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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you have an Amazon kindle?".
This poll was originally submitted by Chun Un. View the poll results »
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Michael Harris
Germany
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ad dont want one either. Neither iPad nor any other of these gadgets. Is this some sort of survey?
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
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But I do have a Kindle App on my phone (and one on my PC) and I love it. While it will never replace the feel of a book, it is always with me, and I always have something to do if I have a few minutes to kill. I'm also off on holiday shortly and it's fully loaded with books, which will save on the luggage allowance!
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Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
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I stare at a digital screen all day so it's nice to look at paper and ink when I'm relaxing.
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Angus Stewart
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| | No and I wouldn't want one | Aug 16, 2011 |
Simon Bruni wrote:
I stare at a digital screen all day so it's nice to look at paper and ink when I'm relaxing. |
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My thoughts exactly. I think that traditional paper and ink add something to the reading experience.
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Malina Alexandra Pricop
Romania
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I love it.
And after staring into the monitor all day it is a nice change because of the E Ink electronic paper display. It really does "feel" like paper to my eyes.
I also read paper books, but the Kindle is very easy to carry around with me and saves a lot of room when travelling.
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Viola Briatkova
Slovakia
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| | smell of a new book | Aug 16, 2011 |
Angus Stewart wrote:
Simon Bruni wrote:
I stare at a digital screen all day so it's nice to look at paper and ink when I'm relaxing. |
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My thoughts exactly. I think that traditional paper and ink add something to the reading experience. |
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and how it can replace the wonderful smell of a new book?
hm?
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neilmac
Spain
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I have little enough time as it is to read for pleasure (only 2 books so far this year, one of them a re-read) and when I do I prefer the traditional paper format.
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Noni Gilbert
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| | Was looking at a friend's two days ago | Aug 16, 2011 |
Because I wasn't sure what they consisted of... and while I understand why she swears by it (she spends a LOT of time on trains and planes) I would be far more interested in a tablet which combines laptop and e-book.
Good features which I noted though: reading light, not as bad a "feel" in the hands as I expected, good print size! And as I am currently cursing the amount of space and weight books are taking up in our family holiday luggage, the space element is significant.
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Thayenga
Germany
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Viola Briatkova wrote:
Angus Stewart wrote:
Simon Bruni wrote:
I stare at a digital screen all day so it's nice to look at paper and ink when I'm relaxing. |
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My thoughts exactly. I think that traditional paper and ink add something to the reading experience. |
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and how it can replace the wonderful smell of a new book?
hm?
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Plus, as a writer I will always prefer the good old paper version of books.
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Steve Dreggs
United Kingdom
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| | I agree with Malina | Aug 16, 2011 |
I bought a Kindle too a few months ago. It's not like staring at a screen at all, and it's very easy to read outside - try to do that with an iPad or laptop... Granted, it doesn't smell like a new book, but it's lighter, the books are a lot cheaper - the classics are usually free, and you get free 3g internet. When I went to Turkey I was able to search for things to do in the area, read about local history, take a whole library of books to choose from and access my emails (and facebook haha). I don't have a smart phone, or even a phone contract, so this was ideal for me.
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Gilla Evans
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| | I find it very useful | Aug 16, 2011 |
I love physical books and I also love my kindle. As others have pointed out it is not at all like looking at a backlit screen. It is much easier on the eye. And I have run out of bookshelves, so it is very useful in my small house. I do still buy books though.
One particularly useful feature is the ability to download foreign newspapers. You don't need to subscribe to them (in the past I have done so and didn't get round to reading most of them), and it is a great way of reading up on current affairs and cultural matters in your source languages if you live in the country of your target language.
And of course, you can take a whole library with you when you are travelling, including dictionaries...
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B D Finch
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I find it too difficult to turn the pages.
There is something about a book that Kindle just cannot match: the stain near the bottom of page 163 that recalls a particularly good spaghetti sauce, the one on page 165 that recalls the wine that went so well with it, the fact that you can prop the next one up on the one you've just finished, having a collection of door stops, throwing one you are really disappointed with at the cat, pressing flowers, trawling the bookshelves to decide what to read, making margin notes and highlighting, needing to actually learn and remember things because you can't search with Windows Explorer.
Translators should not consider reading a luxury that they don't have time for; it is a necessity.
[Edited at 2011-08-16 10:02 GMT]
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Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
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B D Finch wrote:
Translators should not consider reading a luxury that they don't have time for; it is a necessity.
[Edited at 2011-08-16 10:02 GMT] |
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Reading is our fuel.
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Allison Wright
Portugal
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| | Christmas/Birthday | Aug 16, 2011 |
B D Finch wrote:
There is something about a book that Kindle just cannot match: the stain near the bottom of page 163 that recalls a particularly good spaghetti sauce, the one on page 165 that recalls the wine that went so well with it, the fact that you can prop the next one up on the one you've just finished, having a collection of door stops, throwing one you are really disappointed with at the cat, pressing flowers, trawling the bookshelves to decide what to read, making margin notes and highlighting, needing to actually learn and remember things because you can't search with Windows Explorer.
Translators should not consider reading a luxury that they don't have time for; it is a necessity.
[Edited at 2011-08-16 10:02 GMT] |
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Since the age of 5 (bicycle), I have never known what to say when my family ask me what I want for Christmas or my birthday (Feb). This poll has given me the answer.
I shall let you know if it is food- and wine-proof in due course.
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