tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post8420584050745629418..comments2023-10-09T03:21:01.440-04:00Comments on Unwrapping Romance: Unwrapping: To Love My Ereader or Not To Love My Ereader, That is the Question!Amy Valentinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725078863607000204noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-47755724222562555252012-02-02T10:39:38.929-05:002012-02-02T10:39:38.929-05:00LOL!! Amanda P, I hope I eventually fall in love w...LOL!! Amanda P, I hope I eventually fall in love with my Kobo as you have with your Kindles. I'm still learning all its features but I do like the fact that I can set the thing down on the counter and read while I'm cooking, turning pages with a mere touch. It's cool!<br />I'm reading my second book on it right now - A SECRET IN HER KISS by Anna Randol with A DEVIL NAMED DESIRE by Terri Garey just itchin' for me to get to him. ; )<br />Thanks for coming by. I hope you'll visit often - I talk about paranormal whenever I can. : )Amy Valentinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725078863607000204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-91770395607383259152012-02-02T00:56:12.845-05:002012-02-02T00:56:12.845-05:00I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Kindle 3G and I even have a Ki...I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Kindle 3G and I even have a Kindle Fire.. Yeah I am a bit of a technology slut and I'm ok with that. <br /><br />I will probably never return to reading paperbacks and hardcovers, in fact I have a pile of books that a friend sent to read but I dont want to pull them out to read on paperback. <br /><br />I wrote a two posts about this subject, kinda. I had an ode to my Kindle and an Ode to eBooks. =)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.paranormalromancenovel.com/2011/04/i-love-my-kindle-and-let-me-tell-you.html" rel="nofollow">I Love my Kindle</a><br /><a href="http://www.paranormalromancenovel.com/2011/11/i-love-ebooks-and-let-me-tell-you-why.html" rel="nofollow">I Love eBooks</a><br /><br />When I skip around in a book I use the Go To .. function in the Kindle menu. I would assume the Kobo has something similar along with "book marking" so you can dog ear your eBook for your favorite spots. <br /><br />-Amanda P<br /><a href="http://www.paranormalromancenovel.com/" rel="nofollow">Paranormal Romance</a>APhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050777802225034168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-57196132610212788622012-01-11T10:03:40.866-05:002012-01-11T10:03:40.866-05:00I'm with you, All You Can Books, I think my er...I'm with you, All You Can Books, I think my ereader will become a gadget of convenience but I'll always want print books, especially hardcover. I would love to have an office with walls of books ... truly inspiring. Thanks for visiting. : )Amy Valentinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725078863607000204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-7257277215895575662012-01-11T03:45:43.720-05:002012-01-11T03:45:43.720-05:00Personally, I love to read both ways. When I trave...Personally, I love to read both ways. When I travel I take my e-reader with me, because I can have so many books in just one place and it's little and portable. Of course, I'll continue to read printed books when I'm at home. My passion is to have a big and diversified library and with eBooks I can't do this thing.All You Can Bookshttp://www.allyoucanbooks.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-66560374457532394762012-01-08T22:31:11.501-05:002012-01-08T22:31:11.501-05:00Maureen, if there was a gorgeous naked man in my e...Maureen, if there was a gorgeous naked man in my ereader, I'd give up print books forever! ; )<br /><br />Shani, thanks for the words of encouragement. I suppose, like most things technical, I'll learn to love it but I think it will take a bit longer than it did with the 'puter and cellphone. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting everyone! : )Amy Valentinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725078863607000204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-59433789646803898392012-01-08T22:08:36.241-05:002012-01-08T22:08:36.241-05:00I have a kindle and have had it for a little over ...I have a kindle and have had it for a little over a year. As far as I am concerned it was the best Christmas Present ever!, Well after my rare edition Tolkien books. You are right, it will never replace books but it will replace the casual read books. I know I love the feel of books as well but I am a voracious reader and yes a re-reader so having them on file on my Kindle or in Calibre (which I agree is a fabulous plus) makes this much easier for me.<br /><br />As for not being able to go back and forth easily, I am sure eventually you will find a way to do it in a speedy manner, after all many people thing thumbing through pages is time consuming. It is just what we are used to.<br /><br />Shauni<br />http://teaandbook-shauni.blogspot.com/<br /><br />http://bodicerippers-shauni.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916659051394487272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-43218707048210796942012-01-08T21:48:15.221-05:002012-01-08T21:48:15.221-05:00hmmm...that might help. You could have a gorgeous ...hmmm...that might help. You could have a gorgeous naked man in there!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517638153438285294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-4925172998201715642012-01-07T00:11:52.847-05:002012-01-07T00:11:52.847-05:00LOL!! I found the etcha-sketch by accident actuall...LOL!! I found the etcha-sketch by accident actually!<br />I guess I'm going to have to read the whole instruction manual. : )Amy Valentinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725078863607000204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-69298513770415876042012-01-06T22:01:19.986-05:002012-01-06T22:01:19.986-05:00Amy,
