Kindle e-book reader

[mrlimbo]

Feb 24, 2011 8:59:10 GMT magicma said:

Oh, I love books too. I am having terrible trouble sorting out what I don't need any more ready for my move. But.....I love them all - just wish they weren't so darned heavy!!

P.S Don't think I could ever consider a Kindle thingie MM

Well i did the same when we moved & really downsized (grrr) ive now got a very small fraction of my books , and will regret that forever

[magicma]

Feb 24, 2011 10:41:39 GMT mrlimbo said:

Feb 24, 2011 8:59:10 GMT magicma said:

Oh, I love books too. I am having terrible trouble sorting out what I don't need any more ready for my move. But.....I love them all - just wish they weren't so darned heavy!!

P.S Don't think I could ever consider a Kindle thingie MM

Well i did the same when we moved & really downsized (grrr) ive now got a very small fraction of my books , and will regret that forever

Thank you MrL You have made my mind up for me, I SHALL keep as many as possible and worry about it when I find I can't get through the door of my new place. MM

[Scylla]

One of today's eBay "amazing deals" is a cut-price (£100 delivered) Sony reader:

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120695084285

Has good reviews on Amazon.

Not that anyone's interested - however I've seen some life-long hardened conventional book readers say that they soon forgot they were reading an e-book.

scylla

[mrlimbo]

Mar 9, 2011 9:03:21 GMT Scylla said:

Not that anyone's interested - however I've seen some life-long hardened conventional book readers say that they soon forgot they were reading an e-book.
scylla

Actually joking aside , im interested in these for my daughter , as she devours books , i remember when she was six buying a series of 6 books for her (£35) and a day later she had read them all
Its a great step forward , if people are forgeting there reading a ebook
But its the price that will be holding back the full onslaught of the ebook reader , it will come though , i did read someones review and they stated, when there at a price that people are happy to use them in the bath and on the beach , they will take off

[Scylla]

One user reported reading daily for 2.5 weeks on one battery charge.

If only the price of the book was all that's required - a case* is advisable, and a light because the background is greyish so it's not stress-free in low-light conditions. Sony's own case+light is well over £50

*There are 2 styles of case, one makes it like a book to hold:



scylla

[magicma]

BUT............I want my real books - to hold them, caress them, smell them!! There nothing like the smell of the old book shops down Charing Cross Rd. Sniiiiifff !! MM

[Scylla]

I find the smell of new books pretty aaaaahhhhhhhh! too Some more than others.

scylla x

[magicma]

Yes, I agree 'new' is good too but you won't get either with a kindle etc.

Unless you sniff your computer or whatever!! MM

[Scylla]

I shan't buy one, MM - not until the price goes down significantly. But I do find it uncomfortable holding books these days

scylla x

[Aldo]

Why do I feel you should establish a paralelism between these and e-cigs?!
Why change to e-cigs and not to e-books?! The principle is the same, the diff is that they are no health issues with analog books any comment on this idea from those of you who say it won't work for you?? Ahah
Gotcha

[Scylla]

Yes! and e-cigs save our lungs whilst e-books save the trees

We won't talk about all the other nasty side-effects of electronic gadgets

scylla

[magicma]

I couldn't possibly imagine not holding and 'smelling' a real book. Love the smell of the old musty ones and the almost chemical smell of brand new ones!! You will NOT convince me - I will throw my heaviest book at you lot!! MM

[Aldo]

Lool! I was just throwing ashes into the fire anyway! I rather have an paper book, that was How I once got addicted to it! and honestly I rather read books in english too! now that I think... Haven't yet read a book while vaping which was something I loved to do with cigs ;p

[furball]

Got a kindle for christmas,( cos OH wouldn't let me get another cat.) I have to admit i was a bit unsure at first but now i love it. I only have 1 bookcase, the final straw was when i got rid of a full series of books to fit a new collection in the bookcase. The kindle can hold more than 1500 books.(will have to check but it might even be 3,500) There are free books available and you can get emails telling you which books are newly available free on a daily basis. I have discovered loads of new authors this way. Amazon are fantastic at replacing the kindle if anything goes wrong. I read mine without a case, i just keep it in a padded zip case when i am not reading it and have a clip on light that cost me £7. I have to say i am a total convert, i see a book by my favoutite author and it is cheaper on kindle than buying it from asda. 1 click and the book is there in a second it's fab. It's so easy on the eyes as it is not backlit and looks just like paper, it has also cured me of skimming the opposite page to see who killed who

[furball]

Run out of room in post above, but had to add the kindle lasts a month without charge if you turn the wifi off when not downloading books. Oh and buy from amazon cos there returns service is fab.