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Let me start out by saying this post is a vent, and not meant to grind anyone's gears or get anyone upset based on my disagreeing with their personal preference...
That said...
DH is buying me a Nook eReader for Christmas. I am SO excited! I have the Nook App on my Droid and have read 3 books on it since downloading the app two weeks ago, but am very much looking forward to a larger screen and the e-ink technology to reduce eye strain.
But for some reason, there are many people who hear that I'm getitng a Nook who feel the need to rain on my parade - they seem like they're personally insulted that I would DARE to read a "book" on an electronic device! They act as though they're personally offended that I would even use the word "BOOK" to describe what I'm reading! I've even had people tell me that when the terrorists use the electronics-destroying-pulse and wipe out all electronics, that they'll be the ones laughing because I won't be able to read and they will... as though I will lose the ABILITY to read by using an e-Reader?!
It's really annoying, I just don't understand - I get that some prefer to have a physical book in their hands, whether it be the look, feel, weight, smell, whathaveyou. But I'm not asking them to burn their books and buy an e-reader... I'm just excited about my OWN e-Reader that I'll be getting soon! Also, many of the people who feel the need to insert their commentary have never even tried to read a book on an e-Reader, and have no basis for their "preference"...
Vent over, just annoying, that's all.
Haha. I'm a book lover through and through, but I would love to have an eReader! It's not like I would get rid of all of my books! Silly, silly people.
I'm surprised you've gotten backlash from people! I got a Sony E-reader for Christmas last year and I LOVE it. And every time I travel with it, I get multiple people who ask me about it, want to see it, comment on wishing they had one, etc. I've never had a single person talk negatively about using an e-book. Sorry people around you suck.
I hear ya! I'm getting a kindle and am soooo excited. I will admit that I am a lover of books and love the way they feel/smell (I'm weird, I know). And there is a certain something about books that cannot be replaced by an e-reader.
THAT being said... I commute on crowded trains for 2 hours every day. Do you know how heavy it is to carry books in your bag? And how annoying it is to bump elbows with people every time you turn a page?? I DO!! And I cannot WAIT to have my convenient little e-reader in my purse. :)
Vent on sister!
@MissBoPeep - it's incredible to me, I just don't understand why there is such deep-rooted animosity toward the e-reader from people who haven't even given it a chance!
I love love love books and bookstores (Belle from Beauty and the Beast, seriously), libraries - but in recent years, I've found that I just haven't read as much, because it's not necessarily as convenient as it used to be for me. But just having the app on my phone has rekindled (no pun intended) my love affair with reading, and I've read 3 books in the last week and a half!
Just so weird that people get so up in arms over something so trivial, that really has nothing to do with them - they seriously seem like they are personally offended that I would read a book on an e-reader. Weird...
@FutureKMM! I was so surprised too - at first I just laughed because it was older people like my great grandmother, who is not about to change her way of doing things (which is kind of funny since she's on Facebook and does her genealogy online)... but then it started from people who I never would have expected it from - and the terrorist pulse bomb comment? That was from my mother! So ridiculous! I had to let her know that my ability to read was not going to be compromised and in the event that a terrorist pulse bomb happened to kill my Nook, I'd just have to go back to the physical book collection I have, or hit up my local library... of course, their cataloging system would be shot to hell! Can you imagine? All the e-Reader folks raiding the library?
And the most recent was my uncle who was appalled that I would even consider reading an ebook to be enjoyable... as he swoooned over his mp3 player that he had just received as a christmas gift. I wanted to tell him I was disgusted that he would listen to a digital version of his favorite music, that it wasn't REAL music unless it was on LP.
Ive actually gotten backlash from one person too!
I posted on my facebook that I really wanted a kindle and I had a 'friend' tell me how "stupid kindles are and that they are a waste of money because most people only read one book at a time and theres no need to have one to store more than 1 book at a time"
It suuuper upset me .. but oh well .. I guess I am stupid for wanting one :) & still wanting one!
Theres so few people that actually read ANYTHING nowadays, I don’t begrudge people who read e-books as opposed to “real” books. I just like to hear about people reading, however they do it! There is a part of me that is nervous that they will someday replace all “real” books with e-books though! Eek!
I love everything about books – but if I traveled lots (or commuted on public transit), I’d buy a e-reader in a heartbeat.
wow, people can be a tad ridiculous sometimes! I don't read much (although I think I might try to start getting into it soon), but my mother reads all the time. My father got her a Kindle for her birthday last April and she LOVES it. I don't see what the big deal is.
