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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

I get great satisfaction from books and dont think i could ever own a kindle.

A well stuffed book case is more appealing to my eyes.

Are you a kindle worshipper orrrrrrr a book lover ?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I get great satisfaction from books and dont think i could ever own a kindle.

A well stuffed book case is more appealing to my eyes.

Are you a kindle worshipper orrrrrrr a book lover ?"

Never tried a kindle. I like the feel of a book as you read. Would never convert to Kindles or the like

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

You don't have to chose one over the other as you can have both. Shabby paperbacks don't look so good but hardbacks do. Space and cost wise kindles will eventually become the norm.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

kindles suck, just another ploy to get people to buy a specialist product that almost any smartphonelaptopnintendoDS has being doing for a while now...in a word....they are pish

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By *ushroom7Man over a year ago

Bradford

I've found the pages don't stick together on the Kindle.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"You don't have to chose one over the other as you can have both. Shabby paperbacks don't look so good but hardbacks do. Space and cost wise kindles will eventually become the norm."

I know....thats what worries me the most...My love of books be it hardback or paperback would suffer bigtime.

sometimes progress can be a dirty word

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

I've found the pages don't stick together on the Kindle. "

wipe clean for mushy then...lmao

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"kindles suck, just another ploy to get people to buy a specialist product that almost any smartphonelaptopnintendoDS has being doing for a while now...in a word....they are pish"

Blimey ...didnt know they sucked too.......

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By *etillanteWoman over a year ago

Sorry I love the feel, turning them over, being able to put to one side, pick up, dust off.

Oh and books are good too

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By *oe_Steve_NWestCouple over a year ago

Bolton

I love books but have given probably thousands away over the years when i get too many! I joined the library a couple of years ago and it have saved me a fortune. I read about 1 book a week so the kindle would also probably be too expensive for me! Z

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I love the feel of books, I don't think I could ever get used to the electronic alternative.

I've been reading constantly since I was 5 years old. I always have a book near, there has never been a time since I started school that I didn't have a book in my bag, its as normal to me as having my purse with me.

I don't think I could break that habit

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Sorry I love the feel, turning them over, being able to put to one side, pick up, dust off.

Oh and books are good too

dusty knickers...phoaaarr cmere!

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By *etillanteWoman over a year ago

"Sorry I love the feel, turning them over, being able to put to one side, pick up, dust off.

Oh and books are good too

dusty knickers...phoaaarr cmere!"

Hmmmmm bet you say that to all the girls

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I love books but have given probably thousands away over the years when i get too many! I joined the library a couple of years ago and it have saved me a fortune. I read about 1 book a week so the kindle would also probably be too expensive for me! Z"

aRRRgh Meharties!- oops pirate voice came on there.....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Sorry but its books for me. Nothing like relaxing in the bath with agood book..

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"You don't have to chose one over the other as you can have both. Shabby paperbacks don't look so good but hardbacks do. Space and cost wise kindles will eventually become the norm.

I know....thats what worries me the most...My love of books be it hardback or paperback would suffer bigtime.

sometimes progress can be a dirty word

Why? Shouldn't some be able to embrace new technology and not be held back by others?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I would be sad if we lived in a world with no books, but the wannabe minimalist says Kindle, but my books win!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Books each time- I don't like the idea of renting a book on a kindle and them being able to take it away at any time!! No with a book you can pick it up at any time, and you can't get smelly vision kindles- there is something calming about the smell of books- yep I am mad

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Books each time- I don't like the idea of renting a book on a kindle and them being able to take it away at any time!! No with a book you can pick it up at any time, and you can't get smelly vision kindles- there is something calming about the smell of books- yep I am mad

smelling dead trees....SICKOALERT!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

smelling dead trees....SICKOALERT!!!!!"

I had never looked at it like that but...

