re: Kindle Vs Paperback

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Kindle and Libby app accessed through our library. The convenience of the kindle trumps a book for me now, especially when travelling. I do like holding and flipping through a book though.

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I love the smell of a book. But I would never make it to the library to check one out and I also would never manage to bring one back on time. Therefore, I bought tons of books that took up tons of space in my house, only to be donated years later or sold for a little of nothing to a 2nd hand store.

The Kindle is almost lifechanging as far as reading goes. I can have any book I want at almost anytime. I finish one on Sunday night and don't have the next one yet...boom, downloaded. They don't take up space and I also manage to read quite a few with Libby and save myself a little money. Virtual loans from the library are pretty awesome other than the wait. Sometimes I have to put holds on them multiple times to actually read them, but still, it saves me a few bucks. There are only a few hardcopies I will ever buy again.

Another Kindle positive is that it weighs so little. My 83 year old mom is an avid reader and she didn't like the weight of some books. It made her wrists hurt. The Kindle solves that problem.