So who has had the kindle vs paperback debate with a partner, friend or colleague? I know I have. What’s everyone’s thoughts?

I must admit I was most definitely the person that was totally against E-readers and digital books as my thoughts were that there was nothing better than having a physical book in your hand. Something tangible that you can feel and smell. I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to be staring at something so similar to a phone/computer screen to read.

The point were I decided to actually buy my own kindle was when I had spent weeks with adverts appearing on my Facebook page advertising books that I might be interested in but when it came to looking into purchasing them they were only on electronic format. It irritated me as the blurb for the books drew me in and I wanted to read them. So the only way to do it was to buy a kindle. I was extremely sceptical and was actually a bit disappointed that I’d given in and bought one. I bought one of the basic ones just to see how I would get on.

When it arrived it was pretty much all set up via my Amazon account which was a nice surprise, so all that was left was to start buying books and reading them.

I made a few purchases even coming across books that were free and a good choice at 99p. Once I got used to how to work my Kindle and to navigate the options and how to find what I wanted etc I genuinely had to admit that it was probably the best purchase I ever made. So many books at my fingertips on the one device. I must have roughly 450 books on my kindle at the moment. It was fantastic for going on holiday, no extra weight in the bag with trying to carry four or five bulky books. Again all on one compact device.

The other thing I hadn’t really thought of was that for the writers who released e-books was that it was the only platform for them to get their writing out there. On doing more research I discovered that a lot of the writer self publish which I thought was amazing. So now I do purchase far more e-books to support these writers who have had the confidence to give writing a go. Also if I have enjoyed a particular e-book I will buy it on paperback but not all the writers who release on the e-book format will have it on paperback.

Although don’t misunderstand me, there are so many established authors who use the e-book format now because it’s an evolvement of the day an age we’re living in and a lot of the folk taking up reading nowadays will be using some sort of electronic device to do it.

I’m very much a person who tries not to judge something unless I have tried it myself which is why I purchased a kindle and as I’ve said I’ll admit that I’m so glad I did, it’s made it so much easier for me to keep reading, even while on the move; although, to me, nothing will ever beat the smell and feel of an actual book in your hand.