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Ebooks or not???

With everything going the "e" way.... What do mommies here think of ebooks???? What u prefer to read??? Hard copies of novels n books or soft copies on your iPads or laptops??

Personally, how much I may enjoy playing games n surfing online through my lappie, for reading, I need proper books.... The ebooks system doesn't go with me well.!
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  • Hi deepezee

    I also prefer paper books to e books. Its a personal choice I guess.

    Having grown up on paper books and print newspapers, I dont enjoy the online versions too much
  • I also love the feel of printed books and prefer them anytime. But I hv been using my kindle a lot after delivery as it becomes easier to read books. It marks the last page read, i can read books while cooking, eating, breastfeeding etc as its compact and easy to hold. I am using kindle paperback so its easy on eyes.
  • I have finally succumbed to kindle. Just ordered it and will be with me by the weekend. Will post next week on hard books vs e books
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  • haahaa.. good luck godsgift..waiitng to know ur experience :)

    wow Meghana..!!!!! u got some stamina of e-reading ;)
  • Deepeezee
    Reading on Kindle is better than not reading at all as I go crazy if I don't read anything new for a few days.. And with baby I have already become crazy. Books help me retain my sanity.
    And kindle paperback is really good. The print looks lije paper print and there is no backlight so its easy on eyes. Also since amazon launched in India they are giving huge discounts and you can pay in rupees for the books.. And I hv registered hubby's credit card number.. Haha

    Plus i can hold it in one hand or keep it on feeding pillow behind baby and read while breastfeeding coz my girl takes 45 mins for each session.
  • Meghana, I am impressed with your stamina for e-reading..
    but somehow I can't figure out how you read while cooking...haha

    By the way , when my LO was an infant, I would browse net while breastfeeding. My mom used to scold me to keep the phone so near baby's head that phone's radiations will harm her brain . I do not know how right she is/was.

  • Yes, everyone warned me about phone radiation too. Acc to hubby, the signals from tower causes more radiation and wi fi is safe. So i sometimes browse with flight mode on, i.e. No telephone signal, only wi fi on.
    Ok, reading while cooking is difficult. I meant while cooking something which needs occasional stir here n there, waiting for cooker whistle to go off, etc. And you can swtch on text to speech option while cutting veggies, but I don't use it much, in stead i listen to music.
    Btw I hv burnt a,few dishes because I started reading books and forgot to check on whatever is cooking.. Hubby gets,as frustrated with me as i get frustrated with him for excessive,net surfing and cricket watching.. Haha.. He is,glued to laptop, i to books..
  • I haven't tried kindle...now I'm tempted though :-)
  • Ever since I discovered that I was pregnant, I have not gone to my fav bookshop. Kindle is a great lifesaver, plus Amazon keeps having these great deals on ebooks every month and giveaways. Been hooked on ebooks since.
  • I prefer Hard cover (or paperback ;)) any given day. The smell of that paper is orgasmic.
    However, ebooks have their own set of advantages
    - easier to carry
    - cheaper (you often find downloads on the net . :P)
    - accessible.
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