What was the first e-book you read and on what device? - Page 7

piperclassique · 05-13-2012, 07:16 AM

Oh gosh, a long time ago something from Gutenberg on a clunky 286, running dos whatever, around 1990. Yes, I know there were better computers around, and windows three, but that was what I could afford. And a realllllllly slow modem on dialup. I don't think it was via t'internet, even, may even have been given to me on a floppy. I first had internet in 1991 in the wilds of rural france, one of the first fifty to subscribe to a brand new local isp (who are still in business today, still local) we used to get charged by the minute, in addition to the cost of the phone call. Seems like the dark ages now. Just got rid of my expensive satellite provider, wimax has reached our communications black hole, though we will never have adsl. Anyone want a large satellite dish?

AlexGrama · 05-13-2012, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by piperclassique

Oh gosh, a long time ago something from Gutenberg on a clunky 286, running dos whatever, around 1990. Yes, I know there were better computers around, and windows three, but that was what I could afford. And a realllllllly slow modem on dialup. I don't think it was via t'internet, even, may even have been given to me on a floppy. I first had internet in 1991 in the wilds of rural france, one of the first fifty to subscribe to a brand new local isp (who are still in business today, still local) we used to get charged by the minute, in addition to the cost of the phone call. Seems like the dark ages now. Just got rid of my expensive satellite provider, wimax has reached our communications black hole, though we will never have adsl. Anyone want a large satellite dish?

Might as well have it. My cat currently doesn't have any place to sleep.

VeggieCat · 05-13-2012, 04:40 PM

I read Pride and Prejudice on a Palm TX. Now, years later, the mere thought of reading on anything other than an e-ink device makes my eyes go

.

crich70 · 05-14-2012, 03:52 AM

I have no idea what the book was (though it was likely a PD classic) but my 1st ebook device was a Franklin ebookman that I bought through Ebay (brand new in its original packaging). It used the old LCD display and batteries lasted (at most) 4 hrs before needing to be replaced.

ghostyjack · 05-14-2012, 10:57 AM

For me my first proper read was "Pawn of Prophecy" by David Eddings using FBReader on my Nokia N800.

I had though been collecting ebooks for many years awaiting a device that I could comfortably use.

Before that it was the Bible on a website using my Windows 95 PC using IE3.

Harry_Y · 05-14-2012, 02:21 PM

I may need to revise mine to reading a
back in the 80's on a Commodore 64.

stop__dreaming · 05-28-2012, 10:58 AM

'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin' on my, now, Kindle Keyboard over Christmas 2010/11.

covfam · 05-28-2012, 11:13 AM

On basilisk station from david weber on stanza with my ipod touch!

nursedude · 05-28-2012, 11:35 AM

I can't remember the title but I think it was a Heinlein short story in .lit format on my Dell Axim.

MeSue · 11-04-2012, 12:29 AM

The first e-book I started was The Bible on a Dell Axim, but it wasn't the first book I finished.

I know that the first e-book I ever bought was "The Book of Counted Sorrows" by Dean Koontz.

Clytie · 11-04-2012, 01:18 AM

Hmm... setting aside books read on terminal/desktop/laptop screens (I've been involved with computing since punchcards, so I'm another "oldie"), I read my first ebooks on a Handspring Visor Prism. I loved that device!

My first titles-read were PG and BlackMask, but my first commercial titles were Star Trek TOS ebooks purchased from the Adobe Ebook Store (anyone remember that?).

Of course, those ebooks don't open anymore, despite me keeping the same Adobe account. *fumes quietly*

Another poster's mention of interactive CDs reminds me of my 2-year-old daughter in 1993, having a wonderful time with Living Books. They are still one of her favourite memories.

YukiOnna · 11-04-2012, 01:51 AM

The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, on my Kindle Keyboard.

Tom Swift · 11-04-2012, 01:01 AM

Don't remember the book but it would have been on my Palm Pilot. My first handheld.

BeccaPrice · 11-04-2012, 04:10 PM

My first was Curse of Chalion on my dad's old K2 that he gifted me with when he upgraded to a K3.

(ETA: actually, that was the first book I purchased. I don't recall the first book - it was probably one of my dad's that he had, to see if I liked using the kindle. It was love at first page-turn for me!)

Tarana · 11-04-2012, 04:26 PM

My first ebook was an unknown sci fi that I read back in 1984. Something from Guttenberg Project.

My first e-reader book was The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes followed by Pride and Prejudice.