@7SEVENJ9: LOL. I can't believe someone actually said that about the terrorist thing. As if just because you use the Nook you can't go back to regular books..
@gabrielleelise1981: I agree with you about ultimately replacing books completely being scary. In THAT case I agree with the person who made the terrorist remark, because then, all would be lost. But as long as the world is still producing books on paper, long live e-readers!
@7SEVENJ9: Well, if it makes you feel any better, even though I kinda don't want one right now, I'm thinking there's a good chance I'm getting a Kindle for Christmas... although all I really want is a proposal, so it's hard to appreciate even a good gift right now.
Books have changed form since they were invented - they used to be in scroll for or on cave walls for crying out loud - I reserve book purchases now for classics and books I truely love and want to keep forever, but I read so darn quickly, I exhaust paperbacks and library books too quickly. I ofetn find myself with NOTHING to read simply because Ive read and re-read it all, already, so a device I can use to get a book on the fly is probably good for me. Boo to anyone telling you otherwise - if they don't like the e-Reader, they don't have to get one.
I'm actually not really a fan of the e-readers, and prefer to hold a bound book, but I certainly wouldn't be trying to talk others out of the e-readers. To each their own ;)
i looooove my ereader! FI cant get into it...he is def a page turner. He is also the guy who goes to the library every week and gets 3 books to read and reads them that week. He is more of a reader than me but i highly enjoy my ereader.
Haha I had a big internal debate about whether to get a Kindle or not... although mainly my worry was outdating libraries (I prefer to hold a real book) and if Amazon crashes, where do all my e-books go? But I'm getting one to read all my research papers on for work - saves trees and paper! I am sooo excited!
I found it interesting as well, the eReader hate. But then I got one, and all the arguements that were against them, were for nothing. I'm still buying books, it still reads like a book (I actually read MORE), and I prefer holding it to holding a book, so really the only thing they need to sell is "old book smell" :)
I get this occasionally too. To be fair when I got my ereader I wasn't sure if I would use it for anything besides travel but now love it and use it all of the time. Strangers think it is really cool and will approach me in public when I'm reading it, but acquaintances frequently will tell me how they could never give up their "real" books. I always think wow did anyone ask you to? It seems like they started the conversation just to inform me of that.
That is so ridiculous! I think I'm getting a Nook color for Christmas...even though a year ago, I'd thought I'd never use one. Now, I can't wait. I think it'll make me read more. I still plan on buying some regular books...like series I love or something like that. But it's cheaper and greener, what could be the fault in that?!
Maybe they think it's silly because they can't read books and only watch tv for 18 hours a day?
Kindle Owner!!!
If anyone made some kind of nonsensical comment like that to me I'd just say, "well, at least I won't be the cause of deforestation. Green is the new thing. Get with the program".
Silly people! I love books too, but I also love me a good alternative that doesn't involve any more unnecessary destruction of habitat for my own selfish pleasures.
I love my kindle but I still go to my bookshelf to re-read my old books as well. Havign one does not exclude the other. It's great because I can technically take 5 books with me on vacay and not worry how I"m goign to pack it!
I've experienced this same thing! I've told a number of people that I'm hoping to purchase an e-reader soon and SO many of them have gotten all defensive about preferring books to e-readers. It's like they think e-readers somehow offend the whole world of literature!
I never thought I'd be an e-reader type, but then I looked around our house and saw that we have actually run out of room for more books. So for me, it's a practicality thing, and I think it also makes travelling so. much. easier.
Not sure why people get so defensive about it!
@Ms. Sparkles: That's exactly why my FI got me an e-reader. He saw how many books I'd packed for a small weekend trip to Spokane we took, so when I went to Mexico with some friends, he made sure I only had to bring one simple device.
I love my Nook so much! My sister got one too, and since we have the same taste in literature, we can use the lending feature to get double the fun without fear that someone will destroy the book. It's always on my property (and vice versa) so I'm going to take extra care of it.
@Belle2Be - Little christmas tree shaped air freshener's in old book smell! Patent that!
@hergreenapples - It just boggles the mind that people get so upset about something that really has no bearing on them. Why should they care how/what i read? You're absolutely right, it does seem like they think that ebooks are an affront to literature!
@Ms.Sparkles and @lilacwire - I read 4 books on our honeymoon. Now I can fit 500 in my purse. And if the book is terrible, I can delete it. Win-win!
@gatorhailey - I actually used the "green" argument when I got cornered by some e-reader-haters... and they countered with "well so are paper books, you can recycle them." Clearly they didn't get that although you can recycle, the tree is alread dead!
