A Kindle or do you prefer proper books ?

[WhatsHisName]

I prefer normal books, but I did download the free kindle from amazon, as it is just  more convient being able to have my books on my pc

[StanSP]

Have both. Don't mind both. The ease with which you can download stuff on to the Kindle and have it straight in your hands does hold a large benefit though. Rather than ordering a book and waiting for it to come to your house. As long as it is the same stuff in the book and and on the Kindle, that's all that matters.

[Fox92]

Book. I haven't got a Kindle.

 

However, I'm guessing a Kindle is easier to have for holidays etc for people who like reading/take a lot of books on holiday.

[Captain...]

For commuting on a packed train or the tube or going on a long holiday where you are planning to do a lot of reading they are great, any other circumstances prefer books.

[Jon the Hat]

Kindle is great particularly for business travel with hand luggage only.  Pre kindle I would  find no space for a book and get bored.  It is nice sometimes to have an actual book though.  I find now that I will buy novels to fill time on Kindle, and non fiction or interesting books i want to keep I buy real books.

[Guest MattP]

Proper books all day long.

First thing I like to do when going into a house I have never been in is to glance through the bookcase.

[MikeyT]

As it stands, books. Although I wouldn't mind getting a Kindle at some point.

[Captain...]

Proper books all day long.

First thing I like to do when going into a house I have never been in is to glance through the bookcase.

 

Likewise, the second thing I do is judge them.

[Jon the Hat]

Proper books all day long.

First thing I like to do when going into a house I have never been in is to glance through the bookcase.

 

This is why I buy good books and read the shite on the Kindle

[Guest MattP]

Likewise, the second thing I do is judge them.

 

I didn't want to say that but yes!

 

This is why I buy good books and read the shite on the Kindle

 

An excellent idea Sir.

[Trav Le Bleu]

There must be an online quiz that judges you re: what's on your bookcase.

[Finnaldo]

Kindles are very good. After you pay the initial price you can download any book you want instantly. I got War of the Worlds for free and I could imagine you could get a lot of the classics for free.

I'm doing English Literature next year, and I would imagine it'll be a very useful piece of kit.

[ADK]

Not really a fan of either.

[fleckneymike]

Kindle owner are invariably *****. Seldom will you meet a person reading a book who will boast how easy that book is to read in direct sunlight yet every kindle owner seems obsessed with telling you so.

 

Likewise the ability to read lots of books at one or carry lots of books around. What's wrong with reading a book at a time? What's wrong with a library?

[Tielemans63]

If they develop Kindle technology to the point they can deliver the smell of a book - then I might be interested.

You can't beat that book smell - especially old books.

[Trav Le Bleu]

If they develop Kindle technology to the point they can deliver the smell of a book - then I might be interested.

You can't beat that book smell - especially old books.

 

Isn't it great when you buy an old book and you turn a page and there's a five year old bogie on the corner of the page. Or the pages are stuck together, by who knows what fluids?

[21st Century Fox]

Isn't it great when you buy an old book and you turn a page and there's a five year old bogie on the corner of the page. Or the pages are stuck together, by who knows what fluids?

 

I like it when you find an old bookmark or postcard in an old book. I remember buying an old book for 50p from a book stall and found a $1 note in it... tidy profit.

[Tielemans63]

Isn't it great when you buy an old book and you turn a page and there's a five year old bogie on the corner of the page. Or the pages are stuck together, by who knows what fluids?

I don't read the kind of books you obviously do Trav

[MikeyT]

Not really a fan of either.

Basically you don't like to read then?

[StanSP]

Kindle owner are invariably *****. Seldom will you meet a person reading a book who will boast how easy that book is to read in direct sunlight yet every kindle owner seems obsessed with telling you so.

I've never done that. I've also never been on the receiving end of being told that by Kindle owners... Maybe it's the people you know, not what they own

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

You just can't come close to a real book.

[ADK]

Basically you don't like to read then?

 

Pretty much.

[Rincewind]

Both. The Kindle is handy for carrying a variet of books around. Paper book ideal for reference, dictionaries and the like.

 

Bought an hardback today £1.50 Graveyard humour and what attracted me to it was that it had an introduction by Spike Milligan. Published in the 80's so getting near the antique status

 

He said heroism is known for being brave when facing danger but he uses laughter and I see what he means.

[Samilktray]

Prefer a movie of the book.

[Trav Le Bleu]

I like it when you find an old bookmark or postcard in an old book. I remember buying an old book for 50p from a book stall and found a $1 note in it... tidy profit.

 

Yeah, done that too.