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Dear Reader,
Which do you prefer, a real book with pages you can dog-ear, or an e-reader?
Readers replied.
"I still love reading a book over using a device. I love my Kindle, don't get me wrong, but not for reading a book. There's just something about holding a book in your hands and physically turning each page. I checked with my son, who is as much of a reader as me, and he prefers books, too."--Heidi
"First I want to tell you how much I enjoy the email book club! It gives me great suggestions for good books and your daily messages are always enjoyable. There are times that I am tempted to buy a book just because the paper feels nice and I love interesting book covers and reading all the information on the back and the inside flaps. It just isn't the same with an e-book."--Cheryl J.
"I find reading an e-book easier, because I can increase the size of the type which causes little strain on the eyes. I love the immediate response to downloading a book for free from my library. And when I am extremely tired at night, it feels good to have someone read to me as I listen to an audio book. No I won't give up on books, but I need to stay updated with the times with the new technology."--Diane S.
"Well my Kindle is now my purse, traded after months of attempting to operate, no one could understand that, but hey, I'm 82 years old. Love books and purses so my friend and I exchanged one for the other. Totally happy with no longer having that worry."--Joyce B.
"It's apples or oranges! When reading in bed, or a thick book, or traveling, I prefer the comfort and portability of my device. But in a comfy reading spot at home, there's nothing like glancing at the cover picture as I pick up a book, or flipping back quickly to a favorite part. The book in my hand gives it an identity that is lacking in the device. But the device is so practical in certain conditions. Faithful reader since early 2000's."--Pat D.
"I had favored a book in my hands until my husband and I went to Europe. My Nook is great for traveling, or to pull out of my purse in the doctor's waiting room. So, there is room for both in my life."--Sharon
"Definitely prefer a book! Even the sound of a turning page is pleasurable. I do use a Kindle from time to time (gift from husband), but it's like comparing two dimensions to three: FLAT! My 21-year-old daughter feels the same way and her career is all about technology (digital animator). She actually worries that sometime in her lifetime libraries, as we know them now, will be obsolete or merely 'curiosities.' Thanks for letting me stand on my soapbox for a moment!"--Jacqueline
"I love reading books. I have loved them since my grandmother first took me to the library when I was five and my first books were picture books. I take a book with me everywhere. I have a theory that if I have something interesting to read I don't mind waiting and the time goes faster. I have an electronic reader and I have loaded it with interesting reading material, but there is just something about holding a real book in my hands. I love to turn the pages as I read, and to see how much I have left to read. The electronic reader is handy, and can store a lot of books, but I am still an old fashioned girl with book tucked under my arm."--Anne R.
Real books, or reading on an e-reader, which is your favorite? They both have advantages, but like book club reader Anne, the old-fashioned girl in me wonders: Do boys still walk girls home from school, and if they do?
"Can I carry your e-reader for you?"
It doesn't quite have the same charm.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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* This month's Penguin Classics book is THE PURPLE CLOUD by M. P. Shiel. Start reading now and enter to win a Penguin totebag. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/May2013Classics
AUTHORBUZZ: IMPERFECT PAIRINGS (Fiction) by Jackie Townsend
Can love cross borders? A woman's love for an Italian leaves her confronting this question. He's Jack in America, but he's Giovanni in Italy; understanding him means understanding his culture. It means losing the foundations of her identity to become entangled in the deep-rooted vines of his family's troubled past.
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