Tablets & eReaders

[Gina-BBY Community Manager]

Hi all,

I am contemplating getting an eReader; however, I enjoy the experience of holding a book/magazine.  I am concerned that if I make the jump to an eReader that I will not have the same experience.  Has anyone else experienced these same concerns?  

Thanks,

Gina

[Nokia]

Get two, tape them together in a V shape, and cover them with paper!

[garytech]

What I would recommend doing is just try it, get it read a book if its not the same for you then return it. I do think that once you get used to the different feeling you will enjoy it much more, think about it, you can cary hundreds of books or 1 book and it weighs the same and don't hold me to this but I do also believe that they have a backlight so you can easily read on a dark car ride.. And not to mention, you get on average 2 weeks of heavy reading (about 7500 pages) on a single charge
I hope this helps
Gary

[Neihn Valued Contributor]

I dont like their feel when holding them in stores with them on display. I am holding out on purchasing on until Asus releases their Eee eBook Reader. Dual screens so it opens and read just like a regular book. Not to mention its in color and supposed to be the cheapest ebook reader of its kind.

[RickFinney]

Before I have known about eBooks I always bought books in the bookstore or borrow it from the library. Then, eBook wave came, I also have doubts if i'll try to read it, I tried and reading eBooks is more comfortable than books. For a reason that it is convenient and cheap. Maybe, right now, I'll stick to reading eBooks while buying books not available in eBooks.

[Rudi1034]

I have had the same worry.  Reading is my escape...and if I end up with that last little bit of me alone with me time that is left becoming wired in like everything else in life...it will lose the very simple joy that reading always offers.  Just nervous so I have avoided all things ebook like the plague...but are there any real benifits? Like price?  Is an ebook cheaper than a paper one...and is it so much cheaper that eventually I will balance out buying the ereader itself?  And what do you do when you finish your ebook?  I take my paper books and sell them at half price books and then I get get new books.  Is there anything available to share or buyback ebooks? I am sure it will happen, but has it happened yet?  Sorry for the stupid questions but if i look into this I will want it...and that will be the end, cause I am a sucker for gadgets.

any advice is welcome and appreciated...Thanks  

[Rudi1034]

when is Asus releasing thiers? Any idea?

[Josh-BBY Retired: Community Connector]

Rudi1034,

Unfortunately Best Buy® doesn't have any details to share about the Asus line of eReaders. Please rest assured that if we do get any information about them that you will hear about it on this board or in our Latest and Greatest Blog.

Thanks for posting to the forum and I hope to keep reading your interest in eReaders!

[Wolfsatz]

We just got the Sony Touch Edition with the bundled cover and light.  For an avid reader like my wife; this piece of electornics is AWESOME.  You won't miss the feel of the actual papyrus because you will be able to carry hundreds of books, articles, newspapers and listen to MP3 music as well as write in free hand mode.