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Old 11-03-2008, 02:17 PM   #46
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Ravenne, what a frustrating experience, but your story made me laugh

My own experience is quite the opposite. I have been asked questions a couple of times in the subway, and in each case the person seemed to know already what it was (after all, they had seen me reading it). They wanted to know how many books it could hold (I have no idea), and whether I liked it (I do!!!!). It didn't happen very often but in the Paris métro it's pretty unusual. No doubt many more people have been dying to ask me but didn't dare do it

On the other hand, at work people seemed politely interested, no more.

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Old 11-03-2008, 04:31 PM   #47
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On the other hand, at work people seemed politely interested, no more.

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Old 11-03-2008, 06:24 PM   #48
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“Who the hell would buy such a thing?”
That's actually the most common response I've gotten so far: "you paid that much and it's ONLY for reading books?!".

People at my previous job seemed to love it though: we had a bunch of manga fans and I showed off one of my converted mangas to demonstrate the capabilities of the cybook
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Old 11-03-2008, 11:18 PM   #49
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That's actually the most common response I've gotten so far: "you paid that much and it's ONLY for reading books?!".
Now ask some of these women how much they paid for their shoes!

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Now ask some of these women how much they paid for their shoes!

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Hehe.... "You paid THAT much and it is only for WALKING in them???!?!??!"
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Likewise I'd not make a deal if people call the wrong brand name (like calling it a kindle), but I will make sure they know it's an e-reader; meant for reading electronic books.
I really would try to avoid the term "e-reader" if I were you. It can cause immense confusion with the eBook format called "eReader", especially when people go onto a site like FictionWise which will "recommend" eReader format to you (because they own it). We have had numerous cases of people with Sony Readers, etc, buying eReader-format books because they think that they own an "eReader"!
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Old 11-04-2008, 04:13 AM   #52
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I've been using the term "Book with battery" once in a while - at least it explains that it's electronic and used for reading
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Old 11-04-2008, 07:02 AM   #53
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Thats actually a pretty good idea.... Have to get a second cover that I can do that to. Don't want to mess up my original cover
Maybe you might ask BeBook for a cover with that on it. Point out that you will be a reading (not walking) billboard in the Stockholm metro for their product. They could write it off as advertising, which is it, and should generate more sales for them..... (This is what I call "good advertising", helping people to learn about a new product.)
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Old 11-04-2008, 07:51 AM   #54
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Hehe.... "You paid THAT much and it is only for WALKING in them???!?!??!"
Spending money on shoes is a natural thing - it´s in the job description. Running around with a 280 €-some-kind-of-book isn´t.
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Old 11-04-2008, 08:20 AM   #55
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I've been using the term "Book with battery" once in a while - at least it explains that it's electronic and used for reading
How about "library to go" or "pocket-library". Probably too trivial. Or what about some abbreviations, such as
"This is a fadefeabl" (favourite device for early adopting book lovers) or
"Do you want to have a look at my frobili?" (for reading only but I like it).
For people who won´t stop asking questions about it, it could be a suimrab (shut up, I´m reading a book). O.k, much too confusing though...
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How about "library to go" or "pocket-library". Probably too trivial. Or what about some abbreviations, such as
"This is a fadefeabl" (favourite device for early adopting book lovers) or
"Do you want to have a look at my frobili?" (for reading only but I like it).
For people who won´t stop asking questions about it, it could be a suimrab (shut up, I´m reading a book).
O.k, much too confusing though...
!!!! i love those names !!!
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How about "library to go" or "pocket-library". Probably too trivial. Or what about some abbreviations, such as
"This is a fadefeabl" (favourite device for early adopting book lovers) or
"Do you want to have a look at my frobili?" (for reading only but I like it).
For people who won´t stop asking questions about it, it could be a suimrab (shut up, I´m reading a book). O.k, much too confusing though...
Brilliant - especially suimrab
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Spending money on shoes is a natural thing - it´s in the job description. Running around with a 280 €-some-kind-of-book isn´t.
Yes, but I, as a man, buy a pair of shoes, wear them for 2 years until they wear out, then go and buy another pair and do the same thing.

I've noticed that people of the female persuasion appear to consider it necessary to own more than one pair of shoes at a time - something which is clearly an unnecessary extravagance .
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I've noticed that people of the female persuasion appear to consider it necessary to own more than one pair of shoes at a time - something which is clearly an unnecessary extravagance .
It's definitely neccesary - putting wet shoes on the next day is grim

(I have slightly more than two pairs of shoes...)
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It's definitely neccesary - putting wet shoes on the next day is grim

(I have slightly more than two pairs of shoes...)
Yes thank you, I have one of those at home as well

I have... hmm well, I do have more than 1 pair of shoes, but thats more on a basis of, I need a warm pair, a comfy pair, a pair that'll keep my footsies dry when I walk the doggies etc.

Not the way wifey buys shoes which is more ... "I need those, cause they look good on me!", not that I would ever argue with her about it, I value my health too much
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