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By *lackboaWoman over a year ago

greenock

its been said earlier in this thread.... you can have and enjoy both....they arent mutually exclusive.....i love my books....some are like old friends and have been part of my life for years....some bring back happy memories of my youth......but, call me a tart if you like.....i also love my Kindle...its great for taking on holiday, especially now the airlines are being so stingy with weight restrictions.........there are loads of free books available so you can take a whole library away instead of having to choose just a few......so to answer the original question.....both please

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By *issNaughtyxxxWoman over a year ago

Aberdeen

Books, but i dont read very often so not the best to comment. Can anyone reccommend good books on tape or in large print. I really want to read more but i have quite bad dyslexia and dyspraxia so find it a constant struggle to read eg Harry Potter, Lord of the ring. Might not be possible to get grown up books on tape?!

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By *herry n JonesyCouple over a year ago

Oxfordshire / Leicester

I'm totally converted to the kindle. I download the free books mainly and they change weekly. Some pretty decent erotic fiction appears quite often.

I do read an awful lot and I already have far too many books at home!

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By *adchickCouple over a year ago

Cyprus

I love books. I have hundreds of them. Drives Jason potty but there you go.

I love the smell of them and how they feel in my hands, nothing better than falling asleep with a book over ya face.

If I owned a kindle, I'd probably poke my eye out when I fell asleep.

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Kindle everytime...i still own books ...you cant replace the smell and the feel of a book, and a lot of them im very sentimental over....but i would still choose the kindle

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By *etillanteWoman over a year ago

Have you tried your local library, quite a few books are available in large print and they may be able to help. They also have books on CD, not sure about tape.

Also have you thought of contacting the associations for Dyslexia and Dyspraxia, they may be able to help

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

get a kindle...it will read to you and you can adjust the font!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Love books....always have ..always will...but I work away a lot and my Kindle is so much easier to pack than 2-3 books which is what I would get through in a week away.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I've recently switched to the dark side and started using a kindle. It's amazing how many books you can drag around with you without needing a wheelbarrow and muscles like Arnie with such a simple little gadget.

I'm also doing my bit for the environment, and everyone is banned from buying me printed matter for Xmas now.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I love books and never thought i'd like kindle. Converted! Great for travelling and books you'd only read once. Still buy the hard copy of my fav authors, so i can say i love both!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

i didnt think i would upgrade to a kindle..however i did this yr and perfect for the beach hols we had,down loads are easy and less money and goes in my hand bag every where and can sit with it , was amazed how many men on the beach had them too when looked around this yr, not just a woman thing either.

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By *o Peep n WoodyCouple over a year ago

suffolk

"Sorry but its books for me. Nothing

like relaxing in the bath with agood book..

Me too and i have been known to drop book in bath

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I love all these book lovers who Ooo no no no to the kindle. ERRR what are you typing on? What happened to pen and paper and more to the point swingers magazines! That was a book you know of sorts yet you are using modern technology. He he he nothing like being frightened of what you haven't used.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I love books...

And when I finish with one... I can kindle a nice fire...;-)

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I've found the pages don't stick together on the Kindle. "

Yeah... But remember to wipe the screen from time to time...;-)

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By *amschwingerzCouple over a year ago

West

Do kindles support pictures?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Do kindles support pictures?"

Yes and you can even log into fab if you have wifi but you can't do a lot more than look tbh.

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Do kindles support pictures?"
yes

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I have a reader thats a bit like a kindle.. but prefer good old fashioned books...

Also regulary go to the library..

Cali x

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By *umourCouple over a year ago

Rushden

I have a Kindle, the one with 3G. I use it when we go anywhere and I only have to take one item.

I never just read a book from cover to cover, I have different tastes for different moods. When we used to go anywhere I didn't take books because I didn't know what I would want to read. Now with the Kindle, I take them all!

Plus I can get on the 'Net almost anywhere we go and don't have to rely on WiFi. I also have audio books on it for those times I just want to float above it all.. One of the other things I love about it, one hand holding AND page changing! Get comfy and don't have to move.

