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Stensie4JC · 07-06-2009, 04:48 PM

I am so excited that this ebook thing is finally taking off. I've been waiting and anticipating this transition for some time. I frequently travel internationally and it's always a heart-wrenching to decide which books stay and which go. If you've never had to choose and pack a whole year's worth of reading, you have escaped great distress.

I started out reading books from project Gutenberg the 2" square white-on-black screen of my Chinese MP4 player. Returning to the states last fall I borrowed the oooold ipaq that I've been using, which cannot/will not display mobibooks properly. But that's not why I'm here. I've meditated on what I want and how I would use it, and I've decided to buy a dedicated device. After despairing over the price and exclusivity of Kindle and Sony (not to mention the obstacles of using either abroad), I fought through the hype and discovered there are independent devices out there. This was around the time Astak announced they will be the US distributor of a Chinese device branded here as the EZ Reader Pro. And I fell in love.

Now I impatiently await the consummation of my digital betrothal.

07-06-2009, 04:48 PM	#1
Stensie4JC Book Diva Posts: 76 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Nook Color	Waiting, waiting... I am so excited that this ebook thing is finally taking off. I've been waiting and anticipating this transition for some time. I frequently travel internationally and it's always a heart-wrenching to decide which books stay and which go. If you've never had to choose and pack a whole year's worth of reading, you have escaped great distress. I started out reading books from project Gutenberg the 2" square white-on-black screen of my Chinese MP4 player. Returning to the states last fall I borrowed the oooold ipaq that I've been using, which cannot/will not display mobibooks properly. But that's not why I'm here. I've meditated on what I want and how I would use it, and I've decided to buy a dedicated device. After despairing over the price and exclusivity of Kindle and Sony (not to mention the obstacles of using either abroad), I fought through the hype and discovered there are independent devices out there. This was around the time Astak announced they will be the US distributor of a Chinese device branded here as the EZ Reader Pro. And I fell in love. Now I impatiently await the consummation of my digital betrothal.