sit in my car for two weeks intending to return it horrible. It was so bad that I had stopped checking books out and was reading fairly minimally - until the glorious world of ebooks opened to me. I could check out and return a book with a click, and I was doing it ten fold. Shannon @ River City Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024137897685829669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-79027538152875872882013-07-18T15:47:39.496-05:002013-07-18T15:47:39.496-05:00I'm not sure I understand your point her. Are ...I'm not sure I understand your point her. Are you saying ebooks are unnecessary because they're already available in print form? Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-87145073882996026302013-07-18T15:44:59.573-05:002013-07-18T15:44:59.573-05:00If I didn't see books in print at the library,...If I didn't see books in print at the library, I'd download more of their ebooks. Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.com