https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 14:27:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-377177 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:19:59 +0000 pinkcupcake 377177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I only read physical books. I dunno...there's something about turning the pages of a book, the smell of the paper, actually holding a real book...ereaders just don't compare :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-376256 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:57:29 +0000 sarac 376256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Same here. My father died recently, and I keep finding books that he'd given me with his writing in them. Then I have a few books that have his essays or that he edited. And then there are those that were we both authors we both enjoyed and collected, but over the years I sort of absconded with his collection. I also have a book that I bought for him, but was never able to give to him, because he was in a coma by the time I got to him. </p> <p>You just can't replicated those kind of memories with ebooks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-376241 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:21:56 +0000 Sweet T 376241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do! I love reading physical books. I have a Nook and use that as well but I think I will always prefer holding an actual book. I will buy a paper book if it's cheaper than the e-book equivalent. I'm currently reading an actual book for that very reason! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375429 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:57:13 +0000 Pepper 375429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, that's all I read. I don't have an e-reader, and I like actual paper books a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375425 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:54:51 +0000 Meridian 375425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I listen to all my books on cd in the car! I spend lots of time driving :T </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375357 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:40:56 +0000 Bao 375357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's all I read is physical books, I'm not against e-readers I just don't have one, and think I would prefer a book I can turn the pages, physically. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375295 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:27:08 +0000 MusicaV 375295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I borrow my physical books from the library. The only physical books I've bought recently are for DS. I have a Nook, but I haven't used it much now that I'm not working, since I don't have to commute by train. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375258 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:20:01 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 375258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Exclusively! I love pages and the smell of books! Plus, I get all my books at the library and the e-book availability isn't as great (yet) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375226 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:11:12 +0000 MediaNaranja 375226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read paper books. I don't own an e-reader/tablet, and after too long the computer screen gives me a headache. </p> <p>I love how they feel in my hands. Plus they don't break like a tablet would when I inevitably fall asleep reading and it falls to the (hard) floor.</p> <p>Also, I'm cheap and don't want to pony up the $$ for an e-reader/tablet deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375198 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:03:03 +0000 meredithNYC 375198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely! I don't have an e-reader. I used to work in publishing and the inevitable end of paper books is something that truly breaks my heart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375115 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:31:59 +0000 Arden 375115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always paper books, if I can help it. I have thousands, and they are my most precious possessions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375105 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:27:23 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 375105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's the only type of book I read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375102 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:23:16 +0000 Mrs. Blue 375102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Kindle, which I love when I travel or to read in bed, but I am a die hard paper-book girl. There is just something special about flipping the pages and the smell of a really old book. I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375084 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:14:04 +0000 lovehoneybee 375084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read paper books in the bathtub, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375082 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:12:35 +0000 plantains 375082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like e-readers and I never bother reading on my iPad. I just do paper books all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375080 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:12:16 +0000 birdofafeather 375080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i still read physical books! i have an ipad and a nook. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375071 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:09:02 +0000 Alivoo01 375071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I prefer to read paper books over e-books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375067 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:07:12 +0000 Bookish 375067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course! I own a Kindle but I only use it on car trips &amp; vacations. I much prefer the feeling of a book in my hand! Our favorite weekend activity is to go to half-price books and come home with new reading material for cheap! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375054 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:59:05 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 375054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep that is all I read. I am a physical book lover (hoarder). I would miss the smell of the paper if I switched to digital books! No </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375047 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:55:20 +0000 heartonastring 375047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read novels on my ipad, but for most other books I prefer hard copy. I think it's mostly because I like to be able to bookmark things and flip back and forth between multiple sections, which I just find easier to do in hard copy books. </p> <p>E-readers are great for some things but, for me, I prefer more reference style books (e.g. travel guides, pregnancy books, TCOYF etc.) in hard copy so that I can underline things and flag pages with post-its. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375040 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:52:17 +0000 alayaya 375040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also don't have an e-reader of any kind. I like to read in the bath and I don't really want to take an electronic with me.... I can see the appeal for traveling (especially after hauling a giant hardcover book all over Mexico) but nothing beats the simple joy that I get from reading a physical book. No batteries, no charging, no worries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375017 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:41:53 +0000 JoJoGirl 375017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! I don't own a Kindle or any e-reader. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-375016 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:40:42 +0000 sarac 375016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and I think it's really tragic that people are switching away from them. I think that a physical library is so important to have around for your children. My daughter's favorite thing is reading her many books, and I can't imagine what she'd do with a kindle. It just wouldn't be the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-374970 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:24:57 +0000 twinmama 374970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got a nook towards the end of my pregnancy since I was up a lot in the middle of the night the last few weeks of pg and once the babies arrived. It let me read while still in the dark, and was easier to navigate size wise than the laptop while nursing. I haven't purchased any books for it though, I just check out ebooks from our local library. So for this purpose, it's perfect. But ideally I love paper books, have many, and am back to reading paper again before bed or when I sneak away to Starbucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-374969 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:23:56 +0000 autumnlove 374969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I don't like digital books! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-374961 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:22:09 +0000 Honeybee 374961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time; I probably check out 1-2 paper books from my library every week, plus all my school books are in paper (I find e-textbooks to be really difficult to use). I also read on my Kindle and my husband's Nook; I'm pretty non-discriminatory. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-374954 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:20:29 +0000 Foodnerd81 374954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I purchase most books on my Kindle, but every once in a while I'll be somewhere where I can get great deals on paper (like $5 for a paperback or less) and then I stock up, and those last me a while. I prefer the kindle because I do most of my reading on my commute, and unless it's a small book, it gets so heavy. BUT, if I'm at home reading I do like a real physical book. And if I was ever studying something I think I would have to do paper-- I'm too old school! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-374951 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:19:55 +0000 jennylynn 374951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a kindle, but I actually prefer to read paper books. I sometimes have to flip back to a previous chapter to re-read something, and that's just a huge pain with the kindle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-374948 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:18:55 +0000 tororojo 374948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only read paper books, don't have an e-reader...I don't feel like I should have to do anything special to make sure the book I'm reading doesn't run out of batteries. :) I can see the appeal for travel, but that's the only time I would find the concept of an e-reader desirable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-read-physical-books#post-374940 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:16:04 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 374940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! At least when I'm reading for "work." I've got a school library full of paper books, so although we circulate stuff on Kindles and iPads, when I'm reading YA books for school, I usually do the paper version. </p> <p>If it's an "adult" book that has nothing to do with students, I'm much more likely to read it on my iPad (the whole instant gratification can't wait to go to the bookstore/library problem). </p>