What do you read on your ebook device? - Page 2

zelda_pinwheel · 04-28-2008, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I cannot believe no one has taken advantage of such an obvious straight line as "Intense spurts lasting 2-3 months". Have I taught you people NOTHING?

my extreme purity of heart forbids me to acknowledge that there might be anything to say about that.

vivaldirules · 04-28-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

my extreme purity of heart forbids me to acknowledge that there might be anything to say about that.

No one has ever accused me of anything like extreme purity of heart. But I'm still not going to touch that one.

Indigo Ink · 04-28-2008, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I cannot believe no one has taken advantage of such an obvious straight line as "Intense spurts lasting 2-3 months". Have I taught you people NOTHING?

I would have but now that you are "asking for it" I won't

Besides since you changed your avatar I shall not

Indigo Ink · 04-28-2008, 10:09 PM

Ok so I have added a poll though it covers only part of the questions that I originally asked, I thought I should start with this. Any suggestions on how to improve it are welcome

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Barcey · 04-28-2008, 10:19 PM

Well I've been told that the definition of expert is: ex = "has been" and spurt = drip under pressure. I guess once you've completed your 2-3 month internship you'll be a SF exspurt.

Indigo Ink · 04-28-2008, 10:40 PM

Three questions
How do i change the title of this post to that of poll question?

How to I highlight it like other polls are?

Can one have more than one poll on one thread (I wanted to attach one on how many hours does one read on ebook devices per week?)

RWood · 04-28-2008, 11:35 PM

The value of an expert depends on how far they have to travel -- in your own city the normal reaction is "So what?" however if you travel a thousand or more miles to the client's site you will be respected. Like a college degree. A Harvard degree is common in Boston but respected in LA.

For reading of late on the Reader it is a mix of Voltaire, SciFi, history, Sherlock Holmes, biography, and a collection of Zelda Pinwheel avatars.

astra · 04-29-2008, 06:17 AM

I voted for only fiction.
If the reader was capable of reading non-fiction like future 9.7" eInks will do, I would read non-fiction on it as well.
My point is that I don't read non-fiction on it because of reader's limitations.

(Although I suspect I am going to read IT Book quite soon on the reader, the one I converted from PDf to lrf with cacapee software)

Indigo Ink · 04-29-2008, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

I voted for only fiction.
If the reader was capable of reading non-fiction like future 9.7" eInks will do, I would read non-fiction on it as well.
My point is that I don't read non-fiction on it because of reader's limitations.

(Although I suspect I am going to read IT Book quite soon on the reader, the one I converted from PDf to lrf with cacapee software)

Yes that is a valid point. Limitations of hardware makes our choices limited and I agree with you that 9.7 devices would boost techincal book/document reading. Presently the iLiad owner are more likely "suspects" for non fiction/technical reading.

Alexander Turcic · 04-29-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Indigo Ink

Three questions
How do i change the title of this post to that of poll question?

How to I highlight it like other polls are?

Can one have more than one poll on one thread (I wanted to attach one on how many hours does one read on ebook devices per week?)

Can you follow this link to edit your poll? If yes, this should at least allow you to change a poll question.

Polls are automatically highlighted in a forum when they become a poll

Unfortunately, you need to start a new thread to start a new poll. It's a good idea though... I will see if adding multiple polls to a single thread is something we could add in the future.

...

I voted for mainly fiction, mainly because I find the Sony Reader screen too small for reading non-fiction content. This has to do with the fact that most non-fiction content I read is of technical nature.

Amalthia · 04-29-2008, 04:52 PM

I selected others because I mostly read Fan Fiction on my device. I do occasionally read fantasy, horror, science fiction, and romance novels though.

However, 95% of the time I read Supernatural fan fiction.

Indigo Ink · 04-30-2008, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Can you follow this link to edit your poll? If yes, this should at least allow you to change a poll question.

Polls are automatically highlighted in a forum when they become a poll

Unfortunately, you need to start a new thread to start a new poll. It's a good idea though... I will see if adding multiple polls to a single thread is something we could add in the future.

