tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post6075481589243480270..comments2023-09-20T03:40:25.128-07:00Comments on Leigh Russell: print book and e-book - partnership or competition?Leigh Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-30738464645727687422012-08-19T14:34:06.269-07:002012-08-19T14:34:06.269-07:00Yes, Franmarie, kindles are fantastic for those wh...Yes, Franmarie, kindles are fantastic for those who have difficulty reading print books. I would never want to see e-books go, but I hope there's a place for print books as well. Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-50936254451916424332012-08-19T12:24:22.386-07:002012-08-19T12:24:22.386-07:00I have had my Kindle for 2 years, and I am relying...I have had my Kindle for 2 years, and I am relying on it more now since my eyesight is deteriorating (an age related condition), I find small print in paperbacks etc very hard to read especially at night. With the Kindle I can enlarge the font to my requirements, and should the time come when I need it, my Kindle has the speech enabled facility to read the books to me! (I hope this wont be required for some time yet!) I think avid readers with eyesight problems, will find a Kindle invaluable.Franmarie 18noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-33266409997498929762012-08-10T10:20:19.740-07:002012-08-10T10:20:19.740-07:00Glad you agree, fizzycat. Thanks for commenting!Glad you agree, fizzycat. Thanks for commenting!Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-57619110213322153902012-08-10T09:47:02.368-07:002012-08-10T09:47:02.368-07:00Hear hear.Hear hear.fizzycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417554474293773804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-80108431773584399202012-08-06T09:11:53.415-07:002012-08-06T09:11:53.415-07:00John it is really good to read your comment here. ...John it is really good to read your comment here. If only more people were like you, not only would the bookshops be safe, but I daresay the world would be a far more civilised place. Thanks for adding to the discussion here.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-42732260823017514102012-08-06T08:49:03.896-07:002012-08-06T08:49:03.896-07:00I have had my Kindle since November 2010 and have ...I have had my Kindle since November 2010 and have been on a massive binge read ever since. I like it's portability, particularly on holidays and it has also introduced me to writers that I may have missed in the book shops. But if I'm in love with my Kindle as much as I say I am, it must be because I love books. You don't take up reading an electronic device if you have been avoiding books all of your life. The truth of the matter is, you will never keep me out of bookshops. I buy far more printed books than I do e-books. I subscribe to a well known audio book company so that I can 'read' whilst driving my car. Kindle is a valuable accessory for book-lovers, but it is not a replacement for books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816557029053697882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-26976459879915700192012-08-06T06:07:22.468-07:002012-08-06T06:07:22.468-07:00That's a great present, Garry. You sound like ...That's a great present, Garry. You sound like the perfect reader for the future, buying both ebooks and print books. Why can't we all do that, and keep print books as well?Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-61890196570398954992012-08-06T04:37:03.574-07:002012-08-06T04:37:03.574-07:00My brother bought me a Kindle as a birthday presen...My brother bought me a Kindle as a birthday present last year, i will admit i do buy a lot of books for it, but anything i really do love, i will always buy that copy in a shop. There is something special about turning the pages of a copy of a book you love that cannot be reproduced by owning an kindle version!Garry Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-59738911713420889272012-08-06T04:12:38.356-07:002012-08-06T04:12:38.356-07:00Thanks for commenting, Carol. The concensus seems ...Thanks for commenting, Carol. The concensus seems to be that we want both. Let's hope the print books survive!Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326835832552443337.post-24816072210468510912012-08-06T04:00:47.964-07:002012-08-06T04:00:47.964-07:00I have been buying e-books for a year or so now BU...I have been buying e-books for a year or so now BUT if I love the book I still want to physically own a copy...which means I end up buying it twice! There is something about holding an actual book in your hand that an e-book can never replace!<br /><br />C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.com