Has your ebook reader widened your world - Page 4

jimmydee1984 · 11-23-2008, 08:41 AM

As I haven't bought a dedicated reader yet, I can't say that it has. However, since discovering ebooks I have read considerably more and from a much wider range of genres. I only ever read non-fiction pbooks, but since reading on my PDA I have read quite a few novels.

I put it down more to taking ebooks with me wherever I go - something I wouldn't have done with a pbook. As I find myself reading whilst waiting for my wife to try clothes on in shops, etc I am going through books much quicker than before and consequently need more books to read.

Overall - yes it has.

avidreader36 · 11-23-2008, 11:05 AM

New member here. To answer your question, no. I think what ebooks have done is maybe allow me to get over my reader quirks like the big goofy font that most publishers were using with the wide margins to make the book appear to be longer. There were some publishers whose books I wouldn't read in paper but ebooks helps me get around that (my reader quirks).

I've had my Sony Reader for several months now and love reading on it. I will now go to the Intro forum to formerly introduce myself. Thanks.

ficbot · 11-23-2008, 06:29 PM

avidreader, I know what you mean. I resisted reading 'Wicked' for a long time because the trade paperback was a non-standard size and would not line up properly on my bookshelf, and then the mass-market paperback has a spine which was tinted green. I am a bit OCD about weird stuff like that

And guess what I have on my iPod right now?

And there is no non-stardard paper size or weird green spine on THAT!

solitarywolf · 11-23-2008, 09:59 PM

I started reading more pre-1900 books that I wouldn't want to carry around with me. I like that I can now carry a tome (several in fact) in a 9 oz. format.

It has got me to read more in the last couple of years since I got it. I am averaging 35-40 books a year since I bought my reader.

Back in the paperback days, I hated to get something too thick as I don't like to stress the spine of the book to breaking it. I treat my books with great care and always felt bad if I did break the spine. Now I don't have to worry about it in the world of e-books.

-Seth Williams,
San Francisco, CA

carandol · 11-24-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tech_au

I must admit I have bought a heap of books while the $AU/$US exchange rate was pretty high and combined with the large number of excellent freebies posted here it makes for a very long books-to be-read queue at present.

Judging by my own current trends, I think ebook collections follow Moore's Law -- they double in size every 2 years. There just aren't enough hours in the day *ever* to catch up with my read queue, unless I get stranded on a desert island without internet access for a decade or so.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-24-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by carandol

Judging by my own current trends, I think ebook collections follow Moore's Law -- they double in size every 2 years. There just aren't enough hours in the day *ever* to catch up with my read queue, unless I get stranded on a desert island without internet access for a decade or so.

lord help me, i believe you may be right.

Surfergirl · 11-24-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by carandol

Leave the girl alone.

You're my friend for life! It's a long, LONG time since anyone called me "a girl"!

pilotbob · 11-24-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Surfergirl

You're my friend for life! It's a long, LONG time since anyone called me "a girl"!

Why do you flavor your tea with cat heads?

BOb

mjh215 · 11-24-2008, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Why do you flavor your tea with cat heads?

BOb

Maybe she was looking for an alternative natural sweetener...

-MJ

carandol · 11-24-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Surfergirl

You're my friend for life! It's a long, LONG time since anyone called me "a girl"!

It was the name "Surfergirl" that led me to think you might be one

zelda_pinwheel · 11-24-2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Why do you flavor your tea with cat heads?

BOb

pfff. silly penguin. that's a catpuccino.

pilotbob · 11-24-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

pfff. silly penguin. that's a catpuccino.

:r ofl:

:b ow2:

jroz · 04-08-2011, 08:44 AM

I'm a newbie and it's April 2011 so forgive if I am doing all this the wrong way.
HarryT had a 16 volume collection "Haggard Anthology" of works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. HOW do I contact HarryT or carandol to seek to share this collection.
Thanks for any help.
JR in Australia = jroz

GeoffC · 04-08-2011, 08:48 AM

Forum Mods HarryT is in this list ..

