How Does Your Spouse/Partner/Etc React to You & Your Reader - Page 2

tribble · 08-06-2007, 03:50 AM

My wife thought i was nuts, when i bought the iLiad. But i could not resist, when i saw the first usable and available eink produc in europe. She has not yet read a book on "that thing", but i am not too sorry about that, so i have it all for myself. But i might get her convinced with the new cybook.

HarryT · 08-06-2007, 04:28 AM

Ouch! Good luck with both the CyBook and the tooth

.

reycat · 08-06-2007, 04:43 AM

As I said elsewhere, my girlfriend thought I was crazy when I bought the Reader.

When HP was released a few weeks ago and I bought the dead tree edition, she knew she would have to wait until next February to read it translated. However, some kinds spirits translated it in about four days and posted the translation online. I loaded it in the Reader and gave it to her.

She changed her mind completely and now she thinks its the way to read. Since I live in Europe, I'm thinking of buying a new Reader when we go to New York next October. Or maybe I'll wait for the Cybook and she will inherit my Reader, I haven't made up my mind yet.

yvanleterrible · 08-06-2007, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hughdal

My wife is just 'happy' that I am 'happy' with my Reader. On the etc. side I like the questions from complete strangers:

(Q)"Is that a PC?" - (A) I wish.....
(Q) "Is that a PDA?"- (A) Yes and no. More of a PDR (Personal Digital Reader).
(Q) "Are you surfing on that thing?" (A) Only if I am reading about surfing.
(Q) "How much does it cost?. (A) Around $250 but don't you want to know what it does first.

And my all time favourite:

(Q) "Can you get porno on that thing?" (A)

Hughdal

If you'd said yes the reader would have disappeared ... somehow...

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-06-2007, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hughdal

And my all time favourite:

(Q) "Can you get porno on that thing?" (A)

Hughdal

You should've said "Yes (if it's a book)." He might've spread the word, and Sony might be looking at lots more sales!

As to the subject of this thread, I can only say that if I bought a reader right now, my wife would demand to know how much money I wasted on it.

BooksForABuck · 08-06-2007, 01:02 PM

I've had the same shopping experience. Since I have my reader (in my case, either my Palm or my eBookWise), I no longer mind sitting and waiting while my wife tries on clothes or shoes.

Given the back lighting on the eBookWise, she also doesn't complain any more when I decide to read a bit more after she turns off her light and goes to sleep (if I had a Sony, I'd use a little book lamp).

Considering how big some of paper books are, lugging paper just to have something to read is a hassle. And you look like you're being productive if you're reading a reader--unlike, say, a book with a garish cover featuring a chick in a chain-mail bra.

Rob Preece
Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com

SciFiReader · 08-06-2007, 02:09 PM

My wife bought me this for a Valentine gift this year. (She paid, I picked!)
She thinks it is cute, and always wants me to show it to company when they come to visit. Like a fellow responder, she also says "Bring it along" when she wants me to go shopping with her. I don't think whe will make th emove to digital, she is also very much paper person, but thinks it is a great gadget for me.

BettyE · 08-06-2007, 02:31 PM

My husband won't even look at it because he knows I want him to get one. Just this morning, I told him how he is really hindering me because I hesitate to buy books for the Reader that I know he would read (but won't read on the Reader). We end up paying twice or he has to get the book from the library.

He said that, if it were available from an awards program, he would get it. I told him that AMEX awards has it.

Then, he started back-pedaling.

To be continued......

Betty

Bob Russell · 08-06-2007, 03:21 PM

My wife accepts my love of gadgets as a fact of life when living with a geek. She knows that I like to read on it to help me wind down in the evening, but she has no interest in it herself. At least I don't have to worry about all my bookmarks being changed, or a frequently disappearing device!

Gadzooks Mike · 08-06-2007, 03:33 PM

My wife has one, too.

Studio717 · 08-06-2007, 04:55 PM

My husband loves that I have one. I used to read ebooks on my Palm Zire 72 (then a T|X) and he worried about me hurting my eyes. He thinks the e-ink and larger screen size are much better for me.

Nate the great · 08-06-2007, 05:00 PM

I had no trouble getting permission to buy one, though she did laugh at me for being on the internet at 5:48am on July 4th.

JSWolf · 08-06-2007, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I had no trouble getting permission to buy one, though she did laugh at me for being on the internet at 5:48am on July 4th.

We'd laugh at you too for being on the net at 5:48am.

Nate the great · 08-06-2007, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

We'd laugh at you too for being on the net at 5:48am.

