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Books or 'kindle' ??

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taffleee · 20/11/2013 19:49

I love reading books. I love buying them, owning them, reading the pages, turning the pages, putting a book mark in, going back to them, everything about reading a book I love!!

I also own a kindle, and have tried reading a book on it, but I just don't get the same enjoyment!! I would hate to think we would loose books because of the 'online' automatic download culture we seem to be breading??

Am I on my own here??

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Heathcliff27 · 21/11/2013 08:41

I love books, any kind, especially old books, the smell, the feel etc. i have the kindle app on ipad but just can't get into it. My friend swears by her kindle but i'm still a book fan.

aliciaflorrick · 21/11/2013 08:34

I live abroad, I wouldn't be without my Kindle, to be able to read an English language book without paying an extortionate price is a wonderful thing.

My DCs also read books or Kindle, or in some cases Kindle app on the iPad because it's better suited to the graphics of a children's book. As long as they're reading I don't think it matters what the format is.

I still take them to the library to choose books and we still look at books in the supermarket choosing the next one we'd like to buy.

I think if I ever read a proper book again it would be because something terrible had happened to my Kindle and I'd be in mourning.

I love my Kindle it's my most prized possession.

valiumredhead · 21/11/2013 08:28

It's not either or,I love both.

ZacharyQuack · 21/11/2013 00:36

Books are an essential part of kids' development. The medium in which they are delivered has no bearing on that. It's the words that are important, not the paper.

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taffleee · 21/11/2013 00:14

another yes, but out of books???

Books have to be an essential part of kids development don't they??? not everything should be 'online'??

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AnotherWorld · 20/11/2013 23:43

I think it's just part of life taff

My kids like PC and games - and playing and swimming. But my eldest adores reading. At least an hour a day if not more she spends reading. Long may it continue!

Both my younger children also love to be read to and to share books.

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taffleee · 20/11/2013 23:39

Ohh, I love a library, the history of a read, everything, it's so special -

It's hard enough getting kids to read books, make it an 'online' thing when your up against 'youtube' and 'xbox' stuff, books are lost -

a sad day x

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Rollermum · 20/11/2013 22:50

I agree! I bought a kindle recently for night feeds. But not the same.

LEMisafucker · 20/11/2013 22:48

I don't think i will read another paper book unless i drop my kindle in the bath

darwiniandreams · 20/11/2013 22:46

I love reading an actual book. I'm with you taffleee but especially when i cant get hold of a book for a while and venture to the library......knowing so many other people have had the same enjoyment out of the same pages.

Waterstones staff now actually approach me and recommend reads which is slightly Blush but so do the nearest bargain booze with wine Grin

TheNunsOfGavarone · 20/11/2013 22:39

And it is a lovely feeling (well it was when I had a job) coming out of Waterstones with a bag full of proper books all with their own beautifully designed covers!

TheNunsOfGavarone · 20/11/2013 22:38

I love books and I love my Kindle.

There's something pleasantly naughty and self-indulgent about being able to download exactly what I want to read when I'm having a sleepless night. But I totally agree with what AnotherWorld said regarding the problem of not being able to pass a Kindle book on to a friend. That is sad. I also tend to use it only for fairly light reading. I find that books with more complexity don't "sink in" quite as well when I read them on Kindle and as for biographies and most other non-fiction, I far prefer to read the print version.

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taffleee · 20/11/2013 22:09

another books are so special tho, and its the joy of reading them i just so doesn't get lost in this age of 'download'!!!

It's hard enough to get kids to read books, x

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AnotherWorld · 20/11/2013 21:48

I am with you. I have a Kindle too. It's good for some books - but I prefer to read an actual book. Plus it's far easier to pass a book on once you've read it.

Books are an asset where Kindle books aren't. You can't resell it, or gift it, and lending is two weeks only.