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Has anyone used this before or something like it? It's some kind of electronic book reader.
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Has anyone used this before or something like it? It's some kind of electronic book reader.
I played with the sony version in a store about a year ago. Nice gadget but more than I was willing to pay for a single use device: the half secondish refresh time for the screen mostly eliminates any sort of interactive use.
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Has anyone used this before or something like it? It's some kind of electronic book reader.
I've not used one, but did consider it for a very short while ... like 1 day ... until I saw the price. I highly suggest you go read the user reviews for that device, and the Sony Readers, that are posted on Amazon. There is a lot of valuable information, both good/bad, there, that might help you.
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Has anyone used this before or something like it? It's some kind of electronic book reader.
I don't know if it is on sale in the US, but the Magazine PC PRO Issue 171 (January 2009 - why do magazines do that!!!) has a comparison of what it calls 'All' the eBook readers.
Henry Minute Never read Medical books. You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
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I don't know if it is on sale in the US, but the Magazine PC PRO Issue 171 (January 2009 - why do magazines do that!!!) has a comparison of what it calls 'All' the eBook readers.
Henry Minute Never read Medical books. You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Henry Minute wrote:
why do magazines do that
Longer shelf life. :|
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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Henry Minute wrote:
why do magazines do that
Longer shelf life. :|
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
Big Daddy Farang wrote:
Longer shelf life
Yeah. TRUE, TRUE. But who wants to live on a longer shelf? Sorry for the delay, been to bed.
Henry Minute Never read Medical books. You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
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Has anyone used this before or something like it? It's some kind of electronic book reader.
I've had one for about six months now. Next to my TiVo, it's the best gadget I own. Anything specific you are curious about? I have it with me all the time. It will store hundreds of books and you can download a new one to it in a matter of seconds from anywhere. A nice feature is you can download the first two or three chapters of any book for free to give it a look. New books are never over $9.99, older books around $5. Battery lasts for weeks on a charge. Can read in full sunlight. Very easy on the eyes. My initial rationalization for the purchase was that it allows you to change the font size. My eyesight is poor and I always end up having to buy hardbacks to get the bigger text. My business trips are two to three weeks as a rule so it eliminates about 10 pounds of books from my luggage. Highly recommended. I'm considering buying a second one for my daughter.
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I've had one for about six months now. Next to my TiVo, it's the best gadget I own. Anything specific you are curious about? I have it with me all the time. It will store hundreds of books and you can download a new one to it in a matter of seconds from anywhere. A nice feature is you can download the first two or three chapters of any book for free to give it a look. New books are never over $9.99, older books around $5. Battery lasts for weeks on a charge. Can read in full sunlight. Very easy on the eyes. My initial rationalization for the purchase was that it allows you to change the font size. My eyesight is poor and I always end up having to buy hardbacks to get the bigger text. My business trips are two to three weeks as a rule so it eliminates about 10 pounds of books from my luggage. Highly recommended. I'm considering buying a second one for my daughter.
Not particularly. I've seen electronic book readers before and I always heard mixed things about them.
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Has anyone used this before or something like it? It's some kind of electronic book reader.