11-04-2012, 01:18 AM	#101
Clytie Bookworm Posts: 62 Karma: 2200 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Australia Device: iPad2	Blast from the past Hmm... setting aside books read on terminal/desktop/laptop screens (I've been involved with computing since punchcards, so I'm another "oldie"), I read my first ebooks on a Handspring Visor Prism. I loved that device! My first titles-read were PG and BlackMask, but my first commercial titles were Star Trek TOS ebooks purchased from the Adobe Ebook Store (anyone remember that?). Of course, those ebooks don't open anymore, despite me keeping the same Adobe account. fumes quietly Another poster's mention of interactive CDs reminds me of my 2-year-old daughter in 1993, having a wonderful time with Living Books. They are still one of her favourite memories.

11-04-2012, 04:10 PM	#104
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	My first was Curse of Chalion on my dad's old K2 that he gifted me with when he upgraded to a K3. (ETA: actually, that was the first book I purchased. I don't recall the first book - it was probably one of my dad's that he had, to see if I liked using the kindle. It was love at first page-turn for me!) Last edited by BeccaPrice; 11-04-2012 at 04:11 PM. Reason: an afterthought

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05-13-2012, 07:16 AM	#91
piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 974 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	Oh gosh, a long time ago something from Gutenberg on a clunky 286, running dos whatever, around 1990. Yes, I know there were better computers around, and windows three, but that was what I could afford. And a realllllllly slow modem on dialup. I don't think it was via t'internet, even, may even have been given to me on a floppy. I first had internet in 1991 in the wilds of rural france, one of the first fifty to subscribe to a brand new local isp (who are still in business today, still local) we used to get charged by the minute, in addition to the cost of the phone call. Seems like the dark ages now. Just got rid of my expensive satellite provider, wimax has reached our communications black hole, though we will never have adsl. Anyone want a large satellite dish?

05-13-2012, 04:40 PM	#93
VeggieCat Bacon Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 559834 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southwest USA Device: Kindle Fire 10, Kindle Voyage, iPod Nano 7th gen (for audiobooks)	I read Pride and Prejudice on a Palm TX. Now, years later, the mere thought of reading on anything other than an e-ink device makes my eyes go .

05-14-2012, 03:52 AM	#94
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I have no idea what the book was (though it was likely a PD classic) but my 1st ebook device was a Franklin ebookman that I bought through Ebay (brand new in its original packaging). It used the old LCD display and batteries lasted (at most) 4 hrs before needing to be replaced.

05-14-2012, 10:57 AM	#95
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	For me my first proper read was "Pawn of Prophecy" by David Eddings using FBReader on my Nokia N800. I had though been collecting ebooks for many years awaiting a device that I could comfortably use. Before that it was the Bible on a website using my Windows 95 PC using IE3.

05-14-2012, 02:21 PM	#96
Harry_Y Addict Posts: 305 Karma: 704492 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NY Device: Kindle 3, Kindle DX, Galaxy Tab 2	I may need to revise mine to reading a back in the 80's on a Commodore 64.

05-28-2012, 10:58 AM	#97
stop__dreaming Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 1211098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol, England Device: Kindle 3	'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin' on my, now, Kindle Keyboard over Christmas 2010/11.

05-28-2012, 11:13 AM	#98
covfam Addict Posts: 304 Karma: 1139862 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Ipod Touch,Ipad3,Kindle fire, Samsung Galaxy tab, Samsung Galaxy S3	On basilisk station from david weber on stanza with my ipod touch!

05-28-2012, 11:35 AM	#99
nursedude Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 17102 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo (Original), KT, iPad 1, iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd gen	I can't remember the title but I think it was a Heinlein short story in .lit format on my Dell Axim.

11-04-2012, 12:29 AM	#100
MeSue Geek in the Forest Posts: 399 Karma: 1077186 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: FL Device: iPad Air, iPhone 4s, Nexus 7	The first e-book I started was The Bible on a Dell Axim, but it wasn't the first book I finished. I know that the first e-book I ever bought was "The Book of Counted Sorrows" by Dean Koontz.

11-04-2012, 01:51 AM	#102
YukiOnna Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 499230 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, on my Kindle Keyboard.

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11-04-2012, 01:01 AM	#103
Tom Swift Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 1232346 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Macau Device: Kindle Oasis (plus lots of older devices)	Don't remember the book but it would have been on my Palm Pilot. My first handheld.

11-04-2012, 04:26 PM	#105
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,982 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	My first ebook was an unknown sci fi that I read back in 1984. Something from Guttenberg Project. My first e-reader book was The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes followed by Pride and Prejudice.