Welcome to Mobileread ....

Giggleton · 04-08-2011, 09:55 AM

I've had my Kindle for 3 months, I got it for Christmas

For the past few years most of my reading was done online, the short form as they say. The Kindle has certainly rekindled

my interest in the long form.

I tend to read anything and everything I can get my hands on, whether or not I'll continue reading past the first few pages or paragraphs depends on the quality of the text I suppose. In fact, I need to be able to read anything and everything so I have a collection on my Kindle called concerning copyright, filled with texts on the history of copyright, intellectual property law etc.. Definitely not things I would have read if the Kindle had not fallen into my hands last Christmas.

11-23-2008, 11:05 AM	#47
avidreader36 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas Device: Sony-PRS 505	Has your ebook reader widened your world New member here. To answer your question, no. I think what ebooks have done is maybe allow me to get over my reader quirks like the big goofy font that most publishers were using with the wide margins to make the book appear to be longer. There were some publishers whose books I wouldn't read in paper but ebooks helps me get around that (my reader quirks). I've had my Sony Reader for several months now and love reading on it. I will now go to the Intro forum to formerly introduce myself. Thanks.

11-23-2008, 09:59 PM	#49
solitarywolf Ink Drinker Posts: 224 Karma: 347666 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle 2021, Ipad Pro, iPhone Pro	I started reading more pre-1900 books that I wouldn't want to carry around with me. I like that I can now carry a tome (several in fact) in a 9 oz. format. It has got me to read more in the last couple of years since I got it. I am averaging 35-40 books a year since I bought my reader. Back in the paperback days, I hated to get something too thick as I don't like to stress the spine of the book to breaking it. I treat my books with great care and always felt bad if I did break the spine. Now I don't have to worry about it in the world of e-books. -Seth Williams, San Francisco, CA Last edited by solitarywolf; 11-23-2008 at 10:02 PM.

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11-23-2008, 08:41 AM	#46
jimmydee1984 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: None	As I haven't bought a dedicated reader yet, I can't say that it has. However, since discovering ebooks I have read considerably more and from a much wider range of genres. I only ever read non-fiction pbooks, but since reading on my PDA I have read quite a few novels. I put it down more to taking ebooks with me wherever I go - something I wouldn't have done with a pbook. As I find myself reading whilst waiting for my wife to try clothes on in shops, etc I am going through books much quicker than before and consequently need more books to read. Overall - yes it has.

11-23-2008, 06:29 PM	#48
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	avidreader, I know what you mean. I resisted reading 'Wicked' for a long time because the trade paperback was a non-standard size and would not line up properly on my bookshelf, and then the mass-market paperback has a spine which was tinted green. I am a bit OCD about weird stuff like that And guess what I have on my iPod right now? And there is no non-stardard paper size or weird green spine on THAT!

04-08-2011, 08:44 AM	#58
jroz Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Ipad 1	I'm a newbie and it's April 2011 so forgive if I am doing all this the wrong way. HarryT had a 16 volume collection "Haggard Anthology" of works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. HOW do I contact HarryT or carandol to seek to share this collection. Thanks for any help. JR in Australia = jroz

04-08-2011, 08:48 AM	#59
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Forum Mods HarryT is in this list .. Welcome to Mobileread ....

04-08-2011, 09:55 AM	#60
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	I've had my Kindle for 3 months, I got it for Christmas For the past few years most of my reading was done online, the short form as they say. The Kindle has certainly rekindled my interest in the long form. I tend to read anything and everything I can get my hands on, whether or not I'll continue reading past the first few pages or paragraphs depends on the quality of the text I suppose. In fact, I need to be able to read anything and everything so I have a collection on my Kindle called concerning copyright, filled with texts on the history of copyright, intellectual property law etc.. Definitely not things I would have read if the Kindle had not fallen into my hands last Christmas.