No, it´s a CYBOOK!!!

[DixieGal]

Friday evening, I was waiting for Tim to finish an All You Can Eat crablegs meal, which took 1 1.2 hrs, btw. After I finished my "normal" sized shrimp meal, I pulled out my reader. It froze, so on his next passby, I asked the waiter for a toothpick. Turns out that he doesn't know much about computers, but he has to reset his game sometimes also.

I said it was for reading books. He doesn't read, but he likes to watch movies on his mini DVD player also. Explaining was like talking to a blank wall.

[YGG-]

Originally Posted by ravenne

Spending money on shoes is a natural thing - it´s in the job description. Running around with a 280 €-some-kind-of-book isn´t.

But running aroung in 280€ shoes would be? (have to have a talk w/ my wife urgently)

[YGG-]

Originally Posted by ravenne

How about "library to go" or "pocket-library". Probably too trivial. Or what about some abbreviations, such as
"This is a fadefeabl" (favourite device for early adopting book lovers) or
"Do you want to have a look at my frobili?" (for reading only but I like it).
For people who won´t stop asking questions about it, it could be a suimrab (shut up, I´m reading a book). O.k, much too confusing though...

I adopt "frobili" right away ! [(c)ravenne 2009 nartcherly]

[YGG-]

So far never seen another e-reader in Paris (outside our infamous apéros); I notice people watch me in the bus or café; not a lot of questions though; maybe when I'm engrossed in my reading I turn on my "dydimwimr" look (don't you dare interrupt me while I'm reading) (thanks Ravenne )

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by YGG-

So far never seen another e-reader in Paris (outside our infamous apéros); I notice people watch me in the bus or café; not a lot of questions though; maybe when I'm engrossed in my reading I turn on my "dydimwimr" look (don't you dare interrupt me while I'm reading) (thanks Ravenne )

I need one of those. People around here see me reading and take that as a sign that I'm bored and looking for something to do.

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I need one of those. People around here see me reading and take that as a sign that I'm bored and looking for something to do.

That annoys me no end when people do that - although thankfully it doesn't happen when I'm using the reader, just with pbooks

[Justy]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

That annoys me no end when people do that - although thankfully it doesn't happen when I'm using the reader, just with pbooks

The popularity of the Blackberry probably helps us there. People see someone engrossed in an electronic device and assume we must be reading "important work type emails"

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by YGG-

So far never seen another e-reader in Paris (outside our infamous apéros); I notice people watch me in the bus or café; not a lot of questions though; maybe when I'm engrossed in my reading I turn on my "dydimwimr" look (don't you dare interrupt me while I'm reading) (thanks Ravenne )

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

and what did you tell them ?

Oh, I went into my pre-programmed "Sony eBook Reader" speech. It's almost automatic these days. I just hope I don't start going door-to-door to ask if people have "met the Sony eReader" yet ...

I am told I am not good at hiding my thoughts, though, so it's highly possible they also got the stunned "are you an f-in' idiot?!" look on my face.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Oh, I went into my pre-programmed "Sony eBook Reader" speech. It's almost automatic these days. I just hope I don't start going door-to-door to ask if people have "met the Sony eReader" yet ...

better that than something else !

I am told I am not good at hiding my thoughts, though, so it's highly possible they also got the stunned "are you an f-in' idiot?!" look on my face.

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by YGG-

maybe when I'm engrossed in my reading I turn on my "dydimwimr" look (don't you dare interrupt me while I'm reading) (thanks Ravenne )

I don't need that one: when I'm engrossed in reading, I simply don't hear when people talk to me Once I not only missed my metro station (though of course that happens) but as the station was the terminal, I stayed on the train while it stopped, waited for some minutes and then started back the other way. When I finally realized something was wrong, I was practically back at my starting point

[EowynCarter]

Yeah, that happenned to me too, forgeting to get down the train.

The train stops, I raise my head thinking "pff, we're probably not there yet". And realise we're at the station after the one i was supposed to go down. Trains are one every half hour. So i had to wait to go back.

[YGG-]

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Trains are one every half hour. So i had to wait to go back.

A good opportunity to go on reading, uh? ("Honey, what took you so long?" "Oh I missed my trainstop 3 times in a row --I'm in the middle of Millenium")

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

I don't need that one: when I'm engrossed in reading, I simply don't hear when people talk to me Once I not only missed my metro station (though of course that happens) but as the station was the terminal, I stayed on the train while it stopped, waited for some minutes and then started back the other way. When I finally realized something was wrong, I was practically back at my starting point

that never happened to me, although i have missed my station before (but i usually realise pretty quickly and jump off the train and run to the other side...). and sometimes i notice that i'm at my station, but i can't stop reading yet, so i just get out of the train and sit on a seat on the plateform until i get to a better place to stop.

during the first Nuit Blanche (all night cultural installations / visits / performances once a year), a friend of mine fell asleep in the train on his way home, and woke up in a deserted train in the garage !!! he had to walk back to the station plateform to get out. in his defense, he was not actually reading at the time.

Originally Posted by YGG-

A good opportunity to go on reading, uh? ("Honey, what took you so long?" "Oh I missed my trainstop 3 times in a row --I'm in the middle of Millenium")

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

and sometimes i notice that i'm at my station, but i can't stop reading yet, so i just get out of the train and sit on a seat on the plateform until i get to a better place to stop.

There's often a handful of us getting off at my stop who continue reading (mostly on pbooks, although I have seen one other ereader) as we leave the platform and head to the escalator. Oddly, no collisions ever take place! Actually, I must suggest to one of them that they think about getting a reader of some sort - he works at the same place I do and his desk is usually covered in books!