Why I Love My Kindle...

Books mentioned:
The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas, translated by Lawrence Ellsworth
Winter and Rough Weather by D.E. Stevenson
Miss Buncle's Book and Miss Buncle Married by D.E. Stevenson

[@Lu.G.]

I'm right there with ya! I love my _actual_ books, but you can't beat the convenience of being able to purchase or borrow a book with a touch of your finger! 📚

[@bibliomak3217]

I love reading my kindle in the colder months when we have less light and physical books in the summer when I have natural light to read by. I also love borrowing ebooks from my library on my kindle. I agree, there's 100% a place for both physical and digital books in the world

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Oh yes, I am sooooo grateful to have access to my local library.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

I’m glad you enjoy your kindle. Mine sits sad and alone on the piano, collecting dust, without power, neglected. Destined for some drawer where it will spend its long days , it’s purpose unfulfilled, sad and bitter. I should feel guilty about it’s tragic fate, but alas, I just like turning actual pages.

[@jamesfetcho6315]

That's why you didn't know about the Different edited versions of IT, or the 2nd book 2 The Wolf's Hour by Robert Mccammon if you read it on Kindle it would have told you. I know I read it in paperback years earlier. Later got it on Kindle. Bang there it came up 2 tell me Automatically. 😁

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

@@jamesfetcho6315 I know! That’s what I get for being so old fashioned!

[@jamesfetcho6315]

@@michaelk.vaughan8617 LoL. Just playing.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Poor sad, neglected kindle. Take it to half price books. They'll give you a couple dollars for it!

[@juliealvar4587]

As someone who recently upgraded to the Oasis I can’t tell you how much nicer it is. You mentioned you’d like to read in bed, often times holding it with one hand. The Oasis has an ergonomic bevel with page turn buttons and a warmth light for reading at night. It is totally worth the extra money.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Thanks Julie! That may be all the incentive I need to purchase it.

[@lavernehodge3320]

I love my Kindle and would be lost without it. I've had a Kindle since they first came out, and will continue to own one. My vision is not what it used to be and I just can't read the small print that is in some books. I like being able to read in bed with just a low light. I like the convenience of being able to carry a selection of books on one small device. With all that being said, I also love my paper books. I love the beautiful covers, the illustrations, even just holding them and turning the pages. (Just not the chunkers. I have arthritis, and sometimes that is a problem.}. Now I have to tell you, I also enjoy my audio books. I like to hear the accents, and the pronunciation of words or phrases in a different language. I can listen to a book while doing a jigsaw puzzle or working on a craft. I guess I should say I just love to read and will take my books any way I can get them. So many books and so little time. LOL

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

What a great comment! I totally agree with you. There are so many great ways to read and I’m grateful for them all.

[@petespensive6578]

I got a Kindle a couple of years ago, but my reading has still skewed heavily to hardcopy since then. I agree it's perfect for reading in bed or lying down, takes away the constant struggle to get comfy and also the times when I accidentally drop a 500 page book on my face! But like some others in the comments here, I often tend to forget that I have it for long stretches of time. Great discussion, Gina!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Thanks Pete!

[@kathleenc4012]

I own that exact Kindle, in the same GORGEOUS hot pink cover, and it is probably my most favorite possession. I also love to read in bed (although not in the dark because I think the light is like a beacon for all the scary nighttime things to find me :) ) and it is just so much more comfortable than a paper book. Two other things I love are the ability to read my Kindle book on my Kindle, phone or tablet and it keeps my place and also downloading library books to it. And, as I am aging I find the font in some paper books really straining to read, so being able to select my font size and light brightness is becoming a life saver! Thanks for a great video!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Thanks Kathleen! I completely agree with you. I love getting library books on my kindle too. That has really saved me over the last year. And I love my pink cover- it has lasted me sooooo well, it’s such great quality.

