Unlike the e-book, the book I just finished, won't run out of batteries.

I try to read books!
But I usually can't find the time.
But just because I can barely read now doesn't mean I dont' love it!

during my commute to and from work, i read. so i read atleast 1 or 2 books a month.
ive never even considered an e-book reader... whatever that is!

I read a lot, and am not sure about the e-book reader. I love the feel of a "real" book in my hands and also, I find reading on a computer screen hard on my vision after a while. However, for travel purposes, it might be nice to have several books on hand. Yet, if I were on a beach, would I want to be sitting down with e-reader? NO.

I read a lot and its really sad that people don't read as much as they used to. I would never use e-books though, the experience just isn't the same. You can't just whip out your computer like you can a good book.

I think the e-readers are cool, personally. The content definitely needs to improve, but I would totally use an e-reader. Think how great it would be for school? Instead of lugging several (hundred haha) textbooks around, you could just take your nice little light weight e-reader.

And yes, I do still read, Steve Jobs. Also, I'm confused by that Stat. Is that how many people read or how many people didn't? The way it's written, it makes it sound as if 40 percent read one book or less, therefore 60 percent read more than that? Isn't less than one just...zero? Maybe I'm reading it wrong.

See, I want to know where Jobs pulled out that statistic, because I don't think it's true. I know that I am a more avid reader than most (I actually kept track last year - 77!), but I think that many people read at least 1 or 2 books every year. I travel with some frequency for my job, and the e-book reader appeals to me for traveling, but for my day-to-day reading, I like the feel and smell and just comfort of a regular book.

Hmm, unless I could download my library books to the e-book reader, I'm not quite sold yet.

There's nothing I love more than curling up in bed or on the couch reading a good book! Or reading on my way to work to make the commute more interesting ... then again, I work in book publishing hahaha!

I read but not as often as I used to. These days I download my books to my iPhone and listen to them instead.

i love to read and if that stat it true then that makes e really sad. i'm totally torn on the reader thing. i love books but i hoard mine and they start to take up a lot of space...the portability is a clear plus, and it would be nice to have access to almost any book from home. also, books are getting really expensive and since i hate waiting for paperbacks, i spend a lot. i'm sure i'd make up the price quickly. but my sentimental attachment to actual concrete books would make it hard.

Only 40%? How can that be, when places like Barnes&Noble, Half.com and Borders are thriving? I really hope that statistic isn't true!
However, I like the idea of the e-book in terms of saving paper and practicality for schools.

I hate the idea of the e-book. I love my collection of books on my shelf. I can't imagine reading a book off something like Kindle. One of the best things about books is that it is not dependent on electricity. I can read whenever I want without having to worry about batteries dying on me.

However, I have to agree Princesskitty22. I think they will be useful in schools so kids don't have to carry heavy books.

Steve Jobs is a tool. I read now more then I ever have. I read about a book a month, and I also read for study courses. And I also think that the percentage of people who don't read is also bs.

Hmmm...I'm not sure I'd use the eye reader or not. I do read books now and then and read magazines weekly.

The more I hear about Steve Jobs, the less I like him. Yes I read, but I still prefer to read my books from pages and not a computer screen.

While I love the idea of not lugging around big heavy textbooks to and from class, I don't know if I'd use the e-book reader for recreational purposes.

The written word has been around since like the beginning of time. There is a completely different feeling between reading a book that you can flip through instead online. If it is online you can get distracted and not get the true meaning of the content. I have over 200 books in my house and the list will always be on shelves and not a webpage.

I do like the idea of the Kindle. But I know that I can't afford to spend $10 a book. It should come with 5 (of your choice) NYtimes bestsellers or something. Or like someone above said, I'd be into any e-reader that worked with my library card. FOR REAL! maybe the chipublib (Chicago Public Library) will come out with an e-reader. I mean they have books on mp3 already. Players and headphones included! If I could download just about any book to my e-reader for free for 2weeks, I'd be in heaven!

I love all books and being able to rediscover one by looking at my shelf. I read a lot (probably about three books a week), and an e-book reader just wouldn't be the same experience. But I might buy one or two e-books if they could be read on a device I already had (like an iPhone). I'm a big fan of Steve Jobs, but he's way off the mark here.

It would be great to not drag around textbooks, though.

I do but I do it the old fashioned way

I don't read that much doing the school year b/c my head is always in a law book. I probably read about 20 books over the summer and I would NEVER switch to an electronic reader. The idea of looking at a screen for that long makes me nauseous.

I love reading so much! And, as much as I love technology and cool electronic gadgets, I am not so into the e-book tool.

books on screens give me headaches , like my accounting book is online and i have a lot of trouble reading it. i prefer paper and ink.

