Will you be giving someone an ereader for Christmas?

Daithi · 11-20-2009, 12:13 PM

My parents and I are going in together to get my sister one, and I got my mom one.

rcuadro · 11-20-2009, 12:16 PM

I have already purchased all the eBook readers for all the readers in my family

RobbieClarken · 11-20-2009, 12:22 PM

My parents are getting a Kindle 2. I'd get them one each but I'm not entirely sure they'll use it (although my father did read Animal Farm in one sitting on my Sony 505 so I think I'm on a winner).

rebarnmom · 11-20-2009, 12:44 PM

It would be nice if there were a choice for "I would if I could", as I would love to get them for certain members of my family (my sister especially), but as we have no income right now, it's not financially possible.

Not that I think they're too expensive, as the last choice suggests. If this was last year and I had been enjoying my Sony 700 as long as I have now, the answer would've been definitely "yes". I didn't receive my own until mid-January and I wouldn't give something like this as a gift if I wasn't thoroughly impressed with my own. I definitely will be recommending them as a great gift, with lots of info to back it up with. My niece received a Kindle 2 for her birthday from her mom & dad, based on my recommendation.

It would be really awesome to be able to say "eBook readers on the house"!

Hellmark · 11-20-2009, 12:58 PM

I've been looking around to get one for my girlfriend. She went from "I love the feel of a book, and will never use an ebook" to "Oooh, this is nice, I have to have one" after playing with mine.

wodin · 11-20-2009, 01:02 PM

My wife has recently retired, and has been spending a lot of time reading pbooks. I'm thinking a Nook might be perfect for her. No hassle downloads from B&N, and she saves a trip to the B&N B&M.

Elfwreck · 11-20-2009, 01:06 PM

I'm thinking about it. My (14-yr-old) daughter would love one, and I'm trying to decide if (1) we can afford it and (2) it won't get broken if she takes it to school.

cvkemp · 11-20-2009, 01:12 PM

I have gotten me a netbook so that I can better read pdfs and I will be giving my ereader to my sister in law how has asked me to let here use it.
I have found thand almost 100% of my reading is pdf tech docs and I have not found a ereader device that does a good job of resizing and reflow.

Chuck

kindlekitten · 11-20-2009, 01:21 PM

yep! a K2 for a relative in Mexico!

phenomshel · 11-20-2009, 01:22 PM

If I could afford it, I'd be getting one for both kids. My daughter's still in the stage where she's moving around a lot, so a large physical book collection isn't practical for her, and my son reads all the time too. However, budget says, "not this year". It's not that I think they're too expensive, as Rebarnmom says, it's that I just don't have it.

dmaul1114 · 11-20-2009, 01:59 PM

No, my girlfriend wants one. But as a fellow academic she needs something with a bigger screen that can do A4 sized PDFs well--preferably with good stylus mark up.

I want the same thing for work, but have a Kindle for leisure reading. She doesn't want a leisure reader--especially now that Kindle for PC is out and she just uses my account on that.

But there's not a good devices for PDF markups yet at a reasonable price, so we'll wait a year or two on that. I'm more interested in some future tablet device. She's less wed to needing to mark up stuff, so something like the Kindle DX with better PDF support (bigger screen maybe) etc. would probably work for her once prices come down.

bookfanmd · 11-20-2009, 02:35 PM

I'm getting my Dad an EBW1150 from Ebookwise. The price is right and having only 3 buttons should work for him. I'll already have it loaded with books on Christmas morning and I'm really hoping he likes it.

delphidb96 · 11-20-2009, 03:08 PM

Now that I've got my Kindle 2 back from repair (and never give up hope of getting a used-broken Kindle on the cheap - I snagged mine for $38 - and that *included* the warranteed repair of the screen!), I'm letting Mom have my Cybook Gen3 - unless, that is, she decides to go with an upgrade to the Sony PRS-600. In that case, I'll be selling my Gen3 to raise money to buy *myself* a BeBook 6" so I can run OI.

Derek

EowynCarter · 11-20-2009, 03:15 PM

Nope. The only one person I know that would be interested already owns a reader

rhadin · 11-20-2009, 04:07 PM

I said yes but the real answer is maybe. I want to give my wife a nook but I won't buy one until I see it live (if it doesn't pan out, I may get a Sony for her). So whether she actually gets one, since I didn't preorder, will depend on what it is like live and whether the store has one to sell.

