Spreading the word

mike_bike_kite · 09-28-2010, 05:46 PM

No it's not another religious thread! I've owned my ereader for almost 2 months now and I'm quite addicted to it and I'm pretty sure my enthusiasm touches the people around me to. So far in the past month:

My father decided to buy one for my step mother
My brother bought one for his wife
My flat mate has now bought one
On the last flight I took to Geneva I'd managed to convince the pbook reader sitting next to me that ebooks were the way forward - after a full demo he certainly sounded like he was going to hit buy when he got home.
On the way back, while waiting for a delayed plane, I found myself sitting next to a guy who'd come to town to lobby for audio rights on books for the visually impaired - he was absolutely fascinated by TTS and user selectable huge fonts - a possible future buy.
On the actual flight I was talking to a guy who regularly buys pbooks in the UK to bring back to Switzerland for him and his wife. I showed him why an ereader was the obvious answer and he'd already decided to buy one for himself and one for his wife for Christmas.

The really sad thing is that everyone of these people will be getting the snazzy new kindle 3 while I'm left behind with my kindle 2

ChaoZ · 09-28-2010, 06:02 PM

I've done my share of pimping the Kindle 3. My boss is looking to get one for the spouse this Xmas.

Ravensknight · 09-29-2010, 09:12 AM

and Lo, the sky was darkened and the sun turned to Blood. Humanity trembled in fear and Confusion. Then, in the last desperate hour, a Savior appeared! Ereader was it's name, and it showed humanity the Way.
Hallelujah and Amen!

Read the Ereader, or be doomed!

GeoffC · 09-29-2010, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravensknight

and Lo, the sky was darkened and the sun turned to Blood. Humanity trembled in fear and Confusion. Then, in the last desperate hour, a Savior appeared! Ereader was it's name, and it showed humanity the Way.
Hallelujah and Amen!

Read the Ereader, or be doomed!

careful now, eReader is a specific bit of software from Fictionwise ....

astra · 09-29-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

careful now, eReader is a specific bit of software from Fictionwise ....

I thought it was JSWolf's speciality....

Ravensknight · 09-29-2010, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

careful now, eReader is a specific bit of software from Fictionwise ....

Heretic!
Ereader is your savior, eReader is a false prophet sent to lead you astray. Beware of false teachings

neilmarr · 09-29-2010, 06:27 PM

Maybe not religious, Mike -- but you come across as a tremendously effective ebook evangelist. Good on ya. Congratulations and here's karma. Neil

kindlekitten · 09-29-2010, 06:34 PM

if I had 5 bucks for every convert I've made, I'd have every Kindle edition in triplicate AND Oberon covers for all of them (well almost

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nohmi2 · 09-29-2010, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravensknight

and Lo, the sky was darkened and the sun turned to Blood. Humanity trembled in fear and Confusion. Then, in the last desperate hour, a Savior appeared! Ereader was it's name, and it showed humanity the Way.
Hallelujah and Amen!

Read the Ereader, or be doomed!

Love it.

WT Sharpe · 09-29-2010, 06:48 PM

I think I may have made a sale in my doctor's office the other day. The woman seated next to me asked me how I liked my Kindle, so I showed her a few of the features and took it out of it's Oberon case and let her hold it to see how light it was. I should be on commission.

GeoffC · 09-30-2010, 07:20 AM

I like Fictionwise .....

(any room under there ?)

hols57 · 09-30-2010, 12:18 PM

I've done my bit too! Showed my Sony 300 to my relative in the States, and she went out and brought a Kindle.

I'm going on holiday soon, so I can take 100 books with me and not fall foul of the 10kg hand baggage restrictions!

LDBoblo · 09-30-2010, 01:07 PM

I've convinced 2 people this week to stick with paper books for now, but one woman told me she will consider getting an ebook reader when they're cheaper.

thinkpad · 09-30-2010, 01:28 PM

Well I'm flashing my Kindle on the way to work everyday. So far I haven't seen an enormous surge in readers on the train. Perhaps I need to get a bigger one so it's more visible

Lady Fitzgerald · 09-30-2010, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

Well I'm flashing my Kindle on the way to work everyday. So far I haven't seen an enormous surge in readers on the train. Perhaps I need to get a bigger one so it's more visible

Ok, I just got this image of a Kindle wearing nothing but a raincoat and a leer on its screen. Thanks for THAT visual.

09-28-2010, 05:46 PM	#1
mike_bike_kite Digitally confused Posts: 500 Karma: 1500000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London, UK Device: KPW, K2i, Nexus 7 32gb, Kobo Mini	Spreading the word No it's not another religious thread! I've owned my ereader for almost 2 months now and I'm quite addicted to it and I'm pretty sure my enthusiasm touches the people around me to. So far in the past month: My father decided to buy one for my step mother My brother bought one for his wife My flat mate has now bought one On the last flight I took to Geneva I'd managed to convince the pbook reader sitting next to me that ebooks were the way forward - after a full demo he certainly sounded like he was going to hit buy when he got home. On the way back, while waiting for a delayed plane, I found myself sitting next to a guy who'd come to town to lobby for audio rights on books for the visually impaired - he was absolutely fascinated by TTS and user selectable huge fonts - a possible future buy. On the actual flight I was talking to a guy who regularly buys pbooks in the UK to bring back to Switzerland for him and his wife. I showed him why an ereader was the obvious answer and he'd already decided to buy one for himself and one for his wife for Christmas. The really sad thing is that everyone of these people will be getting the snazzy new kindle 3 while I'm left behind with my kindle 2

09-29-2010, 06:34 PM	#8
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	if I had 5 bucks for every convert I've made, I'd have every Kindle edition in triplicate AND Oberon covers for all of them (well almost)

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Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	and Lo, the sky was darkened and the sun turned to Blood. Humanity trembled in fear and Confusion. Then, in the last desperate hour, a Savior appeared! Ereader was it's name, and it showed humanity the Way. Hallelujah and Amen! Read the Ereader, or be doomed!

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neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Maybe not religious, Mike -- but you come across as a tremendously effective ebook evangelist. Good on ya. Congratulations and here's karma. Neil

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I think I may have made a sale in my doctor's office the other day. The woman seated next to me asked me how I liked my Kindle, so I showed her a few of the features and took it out of it's Oberon case and let her hold it to see how light it was. I should be on commission.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I like Fictionwise ..... (any room under there ?)

09-30-2010, 12:18 PM	#12
hols57 hols57 Posts: 74 Karma: 42 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wales, UK Device: sony 300packed up -thanks,Sony!) Kindle	I've done my bit too! Showed my Sony 300 to my relative in the States, and she went out and brought a Kindle. I'm going on holiday soon, so I can take 100 books with me and not fall foul of the 10kg hand baggage restrictions!

09-30-2010, 01:07 PM	#13
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	I've convinced 2 people this week to stick with paper books for now, but one woman told me she will consider getting an ebook reader when they're cheaper.

09-30-2010, 01:28 PM	#14
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	Well I'm flashing my Kindle on the way to work everyday. So far I haven't seen an enormous surge in readers on the train. Perhaps I need to get a bigger one so it's more visible

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