First of all thanks for answering my questions.

Unfortunately that link did not work.

Thankfully I found NatCh online and he was kind enough to help me with it, so now the title is changed.
But just for info this is what I got when I followed that link

Message

Indigo Ink, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

On the second count I asked because somehow in the lounge forum other polls were highlighted and this one was not, but now again that is irrelevant as the graphics for the polls have been changed since then.

On the third point:

NatCh · 04-30-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Indigo Ink

On the second count I asked because somehow in the lounge forum other polls were highlighted and this one was not, but now again that is irrelevant as the graphics for the polls have been changed since then.

Yeah, Alex has been experimenting with the new settings, you may have switched forums while he was between two settings.

weatherman · 04-30-2008, 01:22 PM

I've only had my PRS-500 for a short time, but so far my reading time has been divided between fiction (mostly SF) and periodicals like the NY Times (via libprs-500). I read the news every day on the way to work, and generally read fiction on the way home and at home.

No spot in the poll for periodicals?

Indigo Ink · 04-30-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by weatherman

I've only had my PRS-500 for a short time, but so far my reading time has been divided between fiction (mostly SF) and periodicals like the NY Times (via libprs-500). I read the news every day on the way to work, and generally read fiction on the way home and at home.

No spot in the poll for periodicals?

Yes that's a mistake

View Poll Results: What do you read on your ebook device?
Only Fiction (100% fiction)	14	16.67%
Mainly Fiction (more than 90%)	39	46.43%
Mostly Fiction (more than 70%)	23	27.38%
Mainly Non fiction (Not work related) books (more than 90%)	3	3.57%
Mainly Technical/Professional (work related) books	3	3.57%
Mainly Personal documents (work or non work)	0	0%
Others (please specify)	2	2.38%
Voters: 84. You may not vote on this poll

04-28-2008, 10:09 PM	#19
Indigo Ink The curious one! Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: India Device: Kindle 3, Nook, Ebookman 901	Poll added Ok so I have added a poll though it covers only part of the questions that I originally asked, I thought I should start with this. Any suggestions on how to improve it are welcome .

04-28-2008, 10:40 PM	#21
Indigo Ink The curious one! Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: India Device: Kindle 3, Nook, Ebookman 901	How do I change the title of this thread to reflect the poll question Three questions How do i change the title of this post to that of poll question? How to I highlight it like other polls are? Can one have more than one poll on one thread (I wanted to attach one on how many hours does one read on ebook devices per week?) Last edited by Indigo Ink; 04-29-2008 at 02:22 AM.

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04-28-2008, 10:19 PM	#20
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	Well I've been told that the definition of expert is: ex = "has been" and spurt = drip under pressure. I guess once you've completed your 2-3 month internship you'll be a SF exspurt.

04-28-2008, 11:35 PM	#22
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	The value of an expert depends on how far they have to travel -- in your own city the normal reaction is "So what?" however if you travel a thousand or more miles to the client's site you will be respected. Like a college degree. A Harvard degree is common in Boston but respected in LA. For reading of late on the Reader it is a mix of Voltaire, SciFi, history, Sherlock Holmes, biography, and a collection of Zelda Pinwheel avatars.

04-29-2008, 06:17 AM	#23
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I voted for only fiction. If the reader was capable of reading non-fiction like future 9.7" eInks will do, I would read non-fiction on it as well. My point is that I don't read non-fiction on it because of reader's limitations. (Although I suspect I am going to read IT Book quite soon on the reader, the one I converted from PDf to lrf with cacapee software)

04-29-2008, 04:52 PM	#26
Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,190 Karma: 32370 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	I selected others because I mostly read Fan Fiction on my device. I do occasionally read fantasy, horror, science fiction, and romance novels though. However, 95% of the time I read Supernatural fan fiction.

04-30-2008, 01:22 PM	#29
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	I've only had my PRS-500 for a short time, but so far my reading time has been divided between fiction (mostly SF) and periodicals like the NY Times (via libprs-500). I read the news every day on the way to work, and generally read fiction on the way home and at home. No spot in the poll for periodicals?

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