I love books and have loads, but I read the kindle now.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I like both. I love a real book but don't have space to keep all the books i have bought so the kindle is ideal. I was buying 2 or 3 real books a week so it's probably cheaper having the kindle as they have a lot of free books or books on special offer

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I also love both - I have floor to ceiling bookcases stuffed with books of all genres but also have a Kindle stuffed with books of all genres - life is all about change and adaptation - enjoy the modern and the historical

I'm heading towards historical myself and still want to be enjoyed - maybe by a modern man lol - any offer ???

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By *he tactile technicianMan over a year ago

the good lands, the bad lands, the any where you may want me lands

"Books, but i dont read very often so not the best to comment. Can anyone reccommend good books on tape or in large print. I really want to read more but i have quite bad dyslexia and dyspraxia so find it a constant struggle to read eg Harry Potter, Lord of the ring. Might not be possible to get grown up books on tape?! "
You need to join Calibre, they are a free to join no fee to borrow or post back lending library of books on tape and CD (unabridged) for the blind and people with dyslexia or dyspraxia, do a google search for calibre library + books for the blind, good luck

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I read constantly newspapers, magazines,books

Usually manage about 4 books a week. Last time I went on holiday I took 15 books (hidden in various family members luggage and hand luggage lol). Whilst I love to hold and turn pages of real books I can see the advantages of electronic ones although as far as I can tell they have you over a barrel as far as new releases are concerned. Nothing better than picking up second hand books or sharing reccomendations

amongst friends.

Can you pass books on using a kindle ? or does everyone have to pay separately

And

How long do they stay charged for if being used constantly ie if you are in holiday by the pool ?

Xxxx

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By *stwoCouple over a year ago

anywhere

we bought 2 kindles in the summer as we are both big readers and travel a lot.think they are absolutely brilliant.books cost less no pages falling out in warm climates and the storage space saved is immense.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I love books, always have. Had a huge clear out a couple of years ago and got rid of loads to the Charity shops.

I bought a kindle this year and I love it.

I work in a Uni Library so still get my book fix at work

. But more and more education and core text books are going on line.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

My mum has always loved books, but she got a kindle last christmas and loves it.

Im in two minds. I love my books but must have about a 1000 and when i tried to sort them out last time i only got rid of one and that was because the back was broken. I need someone to just come in and take majority of them to the charity shop

I found 60 in my bedroom yesterday when i was sorting cause i counted them

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

". I need someone to just come in and take majority of them to the charity shop

I found 60 in my bedroom yesterday when i was sorting cause i counted them"

A lot of Charitys have volunteers who will come round and pick them up for you and and take them to sell in their shops. Just give them a ring

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"I read constantly newspapers, magazines,books

amongst friends.

Can you pass books on using a kindle ? or does everyone have to pay separately

And

How long do they stay charged for if being used constantly ie if you are in holiday by the pool ?

Xxxx"
You can share books if you use the same amazon account, any books downloaded not using the amazon sight can be shared.

My charge usually lasts a month give or take...depending if i use wi fi or not

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I love turning pages, especially when you get to a really juicy bit! I wouldn't even consider buying a kindle or any other electronic device to replace a book for that matter.

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"I love turning pages, especially when you get to a really juicy bit! I wouldn't even consider buying a kindle or any other electronic device to replace a book for that matter."
you turn pages on the kindle...and you never lose your page

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

My mum buys lots of the 99p books for kindle and some are even free

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

To those amongst you who do prefer real paper books I recommend a website called readitswapit.co.uk (apologies if you all already know about it)

You put books you don't want on there and you can ask to swap them for other peoples books and visa versa. If you both have books you wish to swap your addresses are given to each other and you post your books off and wait to receive new ones. So it costs you postage. Works on a feedback system and I have swapped hundreds this way x

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book...

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By *awty nannaWoman over a year ago

sheffield

well after reading all posts on the kindle think I may have been converted.....can easily read 4 books a week. more when on hols, so would be ideal 4 travel.....but keep using library at home ...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"To those amongst you who do prefer real paper books I recommend a website called readitswapit.co.uk (apologies if you all already know about it)

Coolio...

