2010: The Year in Reading

[inverarity]

I read more books in 2010 than I have in years. Two things are responsible for the dramatic increase in my reading

Comments

[yukonsally]

What reader did you get? I love my Sony!

[inverarity]

Me too -- I have the Sony Pocket Reader. But the new models are lighter, and I'd also like a slightly larger screen, so I'm going to upgrade to a Sony Touch.

[yukonsally]

The Touch is amazing. You will love it!

[nived32]

My Kindle and audio-books are the reason that I too read more books in 2010 than ever before!

[ladyserenity84]

I love audiobooks and ebooks as well. I think that's also part of the reason why I read so many books this year (well, that and frequent trips to the library, but when I couldn't do that, I also bought what I could online). I just received an Ipod touch for Christmas, so I'm going to be reading and listening a lot more on the go now.

[life]

May I ask why you refuse to go Kindle?

[yukonsally]

I'm not the OP, but I refused a kindle because you cannot borrow library ebooks. I can't see spending $10 on an ebook I'm going to read once. Also, the fact that Amazon can and does delete and alter the ebooks you lease bothers me. You do not buy Amazon ebooks, you merely pay for the access. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

[inverarity]

Actually, the $10 price point is the one argument I don't agree with. If I buy a $20 hardcover, realistically I'll probably only read it once, too. Ebooks are coming down in price, but I don't quite understand why people think ten dollars is a reasonable price for a two-hour movie, but an exorbitant price for an ebook that will entertain you much longer than that.

[yukonsally]

I buy used books mostly, so a $10 book had better be one I'll love.

[onlyforever10]

House of Leaves is my all time favorite book! Did you like it? I think I'll check out the review on your blog :)