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olddumbguy · 03-08-2010, 11:36 PM

I started out with the PRS-505, upgraded to the PRS-700 and used them both for nearly a year. I havent read a paper book in a year in a half. I tried to do it with Stephen King's 'Under the Dome' due to the delay in the ebook release and I ended up putting it down after 200 pages and got he audiobook from Audible.

Last May I got my first Ipod Touch and within a few weeks figured out how to work Calibre with it and Stanza and quickly got to the point where I was doing all my reading on my Ipod Touch. I no longer use my Sony readers at all.

So I am selling both my Sonys to help pay for the ipad. My 32gb Ipod Touch has about 10gb available and about 8gb of whats on there is audio. I'm going to get the 64gb ipad without the 3G. I have a Sprint MiFi that I already pay for and I'm sure it works much better then ATT's 3G.

The Ipad will become my primary book reader and I'll constantly be using Calibre to add to and update my Ipad library. I'll probobly have about 10-15gb of movies/tv shows, a few gb of pictures and the rest will be apps and room for more books. I have 80 or so apps I've purchased and will move them all over to the Ipad as well. So some games, lots of web surfing and more hours spent reading then on any of all the other uses combined.

I'm really hoping (and expecting) Stanza and hopefully Amazon's Kindle app and the B&N app will sync my Ipod Touch and Ipad together.

I have had no problems with eye strain reading on my Touch. I'm very excited about this.

03-08-2010, 11:36 PM	#105
olddumbguy Member Posts: 13 Karma: 272 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SoCal, USA Device: Kindle 3, HTC EVO, iPad, Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-700, Ipod Touch	I started out with the PRS-505, upgraded to the PRS-700 and used them both for nearly a year. I havent read a paper book in a year in a half. I tried to do it with Stephen King's 'Under the Dome' due to the delay in the ebook release and I ended up putting it down after 200 pages and got he audiobook from Audible. Last May I got my first Ipod Touch and within a few weeks figured out how to work Calibre with it and Stanza and quickly got to the point where I was doing all my reading on my Ipod Touch. I no longer use my Sony readers at all. So I am selling both my Sonys to help pay for the ipad. My 32gb Ipod Touch has about 10gb available and about 8gb of whats on there is audio. I'm going to get the 64gb ipad without the 3G. I have a Sprint MiFi that I already pay for and I'm sure it works much better then ATT's 3G. The Ipad will become my primary book reader and I'll constantly be using Calibre to add to and update my Ipad library. I'll probobly have about 10-15gb of movies/tv shows, a few gb of pictures and the rest will be apps and room for more books. I have 80 or so apps I've purchased and will move them all over to the Ipad as well. So some games, lots of web surfing and more hours spent reading then on any of all the other uses combined. I'm really hoping (and expecting) Stanza and hopefully Amazon's Kindle app and the B&N app will sync my Ipod Touch and Ipad together. I have had no problems with eye strain reading on my Touch. I'm very excited about this.