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Kindle books are better than paperbacks
Johana C11-Jul-20
If someone had told me seven years ago that I would give up tangible print books all together, I would have laughed in their face. But eBooks are so easy to store. I carry hundreds of books around with me on my phone. It's perfect. Plus real books clog up one's house and space
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  • Amanda L 92662
    I love a good book that provides page turning suspense. The are fully recyclable, as in being able to pass them on to friends and family and when finally too tatty to read, goes in the recycling bin no waste there. Electronic devices are not fully recyclable so land fill here we come.
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    • Margarret F
      Kindle books have many advantages - one that I find helpful is being able to vary the font as my eyes get older!
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      • Sally B 89800
        Love the idea of a kindle but still like the hard copy of a book - will try as they could be convenient
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        • Edith v
          I ;prefer a proper book
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          • Kathy W 124246
            I use books and although some say old fashioned, there are still bookshops
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            • Elaine H 239851
              It is just great to hold a book in your hands & when finished put it back in the bookcase
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              • Brandy Yining Z
                I still prefer the paper books.
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                • Ivan S 396292
                  No time for any books this days
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                  • Tink
                    There is nothing like joining your local library. Libby App is free to read them on any device. GIVE IT A TRY.
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                    • Mr White
                      One can never get past the book, it will last forever, electronics eventually will die and feed & become nothing in the ashes of time
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                      • JANET R 328390
                        Totally agree....
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                    • Imperia S
                      What a Kindle book, @ 70 I am a little slow with new technology
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                      • Louisa W
                        Don't read either way at times.
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                        • jason f 419018
                          They are good but I love the feel of the page
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                          • Cory C
                            I've only ever had physical books so I'm a little bit biased
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                            • JANET R 328390
                              ME TOO.
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                          • Jessica O 77551
                            Prefer paperbacks way more
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                            • Dimitri T 100433
                              no prefer paperbacks?
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                              • Joyce G 94480
                                No I like to turn the pages.
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                                • Jennifer S 320468
                                  I like both
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                                  • E Au
                                    I like both. Like the others, I find that ebooks are great for travelling but holding a book, in a quiet corner with a nice cup of tea is the ultimate experience.
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                                    • Mariaj
                                      Real Books are the Best
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                                      • Gaza
                                        Prefer the pages.
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                                        • Christmas
                                          Love books
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                                          • Margaret R 107942
                                            Real books for me are so much better. I love the feel of the paper, the smell of the paper and the texture of the cover.
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                                            • James B 70778
                                              no
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                                              • Aisha A 379399
                                                I prefer actual books.
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                                                • Mary M 329762
                                                  Paper is better them ebook
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                                                  • Bugalugs
                                                    There is nothing quite like having a room with shelves full of books! I have probably got about 1000-plus and still collecting. There is something very comforting about holding a book and then looking forward to picking it ip later and reading on. Quite frankly all this electronic stuff is so Impersonal, so unfriendly. so isolating it gives me the horrors.
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                                                    • Erin P 97263
                                                      E books & audio books are great for travelling as you can store many books and do not have to carry physical books. I borrowed audio books online from the public library during lock down, as the physical library was closed.
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                                                      • Sharyn W 102987
                                                        real books are best
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                                                        • barbara p 90052
                                                          I like both -E-books are great when travelling or sitting in a waiting room .
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                                                          • Kenneth S 414135
                                                            You cannot beat curling up with a good book. All Kindle books are short versions of the originals so not as good.
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                                                            • Chris S 67082
                                                              books are great i would prefer the actual book
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                                                              • gary h 382912
                                                                books will never die
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                                                                • mary josephine b
                                                                  prefer a paperback any time
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                                                                  • Sonya F 68771
                                                                    I dont do either
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                                                                    • Leanne B 76015
                                                                      No there’s nothing like curling up with a paperback
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                                                                      • Margaret K 399443
                                                                        Kindle's are the best
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                                                                        • Pauline T 68358
                                                                          I love my Kindle!
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                                                                          • Rose S 88496
                                                                            I read both ebooks are great for bedtime reading as I don’t disturb my husband in bed and I like a paperback during the day
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                                                                            • VICTORY
                                                                              AS LONG AS THEY ARE CHARGED UP
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                                                                              • Rosa 406471
                                                                                I like Kindle books than paper this time.
