Into the Fire

Readers have preferences from genres to how they read, where they read, and even when they read.

My opinion is that it's not really a competition between a print copy of a book and reading a Kindle or another e-reader. Rather it's a simple matter of what you enjoy reading most. 

I love a book. I like to use a bookmarker to set my place. I like to flip back the pages to a passage I want to read again. Though I mostly buy soft covers, I will indulge in hard covers for those special novels. But I love my Paper White Kindle too. I love it because it comes in handy, it has a lit screen, the font can be set to the size wanted, it stores a lot of books right at your fingertips, and the prices for those books are often just right. 

But here's a question for you readers. (I always make this qualification or disclaimer: I'm talking about novels here although this question is valid for non-fiction as well.) Are some books more conducive to be read on a Kindle than others? Here's my thinking. Cozy Mysteries and other novellas or shorter novels work well on an e-reader. Long(er) novels – for me – not so much. Longer novels can require more concentration in keeping track of multiple characters, locations, etc., and to do that it helps to be able to flip back the page(s) if need be. I realize all kinds of clever things can be done electronically on the newer e-readers, but it's much more desirable to flip pages than to manipulate an electronic device with a smaller screen. 

Kindles, etc., are wonderful traveling companions as far as convenience. They fit into almost any purse for travel or for long waits at appointments or wherever. Books travel well but can sometimes be cumbersome to tote. 

Either book in hand or Kindle in purse, it's not a competition but rather two wonderful assets for readers. 

Father, thank you for all your gifted artists, for those who invent in multiple ways, for all the encouragers, and for every person who acknowledges you as the ultimate Creator. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.