https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 11:17:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-466107 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:33:49 +0000 Charm54 466107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my kindle for a few reasons: it's so much easier for me to hold and read comfortably with and also as soon as I finish one book I can find another one quickly. My town doesn't have a bookstore so I would sometimes go months between books before I had my kindle!</p> <p>I also love how easy it is to travel with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-466102 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:27:27 +0000 matador84 466102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the kindle app on my iPhone and iPad and love it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-466100 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:26:05 +0000 LuLu Mom 466100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I held off until my mom finally got me a Kindle, and I'm hooked. Lighter and compact and it "looks" like a paperbook. I was scared the screen would hurt my eyes after staring at a computer all day but that is not the case at all! So much easier to read on than my iPad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-466022 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 04:02:49 +0000 Mrs. Grape 466022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love paper books too much. I love how they feel in my hands, I love making notes in the margins, I love how they smell (and one of our cats smells like dusty old books, too, so that's an added bonus). I have to admit, I was tempted by the prospect of getting free classics on the Kindle, but I don't think I could ever bring myself to use an e-reader. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465973 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:44:12 +0000 Bao 465973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: I'm highly considering it! :) thank you for your input. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465968 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:38:13 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 465968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And if you get a Kindle, there are TONS of free books out there (most classics can be found for free!), and I think depending on what Kindle you get or if you have a PRIME membership, you have the ability to lend and borrow from the Kindle lending library. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465966 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:35:52 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 465966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I felt the SAME exact way when I first debated about getting my Kindle, but I LOVE it. I still buy paper books sometimes, but it depends on the genre. If its fiction I almost always get the kindle version, but if it's nonfiction or something I think I'll go back through and reference (like most parenting books), I get it in paperback. The kindle e-ink technology is amazing and doesn't strain your eyes, and I think I read much faster on my kindle. I love being able to take one light device around and have a hundred books in my hand all at once. I hope you give e-reading a chance!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465943 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:53:06 +0000 lemondrop 465943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Three Christmases ago my husband got me a Kindle- best gift ever! I have plenty of books that I will never give up, but I can happily read in either medium, and I love the portable convenience of the Kindle. I have the app on my phone, so I don't have to tote the book or the Kindle everywhere with me, and the Kindle never gets dusty like my favorite books do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465890 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:52:59 +0000 shopaholic 465890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the e-reader (I have a Kindle). It's just so much more convenient to carry around one thing, especially when traveling. I also love that I don't have a ton of books collecting dust/taking up space when I'm done now. And I love that I can buy &amp; download a book anywhere I am if I feel like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465886 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:50:01 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 465886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could never switch to an ereader. I love books as much as I love reaching. I love having a library at home and collect vintage books. My DH got an ereader for Christmas and he is loving it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465811 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:08:09 +0000 Bao 465811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: May need to go on my next wishlist! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465797 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:56:28 +0000 pl0508 465797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: get one !!! You will seriously love it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465774 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:38:35 +0000 Bao 465774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: @coacheswife123: hmm you girls have me thinking now ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465752 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:20:07 +0000 ladyfingers 465752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just love reading, and I've come to realize I don't care what the medium is. I got a Kindle a couple of years ago and it's awesome -- especially after moving about a million books half a dozen times over the years! I feel like it makes reading materials even more accessible, too -- if I want a book, I just push a few buttons and I have it. And I second @coacheswife123, it makes lugging reading material around so much easier, especially on trips. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465709 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:38:21 +0000 pl0508 465709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt the same way but finally got a kindle and I LOVE it !! The thing I probably like most is that it weighs almost nothin so my wrist doesn't get tired when reading in bed! Also, i can throw it in my purse and it doesn't weigh me down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/e-reader-vs-paper-books#post-465703 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:29:07 +0000 Bao 465703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been going back and forth between wanting an e-reader or not. I LOVE paper books, so I'm not sure if I could really make the switch. There's just something about an actual book in my hand that I love. Do you prefer an e-reader or an actual book? Why? </p>