What was your 1st ebook? - Page 2

Anke Wehner · 02-21-2011, 01:30 PM

First one was a file from a friend for something he's going to self-publish and I got for a bit of beta-ing.

First one that anybody here might have heard of was The Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold.

nookkatz · 02-21-2011, 01:32 PM

My first book on my Nook Classic was Peter Pezzelli's Home to Italy, which was free at the time. The first book that I purchased on the Nook was Stephen King's Under the Dome, which I bought while sitting in my car in the parking lot at work after reading the sample. Being able to buy a book just like that -- WHEE!

EowynCarter · 02-21-2011, 01:33 PM

The first e-book i bought was eragon.

ATDrake · 02-21-2011, 01:43 PM

1st free e-book: something from the Baen Free Library which I already owned in paper and wanted to try in e-. Chances are good that it's Born to Run or Wizard's Bane, but I couldn't positively say for sure.

1st e-book that I hadn't previously read in paper: another choice between Baen freebies, The Warslayer and Sheepfarmer's Daughter, both of which I started roughly at the same time (but I think I finished Warslayer first because it was shorter).

1st paid e-book: Judith Tarr's Ars Magica, on sale for half-price during Read an e-Book Week last year. Still haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

Kiwimick · 02-21-2011, 01:58 PM

First Ebook was a very cheap book "Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey which I bought to check and see if the ADE/Library was going to work for me.

I then downloaded "Rifles" by Mark Urban

AndrewH · 02-21-2011, 02:50 PM

Stuffed by Brian Wiprud.

minspargal · 02-21-2011, 02:57 PM

Anne of Green Gables was the first e-book.

queentess · 02-21-2011, 03:09 PM

The first significant ebook I read for leisure (ie - more than just a short story on my computer screen, and not a textbook) came after I got my first ereader, and that book was Lost City of Z by David Grann. A book completely outside my normal preferences, but I bought it because Amazon recommended it to me and it had great reviews and, hey, whaddya know, I can just click a button and read it. The impulse purchase drew me in, and I loved every second of that book.

(edit) And since everyone else also listed their first freebie, the first freebie I read was Cory Doctorow's Little Brother. I was less enthralled with that one.

pdurrant · 02-21-2011, 03:18 PM

My first ebook (free) was Magic's Price by Bud Sparhawk, which I got from Fictionwise on 4th January 2003.

My first ebook (bought) was Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey, also from Fictionwise, on 16th January 2003, for $5.24.

GhostHawk · 02-21-2011, 03:54 PM

Baen free library got me started, then I started stumbling over free books in .lit format. Eventually bought the Jetbook then a Jetbook Light.

Now my current collection is over 14 gig and 23,000 books with over a thousand authors. Possible there is some amount of duplication in that. As it has grown beyond my interest in keeping it straight. Will I read them all, no, not likely. Am I trying, well, sorta.

I certainly love having the option to try.

GA Russell · 02-21-2011, 04:02 PM

My jetBook Lite came with 100 books. I started three or four at the same time, and the first I finished was The Art of War by Sun Tsu.

I have yet to pay for an eBook. My first free download was the short story East Village Noir by Russell Atwood, which I picked up during Read an eBook Week last year.

pdurrant · 02-21-2011, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhostHawk

Now my current collection is over 14 gig and 23,000 books with over a thousand authors.

At a book a day, 23,000 books would take just under* 63 years to finish. Hopefully you're young!

*Yes, just under. Don't forget leap years!

Catlady · 02-21-2011, 05:18 PM

I only got my first e-reader in October, and already I have no idea what I initially read on it. I do know that the first books I bought were Shirley Jackson's Just an Ordinary Day and Cornell Woolrich's Rendezvous in Black.

RolandD · 02-21-2011, 05:36 PM

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins on 12/23/09, onto my new BB Storm 2. I found it very convenient, living in the bible belt, to be able to read this book, covertly, anywhere.

