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kxpapado · 08-20-2008, 11:42 AM

Hello everybody,

I' ve been an avid fiction reader since ever. I always bought paperbacks because they are more affordable and occupy less space, but nevertheless I started having serious space problems a year ago and I didn't want to throw anything (in order to make some room for new books). Also, I live in Greece, meaning that I had to wait quite a long time to find new publications in greek bookstores. I started ordering online from international sellers, but even so I had to wait delivery for 5-15 days.
One day, I saw an advertisement of the (at that time) new Sony reader, and I loved the idea, but, being totally clueless, I started research: what is available in the market regarding the device itself and also how easy and affordable it was to get ebooks. When I found out that a huge amount of fiction was available free online (the copyright free), I was thrilled! I started donloading all the books that I already had in hardcopy, and then I continued downloading for weeks, building a digital library of 500+ titles, without spending a cent. Then, I started browsing the online e-bookstores, and I was satisfied with the diversity and abudance of titles.
So I was ready for the Big Step!
After comparing devices, I decided to buy the cybook gen3, and, nevertheless the weeks that I had to wait (the known availability issue earlier this year) one day I found it on my desk! Awesome! And what more, it was the new edtion with the 512 mb buiid in memory! Wow!
Since then, it has become my companion, I have it with me day and night, when I hear about a new book that I find interesting I can download a sample and if I find it appealing, I buy the book and have it in my device in a minute.
The only drawback is that there are no greek titles available, but it's ok, I can still stash a few paperbacks somewhere.
I love it, I can't imagine my reading days without it, it has made my life so much easier!

08-20-2008, 11:42 AM	#14
kxpapado Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Athens, Greece Device: cybook gen3, nokia n800	Hello everybody, I' ve been an avid fiction reader since ever. I always bought paperbacks because they are more affordable and occupy less space, but nevertheless I started having serious space problems a year ago and I didn't want to throw anything (in order to make some room for new books). Also, I live in Greece, meaning that I had to wait quite a long time to find new publications in greek bookstores. I started ordering online from international sellers, but even so I had to wait delivery for 5-15 days. One day, I saw an advertisement of the (at that time) new Sony reader, and I loved the idea, but, being totally clueless, I started research: what is available in the market regarding the device itself and also how easy and affordable it was to get ebooks. When I found out that a huge amount of fiction was available free online (the copyright free), I was thrilled! I started donloading all the books that I already had in hardcopy, and then I continued downloading for weeks, building a digital library of 500+ titles, without spending a cent. Then, I started browsing the online e-bookstores, and I was satisfied with the diversity and abudance of titles. So I was ready for the Big Step! After comparing devices, I decided to buy the cybook gen3, and, nevertheless the weeks that I had to wait (the known availability issue earlier this year) one day I found it on my desk! Awesome! And what more, it was the new edtion with the 512 mb buiid in memory! Wow! Since then, it has become my companion, I have it with me day and night, when I hear about a new book that I find interesting I can download a sample and if I find it appealing, I buy the book and have it in my device in a minute. The only drawback is that there are no greek titles available, but it's ok, I can still stash a few paperbacks somewhere. I love it, I can't imagine my reading days without it, it has made my life so much easier!