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Title: Reading a book or using a kindle
Post by: melodylogan45 on August 04, 2013, 06:58:20 am
Which one do you like to do, reading an actual book or use a kindle to read a book?  :wave:
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Post by: mary33716 on August 04, 2013, 07:09:02 am
 i really enjoy my kindle to read more than a book there so many books i can download for free
if you have kindle and go to barns noble enter 0.00 all the free books come up that what i like
aout it.
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Post by: ljrjess69 on August 04, 2013, 08:04:35 am
I prefer reading a book  :fish:
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Post by: DeliriousKris on August 04, 2013, 10:15:39 am
I like both!

I didn't think I would like using an e-reader, but my husband bought me a kindle fire hd anyway for Christmas this year and I love it!
I still would never give up my real, paper books, but it's nice to have a portable, lightweight tablet that has tons of books loaded on it too.
Plus, I can play games, check my email or surf the web on my Kindle too.
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Post by: msmoneybags48 on August 04, 2013, 12:46:58 pm
I still do both.  I am a student and read the regular books for class.  I purchased my Kindle Fire in January of 2012.  I love it.  My King James Large Print Edition of the Holy Bible is on there.  While I am in church and the scriptures are called out, I can go to it, touch it and the page jumps up.  I think that is fantastic!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :wave:
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Post by: sherri89101 on August 04, 2013, 01:04:35 pm
REAL BOOK! REAL MAGAZINE with the ads!  :angel11:
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Post by: loulizlee on August 04, 2013, 02:32:13 pm
My daughter loves her Kindle, but I still do not have one.  I still love a real book.  Besides, I have been in so many book clubs in past years that give free books to join that I have a whole library of books I have not even tackled.
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Post by: cathy37 on August 04, 2013, 03:30:50 pm
I use both.  Right now I have read everything I have on my Nook.  I am reading a paperback book right now and have several more to read after I finish this one.
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Post by: dreamyxo on August 04, 2013, 10:33:40 pm
I don't have a kindle but I still prefer a book with real pages.
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Post by: dodgers16 on August 04, 2013, 11:02:33 pm
 Most all of my reading is done on the computer, but if I was to read a book (yea right) I think that I would prefer an actual book, I spend enough time stairing at screens
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Post by: darkxtsuna on August 04, 2013, 11:51:10 pm
I Use both but I mostly use my tablet to read stuff.
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Post by: melissaotto1982 on August 05, 2013, 09:52:16 am
I use to be all about the actual book but I read one on my tablet a few months back and now I look to read it that way!
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Post by: articx on August 05, 2013, 10:47:41 am
I would prefer to read an actual book. I spend many hours looking at a computer screen, that I should take what opportunity I have to not do so. If I want to look up something really quick, then I would prefer a digital book.
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Post by: jwallbank on August 05, 2013, 11:10:24 am
I personally like a physical book. I bought my wife the kindle two Christmas's ago and she has gone crazy with it, In less than 2 years I think she has ordered about 200 books. I created a monster. She used to be a book person herself until she got the Kindle. She is now addicted.
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Post by: lvstephanie on August 05, 2013, 11:19:50 am
I've actually started reading most of my books from Google Play... What I really like about it is a) I can read the book from any of my devices connected to my Google Play account (so my phone, my Nook tablet that I converted to using an Android OS, and any computer / laptop logging into the Google Play website) and b) because I usually am carrying my phone, I can read it essentially anywhere that I am. However I've also got several books from garage sales etc. that I'll have to read out of the physical pages. Also, because they try to mimic a true sheet of paper with text, it's written with black font on a white background... If you are on your computer for long periods of time, this brightness / style can lead to eye strain; and this is made worse by looking at a small screen like a cell phone (and with printed books, it is reflected light off of the matte pages, so it doesn't cause as much eye strain as actually shining a light as in a device's screen). It'd be nice if there was a way to adjust the colors / contrast so that it isn't so harsh on my eyes. I have a tool that I use for writing computer programs, and it has a way to adjust what background and fore colors you want to use; thus I have it set to have a black background with green text on it (with the text colors changing for certain keywords, etc.).
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Post by: jennalyn_ruth on August 05, 2013, 11:48:26 am
I think kindle is better. :)
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Post by: tin8604 on August 05, 2013, 12:12:55 pm
I like to read a lot.  I enjoy my kindle since I can take it anywhere and can store tons of books in it but every now and then I like the feel of holding a real book.
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Post by: bessie1111 on August 06, 2013, 01:55:33 pm
Books, although I also enjoy a kindle.
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Post by: ShadeTree on August 06, 2013, 05:50:27 pm
I've never used an e-reader before, but I have read a lot of things off my computer and I think I really prefer having an actual physical copy of whatever it is I am reading. I don't read as much as I should or as much as I really want to because of some issues I have, but I've been really trying to read more again. Hopefully it will stick this time. :)