How long do you go without using your Reader?

NatCh · 05-05-2007, 01:22 PM

This came up in another thread, and I think it's a worthwhile question, so here it is: How long do you typically go without using your Reader?

Discuss.

ashkulz · 05-05-2007, 01:25 PM

Does any eBook reader count? If so, 8 hours at most

EDIT: saw the poll after posting this...

NatCh · 05-05-2007, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashkulz

Does any eBook reader count? If so, 8 hours at most

I was thinking mainly of the Sony Reader, but I don't see why everyone shouldn't play.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashkulz

EDIT: saw the poll after posting this...

Actually, you stealthily got in there before I got the poll up!

yvanleterrible · 05-05-2007, 03:09 PM

The longest time for me is about 10hours. I have to reluctantly tell you that this device has become the king's sceptre.

diabloNL · 05-05-2007, 03:14 PM

Sometimes I don't touch it for a week. I have more hobby's to keep me busy.

RWood · 05-05-2007, 05:19 PM

There I was reading on the Reader in the doctor's waiting room, several other people waiting asked questions and wanted to know where they could get one. I did not even get two pages completely read in over 20 minutes. I get to the exam room and get about 10 pages read waiting for the doctor. The normal 10 minute exam takes 30 minutes as he looks over the device and decides he wants one. (The bill was for the 10 minute exam fee.) As I am leaving his partner comes by and says that they heard about the Reader and asks if they could see it. Again another "I want one too." I turn to pay the bill and the clerk announces that she is going to tell her kids and husband to get her one for Mother's Day. Maybe Sony should pay me a referral fee, one day with three plus solid leads.

I may have to start not taking the Reader out as it seems more and more I cannot read in public without people asking what it is and reacting favorably once they see the screen.

NatCh · 05-05-2007, 09:06 PM

I see Sony's nefarious plan is working! Mwa-ha-ha-ha!

Er, that is, I meant to say, that's very interesting, RWood.

Leaping Gnome · 05-05-2007, 09:21 PM

They should totally give referral credit on the Connect store or something, not just for new accounts but say like 1% of the total Connect purchases of that user.

HarryT · 05-06-2007, 02:58 AM

It's really funny for me to read all these stories about people coming up to you and asking you about your Reader. I've used mine in all sorts of public places, and not once has anyone asked me about it. We're all a lot more "reserved" in the UK, I think; talking to a complete stranger is something that people just don't do here

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Bitgod · 05-06-2007, 04:08 AM

My current usage is like an hour or two a day for maybe 3 days a week here and there. It should go up next month once TV season is over.

Dave Berk · 05-06-2007, 05:22 AM

I use the Reader mostly at home in the evening after work. On weekend I rarely touch it. I'm finding more amd more reasons to go and read with it while I'm outdoors, though. Reading at home is comftable, but reading outdoors in bright sunlight is an experience you can't beat with a regular pbook. Better viewing, and the Reader doesn't get all that hard to hold open when you're in the beginning or the end of the book

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grimo1re · 05-06-2007, 07:28 AM

I read on the train to and from work, often in the evenings as well to relax....so really only when I'm working I'm not using it.

Moonraker · 05-06-2007, 07:45 AM

Quote:

It's really funny for me to read all these stories about people coming up to you and asking you about your Reader. I've used mine in all sorts of public places, and not once has anyone asked me about it. We're all a lot more "reserved" in the UK, I think; talking to a complete stranger is something that people just don't do here

I agree with what you say Harry, I often find people staring with apparent interest but they will avert their gaze if they think I've noticed them.

My daughter commutes to London daily and most days on the train she sees a young man with an iLiad. But she's never spoken to him to say "My mum's got one of those" -- she just looked aghast at me when I suggested it.

KlondikeGeoff · 05-06-2007, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

There I was reading on the Reader in the doctor's waiting room, several other people waiting asked questions and wanted to know where they could get one.

Yeah, it is kind of fun. This has been going on with me for years, with my old Rocket eBook and now with the Reader.

You have a splendid business opportunity here. Why not buy an extra three or four and when people ask, tell them they have to go to Japan to buy one, but you "just happen to have an extra one you'll sell for $500."

