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Old 02-24-2009, 01:37 PM   #1
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Location: Rising Sun, MD
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Obligatory Introduction Thread

Howdy. My name is Kevin and this is my obligatory introduction thread. (Seems most discussion forums have them)

I don't have an ereader as of yet. I really wanted a Kindle, but now I'm researching the Sony PRS-505 (it replaced the Kindle on my wishlist at Amazon). My main goal is to support my book addiction, I mean habit, er, I don't really have a problem, I can quit anytime I want. Yeah, that's the ticket...

Anyway, I'm looking into ebook readers that will allow me to move to a digital library and conserve physical space. I have an hour and a half train ride for my commute everyday, so I do a lot of reading. I ride a motorcycle to the train station when the weather permits, I only have so much space to carry stuff, so I don't read as many hardcovers as I used to because they're such a pain to cram into my bag with all of my other crap. I take good care of my books and hate seeing them damaged. I refuse to let my wife borrow anymore books after she creased the spine and dog eared the pages...wow, was she suprised when I freaked out over that. So, something light and portable fits the ticket.

I live in Maryland, and the public library does have ebooks available for check out in the Adobe Digital Edition format. From my lurking on here I found out it is compatible with the Sony readers. That's a big plus for me since I've been told to stop buying so many books.

I mainly read Fantasy, some American history, military history, horror, classics and the like. Depending on what the library carries I might have to branch out into other genres.
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