Ahhhh… the email. It can be dangerous. 🙂
I am sure I have given my take on the Kindle in the past. In fact. I know I have. I like a book…. I like the feel, the shape, and the smell. I like to see them all pretty and colorful on book shelves. I scoffed at poor Jodi in my book club who had went to a Kindle. I would go down arguing pro books on this issue in a pile of beautiful hardcovers… but I would go down fighting.
Yup. That’s my take.
Then in my email…. comes the nook. What is this? It is slim…. it actually kind of of looking…. if you go for sleek, easy to pull out in a moments notice, information at your fingertips day or night…
Its like the hot looking bad boy…
of books.
While I LOVE L
OVE LOVE my reading room, while I always know I will favor a “book book” over an e book….
I have to admit I am having visions of boarding planes without lugging 5 or 6 heavy books along. Visions of being stuck in traffic and able to take this little baby out of my purse and read a bit without people freaking out because I am that crazy girl behind the wheel of a car reading a book… again. I am also having visions of blow drying my hair without having to prop my book open with the squeeze bottle of hair product to hold my place….
Oh…. I think I may be crushing on the nook.
Book Journey 
Like you, I am so attached to everything about books (feel,look, smell…name it). A Kindle is something very foreign to me…although I have read about all the benefits- and the ones you personally mention, I too think would be great (been there with the blowdrying thing;) How would that work though for us bloggers who receive books for review- can publishers send them to you through a Kindle- or is it only for books you can download through purchase? As you can see, I’m very techno-challenged;)
Lucy… great questions. I dont know enough about the kindle to know how that works. can anyone answer this?
Oh and I love that you too have done the blow dryer thing….LOL
Lucy… great questions. I dont know enough about the kindle to know how that works. can anyone answer this?
Oh and I love that you too have done the blowdryer thing….LOL
I have a friend who works for a book publisher, and they gave everyone a Kindle so that they could read manuscripts on it rather than printing out hard copies. So, there must be a way to get non-Kindle books on there?
Imagine working for a company that gives you a Kindle!
Oh I would love to try one for free! 🙂 That would really help the deciding factor… ha ha
I am to attached to books to give them up or share them with a reader. I love the feel of a book in my hands and I just don’t really have a need for one. I think if i traveled a lot or rode a bus/train to work it would be a nice thing to have, but I just don’t have a use for one.
Morning Zia, I will never give up books. I prefer them always and have to actually weigh out the facts that if I did cave and buy the e reader (*shutter*) would I use it enough to justify it? 🙂
I have to admit the nook caught my eye also. However, I rarely buy NEW books, I rarely fly, although I live in a large city (Phoenix) my traffic jams are not that bad, I don’t use public transportation.. soooo an Ereader will never serve it’s purpose (or cost) for me. Besides, the idea of not being able to shop at my indi places make me sick. No way you can support a small, local business with an Ereader. Damn corporations…..
Jamie H – I agree with this too…. I will always prefer a book. I have fought the e reader for a long time…. yet looking at my past posts I have talked about it three different times. Why oh why do I keep looking at it? LOL
Sheila, it just may be calling to you load and clear. I can definitely see the appeal. For your purposes, I can see exactly how it would fit the bill.
Actually a lot of new/unpublished authors are self-publishing their own digital books now, and there are a ton of new e-book stores popping up every day, so it’s surprisingly easy to support the struggling or smaller book sellers, publishers and writers.
Ok so it may have some advantages like being much more easy to carry around but I’m not convinced at all. And if they think it will encourage young people to read – I’m sorry to say I think they are wrong.
Oh Petty Witter – that is a really good point about the YA. I agree on that and hadn’t thought about it. I bet you are right, Young adults will not be sold on an E Reader… I think they are sold on the super cool covers you can see on many of the YA reads. .
How much is the nook? I’m a die hard book fan and I have a hard time with turning an actual book into something electronic; however, I’m still willing to try something new. But the cost of all these things puts me off from trying anything new.
I believe this one was $250 Tracie
You definitely have a crush on the Nook! I thought I read a lot, but I don’t ever recall having tried to read while blow drying my hair!
Lisa, ha ha… and you call yourself a reader! JK 😉
I’ve had a Sony e-reader for almost 6 months now, and I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love it.
I think the biggest draw for me is the ease of reading. I know that may sound weird if you haven’t used a digital reader, but think of all those paperbacks that don’t stay open, giving you finger cramps while you try to read with one hand and eat or grab a glass, etc. It makes reading much faster and less interrupted. I also love being able to hop online and download the next book I want in minutes. And as someone who really wants to help the environment I think the lack of paper is important.
Also a huge bonus, is the insane amount of really good FREE books. Between the free books, and significantly lower cost of e-books the price of the reader itself is made up quickly for any serious reader.
The biggest drawback of the e-books is the fact that you can’t really share the ones you’ve paid for. The free ones are easily passed on, but most of the ones you buy go right to your reader so you’d have to pass the actual reader on, which is not happening with mine!
