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mattimatt · 10-04-2006, 06:58 PM

For me the issue is not the form but the content. The author is an issue if I’m looking for a sure read but I also like to experiment. Michael Conelly is always a sure bet, Terry Pratchett is simply the best and currently I’m also reading some books by Susanna Gregory (mystery in the middle ages).

Conelly is the only author of the three who is available for my iLiad so I read the others old style. For my iLiad I also collect some classical authors like F. H. Burnett (The Secret Garden) and a lot of Christie mysteries of the Poirot, Marple genre. I really enjoy collecting and reading books on my iLiad which I would normally not buy as pBooks.

For me the gadget only matters because I can get my hands on more stories / books to read and enjoy. If I find an interesting book in my favorite bookstore I sometimes check on the web for an eBook version because the e version is more portable. Also I sometimes simply like to browse the Web Bookstores and buy books that are inexpensive and seem interesting.

I even have some of the Icelandic sagas (written around 1200 CE) on my iLiad in the original language (stories I would normally not drag around with me but are now available when needed).

10-04-2006, 06:58 PM	#8
mattimatt Vits er þörf Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Iceland Device: Kindle 3, Bookeen Gen3, iLiad	For me the issue is not the form but the content. The author is an issue if I’m looking for a sure read but I also like to experiment. Michael Conelly is always a sure bet, Terry Pratchett is simply the best and currently I’m also reading some books by Susanna Gregory (mystery in the middle ages). Conelly is the only author of the three who is available for my iLiad so I read the others old style. For my iLiad I also collect some classical authors like F. H. Burnett (The Secret Garden) and a lot of Christie mysteries of the Poirot, Marple genre. I really enjoy collecting and reading books on my iLiad which I would normally not buy as pBooks. For me the gadget only matters because I can get my hands on more stories / books to read and enjoy. If I find an interesting book in my favorite bookstore I sometimes check on the web for an eBook version because the e version is more portable. Also I sometimes simply like to browse the Web Bookstores and buy books that are inexpensive and seem interesting. I even have some of the Icelandic sagas (written around 1200 CE) on my iLiad in the original language (stories I would normally not drag around with me but are now available when needed).