I guess it makes me feel a little *better?* that i'm not the only one who has encountered this insanity!
@7SEVENJ9: That made me laugh! My lab alone has probably killed a small forest, and even though we recycle everything (and I mean everything) possible... it's surely not bringing back those trees :(. Me using a Kindle will help, even if it's just a little.
I ran out of room for actual books, I had no choice but to buy an ereader!!! And I love it :) Are you getting the color or the wifi?
@gatorhailey - same! Our work has probably killed 20 trees in the last 10 minutes! T-minus 4 days til I have my Nook! :) And I'm almost done my current book on my Nook App for Droid! :)
Personally, I don't want an E-reader. I have nothing against people that use/want them though! I just really enjoy having books, AND I usually buy used off Amazon, so it's better for me financially to just stick to the old school format! I can't understand why people would have beef with people choosing ereaders though, to each her own!
I grew up with a house that was more like a library, and my mom drags her thousands of books all over the country. She loves her books, but she also loves her kindle. She is upgrading this month to the Nook (I think) and she is sending me her kindle. I can't wait. I love to read but I only have a few books in the house as we have no storage space so this will solve both issues, although I can't wait until next year when our house is done and I can take by books out of storage and put them in my new library/office.
I do understand where older people are coming from that oppose electronic readers, Farenheit 451 and 1984 have kind of engrained themselves into the thinking of alot of babyboomers and cold war kids. Not that I totally disagree (the cold war kid in me), but I find there is room and the need for both.
OMG! I am hoping to get the new color Nook for Christmas tomorrow! I think they are excellent!!!!! AND think of all the trees we are saving :)
DH just got one about a month ago and since then has read SO many books. He used to not really read at all, so it's pretty great! He is really enjoying it.
My mom- a reading specialist- got a Kindle for her classroom. It actually is really helpful for her remedial kids as you can have it read it outloud.
I figure if a reading specialist can support an e-reader it can't be all that bad.
Intresting. I get the opposite reaction. I have nothing aganist e-readers but I prefer actual books. Yet, everyone I know, is trying to convinc me that I should get an e-reader.
Lol, I am one of those people who makes an icky face when someone mentions their e-reader. If it encourages people who wouldn't otherwise read to do so, then that's great. But I doubt that's the case for the vast majority of people purchasing them. Everyone thinks that they won't ever replace the physical library, but I have my doubts. Historically everyone has always underestimated the reach and usefulness of technology (no one thought that the home computer would be of use, then no one thought online shows would eradicate the movie theater, and so on). The physical library is such a great place to go and explore and curl up with a meaty paper book. Plus, I handwrite notes like CRAZY in my books, and write all kinds of funky arrows and underline and stuff that can't really be replicated on the Kindle. Plus I often have more than one book open at once when I'm doing research, etc. I just don't like the idea of losing physical books (and the idea of manuscripts with hand-written notes, first edition copies of books, autographed books and so on). It's just so much less personal.
If you like your gift, that's great. I don't have anything personal against ebook users, it's just that I'm really worried about the future of the physical book. I don't doubt for a second that ebooks have the potential to dramatically alter the place of the physical book in the future of our society. And I really like trees too, but we could switch to recycled paper or paper made from more sustainable resources. I hope that we actually pay attention to how ebook use affects physical books' role in our world, and not just let the ebook silently replace pretty much every physical book without thinking about the ramifications.
Terrorists wiping out eletronic things and then you can't read but they can? How did terrorists even come in the convo? If that did haen, reading would be the last thing on anyone's mind.
I LOVE my nook. I like not having books jumble up in my office/craft room.LOL I hate clutter.
people give me the same reaction - I just say, "well, I LOVE my kindle and can longer imagine my life without it"! I travel a bunch for work, and it's just been a lifesaver. It's almost like record/cd/mp3 - songs may sound better on records or cds... but many people are using mp3s instead.
oh... and you can make notes, highlight etc on the kindle..
I like your post. I have the kindle on my iPhone and i have to admit i loooove it. I'm a magazine writer and many people are worried print is on it's way out. I love magazines and books very very much. Love to hold them in my hands, but it's really, really nice to have books on my phone.
This is the argument i have to give every time I happen to mention the kindle. EVERYONE harps on e-reading. To each their own, but i wish people would stop telling me what's wrong with e-readers!
I just got a kindle and I love it!! Have fun with your nook and dont let people get you down!!!
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