Now, I do understand the love of a physical book, and the beauty of a full bookshelf, so I do still buy some actual books too. I’m a series collector, and like to reference them so I will continue to buy hard copies of my series, as well as any books that I think I’ll want to share.
But the thing I am discovering is that the more I use my reader, the more I want to use it. I am pretty much over the small paperback now. They’re a pain, don’t want ’em. But, I still love hardcovers and trade paperbacks.
OK, clearly I have a lot to say about this! But that’s enough for now. 🙂
I should add that The Nook looks fantastic – much better than the Kindle. I love the colour screen and touch screen book selection. And the Nook to Nook sharing is a brilliant option!
Plus, notes and a dictionary are the two features I really wish my e-reader had, and the Nook has both.
Hi Jody – I have heard people talking about how they do not like the gray scale screens and this nook seems to have color which I think must be a plus.
To date – I have never held one or used one so I have no idea what that would do to my book love (the touch and feel of a real book)
I agree with you on paperbacks – I much prefer the trade paperback size and of course my beloved hardcovers. Always will I think no matter what I decide here.
I was telling my friend this morning that my sister says she has found the “perfect” Christmas gift for me and is having my other sister go in on it with her. I have no idea what it could be. My friend instantly said, I bet it’s a Kindle. I thought, Oh no — I have to hold a real book in my hands. And I like the thought of seeing my books grow in a collection on the shelf. Stay tuned . . . until Christmas. 🙂
Kim, I am deciding if this is my Christmas request or not. I am still so torn…. I am a pretty loyal friend – even to my books 🙂 Its hard for me to break into new territory.
One thing that refuses to leave my mind…remember when Amazon yanked a certain book from the Kindles of the purchasers? (Can’t remember the title.) I’ve had decades of bad luck. I can just see myself getting an e-reader for the first time, loading it up with books for my trans-Atlantic flight and 4 week trip to the UK–only to have all my books disappear mid-ocean. I truly think that I could get used to an e-reader for certain situations, but there’s a Big Brother aspect to them that just doesn’t appeal to me.
Just wrote about this topic.
http://shishnit.org/2009/10/21/go-check-out-the-nook-or-just-read-a-real-book-for-less-and-enjoy-everything-about-reading-a-real-tangible-book-you-can-lend-sell-keep-forever-and-enjoy/
Hi Kristi – I am going to go and check out your post later today 🙂
Hi Cathy – that right, I would hope that Amazon has learned from the fallout of that decisions and it would not be repeated… but of course, who knows.
The Big Brother mention got me picturing a new movie title: “I Know What You Read Last Night” Yikes!
Good points! 🙂
Saying that they’re like the hot looking bad boy couldn’t be more accurate!
I swore off ebooks a year ago because I love my book books so much. I love the touch and smell of them.
But now that all these new gadgets are out … well .. they look so pretty. It’s hard to resist temptation.
Ceri… hee hee… I think that line “the nook is like the hot looking bad boy” should actually be used as a marketing tool. 🙂
I have been anti e reader for su long but yeah…. as they get better and I know the weight, the literal weight, of traveling with many books…. I have to admit I am tempted.
I’ve been a fan of e-books for a long time now, but I finally caved and bought a reader only this month.
I bought an iPod Touch.
It was WAY cheaper than the dedicated readers. AND it’s multi-functional.
When Sony or whoever introduces something better that can do more than hold books, I’ll consider it. But to spend that much on something dedicated? No thanks.
Hi Susan. I have never read an e book. I am truly in uncharted territory 🙂
Hi Susan, thanks for joining in the discussion. It is really helpful to hear other readers thoughts on this.
I would probably like to use an e-reader for fiction books, but I prefer paperback books for anything, because I like to highlight in those books.
HI Tami, thanks for your thoughts!
I’m more into save the trees kind of person. I plan to go “e” in 2010. I’ve ordered my Nook and will end up with a Kindle too. By 2011, I’d like to see all my books on electronic format.
Should have said “Pre-ordered.”
It’s a tough one. I will always love to hold and collect books but something about the convenience of it all appeals to me. But I havent’ played with any sort of e-reader type of thing ever so I could change my mind.
I really like to look at my books though. It calms me. Hmm..
Hi Michelle – my books calm me too… just hangin out with them makes me happy. 🙂
I love the feel of the books when I hold them in my hand ,however uncomfortable it might be I take along 7-8 books during travel . E readers though are much convinient I am not comfortable with the idea. 🙂 I would rather have heavy books that take up all the shelf space 🙂 That actually makes me happy.
docshona, that is what I normally pack – way too many books! 🙂 Mainly so I dont run out. That happened a few years ago in Honduras – I actually read everything I brought and I got a message to a friend to send more with another person who was joining us in Honduras. LOL
I will never give up books – I know that. I love to be surrounded by them. 🙂