My husband and I feel the same way. He reads at least 3 books a week and wants no part of a Kindle or Nook.
same here. I love to read and before my business went down in flames I’d buy three or four books at a time in Barnes and Noble.
I stare at a laptop screen all day and certainly have no interest in doing that while I read.
A place like Barnes and Noble allows me to see what has been recently released. What new history books are available and so on. But these days I use my phone to snap a photo of a books cover, load the info into Amazons custom wish list and thats about it. Just can’t afford to buy books any more.
“My husband and I feel the same way. He reads at least 3 books a week and wants no part of a Kindle or Nook.’
Same here. I want a good solid book I can put on my lap and curl up with, not some plastic gadget I have to hold in one hand and manipulate with the other.
There’s nothing personal about an electronic book like there can be with a hardcover or paperback. No writing in the margins or other personal notations. My wife’s daughter offered to buy me a Kindle for Christmas, but I politely said, no thanks. My wife prefers the hardcover as well. Nothing against e-books, if people like them, I have no problem. But they’re not for me. I don’t understand all the techical stuff behind e-books. But I do know if it’s a machine of some sort, it can break down. Books made out of paper may deteriorate over time, but they rarely disappear because of some electronic malfunction.