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bikebloke

(5,260 posts)
101. I prefer paper.
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 11:40 AM
Jun 2022

I have always had a book going. A big library user. My father used to yell at me for reading instead of watching TV.

Yes, still prefer them /nt bucolic_frolic May 2022 #1
i read on my kindle. can't read books in the dark living room. Trueblue1968 May 2022 #49
Have you considered buying a light of some kind? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #66
i have a book light but i find the east of reading a kindle to be just great. I get many of my book Trueblue1968 May 2022 #75
I do- mostly from the library hauckeye May 2022 #2
I will never give up my books. True Blue American May 2022 #34
The bookmobile💕💕💕💕 zeusdogmom May 2022 #44
Ours stopped right in front of our house. True Blue American May 2022 #46
Right in front of your house !!! zeusdogmom May 2022 #60
I just happened to be lucky True Blue American May 2022 #78
Not only read books, but collect, mostly pre 2000 mountaineering/climbing Ferryboat May 2022 #53
My 5th grade teacher introduced our class to wnylib May 2022 #70
Scholastic Books zeusdogmom May 2022 #81
Thanks. I didn't know what organization wnylib May 2022 #88
The younger cousins probably enjoyed them very much zeusdogmom May 2022 #91
I will give up my books..... lastlib May 2022 #90
I would like to read that True Blue American May 2022 #94
. lastlib May 2022 #95
Indeed. I am now reading Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time question everything May 2022 #71
I love that book! Enjoy! yardwork May 2022 #83
I do. a couple a week CJW May 2022 #74
I prefer a book. Bluethroughu May 2022 #3
I do, all the time. Ocelot II May 2022 #4
I always have an old fashioned paper book to read. zanana1 May 2022 #5
Amen! True Blue American May 2022 #35
I do. Need a break from the screens. Nululu May 2022 #6
Read'em every day. Midnight Writer May 2022 #7
Me. Don't use electronic. Shrike47 May 2022 #8
I do dweller May 2022 #9
Actual paper books - usually library books zeusdogmom May 2022 #10
So glad to know there is another just like me! True Blue American May 2022 #36
Me Tree-Hugger May 2022 #11
I always have four or five books out from the library, so I won't run out. planetc May 2022 #12
I do. I don't do well with ebooks at all. Audio however is great Bristlecone May 2022 #13
I do. I read so much on screens otherwise that I do not want to read books that way. highplainsdem May 2022 #14
I do. I always have a stack of books to read by my bed. brer cat May 2022 #15
I prefer books but use my Kindle .... because I live outside the U.S. LOVE BOOKS!! secondwind May 2022 #16
I'm a real book reader too. Tracer May 2022 #17
I do. Every day. mnhtnbb May 2022 #18
I like the feel of a book in my hands. 3catwoman3 May 2022 #19
I do. BlueTsunami2018 May 2022 #20
I do. And printed newspapers Hangingon May 2022 #21
Not any more snowybirdie May 2022 #22
Donate them True Blue American May 2022 #38
do you have a Half Price book store near you Skittles May 2022 #58
This was about ten years ago snowybirdie May 2022 #62
Libraries quit charging for over due books.:) True Blue American May 2022 #79
Yes, actually I only read 'real' books. I like turning pages. c-rational May 2022 #23
Many "real" books unc70 May 2022 #24
I do lapfog_1 May 2022 #25
I still love reading a book. Also the Sunday paper. bottomofthehill May 2022 #26
I still read REAL books sdfernando May 2022 #27
I typed a long-ish reply usonian May 2022 #28
dont feel too bad. i accidently hit a button or delete complety. thanks for you thoughts . AllaN01Bear May 2022 #52
I love books. I've written a few, but I only buy specific hardcover books to add to my library. Joinfortmill May 2022 #29
I read real books PJMcK May 2022 #30
I read the first book of a trilogy on Kindle, but then ordered the boxed set... Binkie The Clown May 2022 #31
Only way I read them. sinkingfeeling May 2022 #32
I prefer physical books. rownesheck May 2022 #33
I do. Yards of 'em. fierywoman May 2022 #37
I do. Working on about 5 at the same time. nt Chalco May 2022 #39
Exclusively. n/t cloudbase May 2022 #40
Me! Scrivener7 May 2022 #41
Me, solely, all the time, every day. nt babylonsister May 2022 #42
With long treks on busses in South America tirebiter May 2022 #43
I suppose eBooks are good for disposable commodity literature and technical manuals ... eppur_se_muova May 2022 #45
Not as often as I'd like, but I prefer reading physical books and likewise find things faster hlthe2b May 2022 #47
Yes indeedy Better Days Ahoy May 2022 #48
I do wryter2000 May 2022 #50
I do Solly Mack May 2022 #51
My town library holds library night at the local pub. BlueGreenLady May 2022 #54
A couple, but I'm more of an audiobook person sakabatou May 2022 #55
ME, lots of them Skittles May 2022 #56
Avid book reader here. GoldandSilver May 2022 #57
I am an avid ebook and avebury May 2022 #59
I do. Laffy Kat May 2022 #61
I have both NYC's Cloud Library for books, and physical books... electric_blue68 May 2022 #63
Nowhere NEAR what I used to. Frostlight May 2022 #64
I do, though not as often as I used to. we can do it May 2022 #65
When I find my book on the history of aviation Not Heidi May 2022 #67
I've been reading e-books only for at least 10 years, maybe longer FakeNoose May 2022 #68
I do. Prefer them unless the ebook is the only one available from the library question everything May 2022 #69
I do! Elessar Zappa May 2022 #72
Love my life collection - many science math and nature books n/t. airplaneman May 2022 #73
I prefer them DFW May 2022 #76
I read everything. nolabear May 2022 #77
I decided about seven years ago to buy new releases of books for the first time in my life betsuni May 2022 #80
Me! yardwork May 2022 #82
Retired truck driver and I still prefer audio books. I love Emile May 2022 #84
i am a dyslexic reader. and since i started doing estate sales i have found so many good OLD books. pansypoo53219 May 2022 #85
Our house would collapse if we added any more physical books to our home library. hunter May 2022 #86
That Goodwill bin is when I decided to start giving them away. True Blue American May 2022 #96
I hoard ebooks now. They don't take up any room at all. hunter May 2022 #97
Everyone said," Oh, have a garage sale." True Blue American Jun 2022 #98
If they want my books, they'll have to pry them from my cold, dead hands. n/t malthaussen May 2022 #87
When at home, I prefer to read actual books csziggy May 2022 #89
I prefer them mvd May 2022 #92
I prefer them, preferably hard cover. Currently working my way through the Jack Reacher Vinca May 2022 #93
I prefer them. MissMillie Jun 2022 #99
I do. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #100
I prefer paper. bikebloke Jun 2022 #101
My entire family prefers books nt Wicked Blue Jun 2022 #102
I do both real books + Nook + Kindle. scarletlib Jun 2022 #103
I do. area51 Jun 2022 #104
I read a book occassionally Marthe48 Jun 2022 #105
"In this day and age"? GenThePerservering Jun 2022 #106
I do, exclusively. kskiska Jun 2022 #107
I have a fondness of physical books. Niagara Jun 2022 #108
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