Number of e-Ink devices... - Page 5

Harmon · 06-30-2011, 05:20 PM

Sony 300. I've had this for a while. It's kept in the smallest room in the house, with light reading on it. Currently reading some out of copyright Wodehouse nabbed off of Gutenberg/Inernet Archives.

Sony 350. Got this at a big discount in trade for my 505. I usually grab it when I head out for destinations unknown. I keep short stories on it.

Sony 650. Got this at a big discount when my neighborhood Borders crashed & burned. I keep my bubblegum reading - SF & Mystery - on this one. Currently on my bedstand with a Liz Williams novel on it.

Kindle 3. This lives in my briefcase for commuting. I use Instapaper & KlipIt to send articles from the net to read, plus it's the home of my Prime Read, currently the aforementioned Pale King.

Kindle DX I got this when my first K3 disappeared - okay, I left it under my seat at the symphony. Probably found by some Bartok fan. Anyway, I decided to try out the KDX, on the premise that if I didn't like it more than the K3 I'd return it & get another K3. But of course, once it was in my hot little hands, that plan went out the window. I use this as a kind of literary magazine - I use Readability to send longform articles to it, which I read in the evenings, my pipe & brandy to hand. Figuratively, anyway. I put some pdf magazines on it.

I think that one of the things I get out of having multiple EBRs is a physical sense of having different books. This feeling is enhanced by associating different genres with different EBRs. But I also think my bookaholism spills over from the ebooks to the EBRs. That old need of physical possession has not gone away.

Billi · 06-30-2011, 06:05 PM

Too many. I have to vote five, additionally to the four devices right here on the left I own an Onyx Boox 60. I don't need help in the ebooks buying addicts thread but if there would be a thread about devices addicts... (Or if they all would be priced at about 50 euros I know I would have them all, I'm afraid).
I really loved the sentence mgmueller once wrote: "The first fourteen days with a new device are the best".

beppe · 06-30-2011, 06:43 PM

One, a kindle 3 wifi. After years of Sony 600 that now is used by a friend.
The kindle is just fantastically easy and effective.

Ditchleyportrait · 06-30-2011, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

One, a kindle 3 wifi. After years of Sony 600 that now is used by a friend.
The kindle is just fantastically easy and effective.

i bet the d-pad is easier than the "joystick" to use.

Hellmark · 06-30-2011, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DianNC

Yeah, I just noticed that, having read the thread title incorrectly. Oops.

Still, had I not received this NC as a gift, I'd probably have bought a Kindle or something I can use outside.

Don't worry, we'll get you to see the white.... and greys, and blacks....

Ea · 07-01-2011, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ditchleyportrait

i bet the d-pad is easier than the "joystick" to use.

I'd have to say 'no' to that. With the d-pad I click the center button far too easily.

rhmorrison · 07-01-2011, 07:55 AM

You should have had ONE and ZERO as separate items as it would be interesting to know!

Tattncat · 07-01-2011, 10:47 AM

Three:

Sony 505

Sony 700

Nook Classic

I love and use all three.

Harmon · 07-01-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billi

Too many. I have to vote five, additionally to the four devices right here on the left I own an Onyx Boox 60.

This is not "too many." This is "almost enough."

Billi · 07-01-2011, 05:17 PM

By the way, I like your way of connecting each device with a genre of his own, that's something I'm doing too.

twowheels · 07-02-2011, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anamardoll

How many e-ink devices do you own as of today?

As of today, the day you posted, or today, the day I answered? It changes my answer.

Bought my gf a new Kindle yesterday (since we share everything I count that as owning it too).

shanghaichica · 07-02-2011, 05:23 PM

Two.

A K3 and a Sony PRS-300

voracious71 · 07-02-2011, 06:18 PM

Four..

K3
Nook Color
Nook STR
Kobo Touch

AprilHare · 07-03-2011, 08:49 PM

I actually have two devices: one is my PRS-600 and the other is a mobile phone; the Motorola FONE F3 (otherwise known as the MOTOFONE).

Laine · 07-04-2011, 05:55 AM

It's interesting that more people have multiple readers that only one. Obviously buying your first e-ink device is a danger to your bank balance.

I have 6.

I started with a Hanlin V3 and when the updates changed from mobi to epub I decided to leave it as mobi and get another one to be epub.