I got a reader for $100 so laugh all you want. It's all good.

wyldkit · 08-06-2007, 09:57 PM

My boyfriend is a fellow technophile and occasional Sony fanboy, so he's certainly okay with the Reader, at least in theory (it hasn't arrived yet). However, he did urge me to wait until there was a standard format. But he didn't wait until there was a standard for high-definition DVDs, so his argument didn't hold much water.

He's read books online, but I think it will be a while until he converts. But we'll see; maybe when my arrives he'll keep stealing it from me.

08-06-2007, 01:02 PM	#21
BooksForABuck Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 150001 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Device: Color Nook, Kindle 2, Palm III, eBookWise, HP Jornada	Readers and shoppers I've had the same shopping experience. Since I have my reader (in my case, either my Palm or my eBookWise), I no longer mind sitting and waiting while my wife tries on clothes or shoes. Given the back lighting on the eBookWise, she also doesn't complain any more when I decide to read a bit more after she turns off her light and goes to sleep (if I had a Sony, I'd use a little book lamp). Considering how big some of paper books are, lugging paper just to have something to read is a hassle. And you look like you're being productive if you're reading a reader--unlike, say, a book with a garish cover featuring a chick in a chain-mail bra. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com

08-06-2007, 02:09 PM	#22
SciFiReader GadgetReader Posts: 33 Karma: 66686 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Reader	It was her gift to me My wife bought me this for a Valentine gift this year. (She paid, I picked!) She thinks it is cute, and always wants me to show it to company when they come to visit. Like a fellow responder, she also says "Bring it along" when she wants me to go shopping with her. I don't think whe will make th emove to digital, she is also very much paper person, but thinks it is a great gadget for me.

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08-06-2007, 03:50 AM	#16
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	My wife thought i was nuts, when i bought the iLiad. But i could not resist, when i saw the first usable and available eink produc in europe. She has not yet read a book on "that thing", but i am not too sorry about that, so i have it all for myself. But i might get her convinced with the new cybook.

08-06-2007, 04:28 AM	#17
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Ouch! Good luck with both the CyBook and the tooth .

08-06-2007, 04:43 AM	#18
reycat Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 11 Join Date: Feb 2007 Device: PRS-505 + Hanlin V3	As I said elsewhere, my girlfriend thought I was crazy when I bought the Reader. When HP was released a few weeks ago and I bought the dead tree edition, she knew she would have to wait until next February to read it translated. However, some kinds spirits translated it in about four days and posted the translation online. I loaded it in the Reader and gave it to her. She changed her mind completely and now she thinks its the way to read. Since I live in Europe, I'm thinking of buying a new Reader when we go to New York next October. Or maybe I'll wait for the Cybook and she will inherit my Reader, I haven't made up my mind yet.

08-06-2007, 02:31 PM	#23
BettyE Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 130 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Device: Rocket eBook / Sony PRS-500 / Kindle	My husband won't even look at it because he knows I want him to get one. Just this morning, I told him how he is really hindering me because I hesitate to buy books for the Reader that I know he would read (but won't read on the Reader). We end up paying twice or he has to get the book from the library. He said that, if it were available from an awards program, he would get it. I told him that AMEX awards has it. Then, he started back-pedaling. To be continued...... Betty

08-06-2007, 03:21 PM	#24
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	My wife accepts my love of gadgets as a fact of life when living with a geek. She knows that I like to read on it to help me wind down in the evening, but she has no interest in it herself. At least I don't have to worry about all my bookmarks being changed, or a frequently disappearing device!

08-06-2007, 03:33 PM	#25
Gadzooks Mike Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007	My wife has one, too.

08-06-2007, 04:55 PM	#26
Studio717 Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 575 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California Device: Various Kindles, iPhone, iPad, Galaxy 10.1	My husband loves that I have one. I used to read ebooks on my Palm Zire 72 (then a T\|X) and he worried about me hurting my eyes. He thinks the e-ink and larger screen size are much better for me.

08-06-2007, 05:00 PM	#27
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I had no trouble getting permission to buy one, though she did laugh at me for being on the internet at 5:48am on July 4th.

08-06-2007, 09:57 PM	#30
wyldkit Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2162 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Sony PRS-500 (until I have enough Sony Rewards points for the PRS-300)	My boyfriend is a fellow technophile and occasional Sony fanboy, so he's certainly okay with the Reader, at least in theory (it hasn't arrived yet). However, he did urge me to wait until there was a standard format. But he didn't wait until there was a standard for high-definition DVDs, so his argument didn't hold much water. He's read books online, but I think it will be a while until he converts. But we'll see; maybe when my arrives he'll keep stealing it from me.