Hi guys,
I've been eyeing the Sony Reader since it was first launched a year or so ago hoping for it to eventually arrive in the UK.
There's a one on ebay in the UK at the moment for £240 which pricked my interest. the ad states that there are some dead pixels along the bottom of the screen that doesn'nt affect reading which has put me off that one
However I did email the seller about the ability to download books from the connect store from the UK and she filled me in on various ways to get ebooks as well as pointing me here
So, I've spent all weekend reading around the various threads here, and I'm happy to see several of you have had success getting Readers from bhvideo (or whatever the site is), so I'm probably going to go that route and get a new one.
The price of the books from the connect store doesn't put me off (I never buy hardbacks myself, only paperbacks, and the ebooks seem cheaper than paperbacks), although range of current and new books could be better (guess I'm preaching to the choir here
) although it's good to see that there are other sources available.
Buying a Reader isn't going to stop me buying paperbacks (although to be honest I've only just cottoned on to buying books from ebay
which has got me 8 books for the price I would have paid for 3), but it's the ease of accessing my library that really appeals. I keep all my books and have read most of them several times.
Last time we went on holiday for two weeks, my wife and I both took around half a dozen large paperbacks each, taking a reader and a couple of SD cards is so much more preferable.
I dare say I'll duplicate many of my paperbacks, but I'm sure I'll also read a lot of stuff that I may otherwise not have read - a couple of pounds or less for a book by an author I've never read is preferable to £6 or more
It's my birthday at the end of the month, so looks like I'll treat myself to one - anyone know if I was to order one on the 30th would I still get the credit offer, or has the device got to be registered by the 30th?
Thanks, and sorry about the longer than intened first post - what can I say? I'm excited