UncleDuke · 05-07-2007, 10:10 AM

i even read while i charge

View Poll Results: How long do you typically go without using your Reader
Only when I have to charge it.	2	3.70%
I rarely put it down.	2	3.70%
A few hours.	26	48.15%
A day or two.	16	29.63%
A week.	3	5.56%
A month.	0	0%
I don't really use it much at all.	1	1.85%
I don't have a Reader, I just want to see the poll results.	4	7.41%
Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

05-05-2007, 01:22 PM	#1
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,605 Karma: 926222 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Nook STGR	How long do you go without using your Reader? This came up in another thread, and I think it's a worthwhile question, so here it is: How long do you typically go without using your Reader? Discuss. __________________ ΨΦ! "Torg, why do you have emergency pants?" -- Riff

05-05-2007, 03:14 PM	#5
diabloNL Gadget Force® Posts: 705 Karma: 2733 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-300 + Cybook with funny screen :P	Sometimes I don't touch it for a week. I have more hobby's to keep me busy. __________________ FORMAT C: WARNING. ALL DATA ON DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST! Proceed with format? (Y/Y)?

05-05-2007, 09:06 PM	#7
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,605 Karma: 926222 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Nook STGR	I see Sony's nefarious plan is working! Mwa-ha-ha-ha! Er, that is, I meant to say, that's very interesting, RWood. __________________ ΨΦ! "Torg, why do you have emergency pants?" -- Riff

05-06-2007, 02:58 AM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,665 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	It's really funny for me to read all these stories about people coming up to you and asking you about your Reader. I've used mine in all sorts of public places, and not once has anyone asked me about it. We're all a lot more "reserved" in the UK, I think; talking to a complete stranger is something that people just don't do here . __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

05-05-2007, 01:25 PM	#2
ashkulz Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 705 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Kindle 1/REB 1200	Does any eBook reader count? If so, 8 hours at most EDIT: saw the poll after posting this...

05-05-2007, 03:09 PM	#4
yvanleterrible When books can fly! Posts: 8,416 Karma: 3048822 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: Kobo Mini in my lunchbox.	The longest time for me is about 10hours. I have to reluctantly tell you that this device has become the king's sceptre.

05-05-2007, 05:19 PM	#6
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,237 Karma: 148834 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	There I was reading on the Reader in the doctor's waiting room, several other people waiting asked questions and wanted to know where they could get one. I did not even get two pages completely read in over 20 minutes. I get to the exam room and get about 10 pages read waiting for the doctor. The normal 10 minute exam takes 30 minutes as he looks over the device and decides he wants one. (The bill was for the 10 minute exam fee.) As I am leaving his partner comes by and says that they heard about the Reader and asks if they could see it. Again another "I want one too." I turn to pay the bill and the clerk announces that she is going to tell her kids and husband to get her one for Mother's Day. Maybe Sony should pay me a referral fee, one day with three plus solid leads. I may have to start not taking the Reader out as it seems more and more I cannot read in public without people asking what it is and reacting favorably once they see the screen.

05-05-2007, 09:21 PM	#8
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	They should totally give referral credit on the Connect store or something, not just for new accounts but say like 1% of the total Connect purchases of that user.

05-06-2007, 04:08 AM	#10
Bitgod Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento Device: iPad / PRS-600 / iPhone 3G	My current usage is like an hour or two a day for maybe 3 days a week here and there. It should go up next month once TV season is over.

05-06-2007, 05:22 AM	#11
Dave Berk Fanatic Posts: 578 Karma: 138556 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PRS505	I use the Reader mostly at home in the evening after work. On weekend I rarely touch it. I'm finding more amd more reasons to go and read with it while I'm outdoors, though. Reading at home is comftable, but reading outdoors in bright sunlight is an experience you can't beat with a regular pbook. Better viewing, and the Reader doesn't get all that hard to hold open when you're in the beginning or the end of the book .

05-06-2007, 07:28 AM	#12
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	I read on the train to and from work, often in the evenings as well to relax....so really only when I'm working I'm not using it.

05-07-2007, 10:10 AM	#15
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	i even read while i charge __________________ I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV.

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