Newbie from Texas

JMikeD · 07-23-2008, 04:23 PM

Hi, all. First post.... I've been reading ebooks for 15 years or so. I started out with a Newton Messagepad, then went to a Palm Tungsten, and several weeks ago got a Kindle (the wireless feature was the tipping point).

I have around 4,000 books in the house (collected over a period of 55 years or so), and not nearly enough shelf space for them all. You can see why I'm a fan of ebooks, heh. Most of my reading is mystery and science fiction, with a dash of classics.

I am so glad that ebooks seem to be taking off, although my interests are mainly books from the 1940s through 1960s, which are going to take a while to be converted. It's so much easier and faster for modern books when you can take the authors' word processing file, for sure.

I'm looking forward to becoming an active member here.

Mike

DixieGal · 07-23-2008, 04:33 PM

Welcome! Check out the "e-books" link in the blue bar up top, and prepare to be amazed. Thousands of free, already formatted books, just waiting for you to take them home.

Enjoy!

desertgrandma · 07-23-2008, 06:25 PM

Welcome and enjoy. Lots to learn here. You sound like you have lots to offer.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-23-2008, 07:17 PM

another texan ? shocking.

lucky you, you're just in time for the MR texas meetup. exciting times !!

i like mysteries and old books as well ; have a look around the ebooks section here for some pretty great mysteries that are in the public domain (=free). we've got quite a few good ones.

Elsi · 07-23-2008, 10:34 PM

Welcome, Mike. I'm from the DFW area and I'm leading the planning for the TX MR gathering. Saturday, August 23 -- probably in Austin or near there.

I also own a Kindle. In May, my sister bought a Kindle and we put it on the same account with my Kindle so we could share books. Today, I ordered another Kindle for her daughter. Seems that the daughter kept taking the Kindle when her Mom was at work and then was reluctant to turn it over because she was in the middle of a good book! I recently bought a Sony PRS 505; I'm going to use it along with Kovid's calibre program. That should allow me to fairly compare the two readers.

We're glad you've joined us here at MobileRead. Hang around and tell us all about the kinds of books you like to read, what you're buying from Amazon, etc. And, since you were impressed with the WhisperNet function for delivery of books from Amazon, take a gander at the MobileRead MobiPocket Download Guide. Copy it into your Kindle and then you can use the links in it to download any of the books from this site directly to the Kindle.

Spartacus2112 · 07-24-2008, 12:14 AM

Greetings, Mike. Enjoy the forum!

JMikeD · 07-24-2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

Welcome, Mike. I'm from the DFW area and I'm leading the planning for the TX MR gathering. Saturday, August 23 -- probably in Austin or near there.

take a gander at the MobileRead MobiPocket Download Guide. Copy it into your Kindle and then you can use the links in it to download any of the books from this site directly to the Kindle.

I'm in Austin, so a meeting here would be convenient for me.

Thanks for the info on the download guide.

RickyMaveety · 07-24-2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMikeD

I'm in Austin, so a meeting here would be convenient for me.

Thanks for the info on the download guide.

Where in Austin?? I'm not far from there (in Horseshoe Bay).

MickeyC · 07-24-2008, 08:49 PM

Hi JMikeD and welcome to the Forum

JMikeD · 07-25-2008, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Where in Austin?? I'm not far from there (in Horseshoe Bay).

I'm in north Austin, near Hwy 183.

NatCh · 07-25-2008, 01:13 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, JMikeD. Small world -- I used to live at 183 and Duval Road, behind the Warner Cable building.

07-23-2008, 04:23 PM	#1
JMikeD Evangelist Posts: 475 Karma: 15000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Various and sundry	Newbie from Texas Hi, all. First post.... I've been reading ebooks for 15 years or so. I started out with a Newton Messagepad, then went to a Palm Tungsten, and several weeks ago got a Kindle (the wireless feature was the tipping point). I have around 4,000 books in the house (collected over a period of 55 years or so), and not nearly enough shelf space for them all. You can see why I'm a fan of ebooks, heh. Most of my reading is mystery and science fiction, with a dash of classics. I am so glad that ebooks seem to be taking off, although my interests are mainly books from the 1940s through 1960s, which are going to take a while to be converted. It's so much easier and faster for modern books when you can take the authors' word processing file, for sure. I'm looking forward to becoming an active member here. Mike

07-23-2008, 10:34 PM	#5
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Welcome, Mike. I'm from the DFW area and I'm leading the planning for the TX MR gathering. Saturday, August 23 -- probably in Austin or near there. I also own a Kindle. In May, my sister bought a Kindle and we put it on the same account with my Kindle so we could share books. Today, I ordered another Kindle for her daughter. Seems that the daughter kept taking the Kindle when her Mom was at work and then was reluctant to turn it over because she was in the middle of a good book! I recently bought a Sony PRS 505; I'm going to use it along with Kovid's calibre program. That should allow me to fairly compare the two readers. We're glad you've joined us here at MobileRead. Hang around and tell us all about the kinds of books you like to read, what you're buying from Amazon, etc. And, since you were impressed with the WhisperNet function for delivery of books from Amazon, take a gander at the MobileRead MobiPocket Download Guide. Copy it into your Kindle and then you can use the links in it to download any of the books from this site directly to the Kindle. Last edited by Elsi; 07-23-2008 at 10:39 PM.

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Welcome! Check out the "e-books" link in the blue bar up top, and prepare to be amazed. Thousands of free, already formatted books, just waiting for you to take them home. Enjoy!

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	another texan ? shocking. lucky you, you're just in time for the MR texas meetup. exciting times !! i like mysteries and old books as well ; have a look around the ebooks section here for some pretty great mysteries that are in the public domain (=free). we've got quite a few good ones.

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Welcome to MobileRead, JMikeD. Small world -- I used to live at 183 and Duval Road, behind the Warner Cable building.