[@dinasmith8277]

I love this! Thank you for posting. Im glad Im not the only one who sort of wrestles with this. I love my paperwhite so much ( first, because I tend to read in bed, and secondly, because I have psoriatic arthritis, and sometimes it just hurts to hold a heavy book or to hold a paperback open), but I have this long standing argument with myself that when I read my kindle I miss paper, and Im not supporting my favorite indie bookstores (so when I read a book on kindle that I enjoy, i"ll buy the paper from my favorite booksellers to keep on my shelves). I do get tons of my kindle books from the library on libby so often I don't have to purchase both. I tried just buying a booklight (because I also read in bed, but my husband wakes up at 4:30 a to go to work, so he goes to sleep very early), and the booklight is nice, but the kindle is so much more convenient, especially when I wake up in the middle of the night and want to read. It its so much easier to just reach for my kindle. I'll just keep ordering the books that I enjoyed after I read them. I love Ann patchett because Im addicted to her youtube content, so I love to order from Parnassus books. I also love Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach because they always helped me find books when I was a kid (we had a trailer down there during the summers. My parents retired there now so still go often). Then there are two local indie bookshops that I love (Philadelphia suburbs) So I try to still support them all. My husband gives me a little grief about ordering books that I already read . He and my parents help me out by giving me pretty significant gift cards to each of the stores for christmas, so that will ease my guilt throughout the year. I try and justify it as some women collect shoes, and I collect books. Plus, I really do enjoy seeing books that I enjoyed on my shelves.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Yes yes yes to this comment! I’m so glad there are other people in the world that feel the same way. (Isn’t it wonderful that booktube brings us all together?) I wish that publishers would give you a free ebook when you buy a paper version, or sell it for cheap like 99 cents! Thank you so much for being here and commenting.

[@dinasmith8277]

@@GinaStanyerBooks Yes it is so wonderfu!!!!!!!!

[@StephanieJCohen]

I love my Kindle too. I initially didn’t think I would like it as I love physical books. But it’s just so easy to grab and carry everywhere and don’t need to lug numerous books on vacation. Etc. of course the issue is I keep adding so many books to the kindle that I wouldn’t necessarily buy in hard copy. 😉.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Hahahah! I have a ton of free classics on mine, and a lot of sale books. I like to have plenty to read at all times :)

[@Eldertalk]

I love my Kindles too. I have a 2013 Paperwhite and a 2019 Fire. Both still work just fine. If you're waiting for your Paperwhite to quit working, you may have a long wait ahead of you!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

LOL Linda, sigh... I'll just have to live with my Paperwhite! It's been so good to me :)

[@Eli04893]

Oh yes, they are so durable. I’m still waiting for my 2015 kindle paperwhite to quit on me so I’ll have the excuse to buy the kindle oasis but, no such luck. 😀 Unless I trade it in Amazon. 😁

[@LittlePrairieLibrary]

I love my Kindle so much! I've recently discovered that it's a great treadmill companion for me, since it's so easy to turn the pages and I don't have to hold it down or anything. I love what you said, that it feels like the grownup version of reading under the covers with a flashlight with the Kindle. I've thought that many times over the years. Paper books will always be number one, but there is something to be said for ebooks. And I also wish that if you bought a paper book then you'd get the ebook copy as well!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I really admire that you can treadmill and read at the same time! I’m sure I’d fall right off if I tried that.

[@sunnyday3041]

I got the Kindle voyage and I love it! It has the paper turn buttons also. I also rent e-books free from the local library online.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I haven’t heard of the voyage before! I’ll check it out. I do a lot of library books too.

[@BookBuds]

I adore my kindle!! I love that ii can see it better at night, or really in general bc I can change the font and I love being able to get whatever book on there without going out shopping or to the library. 💕

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I know, I have gotten so many e-books from the library over this last year. It’s wonderful!

[@BookBuds]

@@GinaStanyerBooks me too!! Really came in handy during quarantine

[@SteveTalksBooks]

It's fantastic for reading in bed, I like inverting the colors it helps me relax but still get some reading in before bed. I've thought about the Oasis but don't know if the changes are worth the price. You're right, it's a great companion to a paper book. The convenience is great, and keeps your books in great shape when you're on the go.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Yea, I’m really curious about the Oasis. I use my Kindle so much that it may be worth it.

[@juliealvar4587]

As someone who recently upgraded to the Oasis I can’t tell you how much nicer it is. The Oasis has an ergonomic bevel, page turn buttons and a warmth light for reading at night. It is totally worth the extra money

[@SteveTalksBooks]

@@juliealvar4587 Thanks for letting us know! I might grab one for my wife, she's reads almost everything on her Kindle

[@juliealvar4587]

@@SteveTalksBooks Yes do get her one. It’s great for the heavy user. She’ll love you forever😊. Also, it auto rotates like a phone.

