Q. There are so many great books available online for the kindle that cost little to nothing. I would love to read these books but many say it's the death of literature to buy these EBook instead of just buying and borrowing books from the library.
However, if you're reading, isn't it the experience of actually reading the contents of a book that makes reading enjoyable? Does it really matter what medium the books come in?
Isn't it a little ostentatious to have a collection of books to simply show how many books I have read? Isn't it the actual reading and enjoyment of reading that counts?
I'm really not sure where to go from here. What should I do? Go the traditional route and borrow/collect or get a kindle and open up a world of thousands of cheap and free ebooks?
However, if you're reading, isn't it the experience of actually reading the contents of a book that makes reading enjoyable? Does it really matter what medium the books come in?
Isn't it a little ostentatious to have a collection of books to simply show how many books I have read? Isn't it the actual reading and enjoyment of reading that counts?
I'm really not sure where to go from here. What should I do? Go the traditional route and borrow/collect or get a kindle and open up a world of thousands of cheap and free ebooks?
Answer
It all boils down to personal preference. I have a huge book collection (amassed over the last 35 years or so), and the idea that I could carry most, if not all, of my collection around on an e-reader is very appealing. If you think you might want to move your books frequently (college, job transfers, travel) go with the e-reader. I'd get one with a removable storage device so that you can carry some around with you in the device, and others keep safe at home (e-readers do get stolen, or destroyed, and sometimes, that download is only good once...if you lose that digital copy, it's gone).
I enjoy the feel of a book. I like the way it smells, I like making notes in the margins. I like holding it in my hands and fluttering through the pages. I have an IPad that I use as an e-reader (as well as many other uses) that most closely mimics the feel of an actual book, and I find myself wanting to transfer all of my books to a digital format and keep them in my firesafe.
Ideally, you should opt for a mix of both media types. Everything isn't available in a legal digital format, and there's at least one that isn't available in a paper format (UR by Stephen King). Go for a little of both.
It all boils down to personal preference. I have a huge book collection (amassed over the last 35 years or so), and the idea that I could carry most, if not all, of my collection around on an e-reader is very appealing. If you think you might want to move your books frequently (college, job transfers, travel) go with the e-reader. I'd get one with a removable storage device so that you can carry some around with you in the device, and others keep safe at home (e-readers do get stolen, or destroyed, and sometimes, that download is only good once...if you lose that digital copy, it's gone).
I enjoy the feel of a book. I like the way it smells, I like making notes in the margins. I like holding it in my hands and fluttering through the pages. I have an IPad that I use as an e-reader (as well as many other uses) that most closely mimics the feel of an actual book, and I find myself wanting to transfer all of my books to a digital format and keep them in my firesafe.
Ideally, you should opt for a mix of both media types. Everything isn't available in a legal digital format, and there's at least one that isn't available in a paper format (UR by Stephen King). Go for a little of both.
Can I better organize my kindle collections?
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Can I set my Kindle to always sort "by collections"? I prefer this because when I have a collection it doesnt show my collection AND the books individually. So I just wanted to know if I can have it always sort that way or if it will remember when I turn it off and keep it off for a while.
I won this thing in a contest at work and am excited to use it but I am very very crazy about organizing things. Now if only it'd allow you to organize it how you want like alphabetically by collections... still ill take this over nothing. But any help would be great. thank you
Answer
To always sort by collection, from Kindle home, navigate to top page to "Showing all <number> Items" and arrow (with the 5-way) to the right and select by "Collections". This setting will be persistent every time you return to the Home screen.
To always sort by collection, from Kindle home, navigate to top page to "Showing all <number> Items" and arrow (with the 5-way) to the right and select by "Collections". This setting will be persistent every time you return to the Home screen.
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