tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post4008306837094211399..comments2024-02-06T04:20:38.551-08:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Revising: February Reading RecapLisa Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-30910441335490630192011-03-03T14:54:33.761-08:002011-03-03T14:54:33.761-08:00Gotcha and Anna, thanks for asking and making me t...Gotcha and Anna, thanks for asking and making me think more about this. I believe ebooks are a good idea, though I hope they never entirely replace paper books. Overall I've enjoyed the experience of reading digitally, especially when it means I have a book in my pocket at a time that I'd otherwise be without reading material. I still have a preference for turning physical pages, but much of the reason is that I've only read half a dozen ebooks, versus thousands of paper books in my lifetime, and I'm used to paper.<br /><br />My usual reading habit is to do a lot of flipping back to look at earlier pages, which turns out to be a little more cumbersome with an ebook. Part of my frustration with reading RED MARS digitally may have to do with the amount of flipping back I've wanted to do. But some of it actually has nothing to do with the ebook -- I'm a slow reader, and I tend to get impatient with how long it takes me to read a long book such as this one. So this isn't that typical of my general (limited) ebook reading experience.<br /><br /><br />Gotcha, do you think you aren't using your new Kindle because you aren't yet in the habit of turning to it for literary entertainment? I suggest buying the Kindle edition of a book you expect to be an absorbing read (not anything you only feel like you *should* read, if you ever have that feeling). Probably if you get caught up in one book that makes it hard to put your Kindle down, you'll be more likely to keep using it for further reading.Lisa Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-13804728322744683152011-03-03T05:22:33.956-08:002011-03-03T05:22:33.956-08:00Has Red Mars been the only book you've felt at...Has Red Mars been the only book you've felt at odds with in digital format? Just curious...Anna Scott Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744202738210301084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-13274754583852727112011-03-02T07:16:36.915-08:002011-03-02T07:16:36.915-08:00Maybe you've already discussed this, but I'...Maybe you've already discussed this, but I'd like to hear more about your experiences with digital v. dead tree media. I got a Kindle and I find myself just not picking it up, and I wonder if it's just a conditioning thing I need to push through, or something else.<br /><br />That sheep mystery book sounds like a giggle!mamagotchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023523603288429407noreply@blogger.com