How long did it take before you bought your first book - Page 2

GA Russell · 10-03-2010, 12:19 PM

I got my jetBook Lite for Christmas, 2009, and I have not yet purchased a book for it.

mj72 · 10-03-2010, 12:27 PM

3 days, I had been meaning to read "Coming of the Third Reich" for sometime, why not electronic? 9.99 wasn't too bad. I am starting to wonder how books with illustrations might look via amazon? Eg: I recently read "The Greatest Show on Earth (Dawkins)" and there are illustrations mentioned throughout the book which are combined in a section in the middle of the book.

melonhead · 10-03-2010, 01:14 PM

Before, but to be fair it was a couple of $.99 books I learned about over on the Kindleboards. Then I had to get the software to read it on my computer while I waited. Patience wasn't my middle name if you know what I mean.

ProfCrash · 10-03-2010, 02:25 PM

As soon as I had my Kindle in my hands and registered.

miaow · 10-03-2010, 02:39 PM

It took me hardly any time to buy books for my Kindle. I have been looking for certain books for years and imagine my excitment when I found all six volumes of "The Psychology of Sex" by Havelock Ellis for next to no cost.

This purchase was promptly followed by a copy of "The Corfu Trilogy" by Gerald Durrell.

Pomtroll · 10-03-2010, 03:58 PM

As soon as I charged my nook & registered...so I'd say about 3 hours?

jabberwock_11 · 10-03-2010, 04:29 PM

I actually purchased my first ebook reader BECAUSE of the ebooks that I already had. I had purchased them for my palm pilot and decided one day that it might be nice to have a device made specifically for ebooks. That research also led me here, so there ya go.

graycyn · 10-03-2010, 04:35 PM

Not long, several days, a week maybe. Can't remember. Had to try it out! I bought a copy of a nice hardback I found for a $1.00 that is also a first edition, first printing and in nice shape, so having an ebook means I don't have to handle the hardback and it stays nice. Besides, the price was really reasonable at $4.15.

A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin

Krystian Galaj · 10-03-2010, 06:23 PM

I bought Gen 3 in 2007, and since then the only books I bought were by Steve Jordan - I wouldn't consider those typical e-books purchases though. Otherwise, I'm still finding lots of jewels in public domain and I don't feel any need to read recently written books.

Quake1028 · 10-04-2010, 09:27 AM

I think I might have had a few cheap paid ones before I got my Kindle 2.

JuniperPearl · 10-04-2010, 01:52 PM

With my Sony, probably a day or two. I downloaded a few free ones first to test it out. With my Kindle, I had a few books from Amazon already on my computer. Had to test out Kindle for PC, you know!

Hellmark · 10-04-2010, 04:08 PM

It was about 2 months before I bought my first one, for the same reason. There was so many good free ones, that I felt no need to.

CaraM · 10-04-2010, 04:44 PM

I've been purchasing ebooks for several years now. Some are in my PC, most are on a flash drive. I got my first ereader three weeks ago, a K3. As soon as it was charged up, I downloaded my own book, then three more books that friends had written. I ended up downloading five books in as many minutes.

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10-03-2010, 12:19 PM	#16
GA Russell Argos win Grey Cup! Posts: 7,673 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I got my jetBook Lite for Christmas, 2009, and I have not yet purchased a book for it.

10-03-2010, 12:27 PM	#17
mj72 Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Device: Kindle 3, Iphone4	3 days, I had been meaning to read "Coming of the Third Reich" for sometime, why not electronic? 9.99 wasn't too bad. I am starting to wonder how books with illustrations might look via amazon? Eg: I recently read "The Greatest Show on Earth (Dawkins)" and there are illustrations mentioned throughout the book which are combined in a section in the middle of the book.

10-03-2010, 01:14 PM	#18
melonhead Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 918 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sunny south Florida Device: Kindle, Sony Pocket Reader	Before, but to be fair it was a couple of $.99 books I learned about over on the Kindleboards. Then I had to get the software to read it on my computer while I waited. Patience wasn't my middle name if you know what I mean.

10-03-2010, 02:25 PM	#19
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	As soon as I had my Kindle in my hands and registered.

10-03-2010, 02:39 PM	#20
miaow Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kent,United Kingdom Device: Kindle	It took me hardly any time to buy books for my Kindle. I have been looking for certain books for years and imagine my excitment when I found all six volumes of "The Psychology of Sex" by Havelock Ellis for next to no cost. This purchase was promptly followed by a copy of "The Corfu Trilogy" by Gerald Durrell.

10-03-2010, 03:58 PM	#21
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	As soon as I charged my nook & registered...so I'd say about 3 hours?

10-03-2010, 04:29 PM	#22
jabberwock_11 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1591305 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Aluratek Libre Pro	I actually purchased my first ebook reader BECAUSE of the ebooks that I already had. I had purchased them for my palm pilot and decided one day that it might be nice to have a device made specifically for ebooks. That research also led me here, so there ya go.

10-03-2010, 04:35 PM	#23
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,581 Karma: 11380098 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	Not long, several days, a week maybe. Can't remember. Had to try it out! I bought a copy of a nice hardback I found for a $1.00 that is also a first edition, first printing and in nice shape, so having an ebook means I don't have to handle the hardback and it stays nice. Besides, the price was really reasonable at $4.15. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin

10-03-2010, 06:23 PM	#24
Krystian Galaj Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 11012 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Device: Bookeen Cybook	I bought Gen 3 in 2007, and since then the only books I bought were by Steve Jordan - I wouldn't consider those typical e-books purchases though. Otherwise, I'm still finding lots of jewels in public domain and I don't feel any need to read recently written books.

10-04-2010, 09:27 AM	#25
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	I think I might have had a few cheap paid ones before I got my Kindle 2.

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10-04-2010, 01:52 PM	#26
JuniperPearl Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire, iPhone 5, Kindle Voyage	With my Sony, probably a day or two. I downloaded a few free ones first to test it out. With my Kindle, I had a few books from Amazon already on my computer. Had to test out Kindle for PC, you know!

10-04-2010, 04:08 PM	#27
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,585 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	It was about 2 months before I bought my first one, for the same reason. There was so many good free ones, that I felt no need to.

10-04-2010, 04:44 PM	#28
CaraM Guru Posts: 924 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	I've been purchasing ebooks for several years now. Some are in my PC, most are on a flash drive. I got my first ereader three weeks ago, a K3. As soon as it was charged up, I downloaded my own book, then three more books that friends had written. I ended up downloading five books in as many minutes.