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Lambs_Bread · 11-15-2009, 06:24 AM

I have been loitering round these parts for a few weeks and am now finally taking the plunge and dipping my toe into these forum waters. I do not currently own an ebook reader, but am planning to 'receive' one for Christmas. Inevitably I stumbled upon the mobileread forums in my quest for the relevant knowledge required to make an informed decision as to which device to plump for. The one thing that this quest has impressed upon me the most is the vast number of devices that are actually out there.

When I first came across these forums, I had in mind a Sony prs-600. In fact, I still have this in mind. I think what appeals to me the most is the ability to annotate and take notes. In my everyday reading (mainly fiction, biographies, popular science and the odd textbook) I always have a piece of paper as a bookmark on which I am forever writing down words I don't know, bookmarking paragraphs or sentences I love etc. So to be able to do this electronically would be absolutely integral to my ereading experience.

I have already downloaded Calibre and have about 300 books in my library, primarily free content from googlebooks, project Gutenberg and the like. I would be very interested to know whether the bundled Sony software is actually any better than Calibre and also whether Calibre will be able upload my annotations and notes, though I imagine these question would be better posted in the relevant forums in due course.

Essentially, like so many people who use these forums, I just love reading. I have so many books and so little space that the very idea of being able to store thousands of books on something that is roughly the same size as one book fills me with enormous excitement, and a profound sense of the luck we all share in being alive today when such things are becoming a reality.

So hello everybody! I hope to become an active member of your community in the coming weeks and months.

11-15-2009, 06:24 AM	#1
Lambs_Bread Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Sony Reader (touch)	Hello there. I have been loitering round these parts for a few weeks and am now finally taking the plunge and dipping my toe into these forum waters. I do not currently own an ebook reader, but am planning to 'receive' one for Christmas. Inevitably I stumbled upon the mobileread forums in my quest for the relevant knowledge required to make an informed decision as to which device to plump for. The one thing that this quest has impressed upon me the most is the vast number of devices that are actually out there. When I first came across these forums, I had in mind a Sony prs-600. In fact, I still have this in mind. I think what appeals to me the most is the ability to annotate and take notes. In my everyday reading (mainly fiction, biographies, popular science and the odd textbook) I always have a piece of paper as a bookmark on which I am forever writing down words I don't know, bookmarking paragraphs or sentences I love etc. So to be able to do this electronically would be absolutely integral to my ereading experience. I have already downloaded Calibre and have about 300 books in my library, primarily free content from googlebooks, project Gutenberg and the like. I would be very interested to know whether the bundled Sony software is actually any better than Calibre and also whether Calibre will be able upload my annotations and notes, though I imagine these question would be better posted in the relevant forums in due course. Essentially, like so many people who use these forums, I just love reading. I have so many books and so little space that the very idea of being able to store thousands of books on something that is roughly the same size as one book fills me with enormous excitement, and a profound sense of the luck we all share in being alive today when such things are becoming a reality. So hello everybody! I hope to become an active member of your community in the coming weeks and months.