I can never read enough of Stephen king. Do lots of re-reads ,always something i may have missed the first time around.
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When i read UR i always think of that old, old city Ur. Possibly one of the first cities humans built. Capital of the ancient culture of the Sumerer, even older than the the egyptians. Lies in ruins now of course but was excavated. Located in a corner of what is now called Iraq but was then Mesopotamia. UR doesn't have anything to do with old cities, has it?Is UR available in book format? I always thought it was a spoken CD? I recall getting it from the library but it was very scratched so I told them I did not want it.
Well, i guess that varies from person to person. Personally i wouldn't like looking at a screen when i'm off work and one of the reaqsons is because of the eyes. Not eyestrain in my cause but a too long session with computer, TV, or iphone causes me migrains. So books are my only option. (of course audiobooks but i don't like them at all.) But it isn't anything to argue over. I probably never buy an e-book or a kindle.(whatever that is) but thats me. But i don't see why one has too exclude the other. There are room for all forms. But i don't think books is gonna go away soon enough for me to bother with e-books and the like. If they are not available as books i don't read them. And it is not just the story you're reading, it is also the experience of reading a book. For me thats a pleasure and something i don't experience with reading anything on a screen. But thats me as said. I'm sure there all kinds of varieties on the board.I have never experienced any kind of eye strain with an actual Kindle itself; it's only the Kindle app for my iPad and iPhone that I cannot read for long. To me, the Kindle itself is just like reading a book.
I understand all you say and of course respect it. But reading on a Kindle Paperwhite is nothing at all like reading from a computer screen. It is very much like reading from a book.Well, i guess that varies from person to person. Personally i wouldn't like looking at a screen when i'm off work and one of the reaqsons is because of the eyes. Not eyestrain in my cause but a too long session with computer, TV, or iphone causes me migrains. So books are my only option. (of course audiobooks but i don't like them at all.) But it isn't anything to argue over. I probably never buy an e-book or a kindle.(whatever that is) but thats me. But i don't see why one has too exclude the other. There are room for all forms. But i don't think books is gonna go away soon enough for me to bother with e-books and the like. If they are not available as books i don't read them. And it is not just the story you're reading, it is also the experience of reading a book. For me thats a pleasure and something i don't experience with reading anything on a screen. But thats me as said. I'm sure there all kinds of varieties on the board.
Cant really say about Kindle since i haven't seen them here. Don't know how they work. The latest i saw in that direction was iPads. Is this different?I understand all you say and of course respect it. But reading on a Kindle Paperwhite is nothing at all like reading from a computer screen. It is very much like reading from a book.
Very different. A Kindle Paperwhite is an e-reader only. It uses some kind of "digital ink" to simulate the printed words of a physical book. The screen is not backlit like a traditional computer screen. It's quite a different experience from reading on an iPad.Cant really say about Kindle since i haven't seen them here. Don't know how they work. The latest i saw in that direction was iPads. Is this different?
There is a definite difference between reading a regular book and using an electronic device. It has to do with the white light coming out of the screen. I spend enough time on the computer at work and when on the SKMB. So for me, it is a hand held book. It is simply a personal preference and not a critique of what anyone else prefers.If I spend too long on a computer or e-book reader, I get severe eye strain and even a headache at times. The shorter stories don't bother me that much, but the longer ones cause me problems.
John
I was dead set against reading on an electronic advice--loved the feel of a book, the look of it, the smell of it, the turning of the pages, the bookmark.There is a definite difference between reading a regular book and using an electronic device. It has to do with the white light coming out of the screen. I spend enough time on the computer at work and when on the SKMB. So for me, it is a hand held book. It is simply a personal preference and not a critique of what anyone else prefers.
When the essay "Guns" came out (just before Andy went up North) I said I wanted to get a Kindle. So Andy went and got me a Kobo. I took it back and ended up buying a Tassimo! (I love my cappuccinos and cafe lattes!I was dead set against reading on an electronic advice--loved the feel of a book, the look of it, the smell of it, the turning of the pages, the bookmark.
Then my husband, against all my protestations, bought me a Kindle. I resisted at first, then decided to try it. Oh. My. Now I prefer my Kindle, unless it's a new Stephen King hardback. (Although I do read regular books as well.)
I've upgraded to a Kindle HD, which has a back-lit screen, but to me, it's nothing like reading on a computer. The bestest, most wonderfulest thing of all is I can get my hands on a book in literally seconds. No waiting for delivery or shopping. One click, and I have it! JOY JOY JOY!
My husband is happy too, because he gets to rub it in how I would haughtily say, "I'll never read anything but a REAL book."
If you're thinking about getting an e-reader, I say go for it! It takes a while to get used to it, but I think you'll love it!
I had to look up both Kobo and Tassimo! I hadn't heard of either one of them. Is it hard to read the books in the coffee?When the essay "Guns" came out (just before Andy went up North) I said I wanted to get a Kindle. So Andy went and got me a Kobo. I took it back and ended up buying a Tassimo! (I love my cappuccinos and cafe lattes!
If I don't get the coffee in the morning it is hard to get anything at all done!I had to look up both Kobo and Tassimo! I hadn't heard of either one of them. Is it hard to read the books in the coffee?
I'm with you!!There is a definite difference between reading a regular book and using an electronic device. It has to do with the white light coming out of the screen. I spend enough time on the computer at work and when on the SKMB. So for me, it is a hand held book. It is simply a personal preference and not a critique of what anyone else prefers.