What was your first e-reading device? - Page 4

Rich_D · 08-01-2010, 09:28 AM

Palm M130
Palm Tungsten E2
Palm T/X - still in service
nook

Bremen Cole · 08-01-2010, 09:30 AM

1999 and a desktop computer. a 15 inch CRT screen in all it's glory. In the early 2000's it was Palm's, and Sony Clie... I think back to those tiny screens and cringe...... Then an iPod Touch when they came out, then iPhone.....

Tried eInk briefly with he Sony PRS-300, but found nirvana with the iPad

AlbertaCowboy · 08-01-2010, 11:21 AM

I was ordering some used books on Amazon one day, and saw a gigantic banner advertising the Kindle. I immediately pulled out my credit card and tried to order it...but it was unavailable in Canada. I wept in frustration, until some dedicated Googling showed me the Sony PRS-505, sold in Sony Styles. As soon as I got home from site, (four anxious days later), I went and shelled out $399 CDN on the best damn thing I have ever owned. The guy at Sony didn't even know what it was. Now three years later, he said that he sold more ereaders than TV's at Christmas!

ardeegee · 08-01-2010, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murraypaul

Mine was one of the Visors. I got the expansion module that let me use SmartMedia cards as storage for the books.

A Memplug? Before I got my Sony Reader, I would occasionally keep an eye on Ebay for cheap auctions of Visors and accessories (including broken ones-- I got pretty good at swapping parts around to make working units). I ended up with 2 or 3 Memplugs, (all CompactFlash models.) I used a 256 MB card in mine.

bjones6416 · 08-01-2010, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardeegee

A Memplug? Before I got my Sony Reader, I would occasionally keep an eye on Ebay for cheap auctions of Visors and accessories (including broken ones-- I got pretty good at swapping parts around to make working units). I ended up with 2 or 3 Memplugs, (all CompactFlash models.) I used a 256 MB card in mine.

I had to click your link for "Memplug," because for the life of me I couldn't figure out what kind of device that might be.

astra · 08-01-2010, 01:36 PM

Sony Reader PRS-500, Jan 2007.
Then Sony Reader PRS-505, Jan 2008.

The latter does it.

ski_power · 08-01-2010, 01:53 PM

Mine was originally the Desktop computer when I was around 15-16 after which I got an Nokia N-Gage QD. I'd install mobipocket and read almost everywhere. On the train while going to college, sometimes during classes (ouch!) et cetera
Then I got a PSP and started reading on that(Bookr) and have been reading ever since. Now I'm reading on my HTC Wizard using a software called Freda. I had refrained from getting an e-ink reader trying to convince myself that I wasn't a real hardcore reader, but I've finally broken down, and just a few weeks ago I was going to get the K2 (when I returned back to US that is). And then Amazon dropped the news on the K3! So I'm going to wait it out and get the K3 instead. I feel this vacation of mine was a blessing in disguise since during this time there was a price drop AND a new Kindle announced. (If it were possible I'd have impulse-bought a K2 and probably felt regretful, but Amazon doesn't ship here internationally so I had to wait it out).

I was just reading "The Alchemist" and suddenly feel that whatever happens, truly happens for the best of all.

Graham · 08-01-2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

A "Psion 3" in (now I've looked in up on Wikipedia) 1991.

I'm with Harry. The first device I used to read a full novel was my Psion 3a. again sometime in the early nineties. (And the book was "The Wizard of Oz".)

The first device I used to read on regularly was my Palm T/X, from about 2005. I was travelling for about 18 months in East Asia and read a lot on that. Fictionwise was my friend. I dabbled on the various Palms I owned before that, but the screens weren't good enough to read for long.

Then onto a Bookeen Cybook Gen 3 for a couple of years and now my Elonex E511EB.

The Gen 3 certainly gave the best reading experience (until it got crushed in a railway train out of Calcutta).

I'm enjoying the Elonex, but looking forward to getting a larger reader with a Pearl screen at some point to complement it.

Graham

Quake1028 · 08-01-2010, 04:44 PM

February 2010 - Motorola Droid w/ Kindle App
July 2010 - Amazon Kindle 2 International
August 2010 - Amazon Kindle 3 WiFi

m42 · 08-01-2010, 06:15 PM

Prs500
Prs505
Iliadv2
Kindle2
Nook
iPad
Prs900

The prs505 is still my favorite, that and my iPad. I use kobo or borders so I can share books between them. The kindle2 has found a good home, but I'm sorely tempted by the kindle3. I love the size of my Iliad, but I can't be bothered with converting etc for content.

