Kindle or book

Spoil sport pompa !
Buy the long-suffering MrsP a mini iPad then she can keep tabs on you here!

Just as an aside, paper is easier to re-cycle than Kindles. The plastics, chemicals, metals etc are probably far worse for the planet than paper (at least that's why I'm telling Mrs. P she can't have one )

sheena, don't worry about the paper used for books. Paper comes from trees grown in sustainable forests, usually in Northern Europe, not from the rainforests which are being depleted for quite different purposes.

I love my kindle and especially now I can access it on my ipad too. I do read books as well as a friend passes me on books that she's bought and read so also the best of both Worlds..

As Charleygirl has said, the Kindle's greatest advantage for me is that the size of font can be changed to be right for each individual. I love my Kindle though I do have a pile of books by the bed, waiting to be read. There's another on its way from Amazon at the moment - not (quite) all books are available on Kindle.

I daren't read my Kindle in the bath!

I enjoy browsing the whole of the kindle repertoire - I just love the feeling that there is a whole world of books out there at my finger tips - brilliant! I truly love my kindle and I have had it for years.

Initially I thought having a kindle was brilliant but eventually I really missed browsing in a book shop and recently bought three books and enjoying reading a proper book again.

I can access kindle on my iPad which is especially handy for reading in bed when DH has fallen asleep and lamps are off, I then have background light and larger font.

Best of both worlds

sheena I agree, deep! And I agree too, there's just something missing when I read a book on a Kindle. Although I also flip between the two. Some books you just want to hold in your hands properly.

Oh I do agree loopylou, a kindle for the hols is great, as you can take lots to read in one little package so to speak !

I found that I was almost downloading anything ...I'd look down all the cheap books, and to be honest didn't really enjoy many of them. Now, if I'm buying it in paperback I'm more choosy

I know we are supposed to be saving the planet and not buying books because of the paper etc. but to me, now, the kindle seems soulless..goodness I'm sounding very deep now

Love my Kindle and do most of my reading on it, plus browsing and buying new books for it.However, I also still buy paperbacks, particularly if I want to lend it to DD's or friends.I can't hold heavy books anymore, so I can buy them as it were for the Kindle.

I still use both- like Sheena I find it so easy to download a new book in seconds. I am reading a hardback at present, bought in a charity shop. There are two problems with it, it is heavy to hold and also the print is I think font 10 or 12. I am spoiled using my Kindle because I have the print at the correct size for my failing eyesight.

I have I'm afraid
But I can access Kindle on my mini iPad so all's not lost! I'm taking it on holiday with me so might get round to reading one of the dozens of downloaded books