ivyfic | (no subject)

I think I have finally figured out what sorts of books work for me on my Nook. Cause sometimes I'm fine reading it, and other times I feel like I have blinders on.

Books that are immersive are perfect on the Nook. So romance, fanfic, that sort of thing works perfectly on an ereader. If it's really engaging, that's the perfect format.

But if it is a book that requires willpower for me to continue reading, then I HATE reading it on the Nook. And that is, honestly, a lot of what I read. I read a lot of stuff cause I want to know what is in it (most nonfiction, classics), not because each sentence is compelling me to the next. And for those, I always have a little radar up tracking my relative progress and my proximity to the next chapter opener. So reading that on the Nook, I can check all that, but it doesn't give me the visceral feeling of accomplishment I get from turning pages.

So I think I will try to favor romances in stocking my ereader. That doesn't stop the fact that I already have a biography of Charles de Gaulle on there. (What? It was on sale.)

I suspect this would actually track with what genres sell best in ebook, too. The problem is I read very little fluff. Even the fiction I read is usually something I'm reading to accomplish some ulterior goal.

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Yup. That! I have the same experience. I have a bunch of philosophy on PDFs that I can read on my ipad (or even ebooks), and it's almost impossible for me. fanfic otoh, bestest thing ever!!! No more reading on computer; no more printing out. Yeah :D

I have noticed that quick, easy reads go very quickly on my Kindle, and I tend to just finish the whole book in one sitting. But with denser material, I feel like I can't pay attention to it -- I think because I tend to need to go back and reread, and clicking the back button is harder than just glancing up a few paragraphs or back to the previous page.

I actually hate the progress bar because I find that it makes me want to race through the book as fast as I possibly can.