Spoonie Reads discussion

I've tried regular books, audio books, and ebooks.

My weapon of choice is the ebook.

I can customize the book. Change the font size, change font type, highlight, look up words, and so on.

Not to mention I can read with one hand and it is easier to hold/weight because of the weight.

My weapon of choice is the ebook. What's yours?

Definitely the ebook. Regular books can be too heavy and dislocate my wrists. My Kobo is light and I like being able to get new books at any time, since I rarely actually make it to a book store.

I also have a hard time holding print books. I have a couple types of book holder but none of them really work that well. I still read one or two print books every month anyway, in part because I hate having so many on my shelves that I've never read (and can't be found in audio or ebook formats).

I read some on my Kindle (mostly old things from Gutenberg) but audiobooks are my weapon of choice. Distraction is key to my day, so with audiobooks I can also do something else, play a game or do some crafting, and get double the distraction.

Ebook, definitely. It's more convenient to access the books I want, and it's easier to hold. I have a Kobo (one of the older ones) and it suits me just fine!

I have a kindle, and I love it. But it depends entirely on the book. If I've started buying the seriese in hardback, I like to finish it in hardback. But if I started buying it in ebook format, I keep going that way. The biggest annoyance was when I started getting the HTTYD seriese in Audiobook (because David Tennant I could listen too all day), but they had a huge delay in it so they were 3 or 4 books behind, and I caved and got the paperbacks because I didn't think the illustrations would work too well with a kindle. So I suppose my weapon of choice is "whatever is at hand"

I like print books, i like seeing them sitting on my shelves and i was always told to stop staring at a screen when i was a kid and now that the tv/laptop is pretty much the only things i can do i prefer to not stare at a screen when i am reading. I like holding them and sitting in the sun on holiday with a book.

I do read books on my ipod sometimes, mainly when im having terrible nights and cant sleep as its easier to fall asleep holding, i read all of the song of ice and fire books on my ipod as well so its good for bigger books.

Ebooks with immersion reading is my weapon of choice. I can see better on my kindle or iPad while reading versus print but sometimes it's too heavy or bright and I prefer listening.

My allergies make print books difficult too

Meredith wrote: "I also have a hard time holding print books. I have a couple types of book holder but none of them really work that well. I still read one or two print books every month anyway, in part because I h..."

I tried again at audiobooks based on your comment.
I just can't do it.

I have a horrible memory problem and I'll forget what I just heard and can't go back to reread.

I also feel like it isn't seeping in like what happens when I read actual print.

I guess I can't multitask.

I'll try immersion reading but I might just stick to my kindle and hope that my eye gets better.

Brittie wrote: "Meredith wrote: "I also have a hard time holding print books. I have a couple types of book holder but none of them really work that well. I still read one or two print books every month anyway, in..."

They're not for everyone, certainly. My parents always read us chapter books when I was a kid (starting when I was too young for them because my siblings were much older), and my dad is a professional storyteller, so audiobooks are totally natural and easy for me. It's always been hard for me to do just one, always needed a focus for my mind and for my hands.

Audio books are hard for me too because of my ADHD. I really like having print books so I can skip to the ending to read it, but my wrists and fingers don't agree with my need for spoilers.

I use a combination of all 3. I love print books but my eBook is better for longer stories and when I'm completely spoonless audio books keep me company.

I don't always take in the audio books but they're usually stories I've already read before.

Megan wrote: "I use a combination of all 3. I love print books but my eBook is better for longer stories and when I'm completely spoonless audio books keep me company.

I don't always take in the audio books but..."

That is a good idea, to read audio books of books that you already read.

Books that I think I'll reference again and again (ie. self help books) I like the print version because I love to highlight and mark quotes that I love. I love flipping though the pages. Other books that are more for fun I like to use my kindle app because my sister and I will share books on it.

I'm with Julie on this one! If it's something I know I want to keep forever and reference and loan to friends I buy paper. Anything new now goes to the Kindle, and if I love it that much to justify the storage space and money or will need it for something else I'll just get it in paper as well.

I like audiobooks in theory but can't focus well, I mostly use them when I'm in the car for long drives alone because you can't zone out but so much, really have to try and focus but not much else to do.(5 hours between my parents and where I live now, specialists are both w hours away) . If I try to multitask I don't pay attention and if I do it when I'm laying around flaring I'lll fog over or fall asleep.

Devin wrote: "I'm with Julie on this one! If it's something I know I want to keep forever and reference and loan to friends I buy paper. Anything new now goes to the Kindle, and if I love it that much to justify..."

I'll have to try audiobooks for car rides. I can't multitask and if I am laying down while listening I'll fall asleep.

Is it bad that I actually have three ereaders now? I have a Kobo, a Kindle, and I use my Samsung Galaxy Tab too. It depends on the situation which one I'm going to be reading on- my go to is the Kobo, but I like the Kindle for Amazon Prime lending library, and my Galaxy Tab for their deals on books every week, plus the Galaxy has a backlight so I can read outside at night.