When painful arthritis flared up in my thumbs I began to adjust my lifestyle. I dropped most of my Facebook games. I changed to a bigger mouse at my desktop. Sometimes I wore a hand brace to drive any distance to keep my hand in good alignment and to keep me from gripping the wheel too hard - which I would pay for later. And I stopped carrying my latest read with me.
I travel quite a bit for work, and used to carry four books - the current one, and three to move through as the trip progressed. Often I could finish all four during the flights and waiting times.
But I found I could no longer hold a book open for long periods of time.
What to do?
For me, the e-reader has opened up the reading world again. I can care four or even more books with me. If I finish all I have with me, I don't have to stop at a bookstore to get more. I used my sister's Kindle first. I really enjoy the compact size. I found, though, that I have already adapted to a touch screen to the degree that I needed another option. For me the iPad was the perfect blend of other functions and a reader.
I have come to realize that the ereader accommodates many other people, too, in providing reading selections without having to carry heavy books or hold them and turn the pages.
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