I love the library, I love the smell of books, I love talking about books, I love shelving books (when I worked for a library) My dream job is to be a librarian. When I was a child, my ideal birthday party was getting to have a sleepover in the library and have random story times. I used to love reading but have since lost interest. It's funny how much I love talking about books and starting books, but to get me to actually finish a book is a stretch. I lose interest, I can't find the time or I lose the book.
For my birthday Jeff got me an e-reader. This is something I have been really really wanting for awhile in hopes I would read more, but I was unsure if I would really like it. I have just finished my first book (yeah yeah it's almost July and my birthday is in April.. I am planning a wedding... cut me some slack! =)). I have decided that I love my e-reader 99%.
I love that the battery life is so long. I have only had to charge it once.
I love that I don't have to hurt my thumbs holding a book open.
I love that I can scroll to a word and the dictionary on my device tells me the definition.
I love that I can highlight things and give my opinions.
I love that I can read in the sunlight with it.
I mostly love that it fits right in my purse so I am never left stranded anywhere with nothing to do.
I don't miss see the physical pages and how far I am. There is a % ticker on the bottom that tells me that
I don't miss only have two weeks to read the book or renew it at the library.
After finishing my first book today I realize there are just a few things I don't like:
I don't like that at the end of the book I didn't get to SLAM the book shut. I didn't realize this is probably my favorite part of finishing a book. I would feel very accomplished when I did that.
I don't like that e-readers are hurting the libraries.
I don't like that I can't trade books with friends. I realize some have the capability of this, but mine doesn't.
All in all I LOVE mine. I would highly suggest everyone go out and buy one!
1 comment:
I love mine too! I don't love how much more money I spend on books though! Mine is capable of checking out books from the library and lending, but I rarely use either of those features. Checking books out is tedious and cumbersome. Lending and borrowing requires having friends with the same type of device. Boo.
Glad you like yours.
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