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cxarli · 09-08-2011, 02:45 AM

Well hello there! I joined MobileRead last year when I was researching eReaders to see which would be right for me. I got a Kobo eReader from Borders (the original one with Bluetooth but not WiFi). Now I have an iPad 2 and an iPhone 4, and have several eReader apps (in order of preference, Stanza, Kobo, iBooks, Google, Kindle and Nook). The first four are compatible with VoiceOver on the iPhone: any book can be an audiobook. I use Calibre to manage my non-DRM EPUB library.

My Kobo is mainly used when the iOS devices are charging or when I want to lend e-books to someone who doesn’t have a convenient way to read them (like my 91-year-old father who has no idea how to use a computer, but has no problem pressing a big blue button).

So much for technology. As for what I read, it’s mainly science fiction and fantasy: I read to escape Mundania. Favorite authors include Tolkien, Lewis, Heinlein, Asimov, Weber, Pratchett and Lackey. Favorite books are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, I Will Fear No Evil, the Foundation trilogy, the Honor Harrington novels, the Discworld novels (particularly Going Postal and Making Money), and the Valdemar stories. And Harry Potter. Mustn’t leave Rowling out!

The preceding is necessarily a partial list, since I’m over 50 and have been reading for myself since I was 5.

09-08-2011, 02:45 AM	#1
cxarli Homo sapiens lector Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Francisco Device: Kobo eReader, iOS eReader Apps	Better Late Than Never Well hello there! I joined MobileRead last year when I was researching eReaders to see which would be right for me. I got a Kobo eReader from Borders (the original one with Bluetooth but not WiFi). Now I have an iPad 2 and an iPhone 4, and have several eReader apps (in order of preference, Stanza, Kobo, iBooks, Google, Kindle and Nook). The first four are compatible with VoiceOver on the iPhone: any book can be an audiobook. I use Calibre to manage my non-DRM EPUB library. My Kobo is mainly used when the iOS devices are charging or when I want to lend e-books to someone who doesn’t have a convenient way to read them (like my 91-year-old father who has no idea how to use a computer, but has no problem pressing a big blue button). So much for technology. As for what I read, it’s mainly science fiction and fantasy: I read to escape Mundania. Favorite authors include Tolkien, Lewis, Heinlein, Asimov, Weber, Pratchett and Lackey. Favorite books are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, I Will Fear No Evil, the Foundation trilogy, the Honor Harrington novels, the Discworld novels (particularly Going Postal and Making Money), and the Valdemar stories. And Harry Potter. Mustn’t leave Rowling out! The preceding is necessarily a partial list, since I’m over 50 and have been reading for myself since I was 5.