I often smile at comments being made about ereader devices,
mainly Kindle. Some people are resistant
to them, yet they will read on their cell phones constantly, whether it be an
article or messages. The point is, you
do not need a Kindle or a Kindle Fire, to read an ebook. You
can download the Kindle FREE app to your
devices. I have Kindle app on my Kindle
Fire, my phone, and my PC. I read from
my PC more than my other devices. I suppose I like reading that way because I am
so used to writing and reading my manuscript on my PC monitor. I wonder if some are just stubborn in holding
onto the idea that you cannot read a book without the tactile feel of paper. Maybe
it's like using the Sears catalog instead of toilet paper. 😉 Wasn't there
resistance when we went from vinyl record albums, 33 1/3, 78s, 45s, and left
the turntable behind as we went to digital cassettes, CDs, MP3? Some of you are too young to have used the
turntable records, although I hear they are coming back. So reading has changed, whether it be a newspaper
for our daily news, or a book. I tend to
still want nonfiction books I purchase to be in print, especially ones for my
research library. I find it easier to
research a print copy. Maybe that goes
back to doing research in volumes of encyclopedias. As far as fiction, it, too, depends on the
book, the author, or genre, if it is something I want on a real bookshelf. After having to reduce the number of books in
my home several times, it's nice not to add bookshelves, especially when
downsizing or running out of wall space.
So the future is ebooks. Just like music changed, so is reading.
~Linda