[@thegreatawakeningassembly-3557]

Thanks so much for this! I’m a serious bibliophile and love pages, the smell of books, and the beauty of holding a physical book. However I ordered a Kindle for the ability to have many books in one place, especially when traveling. Certain books I will probably have multiple copies as well! Again, thanks for the video! #Subscribed

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Oh yay! Thanks for being here and subscribing. It's nice to meet you :)

[@sterlingreads547]

I agree with everything you said. I always thought I would never have an e-reader but a friend gave me a nook one year because he was given a couple of them for Xmas. I enjoyed using it. Then I won a kindle fire from my library 😆 My only problem with it is I forget that I have it. I have a lot of books on it, I need to make it a habit. Great video!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Thanks Summer. You have to use your kindle! It’s such a great way to read the mammoths.

[@von20808]

I just found out that Alexander Dumas' father Alex Dumas was the son of a slave. I found this out from reading about the book The Black Count on Amazon.

[@willlexie]

Your voice sounds like a magical realism book narrator, Ghibli-like.

[@RaineyDayReads]

I really need to read the Miss Buncle books! I have discovered that I can use text to speech with Kindle books so that’s been fun!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Her books are a lot of fun, and so cozy! I just finished her book Winter and Rough Weather which was also very good (although the ending depended upon a very very unlikely coincidence which sometimes does annoy me a bit).

[@bethanywiththenextchapter3046]

Kindle was a game changer for me. It has made it possible for me to do so much more reading!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Me too! I love your channel name and your reviews (I want to work on my reviewing skills - I'm not very good at it.)

[@bethanywiththenextchapter3046]

You are too kind! I love watching yours because you seem like such a natural in front of the camera. You come across so friendly and fun!

[@NeetuSingh-eo4iu]

I love my kindle too. It is easy to hold and carry while traveling.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Yes, exactly.

[@elizabethdoran7626]

I love my paper books too much

[@melissafirman1962]

I feel the same way about my Kindle - have no idea how I survived without it. I agree with all of your reasons for loving it and your thoughts on paper vs. ebooks. I'm still on my first Kindle which is now 9 or 10 years old. (It's one of those with the KEYBOARD!) It's becoming temperamental, but as much as I'd love a new one I can't justify buying another while this one still has some life left. Am new to your channel - just subscribed. :)

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Thanks for subscribing Melissa, it's so nice to meet you! I feel the same way about my Paperwhite, I just can't replace it until it dies. I honestly can't remember if my first gen one died - I think I just wanted the back lit one. In this case it really was a good upgrade (But I do miss the page turn buttons - I hate the touch screen)

[@sixofbooks3909]

I love that so many people find Kindles useful, but I just personally find it so difficult to read digital books. I think it may be because I already spend so much time staring at a screen already that I prefer to shut all my electronics off and read a physical book instead!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I agree, I spend a lot of time on screens too. But for some reason my Kindle "feels" different to me. I'm not sure why but I am so glad!

[@Lydioski]

I love my Kindle also. I can find books less expensive and have thousand of books ready to be read. 🤣 I have the normal Kindle, without light inside, I should buy one when I will be able to do it. I love both: my Kindle and my books. And I love to read in my bed surrounded by my dogs that know that I love to read.

[@jamesfetcho6315]

Love mine. 4 everything you said. I still love books, but LOVE my Kindle. My first Kindle had a button 2 turn the pages, but it died. My new one is touch. Number one I don't have 2 use my reading glasses . Also like highlighting, and saving my highlights without ruining the book . Comes in handy 4 songs I write.

[@jamesfetcho6315]

Also I have a tendency of seeing a word, and being weird like I am, I want 2 know the origin of said word. Hold down on the word. ...Bam! Like having a dictionary at your fingertips. Also no searching for days for a sequel after I read a great book , or waiting on one 2 arrive. Press a button....I have it.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Do you like the touch screen? I actually preferred the old style buttons for page turning.

[@jamesfetcho6315]

I liked the buttons better. Every once in a while I skip a page with the touch, and I'm like what? LoL

[@lindaklinedinst9236]

I love my Kindle Fire HD 10 Tablet - It is so much easier to read on my tablet or phone reading on Kindle. Plus it is hard to hold a thick book in my hands too so a Kindle is so much easier plus you will find some highlights as well from a Kindle Book. I do not like to mark in my Books but I can highlight on my Kindle Book. I love my Kindle. I still buy books - I love the Illustrations in them - love the smell of books. Take Care & Happy Reading ❤️📚🔰📖❤️

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Thanks Linda! I totally agree. I haven’t looked at the Fire recently- I should check that out.

