Reading on the Phone

Once upon a time, when I bought my first e-reader, I wondered why anyone would read on their phone when there were these glorious e-ink readers that were almost like reading a book. Not quite, but almost.

That was fine for a while, but then I got an iPad and I could do more on it than only read. And I could load apps from different booksellers so I wasn't locked in to one universe.

Jump forward to today. I read on my phone. It's actually the first thing I reach for. The iPad is heavy and the text on my phone is nice and clear, so why not?

Sometimes, when I think back to my initial reaction (why would anyone ever want to read on their phone???), I'm amazed.

Thinking back even farther, I'd rather read on my phone than read a paper book. I have quite a paperback collection that I moved with me from Minneapolis to Atlanta and I never read them. If I want to reread a title, I check to see if I can buy it in ebook form. I did that on a recent Julie Garwood reread. Luckily, I had a coupon for the books!

I try to never say never to anything and this is one of the reasons why.