TMPoole · 08-02-2010, 09:44 PM

Palm IIIc

cynthia399 · 08-02-2010, 11:22 PM

Dell Axim

afa · 08-03-2010, 01:34 AM

My first and only e-reader (so far) is my nook.

m-reader · 08-03-2010, 02:18 AM

Philips Nino 300 PDA back in 1998.

SlowRain · 08-03-2010, 03:50 AM

So far I've always used PDAs and Mobipocket. My first was a Handspring Visor Deluxe, then a Sony Clie SJ-22, now a Palm Tungsten E2. My screen is going on the hummer, so I'm seriously considering a Samsung i9000 (aka Galaxy S), mainly because of that Super AMOLED screen.

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08-01-2010, 09:28 AM	#46
Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	Palm M130 Palm Tungsten E2 Palm T/X - still in service nook

08-01-2010, 09:30 AM	#47
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	1999 and a desktop computer. a 15 inch CRT screen in all it's glory. In the early 2000's it was Palm's, and Sony Clie... I think back to those tiny screens and cringe...... Then an iPod Touch when they came out, then iPhone..... Tried eInk briefly with he Sony PRS-300, but found nirvana with the iPad

08-01-2010, 11:21 AM	#48
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	I was ordering some used books on Amazon one day, and saw a gigantic banner advertising the Kindle. I immediately pulled out my credit card and tried to order it...but it was unavailable in Canada. I wept in frustration, until some dedicated Googling showed me the Sony PRS-505, sold in Sony Styles. As soon as I got home from site, (four anxious days later), I went and shelled out $399 CDN on the best damn thing I have ever owned. The guy at Sony didn't even know what it was. Now three years later, he said that he sold more ereaders than TV's at Christmas!

08-01-2010, 01:36 PM	#51
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Sony Reader PRS-500, Jan 2007. Then Sony Reader PRS-505, Jan 2008. The latter does it.

08-01-2010, 01:53 PM	#52
ski_power Book eater Posts: 181 Karma: 2068 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 3 G 3G (<-lol)	Mine was originally the Desktop computer when I was around 15-16 after which I got an Nokia N-Gage QD. I'd install mobipocket and read almost everywhere. On the train while going to college, sometimes during classes (ouch!) et cetera Then I got a PSP and started reading on that(Bookr) and have been reading ever since. Now I'm reading on my HTC Wizard using a software called Freda. I had refrained from getting an e-ink reader trying to convince myself that I wasn't a real hardcore reader, but I've finally broken down, and just a few weeks ago I was going to get the K2 (when I returned back to US that is). And then Amazon dropped the news on the K3! So I'm going to wait it out and get the K3 instead. I feel this vacation of mine was a blessing in disguise since during this time there was a price drop AND a new Kindle announced. (If it were possible I'd have impulse-bought a K2 and probably felt regretful, but Amazon doesn't ship here internationally so I had to wait it out). I was just reading "The Alchemist" and suddenly feel that whatever happens, truly happens for the best of all.

08-01-2010, 04:44 PM	#54
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	February 2010 - Motorola Droid w/ Kindle App July 2010 - Amazon Kindle 2 International August 2010 - Amazon Kindle 3 WiFi

08-01-2010, 06:15 PM	#55
m42 Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Kindle fire and paperwhite, Ipad mini and Retina, Note 2, Nook tab,HD	Prs500 Prs505 Iliadv2 Kindle2 Nook iPad Prs900 The prs505 is still my favorite, that and my iPad. I use kobo or borders so I can share books between them. The kindle2 has found a good home, but I'm sorely tempted by the kindle3. I love the size of my Iliad, but I can't be bothered with converting etc for content.

08-02-2010, 09:44 PM	#56
TMPoole Member Posts: 22 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Device: Palm TX/Mobipocket,Astak Pocket Pro, Kindle2, K3	Palm IIIc

08-02-2010, 11:22 PM	#57
cynthia399 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 480258 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook, Astak Mentor	Dell Axim

08-03-2010, 01:34 AM	#58
afa The Forgotten Posts: 1,136 Karma: 4689999 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dubai Device: Kindle Paperwhite; Nook HD; Sony Xperia Z3 Compact	My first and only e-reader (so far) is my nook.

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08-03-2010, 02:18 AM	#59
m-reader Guru Posts: 785 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300. PRS-650, PRS-900, iPad2, Iconia A500, Irex Iliad (sold)	Philips Nino 300 PDA back in 1998.

08-03-2010, 03:50 AM	#60
SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	So far I've always used PDAs and Mobipocket. My first was a Handspring Visor Deluxe, then a Sony Clie SJ-22, now a Palm Tungsten E2. My screen is going on the hummer, so I'm seriously considering a Samsung i9000 (aka Galaxy S), mainly because of that Super AMOLED screen.