[@lindaklinedinst9236]

@@GinaStanyerBooks - I love love my Kindle Fire HD 10 Tablet. It has a slot on the side for a SD Card. ❤️📚📖🔰❤️

[@RovingReader]

I like your case for it!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Thanks Karen. It has served me so well!

[@ReadingRetail]

i tried so hard to do ebooks..call me old fashion! i like paper!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Well, you gave it a try. I didn't think I'd end up loving mine as much as I do.

[@revenantreads]

I’d like an e-reader for periodicals and comics, but I love having physical copies of the books I’m reading, and especially of the books I’ve finished.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I know, Vin - I wish I could get a e-copy and a paper copy of every single book I read! I try to balance it out, some I know I'll want to keep on my shelves. Sometimes I buy a paper copy then get the e-version from my library. I'm all over the place! The one thing I don't like about my Kindle is the organization. I love to peer at my shelves to see what I have read or decide what to read next, and the e-reader just doesn't accommodate that very well.

[@LINDACONTRERAS63]

Any information on your kindle would be so much appreciated.if you could please share a link I love the red cover like yours. Thank you so much 😊

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Hi Linda, I don't remember where I got my kindle cover, probably on Amazon. It's reallllllly old now!

[@FreyaVal]

Kindle Oasis is nicer to hold. You will like it! Especially if you use kindle a lot

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Thanks is for the tip!

[@suryakantmani5093]

I love kindle❤

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Me too!

[@attention5638]

I am so awful with anything with a screen. I have quite a few broken Kindles in my closet, but I keep trying. Haha I haven't heard of the "Oasis," so maybe that is where I will find the common ground. 🤣

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

It's so interesting to me, for some reason I don't really see the Kindle as being a "screen". It feels so different to me than my phone or computer. Thanks for the comment (and I love your channel, you have such great editing skills!)

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

Hello. New subscriber here and I really enjoy your videos and enthusiastic spirit. I have a question though: Why don’t you look directly into the camera? It’s a bit disconcerting that you always appear distracted by something on the side. Anyway, it’s just an observation, not an insult, so I hope you don’t find this discouraging. I hasten to add once more that I have enjoyed the videos very much.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Hi! You can always tell the people that are filming on a phone - the actual camera is off to the side in some random place so if you look at yourself (which is where it is natural to look) it appears that you are looking off to the side.

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

@@GinaStanyerBooks Yeah, I figured that was probably it. I have the same trouble when FaceTiming.

[@MichaelRomeoTalksBooks]

I am almost completely converted to my Kindle Fire.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Do you use it much as a tablet?

[@MichaelRomeoTalksBooks]

@@GinaStanyerBooks Rarely. It is predominantly an e reader.

[@SunshineFL]

I luv my kindle oasis too. It goes with me when I travel. I borrow books from my local library for free. Did you know your kindle has an email address. No need to pack paper books. I read a lot more now. The oasis is my first kindle.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I knew about the email, but haven’t quite figured it out. I’ve never really needed it since I can pretty much get everything in kindle format. But that reminds me I do have a couple of ePub books that I should try to send to my kindle

[@susanthomas1963]

If you’re waiting for your old Kindle To die before purchasing a new one, let me tell you something. I have the 2013 paperwhite and it’s still going strong. It takes a long time for them to die! Ha ha go for it!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Well, I guess that's good. I do love the paperwhite a lot and it's nice to hear that they last! I don't really need to spend money on an Oasis!

[@amandant]

why don't you consider kobo? bigger screen, and all same wonderful funstion as kindle

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I may do that! Thanks for the suggestion I'll take a look at the Kobo when I'm ready to upgrade.

[@katyareads221]

I hate, hate, hate my kindle, but LOVE my Kobo Libra H2O!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I got my first Kindle for a gift (many many years ago!) so I never really put any thought into it. Glad you love your Kobo. I'll check them out!

[@yasemincikrikci]

Hello. Are we able to read and listen a book at the same time? thanks.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Hi! I’m not sure about that. I only ever read on my kindle, I’ve never listened.

[@yasemincikrikci]

@@GinaStanyerBooks Thank you🌸

[@andrewrussell2845]

I love my Kindle...unfortunately, the thoughts of Steve Donoghue have given me food for thought, i.e. that you never actually own your Kindles content

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Oh man, Steve ruins everything 🤪

[@harshsilori4564]

cringe, meme worthy content!!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

🤣