Do you have an ereader?

[jyyanks]

I love my kindle. I'm an avid reader and, at first, I didn't believe in an ereader. I love the feel and smell of books, I enjoy turning pages, love seeing how much I've read and how far I have to go, so I did not think an ereader was for me. I resisted for a long long time.

Then I bought an ipad. I thought I would use the ipad to read and do other things during my daily commute. However, reading on the ipad hurt my eyes and I ended up not using at all.

For Mother's Day, my husband bought me a kindle. I didn't think I would ever use it, but now I don't know how I lived without it. It's small and light so I can commute with it every day. I never run out of books to read and there are tons of free/cheap books so I am actually saving money. Additionally, when I go on vacation, I don't have to carry tons of books. I bring my kindle and that's all I need.

Will a kindle ever take the place of a real book? Probably not. I still prefer holding/reading an actual book, but it has its advantages and is useful and convenient so I'm glad I have one.

[badger]

I still REALLY want a kindle, but have put my ordering on hold because of some potential download availability/price issues in Canada. The price isn't what I would pay, either, I have to pay an additional $30 to get it shipped to Canada so it's now a $180 gadget.

I also wonder how it will be if I get it shipped to my friend's place in Washington. Will the thing know I'm in Canada, or will I not be able to download anything unless I was in the states?

[Eden]

I read on my Ipod - (I have a Touch - same basic size/shape as an Iphone, just no phone). Overdrive is a great reader as far as readability goes (and it is what our library uses), but it only reads PDF ebooks.... I've found a workaround for reading regular PDF books using a reader called Bluefire. I have to validate the books (these are library books) through Adobe Digital Editions and upload them through ITunes. It's a little cumbersome, but it works. The reader isn't as great - the text is tiny, and though you can zoom in, it doesn't reflow. I can still use it (with my glasses off....), but I fear soon I won't be able to see it without bifocals....

P.S..... I thought I would hate reading on the Ipod.... I like books and I like to find things to read by browsing the shelves and looking at the covers.... so I figured I'd never really like adapting to an E-reader, but I loooooove it... tiny book anywhere... library books any place any time, never an overdue book!

[Chile Pepper]

Another happy Kindle user here. As others have mentioned, it is hard to flip back and forth and generally navigate around the book, so I wouldn't use it for something I really wanted to study. It's great for general reading though, and it has vastly improved my access to English-language books. Shipping books down here is really expensive, but my Kindle has completely solved that problem.

[Irulan]

I read on my Ipod - (I have a Touch - same basic size/shape as an Iphone, just no phone). Overdrive is a great reader as far as readability goes (and it is what our library uses), but it only reads PDF ebooks.... I've found a workaround for reading regular PDF books using a reader called Bluefire. I have to validate the books (these are library books) through Adobe Digital Editions and upload them through ITunes. It's a little cumbersome, but it works. The reader isn't as great - the text is tiny, and though you can zoom in, it doesn't reflow. I can still use it (with my glasses off....), but I fear soon I won't be able to see it without bifocals....

P.S..... I thought I would hate reading on the Ipod.... I like books and I like to find things to read by browsing the shelves and looking at the covers.... so I figured I'd never really like adapting to an E-reader, but I loooooove it... tiny book anywhere... library books any place any time, never an overdue book!

have you tried Calibre freeware? It will convert pdfs to epub, aand others. I have done this with a lot of books. I read them with the iBooks app. ( iphone, not ipod but it should be similar)

[trista]

I have a Nook, which I chose for the ability to borrow & download library books. I really love it. I get pretty much all of my books from the library; Indianapolis library system has a huge downloadable selection, which is nice. I can borrow for up to 3 weeks.

I have the new eink Nook that came out a few months ago (traded in the white eink Nook for the new version). It is so nice - very light, small, and the battery lasts forever.

My husband has the Nook color, which I don't recommend. It's heavy and has a glare. I really like the new eink Nook.

[Eden]

have you tried Calibre freeware? It will convert pdfs to epub, aand others. I have done this with a lot of books. I read them with the iBooks app. ( iphone, not ipod but it should be similar)

Probably won't work on library books because they are drm protected.... but I'll check it out

[trista]

Our library just announced ebooks for Kindle, and it looks like every book that's an epub is also available in Kindle format - great news for Kindle users! Now it looks like you can't go wrong with either choice!

[OakLeaf]

I wish print books came with a free (or heavily discounted) e-book, the same way that print newspapers come with an online subscription nowadays. For people who read like I do - just a few pages at a time, usually, over a period of weeks - searchability is really important to refreshing my memory on plot details and minor characters. Or maybe I just have a crummy memory. Either way ...

[SadieKate]

Probably won't work on library books because they are drm protected.... but I'll check it out

I must be missing something but . . .

Overdrive has ePub format and B&N Nook software is available for the iPod.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook...uch/379002320/

Additionally, Overdrive says you can use ePub with this software
http://www.overdrive.com/software/omc/

[limewave]

I just started checking books out on the library on my kindle too. Free books is a nice thing.