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There’s nothing worse than not being able to take advantage of freebies. And while I was thrilled to win a free book a when I first joined Goodreads, not being able to claim their next giveaway offer is frustrating.
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I hate ereaders and don’t own a Kindle. Audio is not my thing either. So because I’m old school and prefer tactile reading, I’m missing out on a free book.
And that’s frustrating.
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River's world..... 
you don’t need a kindle you can download the kindle app to any device and read from there…tablet, computer etc.
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But that’s the point. I don’t like reading digitally, I want a real book.
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For one book, we won’t tell.
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Nope.
Not even one…
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I understand, truly I do and perhaps time and circumstance will never keep you from a library but for those of us who have no physical access to a library or the monetary resources to spend on a ‘throw-away’ book, ebooks have been a godsend. I do still on occasion buy a hard copy of a book. But buy a book I know I will only read once? No I have better things to do with my limited funds. I too was adamant I would never do ebooks and now I appreciate them for many reasons. When I find something I want to copy and keep I can now easily highlight, copy and paste it into a document on my computer – my “Quotes’ file is chock-a-block. When I come across a word I don’t know I can instantly look it up, if I come across some interesting concept I can also easily research it. These aspects of books – new words, intriguing ideas, are important to me and easily followed up with ebooks. I don’t do audio books because I don’t absorb spoken information – a real problem for me when I was in college but if there comes a time when my vision is compromised I may well have to find a way to adapt. Enjoy your hard copies, or real books as you call them, I know their allure and may you always have the ability to indulge that pleasure.
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I understand that as well and am glad we have options when it comes to reading. As you say, there may come a day when I have to switch and I’m sure I’ll be very glad digital is there.
❤️
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Truly
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I’m with you!
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Real is not everyone’s cup of tea, but it sure beats fake. A hardcover is good to read and muse but if you can adapt, kindle is also good.
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I’ve tried, I just don’t enjoy it.
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I am a very fast reader and find I enjoy all venues including reading recipes, and even phone books.
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I’m with you, I detest e-readers and anything like them. I do podcasts in my car but I don’t do audio books either. I like the real hardcover book.
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Reading is a tactile pleasure for me. A fresh new book, the paper, the heft of it. I love them all.
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I hear ya, and I completely agree with you. And I save all my books as well, I collect hardcover classic literature and fiction, leather bound. It’s like collecting shoes, but these I’ll keep forever, lol.
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Perfect! Nothing warms a room like shelves full of books.
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When you try for the Freebies, you have to check that you want Print Books.
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I didn’t try for anything on this one.
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I find real books soothing and more navigable. I’m constantly loosing my place in digital books by hitting some button or something on the screen.
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There’s something comforting about snuggling up with a good book that you just cant get from a screen.
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Once upon a time, as a budding author, I too was opposed to eBooks, but I am fully Team Kindle these days. The convenience and backlight features alone make it worth the splurge.
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I’m not a budding anything but you’ll have to pry my hardcover book from my cold dead hands.
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Sounds like you’re a budding Kindle hater actually.
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No budding about that.
😉
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I’ve been a ‘book in my hand’ reader too, but I’m thinking of trying digitally, just for the back lighting part. My pups constantly yank my book light off my book. Little turds.
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I’ve never used a book light, but then I rarely read in bed.
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