We had a paperback exchange bookshop...it closed....Booooo!!!

Now a Tesco....we`ve 3 in town ?..

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book..."
it doesnt look like a puter screen looks just like a book..honest guv

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"To those amongst you who do prefer real paper books I recommend a website called readitswapit.co.uk (apologies if you all already know about it)

Ooooooo wouldnt swap my black dagger brotherhood books with no one. am keeping them and re reading them.

Vampires, sex and intrigue, what more could a gal want

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By *amschwingerzCouple over a year ago

West

"Do kindles support pictures?

Yes and you can even log into fab if you have wifi but you can't do a lot more than look tbh.

Thanks..that was the reason I hadnt bought one up til now..

One advantage that no one has mentioned so far is 1..the effect on the environment, less resources needed and 2..you dont have to worry about where you are going to put it after you have read it...we have boxes full of old books..

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"To those amongst you who do prefer real paper books I recommend a website called readitswapit.co.uk (apologies if you all already know about it)

Ooooooo wouldnt swap my black dagger brotherhood books with no one. am keeping them and re reading them.

Vampires, sex and intrigue, what more could a gal want

"
i have all of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, Ann Rice n other vamp stuff oh and some fantastic erotic werewolf fiction...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book...it doesnt look like a puter screen looks just like a book..honest guv

I`m so crap at keeping up with things...

I`ll keep an open mind...I do find screens awkward...I have real trouble writing and reading on here....don`t know why..but at times it looks jumbled...perfectly ok with a book tho...tho my spelling is getting harder and harder..mabye its an age thing !

Can you read it in bed ? ..thats where I read mostly..other than the bath lol...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I prefer a real book I love the feel and the smell even old musty books and we have a book swap shelf at work so don't even pay for them.Mick on the other hand prefers his electronic book especially for holidays as he doesn't have to fill his suitcase with real books

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book...it doesnt look like a puter screen looks just like a book..honest guv

I`m so crap at keeping up with things...

Can you read it in bed ? ..thats where I read mostly..other than the bath lol...

"
Yes you can read it in bed. You can even get a special light for it that attaches on the side..very easy on the eye

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book...it doesnt look like a puter screen looks just like a book..honest guv

I`m so crap at keeping up with things...

Can you read it in bed ? ..thats where I read mostly..other than the bath lol...

Yes you can read it in bed. You can even get a special light for it that attaches on the side..very easy on the eye

ok....mabye I`ll have to take a look at one...

I resisted the thought of a computer fer years....stubborn refusal is me at times lol..and I wouldn`t be without it now..so keeping that lesson in mind...

It doesn`t have to be either / or does it...

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book...it doesnt look like a puter screen looks just like a book..honest guv

I`m so crap at keeping up with things...

Can you read it in bed ? ..thats where I read mostly..other than the bath lol...

Yes you can read it in bed. You can even get a special light for it that attaches on the side..very easy on the eye

ok....mabye I`ll have to take a look at one...

I resisted the thought of a computer fer years....stubborn refusal is me at times lol..and I wouldn`t be without it now..so keeping that lesson in mind...

It doesn`t have to be either / or does it...

"
No it doesnt, i promise, you will be pleasantly surprised..looks just like a real book, no glare in the sun, you can even put music on it, have files emailed to a kindle email that you control who you accept mails from, browse the web..honest its a great investment and you can get some books free.....happy kindling!!!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book...it doesnt look like a puter screen looks just like a book..honest guv

I`m so crap at keeping up with things...

Can you read it in bed ? ..thats where I read mostly..other than the bath lol...

Yes you can read it in bed. You can even get a special light for it that attaches on the side..very easy on the eye

ok....mabye I`ll have to take a look at one...

I resisted the thought of a computer fer years....stubborn refusal is me at times lol..and I wouldn`t be without it now..so keeping that lesson in mind...

It doesn`t have to be either / or does it...

