iPad and Kindle: The demise of the Book

[PinkBike]

i have a nook (DH's, really) and an ipod touch and a droid phone. they all have ereader capabilities. i prefer the touch over the nook because its backlit and much easier to navigate. i think the iphone would probably be the perfect solution -- you'd only have to carry 1 device and you could have amazon and bn and sony ereader apps. i'm leaning to an ipad because i cant get an iphone (wrong provider). i'm convinced apple just knows how to do things right. plus an ipad is so multifunctional with a bigger screen than my phone or touch. the only thing missing is a dvd slot--or does it have one?

that said, i read some books on my touch, but am always still using the library for new books. i cant pay $12.99 every time a book comes out that i could get free at the library. and i read a lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-t of books.

someone mentioned borrowing from the library with their reader. how is that done?

[blackhillsbiker]

I saved Amazon points until I had enough for a Kindle. I've had it for about a week now. I love to read the classics. Our library recently got rid of most of their classics. I had a heck of a time last winter when I was trying to find Oscar Wilde and Somerset Maugham. I found a few in the used bookstore. The free classic ebooks books are amazing. I did pay a little for some of the Mobi-formatted ones. I've only bought one new book (I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett) because I can't find it around here and I couldn't wait to read it. I like having a book in my purse or bike trunk. The Kindle fits nicely. I'll never not have paper books. I do like the portability of the Kindle. I'm working out how to get some of my knitting patterns on it for travel.

Deb

[OakLeaf]

I think different libraries have different systems. I haven't tried mine yet (which, Ohio libraries are doing it through their statewide clearinghouse, so that even the small rural libraries can offer ebooks to their patrons).

Take a look at your library's website!

[ScaldedCat]

My Dad just bought himself a Kindle, he loves it, my son has asked his Grandparents for one for Christmas.
I have the Kindle app and iBooks on my iPhone of course but I still mainly read books the old fashioned way and usually from the library or second hand from ebay or Amazon Market Place.

[limewave]

I want to get at kindle for DH for Christmas. He says he doesn't want one but I see him looking at mine with envy all the time.

On the topic of the "demise of publishing" . . .
I have to try and remain somewhat anonymous here, but our Amazon.com sales were up this year and almost 30% of the sales were Kindle. And, if we separated out Kindle/eReaders from other distributors the Kindle would be in our top 10 sales sources. Demise of publishing, absolutely not.