What was the 1st EVER Kindle book you ever read? Ah... Memories

StanDaMan · 02-27-2009, 04:19 AM

Now that a lot of us have our 2nd gen Kindle's we're just so used to reading on them. But remember that feeling we all had when we finished our FIRST book on our first eReader (at least most of us it was our first) Kindle.

So lets think back, what was the first book you read start to finish on your kindle? Is there an interesting story behind it? Were you forced? Were you laughed at? Were your friends and family supporting :-P?

Me?

I'm an early adopter of technology, so I was excited to try it out.

I reread my all time favorite fun-to-read-sci-fi Ender's Game. I probably finished it in a few days. I really couldn't put my Kindle down and people, seemed to look at me funny when I was reading in public (that is, only when I noticed, when my eyes glanced up from the page).

Now, of course, it's much more well known an popular, and people usually just ask me if I like reading it.

catsittingstill · 02-27-2009, 10:56 AM

Hmm. My first Kindle book. I had to check my Amazon records for this. It was "The Omnivore's Dilemma." by Michael Pollan.

FWIW, my first e-book was a *long* time ago; I think it may have been "Diplomatic Immunity" by Lois McMaster Bujold by way of Baen Books. I read it all on the computer.

I think e-book readers are a big improvement over computers, even notebooks, and my Kindle is a big improvement over my Palm TX (though the TX is easier to carry around than the Kindle, FWIW.)

pilotbob · 02-27-2009, 10:57 AM

I have no idea.

BOb

KindleDude · 02-27-2009, 11:13 AM

Blonde Faith, by Walter Mosley. Great new tech + one of my favorite authors, what could be better?

NavyDad6 · 02-27-2009, 11:23 AM

Since the K2 is my first E-reader... I remember it like it was just yesterday.

Oh, wait... it was just yesterday. I finished UR by Stephen King.

Currently half-way (47%) through World War Z by Max Brooks.

Next up: Mage-Guard of hamor by L. E. Modesitt

Karl_in_Chicago · 02-27-2009, 11:28 AM

The Kindle User's Guide.

NavyDad6 · 02-27-2009, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl_in_Chicago

The Kindle User's Guide.

Ok... that is true for me too... but I don't count that.

KimmyA · 02-27-2009, 12:10 PM

I got my kindle in December and at that time Charlie Huston had three books free on Amazon. I read those first.

pshrynk · 02-27-2009, 12:17 PM

Where'd you find Ender's game? Not in Amazon...

I bought The Assault on Reason by Al Gore.

Dragoro · 02-27-2009, 12:28 PM

UR for me. Ahh the memories of 2 days ago lol.

JAdams · 02-27-2009, 12:51 PM

Mine was Duma Key.

Dragoro · 02-27-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JAdams

Mine was Duma Key.

Thats a great book!

ray d · 02-27-2009, 12:58 PM

Equal Rites by Terry Prachett

pippin65 · 02-27-2009, 02:19 PM

for me it was, appropriately, Ur by S.King on my new K2

I love my kindle

Alisa · 02-27-2009, 02:24 PM

Ten Poems to Set You Free by Roger Housden.

02-27-2009, 04:19 AM	#1
StanDaMan Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle	What was the 1st EVER Kindle book you ever read? Ah... Memories Now that a lot of us have our 2nd gen Kindle's we're just so used to reading on them. But remember that feeling we all had when we finished our FIRST book on our first eReader (at least most of us it was our first) Kindle. So lets think back, what was the first book you read start to finish on your kindle? Is there an interesting story behind it? Were you forced? Were you laughed at? Were your friends and family supporting :-P? Me? I'm an early adopter of technology, so I was excited to try it out. I reread my all time favorite fun-to-read-sci-fi Ender's Game. I probably finished it in a few days. I really couldn't put my Kindle down and people, seemed to look at me funny when I was reading in public (that is, only when I noticed, when my eyes glanced up from the page). Now, of course, it's much more well known an popular, and people usually just ask me if I like reading it.

02-27-2009, 11:13 AM	#4
KindleDude Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 172 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Kindle	I remember it well! Blonde Faith, by Walter Mosley. Great new tech + one of my favorite authors, what could be better?

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02-27-2009, 10:56 AM	#2
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	Hmm. My first Kindle book. I had to check my Amazon records for this. It was "The Omnivore's Dilemma." by Michael Pollan. FWIW, my first e-book was a long time ago; I think it may have been "Diplomatic Immunity" by Lois McMaster Bujold by way of Baen Books. I read it all on the computer. I think e-book readers are a big improvement over computers, even notebooks, and my Kindle is a big improvement over my Palm TX (though the TX is easier to carry around than the Kindle, FWIW.)

02-27-2009, 10:57 AM	#3
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	I have no idea. BOb

02-27-2009, 11:23 AM	#5
NavyDad6 Reading is FUNdamental Posts: 233 Karma: 1516 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: WA state Device: Kindle 2	Since the K2 is my first E-reader... I remember it like it was just yesterday. Oh, wait... it was just yesterday. I finished UR by Stephen King. Currently half-way (47%) through World War Z by Max Brooks. Next up: Mage-Guard of hamor by L. E. Modesitt

02-27-2009, 11:28 AM	#6
Karl_in_Chicago Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Kindle	The Kindle User's Guide.

02-27-2009, 12:10 PM	#8
KimmyA Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle	I got my kindle in December and at that time Charlie Huston had three books free on Amazon. I read those first.

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pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Where'd you find Ender's game? Not in Amazon... I bought The Assault on Reason by Al Gore.

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Dragoro Lovecraft Fan Posts: 414 Karma: 539914 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Kindle Touch	UR for me. Ahh the memories of 2 days ago lol.

02-27-2009, 12:51 PM	#11
JAdams SamIam Posts: 25 Karma: 230 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Device: iPad, K3, Kindle PW, Kindle Fire HDX	Mine was Duma Key.

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ray d Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	Equal Rites by Terry Prachett

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pippin65 Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fl Device: Kindle2	for me it was, appropriately, Ur by S.King on my new K2 I love my kindle

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Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	Ten Poems to Set You Free by Roger Housden.