"...but I still can't kiss my own neck."

[greygirlbeast]

Please have a look at the current eBay auctions. Thank you

Comments

[shanejayell]

I tend to think that ereaders do lessen retention. From my experiments with readers I didn't linger over pages, reading. It speeds up the reading process...

[vipermitch]

90% of my reading is on a Kindle hd - including not reading, tv shows, movies - though I prefer real, honest to goodness books. I like the feel of paper. The texture of a real leather binding (not to be confused with faux leather - the stuff they sweep off the floor and glue together - sometimes called bonded.) To be fair limited editions that use real genuine leather are going to cost $225+ (I had my own publishing company a long time ago and my profit on a leather bound book, selling it for $225 was under $25

[rivervox]

I can't read well on my laptop or many other screens so I'm not surprised by these findings. However, I have kindle with e-ink, which is not backlit. The screens appear to have the texture of paper somehow and I find I can read from it almost as well as a paper book. Also, for my aging eyes, it's wonderful to be able to choose my own font size! What holds me back is the idea of paying for an e-book. I don't buy many books for my e-reader, mostly Shadow Unit, because if I like a book enough to buy it, I want to hold it in my hands and see it on the shelf.

[sovay]

“There is physicality in reading,”

YES.

I hadn't seen the study; thank you.

[everville340]

I will publicly admit that I bought a Kindle two months ago. It's most likely the type of decision that the vast majority of people would never even think twice about, but it was something I practically agonized over (I will forever lament the extinction of actual bookstores where I could choose my own copy, rather than the proverbial Russian Roulette of having to accept the condition of whatever arrives in the box from the nearest online fulfillment center