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After much wrangling and thought, and after watching this video I decided to buy a Sony PRS-T1. My main concern has always been how they handle PDF files and external storage. According to that video, this does exactly what I was hoping for in an ereader. I do have some concern with page refresh rate and how slow the page turning is, but we'll see. Going to get it now. If the store has it in stock and after I mess around with it a bit, I'll give my review on it later. $129 at Staples.*oh well, they didn't have it in the store so I just ordered it online. Should be in by Tuesday
I guess if you are really only going to use it for reading pdf files and ebooks it might work. I hope the refresh rate when moving pages doesn't get old, though.
This can be a good device for primary sources which are available for free. Hope it handles epubs well too. I have a lot of books on my amazon wishlist that I occasionally buy. Maybe this will save me money in the long run.
It's getting better. There are a lot more books than I thought on Project Gutenberg. This might be OK after all.
Another think I like about the Kindle (not the Fire) is that since it doesn't have all these bells and whistles I find that I READ more than play games, tweak it, surf the web, etc.My wife has a Nook... it's cool, but I think I still like my old Kindle 3 better.
I just deleted about a dozen books from my Amazon wishlist and found epub versions of my Cambridge histories. Woohoo!!(still prefer reading an actual book though)
I have the (black and white ink) Kindle with the keyboard pictured above. It was a gift and it was a long time before I got around to using it as I didn't think I'd like it.I know use it. I put a cover on it which gives it even more of a book-like feel. I especially enjoy it while traveling as I can take a lot of books with me.The battery life is very good. It goes days without needing a recharge. Great if traveling on a plane and you lack time to charge a battery.The downside is I can't use mine to surf the Internet. Plus, of course, it lacks color, which for me isn't that important as I've been reading books for decades that are only in black and white.I would, however, perfer the e-pub format. Unlike the Mobipocket format used by the Kendle the E-pub format is open source code, making it easier to create your own books. Also, I suspect there are readers available for E-pub books that are more feature rich. Mobipocket isn't helpful for doing searches, underling, and things of that sort. (Sadly the best program I know of for those features died with the Palm Pilot.)I don't use the cloud. That requires Internet access and drains the battery quicker.Using Windows Explorer I move books back and forth between my Kindle and Desktop computer. I never lose a book when I buy one.If you don't know about the Guttenberg project at http://www.gutenberg.org/ I suggest you take a look. It offers old classic free e-books. (Those with an expired copyright.)
I have had my Kindle for almost six months now and love it more all the time. It took some getting used to but now I almost prefer it over regular books. That probably makes me some kind of heretic.
Just purchased one on Ebay a few minutes ago. I'll be asking questions on how best to use it once I get started with it. Scout it will never replace the real thing, but it will be nice when you're on the go and don't want a back pack fulll of books weighing you down.
Just purchased one on Ebay a few minutes ago. I'll be asking questions on how best to use it once I get started with it. Scout it will never replace the real thing, but it will be nice when you're on the go and don't want a back pack full of books weighing you down.
I don't think it replaces the real thing. You just cant beat the feel and smell of a real book. The convenience of it is unbeatable though. I have well over a hundred books on my Kindle now, many of them classics I downloaded for free from Gutenberg.
A few days ago I got an iPad as a gift. It was a refurbished iPad 2 directly from Apple, so it came with a new battery and new outer casing, and it cost significantly less ($320) than a new iPad 2 or 3. I have downloaded a few free ebooks and found out that I can import PDF files as well. I will be using it mainly to read news and email, and will use it in lieu of a laptop for many purposes.
