I thought I liked my Kindle better, but a buddy started loaning me a bunch of old spiritual classics. I had forgotten how holding a book makes you connect with it.
I heard a radio interview a while back talking about how our brains activate different pathways when reading physical books vs electronic ones. Yeah, I'm convinced that's true.
Interesting; I think it is possible.
I like Kindle because I can read in bed and while eating meals (with the Kindle propped up). I used to think having a electronic device in bed would be unpleasant, but I have gotten use to it. I can use the Kindle for sleep music and for an alarm too. I also like Kindle because books are less expensive (although I end up buying more of them even when they are not so cheap), and take less room. Changing the type size is also a definite plus.
I read "real books" when not available on Kindle(!), when I already have the book (!!), and when Kindle indexing is bad or I'm doing reading that requires a lot of page flipping.
For serious study there is something to be said for real books. It is much easier to flip back to reference earlier parts of the book, and to take usable notes. (I don't do enough serious study). I did some technical reading using Kindle; it was nice, but it will be hard to reference again. Using Kindle was probably a mistake.
I will have to try going back to "real books" more often.