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                                                                                • Paul B 88412
                                                                                  I don't need or want a Kindle - give me a printed book/paperback anytime!!!!!
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                                                                                  • Terrence B 92177
                                                                                    I prefer to read books in paper print
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                                                                                    • Barbara T
                                                                                      so do I
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                                                                                  • Patman Newcastle
                                                                                    I borrow books from the local library so they don't clutter up the house and they cost me nothing.
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                                                                                    • Paul J 94868
                                                                                      Personally,i like to have a paperback as i'm something of a collector.
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                                                                                      • Katzeye
                                                                                        Real books add to the pleasure of reading and so much better for your eyes.
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                                                                                        • Ian P 129909
                                                                                          Definitely not
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                                                                                          • Rifat H
                                                                                            Someday books may no longer be printed, if they're clever enough to introduce even better ebooks, which are much more of an improvement on current ebooks. At the moment, ebooks and real books still seem different. Someday they'll be a perfect match!
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                                                                                            • Beverley S 383001
                                                                                              I like both - the e-book when travelling and a real book when at home. I think many people are the same. I do have to be careful with e-books as they tire my eyes more than real books.
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                                                                                              • Joy L 68767
                                                                                                I read real books at home and ebooks when I am traveling
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                                                                                                • PAUL P 404567
                                                                                                  I'd enjoy them I'm sure, but not really a book reader. One advantage besides taking up less space and easier to carry a library around with you, is no silverfish.
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                                                                                                  • Alison M 86959
                                                                                                    I like real books, don’ t have to worry about charging, the cost of the device, I borrow from the library or use the swap box at our local shopping centre, if you are on a very low income that suits your budget. I don’t know how much the e books cost, but if you have no spare money it is real books for me.
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                                                                                                    • Angel
                                                                                                      I've never used a Kindle
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                                                                                                      • Helen Stiglec
                                                                                                        I read books every day & only use my Kindle when I go away on holidays. Books are too heavy to pack in a suitcase and a kindle can hold 100's of books
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                                                                                                        • Yiing S
                                                                                                          I just have to get used to the idea of the inability to fan the book.
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                                                                                                          • Catalina
                                                                                                            kindle books deliver real books... ...but without the mystery, sensation, pleasure of holding, touching, smelling, reading a real book
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                                                                                                            • Jayne C 315662
                                                                                                              No way. There’s nothing like holding a solid book in your hands, and turning paper pages.
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                                                                                                              • kerry F 392392
                                                                                                                I would like to try ebooks but I don't want to pay to read and I also have no clue how they work
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                                                                                                                • Robert nsw
                                                                                                                  my problem with them is if you forget to charge you device you can not read your book hard copys dont go flat
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                                                                                                                  • Elizabeth T 396096
                                                                                                                    Nothing can replace the tactile experience of reading an actual book. You also don't need a device, a charger etc
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                                                                                                                    • Sally G 398336
                                                                                                                      Real books make my eyes and hands happy
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                                                                                                                      • Anney F
                                                                                                                        Kindle brings books to me rather than me having to chase books
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                                                                                                                        • Teresa C 190104
                                                                                                                          I would rather read a real book
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                                                                                                                          • Pat P 206247
                                                                                                                            Real books
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                                                                                                                            • Beth w 226125
                                                                                                                              would only use one when travelling. Can't beat a book
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                                                                                                                              • Graeme E 87063
                                                                                                                                I prefer paperbacks.
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                                                                                                                                • Anne S 123999
                                                                                                                                  Jury still out for me!
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                                                                                                                                  • Rebecca P 97055
                                                                                                                                    Nothing like a real book
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                                                                                                                                    • Dragie
                                                                                                                                      Rather read a book
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                                                                                                                                      • Disie
                                                                                                                                        Nope. Hardcover every time. Your imagination isn't as active with eBooks
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                                                                                                                                        • Margaret C 77490
                                                                                                                                          I like reading E books on my phone
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                                                                                                                                          • Peter T 100083
                                                                                                                                            I have four Kindles. Though are non working. Love eBooks more than paper back used spend alot on them
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                                                                                                                                            • Henry W 362692
                                                                                                                                              I don’t read books full stop so eBooks don’t interest me prefer newspapers & news on ine
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