What was the first book you read on e-reader? - Page 3

dwig · 08-28-2011, 11:12 AM

I don't honestly remember. It was likely a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets or a short story by Mark Twain. Those were certainly among the very first.

It would have been on a PC/xt 286 class machine with my then new NEC CD drive and a World Library CD around 1991-2. I didn't go portable until I got an HP 320LX (WinCE v1.0) around '97.

Jack Tingle · 08-28-2011, 11:31 AM

Probably a .prc or .lit file of some kind on my Compaq Aero 1550. It would have been 2000-2001 or thereabouts, so I have no idea which one it was. It was probably one of the MS .lit freebies that came on the PocketPC installation CD. On the jetBook it was probably one of the free preloaded AC Doyle titles, or something I sideloaded. I don't recall what it was on the K3.

Regards,
Jack Tingle

garrybuck · 08-28-2011, 12:05 PM

A Trip to Manitoba by Mary FitzGibbon. February 2008 on my Kindle 1.

alansplace · 08-28-2011, 12:19 PM

Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein on my Kindle 2 (March 14, 2009)

jasonkchapman · 08-28-2011, 12:41 PM

Wow. Assuming the dark ages count, when I was reading on a Palm Pilot, I think it would have to be Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness or something like that.

pidgeon92 · 08-28-2011, 01:13 PM

'Salems Lot on my K1

Pickering · 08-28-2011, 01:25 PM

Faces in Time: A Time Travel Thriller by Lewis E. Aleman for my K2. I couldn't pass up a book for only 99 cents!

astra · 08-28-2011, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

'Salems Lot on my K1

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Sony Reader PRS-500 [January 2007] Salem's Lot by Stephen King

What a coincidence...

RainingLemur · 08-28-2011, 02:39 PM

I can't recall what book I read first on the Nook Color (I want to say it was a zombie book).

The first book I read on the Kindle was The Zombie Survival Guide.

mikeayers · 08-28-2011, 02:44 PM

Jack London's Call of the Wild

Phogg · 08-28-2011, 03:05 PM

On PC it would have been The Living Shadow by Maxwell Grant (pen name for Walter Gibson).

My first hand held reading was on my old HTC wizard, and I believe I started with the entire Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

On my Aztak Pocket Pro, I began with a conversion of C.J. Cherryh's The Paladin. A cleaner copy than my Peanut Press conversion is now available from Baen.

birdbrainbb · 08-28-2011, 04:37 PM

My first ebook ever was probably The Secret Garden (on my computer). Then, on my iPod Touch, I think the first book was... The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie, maybe? For my Sony Reader (now sold to someone else) I'm pretty sure it was Airhead by Meg Cabot. And the first book I read on my Kindle was, I think, The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope.

Kiwimick · 08-28-2011, 04:38 PM

First book I read on my Sony 600 was Space Prison (sometimes known as The Survivors) by Tom Godwin.

carld · 08-28-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman

Wow. Assuming the dark ages count, when I was reading on a Palm Pilot, I think it would have to be Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness or something like that.

Yes, if we're considering antiques, it was probably something Lovecraftian on my Casio Pocket PC sometime last century.

vishcompany · 08-28-2011, 05:44 PM

I remember, that the preloaded books on my gen3 were of no interest to me. The first book I bought at mobipocket was Hakan Nesser "Die Schwalbe, die Katze, die Rose und der Tod" (the swallow, the cat, the rose and death).
Shortly after I stumbled to mobileread and delved deeply into all those lovely Mystery novels (Lord Peter Wimsey! Thanks Patricia!). Ever since I read an old crime novel and a recent (English) book alternatingly.

08-28-2011, 12:19 PM	#34
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,897 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	first book Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein on my Kindle 2 (March 14, 2009)

08-28-2011, 03:05 PM	#41
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	On PC it would have been The Living Shadow by Maxwell Grant (pen name for Walter Gibson). My first hand held reading was on my old HTC wizard, and I believe I started with the entire Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery. On my Aztak Pocket Pro, I began with a conversion of C.J. Cherryh's The Paladin. A cleaner copy than my Peanut Press conversion is now available from Baen. Last edited by Phogg; 08-28-2011 at 03:14 PM.

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08-28-2011, 11:12 AM	#31
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718541 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	I don't honestly remember. It was likely a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets or a short story by Mark Twain. Those were certainly among the very first. It would have been on a PC/xt 286 class machine with my then new NEC CD drive and a World Library CD around 1991-2. I didn't go portable until I got an HP 320LX (WinCE v1.0) around '97.

08-28-2011, 11:31 AM	#32
Jack Tingle Punctuation Fetishist Posts: 557 Karma: 1070000 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Bluest Commonwealth In East America Device: Kindle PW, Nexus 7 (2013), Galaxy S5 phone, Galaxy Tab 4 8.0	Probably a .prc or .lit file of some kind on my Compaq Aero 1550. It would have been 2000-2001 or thereabouts, so I have no idea which one it was. It was probably one of the MS .lit freebies that came on the PocketPC installation CD. On the jetBook it was probably one of the free preloaded AC Doyle titles, or something I sideloaded. I don't recall what it was on the K3. Regards, Jack Tingle

08-28-2011, 12:05 PM	#33
garrybuck Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 69964 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle	A Trip to Manitoba by Mary FitzGibbon. February 2008 on my Kindle 1.

08-28-2011, 12:41 PM	#35
jasonkchapman Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 2347 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC Device: Sony Reader, nook, Droid, nookColor, nookTablet	Wow. Assuming the dark ages count, when I was reading on a Palm Pilot, I think it would have to be Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness or something like that.

08-28-2011, 01:13 PM	#36
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	'Salems Lot on my K1

08-28-2011, 01:25 PM	#37
Pickering Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 29886 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs Device: Kindle 2, Kindle 3	Faces in Time: A Time Travel Thriller by Lewis E. Aleman for my K2. I couldn't pass up a book for only 99 cents!

08-28-2011, 02:39 PM	#39
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I can't recall what book I read first on the Nook Color (I want to say it was a zombie book). The first book I read on the Kindle was The Zombie Survival Guide.

08-28-2011, 02:44 PM	#40
mikeayers Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 432377 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle PW 10thGen, Kobo Clara HD	Jack London's Call of the Wild

08-28-2011, 04:37 PM	#42
birdbrainbb Addict Posts: 287 Karma: 2191035 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Anaheim, CA Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite 5	My first ebook ever was probably The Secret Garden (on my computer). Then, on my iPod Touch, I think the first book was... The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie, maybe? For my Sony Reader (now sold to someone else) I'm pretty sure it was Airhead by Meg Cabot. And the first book I read on my Kindle was, I think, The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope.

08-28-2011, 04:38 PM	#43
Kiwimick Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 37308 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London UK Device: Sony PRS650	First book I read on my Sony 600 was Space Prison (sometimes known as The Survivors) by Tom Godwin.

08-28-2011, 05:44 PM	#45
vishcompany Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 189800 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Gen3(†); PB302(↓); PRS-350; T1; voyage	I remember, that the preloaded books on my gen3 were of no interest to me. The first book I bought at mobipocket was Hakan Nesser "Die Schwalbe, die Katze, die Rose und der Tod" (the swallow, the cat, the rose and death). Shortly after I stumbled to mobileread and delved deeply into all those lovely Mystery novels (Lord Peter Wimsey! Thanks Patricia!). Ever since I read an old crime novel and a recent (English) book alternatingly.