Read an eBook Day!

Today is Read an eBook Day!  Well, technically for me, every day is Read an eBook Day, but today it's actually a national celebration.

I started reading ebooks close to 20 years ago at this point.  I started out reading them on my iPhone and eventually bought a Nook.  After several Nooks, I finally got a Kindle about 5 years ago, and I've been part of the Kindle family ever since.  I have a smaller, older Kindle that is always in my purse, but my favorite is the Kindle Scribe.

So I love that ebooks are celebrated with their very own holiday!  I still love physical books, and I even collect beautiful antique and vintage books, but ebooks have so many benefits that really speak to me as a reader.

• Easy to hold.  A Kindle is much lighter weight than a hardback, and it's easier to hold one-handed and turn the pages, which all makes it easy to read in bed.  I've read before bed nearly my entire life, and it's so much a part of my bedtime schedule that I find I go to sleep faster and easier when I read first.
• My entire library on one device.  Carrying my Kindle with me means that I have any book I want to read with me at all times.  I was that child who would bring two books to school when I knew I would finish one soon.  With a Kindle I don't have to worry about that anymore, as the next book is always there.
• Traveling!  I used to have to plan my suitcase around several books.  Now I just always have my Kindle in my purse, so it's a non-issue.
• Syncing between devices.  Sometimes I don't have my Kindle on me, just my phone.  No big deal because I have all my books on the Kindle app, too!
• Easy library loans.  Honestly, I don't buy all that many ebooks.  Most of what I read is checked out from the library.  Kindle makes it super easy to download library books onto your device, and when the loan is up, they just go away.  No commute back and forth to the library required!
• Easy on the eyes.  I prefer the black and white, "paperwhite" style devices because they simulate a page the best, and I love the fact that these devices are lit now so that you can read in low or no lighting environments.  I also really like being able to change the font and text size, margins, and other aspects of the text that customize the reading experience.  I'm getting older so this is becoming more important to me with time.
• Automatic Goodreads updating.  This is a Kindle feature, but I love that it updates Goodreads automatically for me.  I'm an avid reader and I'd never be able to track what I've read and haven't read without Goodreads.

So yeah, no matter how much I love the beauty and the tactile experience of holding a physical book, for everyday reading I much prefer ebooks!

What are you reading today to celebrate Read an eBook Day?  I'm working my way through Eyes of the Void, the sequel to a book my sci-fi/fantasy book club read a couple months ago.

Please note that this post contains affiliate links.  Purchasing through these links may give me a small commission.  Thank you for your support!