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Mogrith · 05-11-2008, 12:57 PM

Hi everybody!

I've been reading e-books since the the turn of the century. Mainly html books from Baen books.

I liked the sony 505 until I sat on it and broke the screen.

I'm happy with the kindle and am still converting my existing e-books to .prc/.mobi

See you all in the other forums.

Ervserver · 05-11-2008, 01:12 PM

Hello Mogrith and happy e-reading, careful where ya sit !

MickeyC · 05-11-2008, 03:21 PM

Hi Mogrith and welcome to the Forum.

Good: Reading ebooks on a reader
Bad: Sitting on a reader

JSWolf · 05-23-2008, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mogrith

Hi everybody!

I've been reading e-books since the the turn of the century. Mainly html books from Baen books.

I liked the sony 505 until I sat on it and broke the screen.

I'm happy with the kindle and am still converting my existing e-books to .prc/.mobi

See you all in the other forums.

Welcome to MobileRead.

I have the perfect way to fix your 505. Swap the screens. That way it will be the Kindle broken and you can go back to happy bliss with the 505.

Elsi · 05-23-2008, 03:44 PM

Welcome Mogrith. I'm a very satisfied Kindle user.

Biggest down-side to the Kindle is that you don't have to wait until you can connect it to your computer to buy a new book. That means you have to keep tight control of your impulses! Fortunately, there are SO MANY books available for free or for a very reasonable per-book price. Since you read SF, check out the books from Steve Jordan at http://www.stevejordanbooks.com/ He offers one novel as a free download so you can decide whether you like his style or not. Then, the rest of his books are available in bundles with extremely good prices.

I'm plunging into classics that I probably *ought* to have read in the past, but never got around to. It's amazing how many books are available here at MobileRead through the generosity of fellow forum readers (and posters). I'm trying to figure out how to get BookDesigner to behave and then I'll be posting some books as well.

(Note to JSWolf: after holding a PRS505 at Border's, I know that I could have been happy with it if I didn't have the Kindle. Biggest down-side to the Sony is getting recent releases for less than $10 apiece. Amazon appears to have a big advantage there. But, when I have some discretionary funds, I may buy a Sony just because I'm a gadget geek.)

05-11-2008, 12:57 PM	#1
Mogrith Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brea, CA Device: K1,K2, Broken 505,M003(android 1.6)	New Member loves reading Hi everybody! I've been reading e-books since the the turn of the century. Mainly html books from Baen books. I liked the sony 505 until I sat on it and broke the screen. I'm happy with the kindle and am still converting my existing e-books to .prc/.mobi See you all in the other forums.

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Hello Mogrith and happy e-reading, careful where ya sit !

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Mogrith and welcome to the Forum. Good: Reading ebooks on a reader Bad: Sitting on a reader

05-23-2008, 03:44 PM	#5
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Welcome Mogrith. I'm a very satisfied Kindle user. Biggest down-side to the Kindle is that you don't have to wait until you can connect it to your computer to buy a new book. That means you have to keep tight control of your impulses! Fortunately, there are SO MANY books available for free or for a very reasonable per-book price. Since you read SF, check out the books from Steve Jordan at http://www.stevejordanbooks.com/ He offers one novel as a free download so you can decide whether you like his style or not. Then, the rest of his books are available in bundles with extremely good prices. I'm plunging into classics that I probably ought to have read in the past, but never got around to. It's amazing how many books are available here at MobileRead through the generosity of fellow forum readers (and posters). I'm trying to figure out how to get BookDesigner to behave and then I'll be posting some books as well. (Note to JSWolf: after holding a PRS505 at Border's, I know that I could have been happy with it if I didn't have the Kindle. Biggest down-side to the Sony is getting recent releases for less than $10 apiece. Amazon appears to have a big advantage there. But, when I have some discretionary funds, I may buy a Sony just because I'm a gadget geek.)

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