I like both, and I find that they have their own advantages depending on what I'm reading.
One of my main problems with my Kindle is that it can be harder for me to find specific passages or go back to an earlier point in the book. This is probably ironic, since the Kindle does have a search feature. And maybe it's easier on newer models (mine is one of the older ones with a keyboard). But it's so much quicker for me to flip through the pages of a book than search on my Kindle. And it I want to flip back or ahead, pushing the button over and over again takes longer than physically turning pages.
On the other hand, I find searching through PDFs and online copies of books pretty easy. When I was in school, there were a few books available online through the library or academic databases. When I needed to read portions of a book for a paper or presentation, it was nice to be able to search for a person's name or something to quickly find the passages that pertained to them.
I like ebooks for getting things that I'm not sure I'll want to reread much. The files don't take up as much space as physical books, so there's not as much pressure to decide if I want to hang onto stuff or not.
I love my Kindle, but I've been realizing lately that my use of it is limited. I don't take it with me places very often because I worry about it being damaged or stolen. And because the books aren't sitting on the shelf reminding me of their presence, I'm more prone to forgetting about stuff I purchase, and delaying reading it for longer than I would if I had paper copies. I recently discovered three ebooks that I'd forgotten I'd purchased. One of them, I have no memory of at all, though it does sound like something I would buy.
One of my main problems with my Kindle is that it can be harder for me to find specific passages or go back to an earlier point in the book. This is probably ironic, since the Kindle does have a search feature. And maybe it's easier on newer models (mine is one of the older ones with a keyboard). But it's so much quicker for me to flip through the pages of a book than search on my Kindle. And it I want to flip back or ahead, pushing the button over and over again takes longer than physically turning pages.
On the other hand, I find searching through PDFs and online copies of books pretty easy. When I was in school, there were a few books available online through the library or academic databases. When I needed to read portions of a book for a paper or presentation, it was nice to be able to search for a person's name or something to quickly find the passages that pertained to them.
I like ebooks for getting things that I'm not sure I'll want to reread much. The files don't take up as much space as physical books, so there's not as much pressure to decide if I want to hang onto stuff or not.
I love my Kindle, but I've been realizing lately that my use of it is limited. I don't take it with me places very often because I worry about it being damaged or stolen. And because the books aren't sitting on the shelf reminding me of their presence, I'm more prone to forgetting about stuff I purchase, and delaying reading it for longer than I would if I had paper copies. I recently discovered three ebooks that I'd forgotten I'd purchased. One of them, I have no memory of at all, though it does sound like something I would buy.