Many posts ask readers which they like better… eBooks or real books. For me, it’s not about like or dislike; it’s about need. After years of typing, crocheting, playing piano, and marking papers, my fingers are calling the shots. And they let me know that it’s easier to touch a screen than to turn a page. I read for two or three hours daily and the right tool for the job and joy of reading is eBook. In fact, there are 334 books on my Kindle right now.
Still, the sight of stacks of hardcovers and paperbacks both new and old is treasure to me, the scent is perfume. When my Of Sea and Sand character Kevin Kerrigan yearns to learn to read, he has a visceral reaction to holding a book. “Kevin locked his eyes on the book. He took it in his hand. He liked the feel of it firm, solid, and smooth.” I can relate to Kevin’s feeling for, when I first get my hands on my new paperback, there is no containing the happiness.
It is actually the arrival of the real book that takes the writing and publishing process into the real world.
Ghostly matriarch Kathleen Kerrigan resumes the compelling saga of her family, whose lives are mired in secrets, steeped in betrayal, and then hurled into chaos when war uproots their Newfoundland community in 1940.
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2 thoughts on “What’s your Reading Choice… eBook or Real Book?”
Although I have literally thousands of hardcover books at home (books do furnish a room – the quote is correct) – I MUCH prefer reading on my Kindle Paperwhite.
My reasons are thus:
1. I can read outdoors and in bright sunlight without the pages ruffling in the wind.
2. I can read in bed in the middle of the night without disturbing my husband with the light or the rustling of pages. (he is a very light sleeper)
3. I can carry all of my TBR in one light little Kindle so I am NEVER without a book.
4. I can adjust the font size, keening, page color, etc. to suit the book and my aging eyes.
5. I can see how much reading time I have left in my book. This is important to me so that I can judge when I will have reviews written.
6. I can highlight as much as I want without defacing the book or taking the time to write copious notes.
7. I review books for both NetGalley and Edelweiss and it is SO much easier to download them when you have a Kindle. I just choose the option “Send to Kindle” and HEY PRESTO !!! the title is on my device!
I will always live with hardcover books. For me they both charm and comfort. They are my friends. I have been known to purchase a book I particularly loved AFTER reading it on my Kindle. Just so I can gaze at it with fond memories…
Yes, I acknowledge that I am addicted to books.
But for reading them… it is Kindle ALL the way.
Hi, Lynne,
Ditto! Totally agree with everything you said.
I don’t know how your manage all the reading and reviewing you do. Congratulations on your astounding blog, fictionophile.com.
All the best, Annie
Many posts ask readers which they like better… eBooks or real books. For me, it’s not about like or dislike; it’s about need. After years of typing, crocheting, playing piano, and marking papers, my fingers are calling the shots. And they let me know that it’s easier to touch a screen than to turn a page. I read for two or three hours daily and the right tool for the job and joy of reading is eBook. In fact, there are 334 books on my Kindle right now. 
feel of it firm, solid, and smooth.” I can relate to Kevin’s feeling for, when I first get my hands on my new paperback, there is no containing the happiness. 
Although I have literally thousands of hardcover books at home (books do furnish a room – the quote is correct) – I MUCH prefer reading on my Kindle Paperwhite.
My reasons are thus:
1. I can read outdoors and in bright sunlight without the pages ruffling in the wind.
2. I can read in bed in the middle of the night without disturbing my husband with the light or the rustling of pages. (he is a very light sleeper)
3. I can carry all of my TBR in one light little Kindle so I am NEVER without a book.
4. I can adjust the font size, keening, page color, etc. to suit the book and my aging eyes.
5. I can see how much reading time I have left in my book. This is important to me so that I can judge when I will have reviews written.
6. I can highlight as much as I want without defacing the book or taking the time to write copious notes.
7. I review books for both NetGalley and Edelweiss and it is SO much easier to download them when you have a Kindle. I just choose the option “Send to Kindle” and HEY PRESTO !!! the title is on my device!
I will always live with hardcover books. For me they both charm and comfort. They are my friends. I have been known to purchase a book I particularly loved AFTER reading it on my Kindle. Just so I can gaze at it with fond memories…
Yes, I acknowledge that I am addicted to books.
But for reading them… it is Kindle ALL the way.
Hi, Lynne,
Ditto! Totally agree with everything you said.
I don’t know how your manage all the reading and reviewing you do. Congratulations on your astounding blog, fictionophile.com.
All the best, Annie