When electronic readers started to come out, I was adamant that I would never turn away from the printed word. It was blasphemy for me. It was also easy to scoff at as well because of the high cost of e-readers. Then prices started to come down but they weren't coming down enough for me to justify buying one.
Last year when Shawn and I went away on a beach vacation, I brought a couple of books to read while I was lounging. Well, a couple of books wasn't enough. I ran out of books. You want a challenge? Try finding a good book in English to read while you're in the middle of Mexico. I couldn't believe it but I started to consider buying one.
One day I found out that a new, very stripped down version was coming out and it was inexpensive compared to some others. I hemmed and hawed and hemmed and hawed. And then I took the plunge and bought the Kobo.
It's been a few months since I've had one and I'm still not convinced it's a replacement for books. However I will admit when I've travelled it has been a lot better. It's much lighter and I never have to worry about the number of books I bring with me. It has definitely made buying books easier much to Shawn's annoyance. All I have to do is buy it online then sync up my Kobo and I have a new book waiting to be read.
I just hope that one day I won't feel like a traitor when I walk past a bookstore.
5 comments:
Good to know. I love to read and love having the book in my hand. I can see the value...I ran out of books once & it sucked.
Keep smilin!
I put the Kobo in my Christmas list but did not get it - M said I can't get one until I read all the real books I have and I have a lot to read!!!
Keep us posted on the reviews of the Kobo!!!
I love your new header! Did you do it yourself?? It is lovely!! I am just not talented like that.
Mark is correct in his statement about the reader. He currently has about 100 UNREAD books around and he doesn't need anymore unread books - in paper or digital!!
BargainMoose often has discount codes for Kobo books.
I agree. I do not know if I can go to an electronic reader. I will be interested to see in time how you do!
BTW the new title looks amazing!
I haven't had the need to consider digital books either but I can certainly understand the appeal if you travel. But I do think that those of us that love books will never tire of the feel of the pages in our hands.
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