A lot of people love these types of books.  Why?  Because we are used to reading this way.  We love to pick up one of those tangible books that we just bought from Borders and dive right into a good story.  I know- I may not be the only one- I love that "new-book smell" as much as I love the new-car smell.  It smells fresh, unique, and delicious- knowing that it holds a great read for me. 

I don't know about other eReaders, since I have my own Kindle, but mine seems to run out of "energy" too many times.  Traditional books won't be that mean- there's no running out of "batteries."  You won't be in the middle of a read and suddenly get a message: No Use, Until Charged.  

If my Kindle ever got wet, well its like a computer, there is definitely a chance of it becoming permanently damaged after such an incident.  If I ever dropped my book in water, I'd set in on the heater to dry- it just gets the pages nice and crisp, but wouldn't be permanently damaged so I couldn't read it.

A lot of people love pages to turn.  I've talked to many readers about why they love books over eBooks and they promptly explain that just the tangible book in their hands is what wins them over.  When you turn the page, it adds to the excitement on what happens next.  I don't feel that way when I press my little button NEXT PAGE on my Kindle.

These kind of books are slightly more up to date with our fast-changing world. Maybe this is where our world is leading us. Maybe somewhere deep in the future we are all going to be reading from eReaders and not just reading, but listening and talking about our books from our eReaders too. The world may never know what the future holds, but today the eBooks are close to many readers' hearts.

The Kindle and many other eBook readers are known for being light weight.  The Kindle even proves to be the width of a pencil.  The only "traditional" books I know that are that tiny are probably children's picture books.

The reason that I bought a Kindle was to have all those books right at my fingertips.  I live in the middle of nowhere and the shortest trip to the bookstore would take an hour drive.  With my Kindle, I can purchase books and have them in seconds.  Not only can I purchase books, however, I can subscribe to newspapers, magazines, and even blogs.  

A big thing that I'm happy with on my Kindle would have to be that there is no glare in direct sunlight.  When I'm on the beach and I have my book out ready to read: I hate it when there's this nasty glare messing up my vision so I can't even read the words on the page.  With the Kindle or eBook Reader, I can read and not get a glare in direct sunlight.  I don't know how that works, but that's new technology for you.  

Even though I have this great Kindle, I admit, I barely use it.  I read much more traditional books than I do eBooks.  The reason being I just love to feel books in my hands.  I'm a bookworm- I like books.  When I grow bored or don't know a word, I venture to my Kindle which has a free dictionary and games that I've purchased.

I want everyone to know that this post is not to sway anyone in any direction.  This new feature: Whose Side, Saturday? is to encourage you to comment and discuss what your views are on the topic of the week.   

So, please, share your thoughts. 

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