Preferred method of reading?

[Ted Brautigan]

E-book, hardcover/paperback, or audio file?

I've always been a hardcover fan but I recently moved and it is a pain in the neck to pack up and move. I think I'm going to switch to the e-book way instead of hardcover except for SK and Joe Hill books.

As far as e-books go, what device do more people use? I have a Kindle but I recently bought a Kobo. I'm leaning more towards the Kobo now (even though it hasn't arrived) for the sole fact that it tells you how many pages you have left in each chapter. I hate leaving books in the middle of a chapter on Kindle and I haven't found a way to figure out when the next chapter comes. It seems like with the Kobo you can do it.

 

[AchtungBaby]

I got a Kindle Fire for Christmas and love it. Never thought I would but I am! I've read three books off it already.

That said, I'll never turn away from physical books.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...with my tri-focals on...

 

[doowopgirl]

I'm easy that way. Except for audio books. I like the action of my eyes on the words on the page. I have a Kindle fire and you can get how many pages or time left in the chapter. I will never give up print books. But, there are classics you can get for free on Kindle. Also some books may be hard to find in a local shop, but are right there on your Kindle and available in an instant and usually cheaper. So like I said, I'm easy and use both to suit myself.

 

[not_nadine]

Legs tucked under, book in hand.

I have read on the computer, not the same. But, if all I have ok.
legs tucked under, laptop in hand, or lap.

 

[Patricia A]

I like all of it and I want more. Preferably in a seated position.

 

[staropeace]

E-books are ok. I prefer the real thing, though. I enjoy lying on my bed with a bunch of pillows behind my head and a few cats at my side.

 

[not_nadine]

I like all of it and I want more. Preferably in a seated position.

sorry

 

[Patricia A]

sorry

Don't pity greediness.

 

[80sFan]

I enjoy paperbacks and hardcovers very much, but I do think ebooks are great. Years ago, hubby gave me a nook for Christmas, but it has since died and I use the nook app on my phone. I like that I can read in bed without turning on the light. I also like how if I forget who a character is, I can use the "find" feature to refresh my memory. Of course it's convenient for the rare occasion when I come across a word I don't know the meaning of too.

 

[Kurben]

in bed with a lot of pillows behind my back and a book in my hand and a beer or a glass of juice at the nighttable. If the books are Hard, soft or e is not a big thing. But not audios! i need the hands to participate in the reading and my eyes of course..

 

[Owenk]

I used to read loads and loads (my degree was English and American Literature, so I guess I had to at college and it kind of stuck.)

However of late I hardly read at all in the normal run of events and rely almost exclusively on audiobooks. This is a bit of a pain in the a*** as I tend to go to sleep and then have to spend 20 minutes in the morning finding the last spot I can remember.

The exception to this is on holiday when I devour one book after another. Last book I read in paper format was The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway which I highly reccomend to anyone who hasn't read it.

 

[fljoe0]

I read all formats but for comfort, I like reading on the kindle the best. Features like adjustable text and built in dictionary are great.

I have a kindle paperwhite and a Fire. I prefer reading novels on the paperwhite and like the Fire for books with illustrations or graphics. The Fire is great for magazines. Also, reference books, manuals and text books are better on the Fire.

 

[notebookgirl]

I like hardcover the best. Paperback has too small of print! Of course, audio is awesome when I am cleaning the house or driving an hour to my office. It's better than the radio. I am listening to the "The Dark Half" currently. I was sad when my listen to "Salem's Lot" was over before that — love when a good book gets you right between the ears. (ok, feeling silly today!)

 

[Demeter]

Paperback or hardcover, as long as the writing isn't too small. I've read on the computer, tablet, phone and Kindle. Paper still beats the screen any day. I actually find I like the book less if I read it on a screen - for me reading isn't just about the words (and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way) but a complete experience that includes the texture and color of the pages, the cover art, and not least of all, seeing exactly where I am in the book.

 

[signals2112]

I received a Kindle for my birthday in 2013, and have been using it ever since. This summer I discovered a local bookstore, and started collecting Sai King in hardcover. I was halfway through Geralds Game, when my Kindle died, and I had to pull out the book, if I wanted to continue on. It took almost an hour to read a chapter, as I had to relearn how to read from a book.

 

[signals2112]

As far as e-books go, what device do more people use? I have a Kindle but I recently bought a Kobo. I'm leaning more towards the Kobo now (even though it hasn't arrived) for the sole fact that it tells you how many pages you have left in each chapter. I hate leaving books in the middle of a chapter on Kindle and I haven't found a way to figure out when the next chapter comes. It seems like with the Kobo you can do it.

At the bottom of the kindle, it will say either Time remaining, percantage or time remaining in chapter. Tap it and it will change to the next option. It's the best way to tell how much you have left to read. Unless your reading King, who doesn't use proper chapters.

 

[muskrat]

As an obsessive bibliophile, I gotta have the real thing, baby. I don't feel I own a book unless it's on the shelf. E booking is fine for shorter things, stories and such, and great for reading old golden age comics that I can't afford, but when I embark on a long haul novel voyage, like a big old brick of Dickens or an epic King 'townie', sir, I must hold the work in my hands. I must smell it's seasoned pages and, as Bradbury says, pray to it. Don't wanna have to keep plugging my book into the wall, either.

Hardback or paper, it doesn't matter.

 

[Bardo]

Okay, I WAS one of those snobs too.
"If I cant smell the paper and feel the pages turn" kind of guy.
So,
When I got a Kindle from my wife a few years ago I thought I'd better give it a try(or cuddle by myself a nights)

Four years and hundreds of books later,,,
I LOVE IT!
The medium should not matter if the book is good!
The holes are just As BIG to fall into!
Plus, I have it on my phone so I have a book on hand at every moment(Stop lights,bathroom,work meetings,etc,,)

My $0.02

 

[skimom2]

I like HB best, trade PB next. E-books are okay, but I have a hard time paying attention when reading on a screen so I save that for very light reading (chick lit, horror shorts, cosy mysteries). I've never listened to an audiobook.