Since the age of 4 I have been reading although I did prefer regular books to textbooks. Nonetheless, I have been an avid reader since then. I usually go to the library but I love my collection of books. I love opening the book for the first time and smelling that new book smell as well as the anticipation of what awaits for me in those pages. Over the years, I have become more open in my selection of topics but an e-reader is not for me. It'll always be paper books and not electronic books.

I love reading.

There's just something about holding the book in your hands that can't be replaced...the fonts on the pages, the feel of the paper, the ability to make notes in the margins and highlight those thoughts that make you dig deeper into who you really are. Can't do that with an e-book.

I also love passing books on to someone else after I've read it. How do you do that with an ebook? A bit more difficult.

btw--great things happening at goodreads.com, if you really like books.

Bite me, Steve Jobs!!! I love books - I love buying books and I love reading. I would never get a Kindle, because I like the tactile feel of reading too much. I also really like having my two bookshelfs full of books - they just look nice in my room!

I will pretty much read anything I can get my hands on... back in grade school we were forced to read aloud half the time, so I would always read really far ahead in my textbooks just because I enjoyed it so much!

I love books also. If the ebooks were free (with purchase of regular book) I would definitely consider getting one. My tote bag is sooo heavy from lugging all my books around each day (personal books...not including my engineering texts)

I don't feel like I absorb as much of the reading from e-reading as I do from a real book... especially if it's pleasure reading, I really prefer the feel of a real book in my hands and being able to actually curl up with it.

I would rather read a real book, but for my commute I would definately get an e-reader if it was library compatible. I would never pay for each "book", I read waaaay too fast. My shoulders get sore lugging so much on the train each day, and often I'm carrying two books because OMGwhatififinishthebookandneedsomethingtoread?!? hahaha.

I was taken aback by his comment, too. Of COURSE people still read.

I read all the time, but I don't think I'd purchase an e-reader. I like having the book in my hands. I'm not sure why.

I use my cell phone as a book reader. I always have a few installed so when I'm on the train or whatever I can just flip out my phone and read. I like that there is nothing extra to carry or think about, I'm sure I'd be reading less if I had to remember to grab a book or a full sized eReader on my way out.

http://www.booksinmyphone.com give away classic and modern titles packaged for the phone. You can install straight to the phone from the mobile version of their site, or via a PC. It's just like a ringtone or wallpaper.

i only read what is requird for school right now
maybe when i'm older i'll be into the whole book thing

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I used to be an avid reader, but I must admit the last couple of years I think I have fallen into that 40% stat.

I definitely still read. I work in a library after all. I see tons of people come through everyday and am disheartened that it's mostly middle aged to older people. Parents do bring in their kids but most of the time, they get more videos than anything. It's so sad.

I'm a bookaholic but the kindle is great for travel and reading books I wouldn't necessarily read again or wish to have forever. It stays charged for a week!

Last year between FT school and PT work I managed to squeeze in around 30 books, LOVE to read!

Oh, and before I saw this quote...I met a new co-worker (a 27 year woman) 6 months ago who bragged to me that she "really tries to read a book a year" and was very pleased with herself about it. It wigged me out so I loaned her a book by Neil Gaimen so now it's 2.

I love to read however I prefer to have to actual book in my hands than to have a electronic device. I'm just about to start reading Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult.

I LOVE TO READ! I used to get in trouble for reading too much as a kid. I still do it any chance i get. I can see how an e-reader would be helpful for text books as such, but as for a regular novel, I like to have a real book in hand, curled up in bed, on the beach, at the pool, at the dog park. Iread everywhere and would worry about an expensive thing like that getting broken, wet or damaged.
An ereader might be awesome for cook books too. I'd love to consolidate those!!

I still love to read. I don't have as much time for "fun" reading as I used to, but I normally have 7 or 8 books in various stages of reading.

I like the idea of the Kindle, but there is also something really nice about looking at a shelf full of books...

I may be more inclined to get the Kindle for on the road reading and referencing if there were a way to upload my already purchased books onto the device. There should be a bar-code scanner or something!

i like books by cecily von ziegesar

I read all the time; I try to read a little bit before bed each night. I think it's really calming and relaxing. I can't believe the so many people read less than two books a year! I think it's kind of sad.

I am a self-proclaimed bookworm.. I read at least 3 books a week and that doesn't include fanfiction.
I like the /idea/ of an e-book reader but currently they're too expensive, I think.

Big reader here. At first I totally, out of hand rejected the idea of the Kindle, but the more I think about it, the more excited I get. I like the feel, etc etc, but I can read a book a day easily, so it would be nice to have instant downloads....

BTW Lee Ninteen Minutes was AWESOME!