But I couldn't decide between Hanlin V5 and EcoReader - so i got them both.

I then fell for the seduction of BeBook neo. Gift from hubby.

Next I completely fell in love with the PRS 650. Also gift from hubby.

Earlier this year I paid way too much for a K3 - but it was a charity auction.

They all have their best points and downsides. Not one is my ideal. If you could put all the best points together you could make a fantastic reader.

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Two.	60	29.27%
One or none.	83	40.49%
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06-30-2011, 05:20 PM	#61
Harmon King of the Bongo Drums Posts: 1,630 Karma: 5927225 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Excelsior! (Strange...)	Sony 300. I've had this for a while. It's kept in the smallest room in the house, with light reading on it. Currently reading some out of copyright Wodehouse nabbed off of Gutenberg/Inernet Archives. Sony 350. Got this at a big discount in trade for my 505. I usually grab it when I head out for destinations unknown. I keep short stories on it. Sony 650. Got this at a big discount when my neighborhood Borders crashed & burned. I keep my bubblegum reading - SF & Mystery - on this one. Currently on my bedstand with a Liz Williams novel on it. Kindle 3. This lives in my briefcase for commuting. I use Instapaper & KlipIt to send articles from the net to read, plus it's the home of my Prime Read, currently the aforementioned Pale King. Kindle DX I got this when my first K3 disappeared - okay, I left it under my seat at the symphony. Probably found by some Bartok fan. Anyway, I decided to try out the KDX, on the premise that if I didn't like it more than the K3 I'd return it & get another K3. But of course, once it was in my hot little hands, that plan went out the window. I use this as a kind of literary magazine - I use Readability to send longform articles to it, which I read in the evenings, my pipe & brandy to hand. Figuratively, anyway. I put some pdf magazines on it. I think that one of the things I get out of having multiple EBRs is a physical sense of having different books. This feeling is enhanced by associating different genres with different EBRs. But I also think my bookaholism spills over from the ebooks to the EBRs. That old need of physical possession has not gone away.

06-30-2011, 06:05 PM	#62
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Too many. I have to vote five, additionally to the four devices right here on the left I own an Onyx Boox 60. I don't need help in the ebooks buying addicts thread but if there would be a thread about devices addicts... (Or if they all would be priced at about 50 euros I know I would have them all, I'm afraid). I really loved the sentence mgmueller once wrote: "The first fourteen days with a new device are the best".

06-30-2011, 06:43 PM	#63
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	One, a kindle 3 wifi. After years of Sony 600 that now is used by a friend. The kindle is just fantastically easy and effective.

07-01-2011, 07:55 AM	#67
rhmorrison Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 1320 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wörth am Rhein, Germany Device: Kindle 3 (WLAN) & hp Jornada 568	You should have had ONE and ZERO as separate items as it would be interesting to know!

07-01-2011, 10:47 AM	#68
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	Three: Sony 505 Sony 700 Nook Classic I love and use all three.

07-01-2011, 05:17 PM	#70
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	By the way, I like your way of connecting each device with a genre of his own, that's something I'm doing too.

07-02-2011, 05:23 PM	#72
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	Two. A K3 and a Sony PRS-300

07-02-2011, 06:18 PM	#73
voracious71 Addict Posts: 384 Karma: 1360936 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Quahog, RI Device: Nook, Kindle PW4, Kobo Clara	Four.. K3 Nook Color Nook STR Kobo Touch

07-03-2011, 08:49 PM	#74
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	I actually have two devices: one is my PRS-600 and the other is a mobile phone; the Motorola FONE F3 (otherwise known as the MOTOFONE).

07-04-2011, 05:55 AM	#75
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	It's interesting that more people have multiple readers that only one. Obviously buying your first e-ink device is a danger to your bank balance. I have 6. I started with a Hanlin V3 and when the updates changed from mobi to epub I decided to leave it as mobi and get another one to be epub. But I couldn't decide between Hanlin V5 and EcoReader - so i got them both. I then fell for the seduction of BeBook neo. Gift from hubby. Next I completely fell in love with the PRS 650. Also gift from hubby. Earlier this year I paid way too much for a K3 - but it was a charity auction. They all have their best points and downsides. Not one is my ideal. If you could put all the best points together you could make a fantastic reader.