To Nook or Not to Nook?

That is my question.

I just can't decide if I would like a Nook (or Kindle)

or not.

There is something very satisfying

about selecting a book.

I like to slowly peruse the cover

for details of the story.

I enjoy breathing in the smell of a book,

and seeing what the author looks like.

I find reading a book to be very

intimate,

either curled up on the couch or

in a leather chair,

or even bundled up in bed

under layers of covers,

and feeling the pages

between my fingers.

There's just nothing quite like it.

Those are my pros.

Here are my cons.

My hands get tired from the weight of 

a book in my hands.

In fact, they have strained my thumb

so much I have needed two 

cortisone injections to alleviate the intense pain.

The other issue is what to do with

all of the books, once they've been read.

I'm not one to reread books.

I share as many as I can

but they eventually come back to me.

I do donate many of them.

A great many just sit and collect dust.

One area I'm having a problem with is the cost.

Yes, books for the Nook (or Kindle)

are cheaper.

But not by much.

And I feel like I'd have nothing concrete

to show for the money I would spend on books.

I could store around 3500 books

on a Nook.

But do I really need to store so many?

I could share them with other Nook readers

and they could share their books with me.

Problem there...

I don't like time frames and

you can only share the books for two weeks.

So there is my dilemma.

I'm curious to know

any pros and cons you may have,

maybe they would help me make my decision.

I doubt Shakespeare ever thought

someone would be asking

"To Nook or Not to Nook!"

In closing,

I'd like to send a huge shout out to Kandi from

www.kandiland.blogspot.com

She was kind enough to pretty up my blog for me.

Check out her blog some time.

She has darling stories to tell of

her husband, two adorable daugthers

and a dog named Charley.

She's also a wonderful

photographer!