Same here. When we were doing the five hour wait at the oncologists last month a fella was sitting near me using a Kindle...I definitely saw the attraction. He had on slim thing and I was encumbered with a bags filled with books, magazines, crossword puzzle book...Originally Posted by blackhillsbiker
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11-10-2009, 05:12 AM #1
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11-10-2009, 05:29 AM #2
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5 hour wait????
are you serious?
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11-10-2009, 05:36 AM #3
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I'm with Zen, too...
Another option, though, is the Kindle app for your iPhone... I have that one installed, even though I've yet to download a book to it... the paper ones have been more convenient, and the books I'd want to have stashed in my iPhone don't come in e-book or Kindle versions yet... :-(
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11-10-2009, 06:08 AM #4
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I'm seriously considering getting some kind of electronic reader since my eyesight is getting bad enough that I can't really read the small print of books and magazines any more. (I've got an eye condition that makes my right eye blurry and it can't be fixed.) I'd love to be able to make the font a size and darkness/contrast that is easier on the eyes.
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11-10-2009, 07:07 AM #5
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I like the idea of a Nook or Kindle or any other type of portable electronic reader for newspapers. I really dislike the clutter that newspapers bring into the house, and we just have a hard time getting our poop in a group to go to the recycling centers. Give me a slim electronic reader any day.
I also like the idea of an electronic reader for reading at lunch. I've struggled with paperback books while trying to eat messy sandwiches. A flat piece of plastic would have been nice.
They'd also be nice for travel.
Looking this over, I guess I'm interested in this technology for (for lack of a better term) 'throwaway' type reading.
The archival stuff I want on paper. Also cookbooks and bike repair manuals - paper, stained.Give big space to the festive dog that make sport in the roadway. Avoid entanglement with your wheel spoke.
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11-10-2009, 08:32 AM #6
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Nothing will ever replace books for me.
But I recently purged sackfuls of books--donated to Friends of the Library. In fact, I am in the process of purging alot of clutter from my home (link to related thread: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...hlight=clutter )
My home has a dedicated library room. It's full. I need to purge some more.
Tentatively, I'm leaning toward Barnes & Noble's Nook. Its format is library compatible. More selections. Color touch screen. Titles are "lendable".
I also like the idea of financially supporting Barnes & Noble...I like their physical stores--the music, atmosphere, the Starbucks.
Kindle is marketed by Amazon. I don't have a neighborhood Amazon to experience.
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11-12-2009, 08:32 PM #7
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There will be other me too products pretty soon. So unless you really want it, you may want to hold out. Maybe the price will drop even more. Kindle dropped its price and B&N's Nook matched the price.
I wonder if I can take the java applet for the reader off ipod/iphone and load it onto my net book. My netbook does have java support...
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