tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post4470397528222241341..comments2024-03-16T18:32:15.171-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): Books vs. Kindles: The Choice No One Made EverChris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-80274348951466729062019-04-08T19:53:12.905-07:002019-04-08T19:53:12.905-07:00Got my first Kindle before a 5-day train excursion...Got my first Kindle before a 5-day train excursion, when packing space was at a premium. Now on my third. Love the backlighting, for reading in dimly lit corners or in bed, love being able to increase font size when my eyes are tired, love the massive books and library in such a lightweight package. Now I mostly buy printed bound books that are reference materials, such as writing references, cookbooks, etc., with the occasional lapse for my library's fundraiser book sales. <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640222201739359786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-47638644042378457062018-04-16T20:42:08.477-07:002018-04-16T20:42:08.477-07:00I am right there with you! I love my Kindle - it m...I am right there with you! I love my Kindle - it makes it possible for me to read in situations I would not want to bring my books into (in the rain, under a barely adequate umbrella,) and makes reading possible where it was not so much before (in the dark with someone asleep next to me,) and I love all my books. Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424135776902766867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-10460731677612683722013-07-17T20:13:10.996-07:002013-07-17T20:13:10.996-07:00At one point in my life, I lived with over 2500 bo...At one point in my life, I lived with over 2500 books. In a studio apartment. I've pared down my collection to just two book cases and, with the exception of a dozen fiction books I read over and over and over, everything is non-fiction. (I believe I'm scheduled to read Moon Is a Harsh Mistress over the Labor Day weekend.)<br /><br />I've got a Kindle, but generally use the Kindle app on my Xoom. I'm closing in on 300 books, and the Xoom has not grown any heavier. The next time I move, my friends will not be cursing my name.<br /><br />I've started a list of books I absolutely MUST have on Kindle (that aren't available in that format yet), because their paper brethren are too old and worn to be read.<br /><br />Paper or plastic? Pffft! I want it all!!<br /><br />Aertenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263441606866480030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-62570047856466941902013-07-17T19:37:59.496-07:002013-07-17T19:37:59.496-07:00Excellent timing for this post, for personal reaso...Excellent timing for this post, for personal reasons. I am moving from a house to a tiny NYC apartment. For the first time in my very long adult life I have to give up my books. Thank all that is wholly nerdy that the Kindle (and 2nd kindle and iPad) were invented or I would be a mess right now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-48079325904382577602013-07-17T19:14:45.632-07:002013-07-17T19:14:45.632-07:00And I just realized I used enormity wrong. :-p And I just realized I used enormity wrong. :-p Chris Brecheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-34358153175865078262013-07-17T19:07:45.167-07:002013-07-17T19:07:45.167-07:00OMG do you still have a VCR too?? ;)OMG do you still have a VCR too?? ;)Plymouth Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539297105353238798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-387175989400933222012-07-18T16:38:34.347-07:002012-07-18T16:38:34.347-07:00I think there will always be room for real books i...I think there will always be room for real books in the market. But yes, for my casual reading, the Kindle just is wonderful.<br /><br />I'm so glad you got one and convinced me!Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342229424980366242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-58964539948801787602012-07-16T11:47:53.803-07:002012-07-16T11:47:53.803-07:00Fortunately, I've done all kinds of physics ex...Fortunately, I've done all kinds of physics experiments and I can safely conclude that the presence of an e-reader will not cause physical books to atomize. <br /><br />So you should be good.Chris Brecheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-90873159039373288362012-07-16T11:46:35.202-07:002012-07-16T11:46:35.202-07:00Believe it or not, the fiction is coming to a seco...Believe it or not, the fiction is coming to a second rate blog near you. Very near you, in fact. Like...if you're reading this comment on the webpage, it will be over to your right. <br /><br />I took a serious hit with that Dropbox data corruption thing, so that's delayed the appearance, but I hope to basically put most of my short fiction right here.Chris Brecheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-5046636384077528842012-07-16T10:49:22.008-07:002012-07-16T10:49:22.008-07:00Yeah, pretty much.
I <3'd my second-hand ...Yeah, pretty much. <br /><br />I <3'd my second-hand Kindle and you can have my iPad when you pry it from my cold, dead hands. But for me the Kindle and later the iPad were about convenience. About knowing I would never have to fear baggage overage charges again because I'd packed that extra hard-cover.<br /><br />But I'm not about to give up my shelves of carefully collected books either. I don't see that happening. Some of those books went on their on convoluted, wild, adventures before eventually making their way home to me. As much as they are vehicles for telling stories, some of my books have stories and memories of their own, and I can't let go of that.<br /><br />Of course this reminds me. I really do need another bookcase.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524785358789299118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-68893166461007133522012-07-16T10:44:39.448-07:002012-07-16T10:44:39.448-07:00Because I have a job and therefore some disposable...Because I have a job and therefore some disposable income, I buy all my fiction at The Other Change of Hobbit. I then read it. If it's lendable, I keep it to lend. If not, I sell it. Either way, if I liked the book I buy it on my Kindle. That way the author gets paid twice, my indie bookstore gets paid once, I can share awesome books with friends, and I - well, I really like being able to read a book of any size on a device that weighs the same no matter what. Some of those Honor Harrington books hurt to read.<br /><br />My nonfiction I buy in paper only because I write marginalia which I want to be able to read at the same time as I read the typed text. Plus, when doing research I like to have more than one book open at once. Putting my fiction on Kindle means I have more bookcase board feet for nonfiction - ie, I get a larger book collection.<br /><br />Last, I just had eye surgery. I can't stress how awesome it's been to be able to set the font size on my kindle at "massive" so I can read a book while I recover, because I can't read anything in paper. The font size is too small for comfort.<br /><br />Ergo, I have and enjoy both. I'm not Craigslisting my bookcases and my Kindle is almost worn out - I'll be getting a new one next year. (Also, not being able to lose or have my books stolen is AWESOME. I can have the device lost or stolen, but that's not the same.)<br /><br />I also found all of your kindle scenarios (scenaria? Scenariae?) very amusing. I would like, some day, to read some fiction you've written.Terranoreply@blogger.com