Hi-new from NJ and eBooks

dsa0901 · 06-15-2011, 03:02 PM

I'm a real newbie to eBooks and just got my Kindle the other day. Hoping to search around a learn some things. I thought I was tech savvy til people started telling me things I had to load to get eBooks, etc. Please don't jump on me about this, but what is Demonoid and what are Torrents? I just get my books from Amazon and have the wi-fi and people keep telling me to check out Demonoid.

jbcohen · 06-15-2011, 03:12 PM

Well Torrent is acutual short for the full name which is bit-Torreent which is a method of sharing files between computers. Its not an electronic store at all but if you participate in a torrent site this would be one way to obtain books that another partipant gives you.

Kindles are great readers except that they do not support library books. They are great if you like to get away from the mainstream books that everyone and their brother and sister reads, becuase lets face it Amazon has everything. There great if you want to find a specific passage in your library of books, as they have a search function. They also have customization features so that you can tailor the Kindle to your liking as well as puting your name in the Kindle.

However Kindles are not the best for all people. If you read foreign languege books, non-english, the Kindle is not the best for you, the bookeen is. The Kindle does not have the best user interface on the market, that award goes to the Nook Simple Touch. It can't read abosultely anything from anywhere, the best there is the Pocket Book Lite. Its not the absolute simplest reader available, thats the Kobo. If you already have a smart phone you can get cheaper then the Kindle, you can actually get the readers for $0.

dsa0901 · 06-15-2011, 04:45 PM

Thanks for the advice. I have a Blackberry Bold and couldn't possibly read on that. I wanted the Kindle for outside reading. I don't read foreign language books and doubt I will be using the Kindle for (although I could) checking email or pictures, I have my smartphone for that and didn't want to spend an extra $75 on the Nook because of that. I am just so confused as to everything I am NOW reading. My library swears by the end of the year, it will support Kindle, so we shall see. Again, thanks for the response.

The Redbaron · 06-15-2011, 05:56 PM

Welcome aboard dsa, enjoy.

MickeyC · 06-15-2011, 06:50 PM

Hi dsa and welcome to MobileRead

neilmarr · 06-16-2011, 04:22 AM

Good to have your company, DSA. Happy Kindling and best wishes. Neil

estelle58 · 06-16-2011, 02:02 PM

Welcome

ImogenRose · 06-17-2011, 08:22 AM

Hello and welcome to MR!

Imogen

06-15-2011, 03:02 PM	#1
dsa0901 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Hi-new from NJ and eBooks I'm a real newbie to eBooks and just got my Kindle the other day. Hoping to search around a learn some things. I thought I was tech savvy til people started telling me things I had to load to get eBooks, etc. Please don't jump on me about this, but what is Demonoid and what are Torrents? I just get my books from Amazon and have the wi-fi and people keep telling me to check out Demonoid.

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06-15-2011, 03:12 PM	#2
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Well Torrent is acutual short for the full name which is bit-Torreent which is a method of sharing files between computers. Its not an electronic store at all but if you participate in a torrent site this would be one way to obtain books that another partipant gives you. Kindles are great readers except that they do not support library books. They are great if you like to get away from the mainstream books that everyone and their brother and sister reads, becuase lets face it Amazon has everything. There great if you want to find a specific passage in your library of books, as they have a search function. They also have customization features so that you can tailor the Kindle to your liking as well as puting your name in the Kindle. However Kindles are not the best for all people. If you read foreign languege books, non-english, the Kindle is not the best for you, the bookeen is. The Kindle does not have the best user interface on the market, that award goes to the Nook Simple Touch. It can't read abosultely anything from anywhere, the best there is the Pocket Book Lite. Its not the absolute simplest reader available, thats the Kobo. If you already have a smart phone you can get cheaper then the Kindle, you can actually get the readers for $0.

06-15-2011, 04:45 PM	#3
dsa0901 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Thanks for the advice. I have a Blackberry Bold and couldn't possibly read on that. I wanted the Kindle for outside reading. I don't read foreign language books and doubt I will be using the Kindle for (although I could) checking email or pictures, I have my smartphone for that and didn't want to spend an extra $75 on the Nook because of that. I am just so confused as to everything I am NOW reading. My library swears by the end of the year, it will support Kindle, so we shall see. Again, thanks for the response.

06-15-2011, 05:56 PM	#4
The Redbaron Member Posts: 19 Karma: 22 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle 3	Welcome aboard dsa, enjoy.

06-15-2011, 06:50 PM	#5
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi dsa and welcome to MobileRead

06-16-2011, 04:22 AM	#6
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, DSA. Happy Kindling and best wishes. Neil

06-16-2011, 02:02 PM	#7
estelle58 Cat lover Posts: 487 Karma: 1149782 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Device: iPhone, Kobo Vox, Kobo Glo, iPad mini, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Aura	Welcome

06-17-2011, 08:22 AM	#8
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