No it doesnt, i promise, you will be pleasantly surprised..looks just like a real book, no glare in the sun, you can even put music on it, have files emailed to a kindle email that you control who you accept mails from, browse the web..honest its a great investment and you can get some books free.....happy kindling!!!!

hahaha ..I don`t know which sounds better...the kindle or yer enthusiasm...both go hand in hand I guess..

haha ...you`ve made me smile..very widely...tho fuck me...emails.....whats them....dear God....haha...

Bless you and thanks

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book...it doesnt look like a puter screen looks just like a book..honest guv

I`m so crap at keeping up with things...

Can you read it in bed ? ..thats where I read mostly..other than the bath lol...

Yes you can read it in bed. You can even get a special light for it that attaches on the side..very easy on the eye

ok....mabye I`ll have to take a look at one...

I resisted the thought of a computer fer years....stubborn refusal is me at times lol..and I wouldn`t be without it now..so keeping that lesson in mind...

It doesn`t have to be either / or does it...

hahaha ..I don`t know which sounds better...the kindle or yer enthusiasm...both go hand in hand I guess..

haha ...you`ve made me smile..very widely...tho fuck me...emails.....whats them....dear God....haha...

Bless you and thanks

"
What can i say im a passionate woman!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Fahrenheit 451 wouldn`t be the same fer me on a computer screen..

I enjoy, with vigour.. the tactile experience of a book...it doesnt look like a puter screen looks just like a book..honest guv

I`m so crap at keeping up with things...

Can you read it in bed ? ..thats where I read mostly..other than the bath lol...

Yes you can read it in bed. You can even get a special light for it that attaches on the side..very easy on the eye

ok....mabye I`ll have to take a look at one...

I resisted the thought of a computer fer years....stubborn refusal is me at times lol..and I wouldn`t be without it now..so keeping that lesson in mind...

It doesn`t have to be either / or does it...

hahaha ..I don`t know which sounds better...the kindle or yer enthusiasm...both go hand in hand I guess..

haha ...you`ve made me smile..very widely...tho fuck me...emails.....whats them....dear God....haha...

Bless you and thanks

What can i say im a passionate woman!

And I`m a sodding lump at times haha...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I read a lot and thought I'd hate Kindle and to my surprise liked it

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By *lack_BoltMan over a year ago

oxford

Why does it have to be either or? I don't have a Kindle I have an iPod Touch, but covert an iPad, and still read books, newspapers, and magazines. They provide different needs for me and are better in certain circumstances than others.

We tend to romanticize books when really they're just one way of assimilating information, either for knowledge or intertainment. Technology merely provides another alternative but is rarely exclusive. It finds it's niche and gives us more choices.

So for me it's not either/or, it's both.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I love turning pages, especially when you get to a really juicy bit! I wouldn't even consider buying a kindle or any other electronic device to replace a book for that matter.you turn pages on the kindle...and you never lose your page

I never lose my page either, I have a lovely silver bookmark

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I will struggle to make the switch but i think its a case of having to,even the most ignorant technophobe can surely its advantages.Like i say i am guna make the switch as soon as i have finished The Naked Lunch for the third time!!!!!!

Still cant grasp it haha

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Books are best by far and can be a real joy xx

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I never lose my page either, I have a lovely silver bookmark

What I like most about the kindle is when you turn it on it automatically goes to the last page you were reading. No more feckin bookmarks that fall out the book that make me re-read pages.

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By *ornyHorwichCpl aka HHCCouple over a year ago

horwich

I often think about getting a Kindle if only for holidays. Paper books will disappear one day and to me thats will be a sad day. I have not bought a new book for years. Love the second hand book shop here in Horwich. Have picked up loads of good books I may never have done because it was 10p or whatever. Go in for one come out with 10 is the usual ratio

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I never lose my page either, I have a lovely silver bookmark

What I like most about the kindle is when you turn it on it automatically goes to the last page you were reading. No more feckin bookmarks that fall out the book that make me re-read pages.