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11-20-2009, 12:13 PM	#1
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Will you be giving someone an ereader for Christmas? My parents and I are going in together to get my sister one, and I got my mom one. Last edited by Daithi; 11-20-2009 at 12:15 PM.

11-20-2009, 03:08 PM	#13
delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	Giving my Mom my Cybook Gen3. Now that I've got my Kindle 2 back from repair (and never give up hope of getting a used-broken Kindle on the cheap - I snagged mine for $38 - and that included the warranteed repair of the screen!), I'm letting Mom have my Cybook Gen3 - unless, that is, she decides to go with an upgrade to the Sony PRS-600. In that case, I'll be selling my Gen3 to raise money to buy myself a BeBook 6" so I can run OI. Derek

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rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	I have already purchased all the eBook readers for all the readers in my family

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RobbieClarken Addict Posts: 371 Karma: 1002274 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia Device: Kindle	My parents are getting a Kindle 2. I'd get them one each but I'm not entirely sure they'll use it (although my father did read Animal Farm in one sitting on my Sony 505 so I think I'm on a winner).

11-20-2009, 12:44 PM	#4
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	It would be nice if there were a choice for "I would if I could", as I would love to get them for certain members of my family (my sister especially), but as we have no income right now, it's not financially possible. Not that I think they're too expensive, as the last choice suggests. If this was last year and I had been enjoying my Sony 700 as long as I have now, the answer would've been definitely "yes". I didn't receive my own until mid-January and I wouldn't give something like this as a gift if I wasn't thoroughly impressed with my own. I definitely will be recommending them as a great gift, with lots of info to back it up with. My niece received a Kindle 2 for her birthday from her mom & dad, based on my recommendation. It would be really awesome to be able to say "eBook readers on the house"!

11-20-2009, 12:58 PM	#5
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,549 Karma: 3799999 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3	I've been looking around to get one for my girlfriend. She went from "I love the feel of a book, and will never use an ebook" to "Oooh, this is nice, I have to have one" after playing with mine.

11-20-2009, 01:02 PM	#6
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	My wife has recently retired, and has been spending a lot of time reading pbooks. I'm thinking a Nook might be perfect for her. No hassle downloads from B&N, and she saves a trip to the B&N B&M.

11-20-2009, 01:06 PM	#7
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	I'm thinking about it. My (14-yr-old) daughter would love one, and I'm trying to decide if (1) we can afford it and (2) it won't get broken if she takes it to school.

11-20-2009, 01:12 PM	#8
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	I have gotten me a netbook so that I can better read pdfs and I will be giving my ereader to my sister in law how has asked me to let here use it. I have found thand almost 100% of my reading is pdf tech docs and I have not found a ereader device that does a good job of resizing and reflow. Chuck

11-20-2009, 01:21 PM	#9
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	yep! a K2 for a relative in Mexico!

11-20-2009, 01:22 PM	#10
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	If I could afford it, I'd be getting one for both kids. My daughter's still in the stage where she's moving around a lot, so a large physical book collection isn't practical for her, and my son reads all the time too. However, budget says, "not this year". It's not that I think they're too expensive, as Rebarnmom says, it's that I just don't have it.

11-20-2009, 01:59 PM	#11
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	No, my girlfriend wants one. But as a fellow academic she needs something with a bigger screen that can do A4 sized PDFs well--preferably with good stylus mark up. I want the same thing for work, but have a Kindle for leisure reading. She doesn't want a leisure reader--especially now that Kindle for PC is out and she just uses my account on that. But there's not a good devices for PDF markups yet at a reasonable price, so we'll wait a year or two on that. I'm more interested in some future tablet device. She's less wed to needing to mark up stuff, so something like the Kindle DX with better PDF support (bigger screen maybe) etc. would probably work for her once prices come down.

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11-20-2009, 02:35 PM	#12
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	I'm getting my Dad an EBW1150 from Ebookwise. The price is right and having only 3 buttons should work for him. I'll already have it loaded with books on Christmas morning and I'm really hoping he likes it.

11-20-2009, 03:15 PM	#14
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,332 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Nope. The only one person I know that would be interested already owns a reader

11-20-2009, 04:07 PM	#15
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I said yes but the real answer is maybe. I want to give my wife a nook but I won't buy one until I see it live (if it doesn't pan out, I may get a Sony for her). So whether she actually gets one, since I didn't preorder, will depend on what it is like live and whether the store has one to sell.