I purchased Under the Dome by Stephen King, three days later.

shootingMaNs · 02-21-2011, 06:03 PM

"Time Travelers Never Die" by Jack McDevitt was the first ebook I ever bought. I don't remember what my first freebie was- something from Baen, I think.

02-21-2011, 03:09 PM	#23
queentess Reading is sexy Posts: 1,303 Karma: 544517 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	The first significant ebook I read for leisure (ie - more than just a short story on my computer screen, and not a textbook) came after I got my first ereader, and that book was Lost City of Z by David Grann. A book completely outside my normal preferences, but I bought it because Amazon recommended it to me and it had great reviews and, hey, whaddya know, I can just click a button and read it. The impulse purchase drew me in, and I loved every second of that book. (edit) And since everyone else also listed their first freebie, the first freebie I read was Cory Doctorow's Little Brother. I was less enthralled with that one. Last edited by queentess; 02-21-2011 at 03:35 PM.

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Anke Wehner Addict Posts: 249 Karma: 177956 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Device: PRS-650	First one was a file from a friend for something he's going to self-publish and I got for a bit of beta-ing. First one that anybody here might have heard of was The Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold.

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nookkatz Tuxedo Cats! Posts: 210 Karma: 1033575 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Nooks and iThings	My first book on my Nook Classic was Peter Pezzelli's Home to Italy, which was free at the time. The first book that I purchased on the Nook was Stephen King's Under the Dome, which I bought while sitting in my car in the parking lot at work after reading the sample. Being able to buy a book just like that -- WHEE!

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EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,337 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	The first e-book i bought was eragon.

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ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	1st free e-book: something from the Baen Free Library which I already owned in paper and wanted to try in e-. Chances are good that it's Born to Run or Wizard's Bane, but I couldn't positively say for sure. 1st e-book that I hadn't previously read in paper: another choice between Baen freebies, The Warslayer and Sheepfarmer's Daughter, both of which I started roughly at the same time (but I think I finished Warslayer first because it was shorter). 1st paid e-book: Judith Tarr's Ars Magica, on sale for half-price during Read an e-Book Week last year. Still haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

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Kiwimick Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 37308 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London UK Device: Sony PRS650	First Ebook was a very cheap book "Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey which I bought to check and see if the ADE/Library was going to work for me. I then downloaded "Rifles" by Mark Urban

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AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	Stuffed by Brian Wiprud.

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minspargal Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 154 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Device: sony reader	Anne of Green Gables was the first e-book.

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,804 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	My first ebook (free) was Magic's Price by Bud Sparhawk, which I got from Fictionwise on 4th January 2003. My first ebook (bought) was Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey, also from Fictionwise, on 16th January 2003, for $5.24.

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GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Baen free library got me started, then I started stumbling over free books in .lit format. Eventually bought the Jetbook then a Jetbook Light. Now my current collection is over 14 gig and 23,000 books with over a thousand authors. Possible there is some amount of duplication in that. As it has grown beyond my interest in keeping it straight. Will I read them all, no, not likely. Am I trying, well, sorta. I certainly love having the option to try.

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Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,418 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I only got my first e-reader in October, and already I have no idea what I initially read on it. I do know that the first books I bought were Shirley Jackson's Just an Ordinary Day and Cornell Woolrich's Rendezvous in Black.

02-21-2011, 05:36 PM	#29
RolandD Fanatic Posts: 561 Karma: 3228980 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Branson, MO, USA Device: Kindle Touch is now my main eReader.	The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins on 12/23/09, onto my new BB Storm 2. I found it very convenient, living in the bible belt, to be able to read this book, covertly, anywhere. I purchased Under the Dome by Stephen King, three days later.

02-21-2011, 06:03 PM	#30
shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	"Time Travelers Never Die" by Jack McDevitt was the first ebook I ever bought. I don't remember what my first freebie was- something from Baen, I think.