Magnetic bookmarks don't fall out

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"kindles suck, just another ploy to get people to buy a specialist product that almost any smartphonelaptopnintendoDS has being doing for a while now...in a word....they are pish"

do they suck nips and pussies too?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

this thread has kindled my interest.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Love books, voracious reader, but my ipad is great to download them onto. Especially good for a family holiday where all ages can download favourite books and games yet only have the one small ipad to pack.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

well not being a novel reader anyway theres not really anything to make me want a book.I find it hard to believe people hold a fascination of preserving some sort of identity that comes with paper...surely handwritten books would be the purest form of identity....but technoolgy moves on, so we have typewriters,wordprocessors,computers , its only natural we will move to a susatainable form of book reading rather than paper.

as for the kindle again, theres so many tech items that do exactly what that does, ones i've mentioned before...why have a kindle when u can have a tablet(note i dont say Ipad) type of device that performs book reading and other functions all in one go

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By *ENDAROOSCouple over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

"I get great satisfaction from books and dont think i could ever own a kindle.

A well stuffed book case is more appealing to my eyes.

Are you a kindle worshipper orrrrrrr a book lover ?"

I read at least one book a week, am always buying them or visiting the library.

But kindles don't appeal to me at all, give me a proper book anyday.

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

I never lose my page either, I have a lovely silver bookmark

I know you do kinda turn pages with kindle but I love the feel of the paper between your fingers as you turn the pages. I love the crackle of vinyl too just before the music starts... Does anyone else miss that?"
I have a huge collection of vinyl but use my ipod n usb mostly..sign of the times i guess...i have all my recipe books in hardback and dont feel like downloading them on my kindle...but id be lost without mine now

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I never lose my page either, I have a lovely silver bookmark

I know you do kinda turn pages with kindle but I love the feel of the paper between your fingers as you turn the pages. I love the crackle of vinyl too just before the music starts... Does anyone else miss that?I have a huge collection of vinyl but use my ipod n usb mostly..sign of the times i guess...i have all my recipe books in hardback and dont feel like downloading them on my kindle...but id be lost without mine now

due to ur mind controlling femme...Ive just bought a kindle...its pish 1/10 stars for shitness lol

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By *ikeC81Man over a year ago

harrow

for my flight tommorow i have an ipad with about 4 books but I am taking a paper book just to read when batteries die on ipad which they will

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By *entadreadMan over a year ago

Essex

Much as I love technology and gadgets, I am afraid when it comes to literature, I prefer hardness.

It is sad, I will not even buy a book in a supermarket, always go to a book store.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

tough choice i love my ipad (not kindle) but still adore thoguht an joy of carryin an readyin proper books but i know ppl have kindle who never have normal books now

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

I never lose my page either, I have a lovely silver bookmark

I know you do kinda turn pages with kindle but I love the feel of the paper between your fingers as you turn the pages. I love the crackle of vinyl too just before the music starts... Does anyone else miss that?I have a huge collection of vinyl but use my ipod n usb mostly..sign of the times i guess...i have all my recipe books in hardback and dont feel like downloading them on my kindle...but id be lost without mine now

due to ur mind controlling femme...Ive just bought a kindle...its pish 1/10 stars for shitness lol"
Mind control? Now you are talking pish yaself

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Books...............

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By *umourCouple over a year ago

Rushden

It is interesting to read the different views on this thread. Some are saying that the Kindle (and some other e-readers) only do what other electronic gadgets do and have done for ages... So not correct!

Yes, Tablets and phones and the like can store books to read, but try reading them in bright sunlight! Try using them for a two week holiday without recharging! Try reading them for hours without your eyes getting tired!

Kindle uses "electronic ink" and the screen looks just like the printed page. It has WiFi capability and the top one even has FREE 3G connection almost anywhere in the world! OK, it isn't quick for surfing and that is only an additional gimick, but I have found it very useful!

For those who are so hooked on books that they won't consider? I won't give up on books either, but I read the Kindle! Makes so much sense, rather than trying to hold a book and a glass of Whisky when turning pages.. lol

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By *ittlemorespiceCouple over a year ago

North Cornwall

Both.

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