Discussion: Irrational Book Envy

I don't know about you, but when I'm scrolling through Instagram and Twitter or checking out everyone's Stacking the Shelves posts, I find myself getting a little green with envy. I feel that dip in my happiness when I see #BookMail anywhere, and I often find myself wishing I was one of those bloggers, who received an Epic Reads box in the mail or one of those awesome promo boxes. I can even go a little Gollum and his precious sometimes, however it's not the envy I want to talk about, but rather, why my envy is sort of irrational.

Bookish Confessions: I Love Memes!

This Week’s Topic: Weekly Memes

You love them. You hate them. You love to hate them, but any way you slice it, there are tons of  weekly memes out there that a multitude of bloggers partake in. I am on the love-side, and here are some reasons why.

Discussion Post: Book Confessions #1

I have seen many posts, where bloggers share some of their odd bookish quirks, and was inspired to write my own posts detailing my own book related idiosyncrasies, because I have plenty to share.

Today's Confession: I prefer ebooks to physical books. 

I know! I am the worst! A real reader would never make such an outrageous statement, but I did. Below are my top ten reasons why I love my eReader.

1. I am old! and I need reading glasses. My Kindle allows me to adjust the font, giving me the opportunity to skip the glasses. I can also change the font to a sans serif, which I prefer. 
2. White space! I love white space. I have not only found that many books are printed in small fonts (and serifs), but they also lack the white space that I desire. I set that white space to the max on my eReader keeping those lines of text as far apart as possible.
3. I mostly read on my commute (90 mins each way), which is a bus to a train to a shuttle. If I have to stand on the bus or on the train or in the rain, I can still read, because I can handle my eReader single handedly. 
4. Depending on the time of year, it may be dark on my morning commute, dark on my evening commute, or sometimes, dark both ways. I have a clip on light, but again, this can be cumbersome when waiting or switching betweens my modes of transport. My Kindle is backlit, so I can easily read in the dark. 
5. I have carpal tunnel and de Quervain's tenosynovitis. What that essentially means is that I have a lot of pain and weakness in my wrist and thumb. I have no problem reading a physical book at home, where I can lay it out on a table, but it's quite difficult for me to hold one for long periods of time. My Kindle though, is much lighter, and I do not have to apply pressure to keep it open. 
6. Sometimes, I finish a book during my commute. Therefore, in order to be prepared, I would have to carry two books at all times. I try to travel light as the trains/bus/shuttle are usually crowded. If I finish a book I am reading on my Kindle? No problem, because I have about 2000 books on there. 
7. Speaking of all those books, I have very, very limited storage space in my home. If my entire library were physical books, I would have to yield the house to my books, and sleep in the yard. With my eReader, I can store lots and lots and LOTS of books, and it occupies less space than a single book. 
8. Notes! It is so easy to take notes when I read an eBook. On Saturday, I read a physical book, and I had to stop to put the stickies on the page, making sure that it is near the part I am interested in, but still sticking out enough so I can find it. With my Kindle, I can highlight, and use the notes function to look at all my highlights. 
9. Speaking of highlights, you can also see what other people highlighted. 
10. I can be really lazy, and look at what my Kindle can do. Sometimes, I lay down to read, an just set it up on my stomach. 

Physical book or eBook?

Let us know in the comments!