My Reading Nook

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With all the different mediums available today for the consumption of the written word, I was wondering what your favorite method is for reading books.

Are you a dyed-in-the-wool printed medium lover? Can’t live without the feel of a book in your hands? Is turning pages literally a tactile necessity to your enjoyment of the book?

Or are you one of the techie group who downloads books to their ipods? Or is that not satisfying enough because it’s not actual READING, but rather listening?

What about that intermediate group who uses such appliances as the Kindle where you are still READING the book, but it’s not on paper? That seems to be an eco-friendly solution to actual printed books which use up valuable resources.

Another eco-friendly way of reading is downloading books in pdf form. You don’t have to print them off, as they are easily read on your pc.

Of course, if you’re a traveller, listening to books on tape or cd is a great way to pass away the miles of boring highway.

For me, there’s nothing like curling up on the couch with a cup of tea or glass of wine and reading for hours at a time. I can while away an entire day like that.

Of course I hardly ever get that opportunity, but hey — it’s a dream!

I do enjoy going places in the car as Ken drives so I can read the whole trip. He listens to car racing, football or old radio shows on the satellite radio, so he’s happy with that arrangement. We do listen to books on cd from time to time, too.