Al Lustie's Tips and Tricks

I love to read.  I have learned to love reading electronic books.  Over the past several years I have been selling or giving away vast quantities of books.  I don't need books on Windows 3.1, or Windows 95, or WordPerfect 4.1.  In fact, physical books not only require three men and a boy to move, they take up incredible amounts of space.  For much of my life I kept buying bookshelves, and trying to find a place in my house or office to place them.  How much better to have electronic books I keep on the cloud, except for a few on my electronic reader!

Yes, I enjoy holding a book, the slight smell of ink and paper, and the feel of turning the pages.  So, I check books out of the local library.

But more and more when I purchase a book, I purchase an electronic book.

I was an early Nook owner.  I went through the gymnastics of downloading a book from the library, moving it into the Adobe Digital Editions app and then downloading it via USB to my reader.  It disappeared when it was due.  Convenient, lightweight, easy to take on a trip.  It was wonderful.

Then I purchased an iPad.  I downloaded the Nook app and the Kindle app, and used the Apple iBooks app.  This got me through some painful nights recovering from a knee replacement and has been the way to go not only for traveling but for reading at home.

Nook?  Kindle?  iBooks?  Kobo?  Is there one that is 'right' for you?

I think each contributes.  What do you think?  Do you use downloadable books?  Which reader works for you?  Leave a comment and let us know.