I have one and use it so much I bought one for my girlfriend as her birthday present. She loves it too. Pros: - Books are usually a lot cheaper for the Kindle - Amazon makes it crazy-easy to buy Kindle books - You can read the first chapter or two of books for free and buy those you want to continue with - Having blogs delivered to your Kindle every day is very convenient (but they cost a buck or two per month each) - I've heard that automatic delivery of magazines and newspapers is nice, but I don't subscribe to any right now - Very easy to read - Easy to hold and manipulate, but it will take some getting used to - There are sources for free books (public domain, Creative Commons, etc.) such as: http://www.feedbooks.com. - Free internet access. Not just for Amazon, but any internet address that works well on a mobile device. There is no sign-up for this: It comes with the Kindle, even if you never buy a book, blog, magazine or newspaper from Amazon! Cons: - The Kindle is very expensive (but pays for itself if you read a lot) - Same light problems a real book has -- If you can't read a book in the available light, you won't be able to read the Kindle (buy a book light) - As with a real book, but more so, there are some glare problems in bright light (if you use it outside, find some shade) - If you lose your Kindle it's a loss worth hundreds of dollars; if you lose a paperback it's a minimal loss - Doesn't handle books with graphics, charts, graphs, etc. very well -- I have three on my Kindle. The text is easy to read, but the charts and the position of the charts within the book while visible and readable aren't optimal With all of the above mentioned, I heartily recommend the Kindle and would replace mine in an instant if I lost or broke it. Steve
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I have one and use it so much I bought one for my girlfriend as her birthday present. She loves it too. Pros: - Books are usually a lot cheaper for the Kindle - Amazon makes it crazy-easy to buy Kindle books - You can read the first chapter or two of books for free and buy those you want to continue with - Having blogs delivered to your Kindle every day is very convenient (but they cost a buck or two per month each) - I've heard that automatic delivery of magazines and newspapers is nice, but I don't subscribe to any right now - Very easy to read - Easy to hold and manipulate, but it will take some getting used to - There are sources for free books (public domain, Creative Commons, etc.) such as: http://www.feedbooks.com. - Free internet access. Not just for Amazon, but any internet address that works well on a mobile device. There is no sign-up for this: It comes with the Kindle, even if you never buy a book, blog, magazine or newspaper from Amazon! Cons: - The Kindle is very expensive (but pays for itself if you read a lot) - Same light problems a real book has -- If you can't read a book in the available light, you won't be able to read the Kindle (buy a book light) - As with a real book, but more so, there are some glare problems in bright light (if you use it outside, find some shade) - If you lose your Kindle it's a loss worth hundreds of dollars; if you lose a paperback it's a minimal loss - Doesn't handle books with graphics, charts, graphs, etc. very well -- I have three on my Kindle. The text is easy to read, but the charts and the position of the charts within the book while visible and readable aren't optimal With all of the above mentioned, I heartily recommend the Kindle and would replace mine in an instant if I lost or broke it. Steve
I have been interested in eBook readers since I first heard about them. Can't afford any of them right now though. Even if I could, I am not sure that I would get one as I understand that many of the manufacturers use proprietry formats for the books. I would rather wait a while, in the hope that common sense prevails ang a global format can be agreed. ha! ha! Some hopes. Re. your point about losing the reader, and thus all the books, do they not provide some form of utility to back the books up to a hard disk?
Henry Minute Never read Medical books. You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
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I have been interested in eBook readers since I first heard about them. Can't afford any of them right now though. Even if I could, I am not sure that I would get one as I understand that many of the manufacturers use proprietry formats for the books. I would rather wait a while, in the hope that common sense prevails ang a global format can be agreed. ha! ha! Some hopes. Re. your point about losing the reader, and thus all the books, do they not provide some form of utility to back the books up to a hard disk?
Henry Minute Never read Medical books. You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
I was referring to the cost of the Kindle itself (plus the added bonus of having to quickly notify Amazon so that whoever gets it can't buy books under your account). You can back up the books to your hard drive and/or keep them on memory cards. Plus, Amazon keeps a list of the books you've bought so you can download them to your new Kindle, or you current one if you've managed to delete all the content, for free. Steve
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I have been interested in eBook readers since I first heard about them. Can't afford any of them right now though. Even if I could, I am not sure that I would get one as I understand that many of the manufacturers use proprietry formats for the books. I would rather wait a while, in the hope that common sense prevails ang a global format can be agreed. ha! ha! Some hopes. Re. your point about losing the reader, and thus all the books, do they not provide some form of utility to back the books up to a hard disk?
Henry Minute Never read Medical books. You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Your words about a universal format are well taken. The Kindle can display Mobi books. Offhand, I think that's what feedbooks uses. Amazon will also convert your own text and pictures free or paid. If you send it to them and they send it to your Kindle, it costs $0.10 (Ten cents USD). If you send it to them and have them email it back to you it's free, but you'll then have to copy the file to your Kindle. Another point: The Kindle is not crystal-glass fragile. Like all of my hand-held electronic devices, my Kindle has earned its wings. Twice. Both times while in its cover and both times from waist-high to a carpeted floor. It hasn't shown any bad side effects, but I don't recommend the practice. Steve