09-17-2010, 09:22 AM | #1 |
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Hi Folks
I got my first E-reader a few weeks ago; a Kogan, and I've had so much fun with it I decided to upgrade. So this week I splashed out and got myself a new Sony PRS-650.
As a big Sci-Fi fan, I was very pleased to find a copy of Rudy Rucker's 'Ware Tetralogy' completely free (legally), which seems a most appropriate first set of ebooks. The Kogan is a good little unit. (Available in Australia only afaik). There's a few little annoyances, but the important things (good screen, many formats) are all good. But the Sony is much better; Touch screen is wonderful - it responds to the lightest of touches; build quality is exceptional, and page turns are really fast. Only thing is I found myself going from a Sans font on the Kogan which I have got used to, to a Serif on the Sony. I'm surprised how annoying I found this... So now I've just given myself a crash course in epub editing and setting up custom fonts, entirely thanks to these forums! And now it's all good - I can make these books look however I want! Very pleased with myself! So.. Thanks! and Hi. I'll probably hang around here a bit - you seem a nice bunch of folks. |
09-17-2010, 10:06 AM | #2 |
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Welcome to MobileRead, jambeetle.
For more free books, check out our own library, the books are nicely formatted by our own members.....you can sort by genre, author, and format. Click on the link.......enjoy. |
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09-17-2010, 11:37 AM | #3 |
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Good to have your company, Jambeetle. I love my Sony, too, but we bought a Kogan for one of our Australian authors a week or two ago. She's delighted with it. The only hitch she mentioned was the awkward positioning of the left-hand page-turn button. Seems she's got used to that, too now, but I reckon it's something that may well be fixed when there's a KoganII. Good to hear you're similarly happy. Best wishes. Neil
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09-17-2010, 12:45 PM | #4 |
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Welcome to MR! Congrats on the new Sony :-)
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09-17-2010, 12:55 PM | #5 |
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Welcome to mobileread .... Yes ! We bunch up well, here |
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09-18-2010, 01:28 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for all the welcomes!
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09-18-2010, 07:26 PM | #7 |
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Hello and welcome. Enjoy your new ereader.
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09-19-2010, 12:18 AM | #8 |
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Hello and welcome to MR!
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09-19-2010, 04:42 AM | #9 | |
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I also have a Kogan, but I have no end of trouble with ADE... I were going to buy a Sony 650, but since ADE is giving me so much grief, I might just stay away from it. |
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09-19-2010, 10:18 AM | #10 |
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welcome I think that's one of the strong cases for ebooks - customers can customize them.
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09-19-2010, 08:56 PM | #11 |
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G'Day Jambeetle and welcome to MobileRead
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09-26-2010, 12:55 PM | #12 |
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Hello and welcome to MR!!!
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