E-Readers

Just finished L.A. Dead the sixth book in the Stone Barrington by Stuart Woods.  I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read number 7.  I Think I will start it later this afternoon.  I was always a stickler for reading an actual book, I loved the smell of a new book and the feel of it in my hands, the sound of the pages turning.   I didn't understand why people would even want an e-reader, I thought they were crazy and it took the fun out of going to the library or a bookstore to find a good book.  I then was transferred out of the school library I worked for into giving breaks for people.  I am only in a room for 15 minute breaks and 30 min lunches, and I really don't have a place to put my stuff because I am in so many different places.  I started carrying a book bag with me, to put my coat and other things I need throughout the day.  In it of course was the book I was reading, after a while I got sick of carrying books and the bag got kind of heavy after a while and started hurting my shoulder.  This is when I decided I would like an e-reader.  I decided on a Nook Color from Barnes and Noble because at the time it was the only e-reader that was colored and back-lit.  I have to read before I go to bed and always had the light on low which disturbed my husbands sleep although he would never admit to it.  I thought an e-reader would be a good solution to the problem.  I didn't have to carry around the latest hardcover book that was too heavy for my bag and I didn't have to worry about having to run out of things to read.  My Nook can hold several books and it only weighs as much as a small book.  I have to say that I LOVE my Nook.  I don't miss not reading a regular book and I don't ever think I could go back to one.  One of my favorite features is that if you don't know the meaning of a word, you just hold your finger on it and you can get a definition.  When I use to read regular books I would mostly just ignore the word and hoped I could pretty much figure it out by context of the reading.  If you are having any trouble on deciding whether to buy an e-reader, buy one it is worth it.  There are a lot of free books you can get for them.  Facebook also has many groups that will tell you what free books are available that day.  Many libraries have a checkout system that you can check out e-books for free as long as you have a card to that library.  I also joined the Free Library of Philadelphia for $15 dollars a year so I could check out books through them because I did not have any libraries in my area that participate in such a program at the time I bought my Nook.  The bad side is there were a lot of holds on copies and I had to wait for the books I wanted which I didn't really like but it was a lot cheaper than buying books all the time.  If your local library does not offer a similar service tell them to look into Overdrive, this is the program that all the libraries I have checked out e-books at have used.

Until  Next Time,
The Naughty Librarian