Do you enjoy reading E-books?

@shynie (556)
Philippines
May 11, 2011 9:51pm CST
I enjoy reading E-books a lot. Since I had my iphone, I had this application downloaded where I could just upload books right into it. You see how convenient it is to just read novels and stories right in your phone without carrying a book. How about you? Have you tried reading E-books? Did you enjoy it too?
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@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
12 May 11
I usually have ebooks in mine but rarely read them because I usually go to games first than read ebooks. And the small screen hinders me too.
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@shynie (556)
• Philippines
12 May 11
Yeah it aches my eyes too. I also have an ipad so sometimes I read e-books on iy. at least the screen is bigger.
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@youless (112163)
• Guangzhou, China
12 May 11
I was used to like reading E-books from my cellphone in the past. Now I changed. Since I have a iPod Nano now, so I downloaded the audio books to listen on the way. It won't make my eyes feel tiring. I just listen to the books when I go to office and go home everyday. I love China
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@shynie (556)
• Philippines
12 May 11
That's smart. I am not into audiobooks since I can not concentrate into listening to it well.
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• India
13 May 11
I have read some ebook and short-stories in my iPOD touch. I liked it a lot as it avoids the trouble of carrying the books. But still I would say, I enjoy reading the books more. The feel of having a new book, smell of the newly brought pages is something that can not be replaced.
@shynie (556)
• Philippines
14 May 11
I agree with you. It sure do can't be replaced.
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@mensab (4200)
• Philippines
12 May 11
i tried reading e-book in my laptop. i still don't have kindle or iphone or e-reader. well, i like the concept of e-book since it reduces the use of paper. however, i missed turning a page in e-book. i missed feeling a book like carrying a tangible knowledge. besides, i still like to collect and watch my collection as it grows in numbers in shelves.
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@shynie (556)
• Philippines
12 May 11
That's good. I have been an avid reader since I was young so I have multiple of books that I collect too. But now buying real books and novels sometimes are too costly, But downloading an e-book novel could cost me less.
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@duranv (516)
• Honduras
12 May 11
I have tried reading e-books but I don't seem to like it that much I still prefer a hard copy, mostly I will read an ebook if it is interesting to me but just for entertainment I would rather just surf.
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@shynie (556)
• Philippines
12 May 11
That's good. Some of my friends dont like E books to but for me the convenience is a plus.. But I still find myself buying hard copy, I love books too.
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• China
14 May 11
Actually,I prefer reading real books.I love the feeling of touching them,and the smell of newly-buyed books.But Ebooks,on the other hand,are quite convenient.They do have certain advantages,but they can never replace real books.
@shynie (556)
• Philippines
14 May 11
You are right. If i am at home I prefer reading with real books, but when I travel, i am glad there are e-books that I dont need to carry any books around..
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
12 May 11
I am not much of a reader at all. I have heard of the E-books though. I take alot of surveys on them. If I liked to read, I may enjoy it too.
@shynie (556)
• Philippines
13 May 11
Yeah I am sure you will. It is more convenient than having to bring a book every time.
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@SusanLee (1920)
• United States
8 Jun 11
I'm with you shynie. I am in love with my iphone. At the beginning of the year I traded my new cell phone for the iPhone. I don't know a lot about this stuff but the new one I got worked by finger pressure and it would actually make me dizzy trying to use it. I took it back to the guy and told him I wanted something with a bigger screen and what would he recommend. I also told him the screen didn't move smooth. So he said he recommended the apple iPhone, again, didn't mean a thing to me. All I knew was it had a bigger screen and the scrolling was smooth and easy. He said it worked off heat instead of pressure. About the time I got the new phone (again, had no idea what all this phone could do) I decided I wanted an e-reader. I love to read and I love books. One night I dropped my book off the edge of the bed one time too many and worried about disturbing my husband with the light, page turning and of course the thunk of dropping the book for the umpteenth time. So I started researching e-readers and decided on the Sony pocket. I don't remember when I realized I could download books to my phone, but since January I've downloaded and read about 32 books. I get mine off Amazon, a lot of them are free, I usually don't pay over four dollars. I thought it would bother me to pay for something I couldn't put on my book shelf afterwards. But it doesn't bother me a bit. Four or five dollars is worth the hours and hours of joy I get out of this little phone. Years and years go by before I reread anything anyway, that is if I'm going to reread it, and by the time I've already got rid of the book and I have to buy it again. Again, I adore my little iPhone, people just don't know what they're missing. You don't have to keep up with a book or anything. We usually always have our phone with us. Great topic
• Calgary, Alberta
12 May 11
I read some e.books ony my pc, well the classics are free so I downloaded them. It saves me a lot of money from buying them in the book store, they make my eyes feel sore though but I was able to finish 3 novels because of it. i downloaded some of them in torrents.... I know its illegal but its free e.books and it saves me some cash. I know I'm a bad boy for that. The classic novels though are free since theyw ere public domain.
@shynie (556)
• Philippines
13 May 11
I used to do that too, the downloading in torrents but now I had to stop it because it makes my computer crazy. sometimes there are limited time offer sale of e-books in the net too. that is usually what I get.
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• Philippines
13 May 11
Hello shynie. I am a fanatic reader too. I read anything and everything that I like. The genre that I loved most is thriller and sci-fi. E-book are also fun to read too. I often use my phone to peruse some books whenever I am bored.
@shynie (556)
• Philippines
13 May 11
That's good. As they say reading books gives you more knowledge. With reading e-books, it gives you anytime anywhere.
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