Originally Posted by
Panchita
I have reduced the number of physical books I have in the house (donated either to charity or the library), but kept hold of the ones I re-read/use. I only buy hardbacks of quilting books and recipe books nowadays, but I do keep quite a few paperbacks around since I like to read in the bath and would be nervous of doing that with either hardbacks or an e-reader!!
Good point. I need some tub books around, too. Overdrive is great. Just like a traditional library, you can borrow for two weeks, renew if available, put a hold on a book, borrow for free and pick your font and size. Oh and you can look up a word, too. I've gotten so used to that feature, that I miss it in a 'real' book. I've started a Great Words list on my iPad. I even paid for a digital library card in the neighboring state for their Overdrive collection since they have more of the cozy mysteries I like to read. Reading series is usually very easy. Before a trip I load up a bunch of books and I read them on Airplane mode. Only drawback as I mentioned before is that I remember the books better when reading the real ones. Not sure if this is because I read the electronic ones too fast or it's just the whole experience of holding a book and all.
Oh and there,s a bookmark feature too that is handy.