Yes I love my Kobo! which you know, and now ...Amy,<br /><br />Yes I love my Kobo! which you know, and now that I have Calibre free e-book management I love it more. Not that I don't love the printed book, but space in a condo is limited and I buy 'em, lend 'em to Mom and pop she gives 'em back. I am overrun in books.<br /><br />Since I would ten times rather read a good romance versus TV the e-reader takes up little space and hold a bunch, and Calibre allows me to keep the books Kobo would like to say are just mine on "rent" - Hah! KOBO.<br /><br />During much of December I was without my Kobo as it has died, getting it back was a chore, and I did buy a new one as you know, rather than fight with sending it to Canada, but it was worth it.<br /><br />Would I love that library for all my paperbacks and hardbacks, yes! But as that is not an option the e-reader fits my needs to a tee!<br /><br />By the way happy to help you find the Skip to chapter - Skip to page options on your Kobo, it's there promise with the dictionary.<br /><br />Can't believe all you can find is the etcha sketch, too funny!<br /><br />:> MaureenMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517638153438285294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-69191481572115415632012-01-06T13:10:59.631-05:002012-01-06T13:10:59.631-05:00Brava, my dear BOOK QUEEN!! Brava! Thank you for y...Brava, my dear BOOK QUEEN!! Brava! Thank you for your support on this issue and thanks for the tech advice. I'm still learning to use my Kobo so I'm sure I can probably do what you suggested. I discovered I've got like a mini Etch-a Sketch in it. LOL!<br />I'm with you, TBQ, I'm willing to move forward technologically but my hope is that books won't go by way of the dinosaurs. I've seen newspapers disappear, some magazines are going fully "online" and I fear that books may do the same. <br />I keep thinking, what happens if everything electronic fails one day? I can live without TV, radio and movies because I can turn to books but what if books only exist on a reader that will eventually need to be recharged by electricity but there's no electricity? [shivering at the thought]<br />I suspect this topic will arise many times more for me and you're welcome to chime in anytime you want. Yes, my dear, BOOK LOVERS UNITE!! : )Amy Valentinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725078863607000204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955342718286093722.post-62233382769496374262012-01-06T12:08:51.983-05:002012-01-06T12:08:51.983-05:00I have a NOOK (1st edition, the "out of date&...I have a NOOK (1st edition, the "out of date" model in their eyes, seeing as how it is a whole year old!) and I love it. BUT, it is not a book, nor will it ever replace a physical book in my hands. I accept that, and I don't plan on changing my mind on it. The readers are, of course, flawed in comparison to a real book--they always will be, no matter how advanced they get, no matter what new technology the company uses or what new add-ons they put on it. It's a fact; no matter what you dress it up as, it will always be an electronic reader, not a book. <br /><br />I use my NOOK to read lots of books--mainly free e-books I find on BN and other websites--as well as many books that I receive for review. Sadly, I think, this is one area that will move more and more towards total e-books; getting a review copy that is an actual book anymore is rare, most publishers, authors, and review sites (like NOR and Netgalley, both of which I participate in) do more e-books than print (netgalley, of course being all e-book). So when I want to read these books, I live with the fact that I will have to do so on my NOOK. <br /><br />I don't know much about the KOBO, but, if it has any of the things that NOOK does, you should be able to search for something without going a page at a time (ie, you could search for a word or phrase, and it would show you all the ones in the book, which, depending on what you wish to look back on might be too broad of a search and it might show up twenty places in the book that have that phrase, but it's a thought). Also, you should be able to have the option to have it go to page "_" or chapter "_". Again, perhaps these things are not on the KOBO, I do not know, but I thought I'd offer a bit of advice if they are there. :D <br /><br />In short, here is my answer to whether or not I will allow myself to be swept away into the completely electronical age of reading: HELL NO! I will always love books (real books) and will always buy them. Do e-books have some advantages why I would buy a NOOK and use it? Yes, some, but not enough to ever have my give up books. I buy more books, actually, than e-books, even with my NOOK (if you don't count the free books, which I don't since I am not paying for them and therefore can't compare them to a print book, which you always have to pay something for). So perhaps when the world gives up books and is stuck glued to the screen of whatever gadgets, you and I will be the few lone "antique" book hoarders, buying up all the remaining books and stashing them away, protected, for future generations. :D The e-book will not win this battle as long as there is still real book lovers out there--and publishers smart enough to continue with real books. :D <br /><br />Wonderful topic, thanks for sharing--as you can see by my comment, I have a lot to say on the matter. :D Lol. So if you wish to talk more about it, feel free to contact me. :D Book lovers unite, right? <br /><br />Enjoy!<br />TBQ<br />http://tbqspersonalbookpalace.blogspot.comThe_Book_Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530088066451745366noreply@blogger.com