11-25-2007, 03:53 PM | #1 |
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Intro from parched Atlanta
Hi,
I have just ordered my first e-book reader and am very excited about getting it. I'm currently trying to read a 2000 page IT manual and the damn thing is bruising me. I have it in pdf format and would like to be able to carry it around without dislocating my shoulder. Plus I have two or three other books on the go. Anyway i ordered the new Sony reader despite my wife claiming total disinterest (she says she likes books - not faux books). We'll see what she says once she sees this thing in action. |
11-25-2007, 04:02 PM | #2 |
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Welcome to the Forum. Most disbelievers become dedicated e-bookers once they get their hands on a machine like the Sony.
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11-25-2007, 04:20 PM | #3 |
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If you haven't already, check out the forum section on file conversions for the Sony. You're likely to need to do something to your PDF to view it nicely. I have used the PDFLRF utility successfully. In any event, I hope you can save yourself from further bruising.
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11-25-2007, 05:33 PM | #4 |
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cruising
Thanks,
I'm looking through the forums trying to build a mental model of what's on offer. There seems to be a great deal. I get the feeling this toy is going to keep me quiet for quite some time. Great winter activity. |
11-25-2007, 06:45 PM | #5 |
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I thought I was just going to read ebooks with mine. I was wrong. As long as you're prepared it's still a good thing. Good luck!
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11-25-2007, 08:22 PM | #6 |
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What else?
So, if you don't mind me asking, what else do you use your reader for?
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11-26-2007, 09:18 AM | #7 | |
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I meant that I spend about as much time hanging around this forum learning about it and other devices, ebooks, formats, new technologies, other people's issues and opinions, etc. as I do actually reading ebooks on my Reader. It's been fun but it's certainly not what I had originally intended. |
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11-26-2007, 03:07 PM | #8 |
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i see
Thanks,
Yes technology can quickly become addictive. |
11-26-2007, 04:53 PM | #9 |
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KINDLE
Hello From Germantown,Tn, Have a Kinkle on order will any the books in the mobipocket format be able to download to the kindle,Thanks first post, I may not be in the place to post this . Walt E
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11-26-2007, 05:13 PM | #10 |
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Welcome to MobileRead, walteredge77@co! Lotsa Tennesseans popping in lately.
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11-26-2007, 06:03 PM | #11 |
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Hi! I'm new myself.
Like your wife, for years, I disdained faux books. I am a dedicated bibliophile, and I adore paper! But this is a really attractive gizmo. It feels nice in the hand. It's very like a book, without the dust and wormy issues. And yes, I have some books with wormholes. Ugh. And instead of having two to three dozen books in the trunk and passenger floor of my car and stuffed in my handbag, I can carry three dozen plus in one Reader. That was one of the reasons I wanted it. The compact nature. I have the King James Bible, several poetry classics, a Nano Hopkinson SF novel, a health bestseller, Shakespeare's sonnets and A Midsummer Night's Dream (decided to reread it after rereading the Neil Gaiman SANDMAN homage to it), and a Martin Luther commentary. And all that doesn't weigh much in my purse. I had 33 items in there before, but I just purged today and reloaded it lighter. Enjoy the REader. I'm learning to handle/use it myself currently. Maybe after your wife tries it out, she may find she wants some of her books in the contents. |
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