I just don't like the e-readers..
I like the feel of the paper in my hand..
Someone bought me one for my 60th birthdy, despite my warning to almost everyone that I was not interested in anything of that sort.
My wife now has custody of it, and she is very happy.
... and that's what birthday's are all about.... 🙂
I find myself tending to alternate, i.e., reading a book on my iPad then reading a physical book. I've gotten used to the ebooks but I certainly don't want to stop buying real ones. I've loved them too much to ever let go.
Don
> I just don't like the e-readers..
> I like the feel of the paper in my hand..
I like the theory of both. I also like hardcopy newspapers too.
I like the feel of a book, but I'm kinda sad of all the effort that went in to making it and it's going to sit do nothing after I'm done reading it.
I like the theory of there's nothing wasted when using an ereader, and it's just data.
I do try to share as many book as I can, give and suggest them to friends, etc. I don't need a whole much of books on shelves as some sort of trophy case to what I have read. It's silly.
Carl
Sorry but...>nook rules
Love the nook...on my second one now after a birthday upgrade.....nook color.
I thought I would feel the same as Joey in CT but I got over in about 15 minutes...
Love taking library books out without having to leave the house!!
It's been almost 2 years now and I've probably read about 100 books on the nook...you can save up to 5 at a time in my library, and also take out up to five..
I have yet to buy a book...
> I like the feel of a book, but I'm kinda sad of all the effort that went in to making it and it's going to sit do nothing after I'm done reading it.
>I do try to share as many book as I can, give and suggest them to friends, etc. I don't need a whole much of books on shelves as some sort of trophy case to what I have read. It's silly.
That's what I do...either give them away to friends or try to sell them back. Give to libraries, Goodwill, Housing Works bookshop, etc., etc.
Amazon's buy-back program isn't terrible.
Sorry but...>nook rules
Me too, I’ve had my nook for a long time. It has about 90 books on it, half of which were free. I recently purchased “Fifty greatest pirate stories” for $3.99 its 8,000+ pages long and a great read so far. I’ll probably be dead before I can finish it. There is a plethora of free books on Google. Especially stuff about Lewis and Clark, which I love. I read three or four books at a time, no more looking around the house for books I “inadvertently” misplaced, no more “dog ears” etc. I wish this thing was available twenty years ago. And the best part is I don’t have to go anywhere to buy books, just download and enjoy (although the bestsellers are usually $9.99, but what the hey they are all in one place!)
Have a great week!
Sorry but...>nook rules
and!!! you can hold a 900 page book in one hand to read!
I bought a Kindle.
I'm a serious reader, and really like paper books.
However, I also really like the free ebooks that are out there that would be tough to find in print.
I have downloaded maybe 250 free books so far....
That works out to maybe $0.60/book (Kindle was $140.)
That's a great deal....
Sorry but...>nook rules
I have a Nook Color. But I rooted it and now use it as a tablet. 🙂
Sorry but...>nook rules
Wendell,
Isn't it kind of slow for tablet?
Does it effect reading at all, like page turning?
I like using a pen to do crosswords and soduko....
It is time electronic editions had software to be able to type answers .
RADU
Never have looked at one. Can the text size be adjusted? Eyes aren't what they used to be up close.
Kinda' sad shopping at Barnes and Noble the weekend before last. Hadn't been there in awhile and it was quite a shock to see how much they had reduced inventories.
This during the 200th anniversary of the Luddite riots. I side with the Luddites, book for me please.
> Kinda' sad shopping at Barnes and Noble the weekend before last. Hadn't been there in awhile and it was quite a shock to see how much they had reduced inventories.
> This during the 200th anniversary of the Luddite riots. I side with the Luddites, book for me please.
I was at Barnes and Noble in the Pruneyard in Campbell, California just last weekend. I didn't notice any reduction in stock there. Real books aren't going away anytime soon; and I was able to buy a buggy whip while I was there.
Don
Sorry but...>nook rules
> Isn't it kind of slow for tablet?
No, not at all. The custom ROMs available for it are quite speedy.
> Does it effect reading at all, like page turning?
You can still download and use the Nook app for Android. I've never used it, so I don't know if it's different than using stock Nook software. But really, the stock OS is just an older version of Android and the Nook software is just an app. Still, you can also just install the custom ROM on an SD card and leave the Nook OS and apps in memory. If the SD card is in, it boots onto that, otherwise, it boots from the built-in memory, hence retaining the stock Nook functionality (and warranty).
YES! One of the best features, in my opinion.
Sorry but...>nook rules
Wendell,
Which SW are you using on it. I've been considering setting mine up for dual boot.
-Tim
I like real paper books too, and we certainly have them piled up on the bookshelves and stacked along the walls in the bedroom, but we each bought a Kindle and I'm having a grand time reading books for free via Project Gutenberg. I'm currently reliving my childhood by going through the original Tom Swift books, which I read at age 7 or 8 and remember well. I've also read many of the Booth Tarkington books including the delightful Beasley's Christmas Party.
I highly recommend The Blue Lagoon by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. He had two life dreams, to be a physician, and to explore the South Pacific. He became a ship's doctor and did both for most of his life. His knowledge of the area is obvious in his writings.
So many e-books, so little time.
