Forum newbie; Kindle owner

rschauer · 06-26-2011, 11:38 AM

Hi, forums! Please allow me to babble on for a bit, as I am oft wont to do.

A little over a month ago I persuaded myself to finally buy a Kindle; my fiancée has had one for some time, and I convinced myself that I would read a lot more if I had one. I couldn't have been more right! I'm reading more than I have in years. The biggest reason for that is the portability of the device. It's not a lot of fun lugging around a copy of Cryptonomicon in addition to my giant laptop just so I can get a chapter or two in during lunch! The other major factor is the E-ink. I generally advocate anything in digital format, and tried reading e-books many times in PDF or other formats on my computer or Droid, but LCDs were just not designed for that kind of reading. I feel that it's even easier on the eyes than printed paper, especially with the options for changing fonts.

I quickly found that my tastes have changed since high school. Several years ago, I still enjoyed reading fantasy novels (Robert Jordan, David Eddings, et al), and not much else. I did quite a lot of that for a [brief] period during which I had quit smoking and needed something else to do during my breaks at work. These days, while I haven't completely changed my mind about fantasy, I'm finding myself much more engrossed in mystery and suspense stories. I've rediscovered Sherlock Holmes, and most recently started reading Sue Grafton for the first time. My first Kindle purchase was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which I decided is overrated, but interesting enough that I'll continue the trilogy at some point.

So, here I am, joining a forum for yet another hobby, hoping to run into people with similar tastes. Friends who read are few and far between for me these days, and my expectation is that this will be a good source of reviews and/or recommendations. In my other hobbies and interests, I'm a big fan of obscurity, so I'll gladly take a chance on something I've never heard of! I'm not even up to snuff on most of the popular stuff either, having been embarrassingly restricted to few genres in the past.

Hope that wasn't too much rambling for a first post. Hello again to all, and happy reading!

MickeyC · 06-26-2011, 02:52 PM

Hi rschauer and welcome to MobileRead. Great first post!

Latinandgreek · 06-26-2011, 03:24 PM

Hi, and welcome to MR!

neilmarr · 06-27-2011, 11:28 AM

Good to have such enthusiastic new company, RS. Happy Kindling to you both and very best wishes. Neil

rschauer · 06-27-2011, 01:06 PM

Thanks for the warm welcomes! I'm enjoying it a great deal already.

maianhvk · 06-28-2011, 12:51 AM

ah, hi rschauer! I hope you have a good time here with us

AkumaTakeshi · 06-28-2011, 11:14 AM

Welcome rschauer

Glad you're enjoying e-reading so much. You'll absolutely find the forum fun, helpful and friendly.

You'll easily make some friends, and you'll become part of the family in no time

As for your first post you actually introduced yourself so there isn't any problem, most people just say Hi or something similar ^^

Hope you stay around and socialize a bit and you can always drop by the Lounge to have some fun, just look at the thread titles there and you'll understand what a mean

Happy reading

(I used way to much "you'll" on this post

)

ImogenRose · 06-29-2011, 12:30 AM

Hello and welcome to MR!

Imogen

06-26-2011, 11:38 AM	#1
rschauer Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 40 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Iowa Device: Kindle 3	Forum newbie; Kindle owner Hi, forums! Please allow me to babble on for a bit, as I am oft wont to do. A little over a month ago I persuaded myself to finally buy a Kindle; my fiancée has had one for some time, and I convinced myself that I would read a lot more if I had one. I couldn't have been more right! I'm reading more than I have in years. The biggest reason for that is the portability of the device. It's not a lot of fun lugging around a copy of Cryptonomicon in addition to my giant laptop just so I can get a chapter or two in during lunch! The other major factor is the E-ink. I generally advocate anything in digital format, and tried reading e-books many times in PDF or other formats on my computer or Droid, but LCDs were just not designed for that kind of reading. I feel that it's even easier on the eyes than printed paper, especially with the options for changing fonts. I quickly found that my tastes have changed since high school. Several years ago, I still enjoyed reading fantasy novels (Robert Jordan, David Eddings, et al), and not much else. I did quite a lot of that for a [brief] period during which I had quit smoking and needed something else to do during my breaks at work. These days, while I haven't completely changed my mind about fantasy, I'm finding myself much more engrossed in mystery and suspense stories. I've rediscovered Sherlock Holmes, and most recently started reading Sue Grafton for the first time. My first Kindle purchase was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which I decided is overrated, but interesting enough that I'll continue the trilogy at some point. So, here I am, joining a forum for yet another hobby, hoping to run into people with similar tastes. Friends who read are few and far between for me these days, and my expectation is that this will be a good source of reviews and/or recommendations. In my other hobbies and interests, I'm a big fan of obscurity, so I'll gladly take a chance on something I've never heard of! I'm not even up to snuff on most of the popular stuff either, having been embarrassingly restricted to few genres in the past. Hope that wasn't too much rambling for a first post. Hello again to all, and happy reading!

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06-26-2011, 02:52 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi rschauer and welcome to MobileRead. Great first post!

06-26-2011, 03:24 PM	#3
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Hi, and welcome to MR!

06-27-2011, 11:28 AM	#4
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have such enthusiastic new company, RS. Happy Kindling to you both and very best wishes. Neil

06-27-2011, 01:06 PM	#5
rschauer Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 40 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Iowa Device: Kindle 3	Thanks for the warm welcomes! I'm enjoying it a great deal already.

06-28-2011, 12:51 AM	#6
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	ah, hi rschauer! I hope you have a good time here with us

06-28-2011, 11:14 AM	#7
AkumaTakeshi Lounge Lurker Posts: 669 Karma: 1635154 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Portugal Device: Kindle 3 Wifi (Screen Broken)	Welcome rschauer Glad you're enjoying e-reading so much. You'll absolutely find the forum fun, helpful and friendly. You'll easily make some friends, and you'll become part of the family in no time As for your first post you actually introduced yourself so there isn't any problem, most people just say Hi or something similar ^^ Hope you stay around and socialize a bit and you can always drop by the Lounge to have some fun, just look at the thread titles there and you'll understand what a mean Happy reading (I used way to much "you'll" on this post )

06-29-2011, 12:30 AM	#8
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Hello and welcome to MR! Imogen

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