What was the first book you read on e-reader? - Page 2

Stormchild · 08-28-2011, 03:39 AM

Flow My Tears The Policeman Said by Philip K Dick.

HarleyB · 08-28-2011, 03:39 AM

The first ebook I read was one of the 100 preloaded free books that came with my Kobo. It was either Alice in Wonderland or The Count of Monte Cristo.
The first ebook I purchased was something that cost 99 cents as I wanted to make sure the whole "buying books and downloading them" thing worked.
The first ebook I purchased to read was The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.

shootingMaNs · 08-28-2011, 04:01 AM

Time Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt was my first ebook. I always get McDevitt's latest book for Christmas, and that year was no different.

beppe · 08-28-2011, 04:12 AM

I just checked. The first book that I bought was the Short Stories of Hemingway from ereader for the Palm. That was in 2005.

Before that, I made my own books, and read them as text files. Finding that ebooks could be purchased, that was really good news. Already formatted, whow.

BrowseTheStacks · 08-28-2011, 04:30 AM

On the computer... The Uplift War by David Brin on the Rocket eBook emulater. On a divice The House Without A Key by Earl Derr Biggers on a K3.

astra · 08-28-2011, 04:34 AM

Sony Reader PRS-500 [January 2007] Salem's Lot by Stephen King

toddos · 08-28-2011, 05:08 AM

Oh my, that was so long ago I don't even remember. I think it was either Dracula or Frankenstein, read on a Casio Cassiopeia E-115 in the very first version of Microsoft Reader for PocketPC way back in 2000.

I used that device for reading up until 2004 or so, then relapsed to paper books until the iPhone store opened up in 2008 and I started reading again with the Fictionwise eReader app. After a few months of that I switched to Stanza, upgraded to a 3GS in 2009, and then this year switched to WP7 and Freda. I also tried several e-ink devices over the years (Sony PRS-300, Nook STR, girlfriend's Kindle 3) but I keep going back to reading on small-form-factor devices, perhaps because that's how I started e-reading in the first place.

Joybells · 08-28-2011, 05:48 AM

some short stories by H G Wells - a freebie. The first book I bought was the Ignatius (Catholic) bible.

Bikeridr · 08-28-2011, 05:56 AM

First book I bought was The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I've read it three times earlier, and still have the DTB. It sits in my Kindle for reference and "passage" reading.

The first book I read on my Kindle was The Theory of Everything by Stephen W. Hawking.
After that, I read Shawn Cormiers trilogy; Nomadin, Nidemon and Necromancer.

miguel1626 · 08-28-2011, 05:59 AM

Glasshouse, by Charles Stross, on my Kindle 3.

Stephen_Melling · 08-28-2011, 06:12 AM

The Time Machine, by H.G.Wells.

shanghaichica · 08-28-2011, 06:25 AM

Sony: A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseni
Kindle: Faithless- Karin Slaughter
iPhone- Star Trek New Frontier: Double or nothing- Peter David

GraceKrispy · 08-28-2011, 06:31 AM

The first book in the Women's Murder Club by James Patterson. Incidentally, that was also my first James Patterson. My husband had gotten me that bundle when he got me the reader, so I read it! (November 2008, Sony 505)

RasAlhague · 08-28-2011, 10:01 AM

I first read Dracula by Bram Stoker in my Kobo.
That was the first novel that I read in my Ipod too.
I was unable to bring my Kobo outside since it was raining, I loved it too much and I was paranoid. So I just uploaded the book in my iPod and resumed reading using that.

elemenoP · 08-28-2011, 10:07 AM

I just got my Sony in October. I read The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle, a library ebook. It was terrible!!!! Luckily, I didn't judge the cover by the book, and I continued to use my reader. I've read some great books on it since then.

eP

08-28-2011, 05:08 AM	#22
toddos Guru Posts: 695 Karma: 822675 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Nokia Lumia 920 (Freda)	Oh my, that was so long ago I don't even remember. I think it was either Dracula or Frankenstein, read on a Casio Cassiopeia E-115 in the very first version of Microsoft Reader for PocketPC way back in 2000. I used that device for reading up until 2004 or so, then relapsed to paper books until the iPhone store opened up in 2008 and I started reading again with the Fictionwise eReader app. After a few months of that I switched to Stanza, upgraded to a 3GS in 2009, and then this year switched to WP7 and Freda. I also tried several e-ink devices over the years (Sony PRS-300, Nook STR, girlfriend's Kindle 3) but I keep going back to reading on small-form-factor devices, perhaps because that's how I started e-reading in the first place. Last edited by toddos; 08-28-2011 at 05:12 AM.

08-28-2011, 06:12 AM	#26
Stephen_Melling Stephen_Melling Posts: 133 Karma: 479422 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Preston, Lancashire Device: kindle	The Time Machine, by H.G.Wells. Last edited by Stephen_Melling; 08-28-2011 at 06:13 AM. Reason: Wrong answer!

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Stormchild Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 878943 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cornwall UK Device: BeBook 1. BeBook Mini. BeBook Neo and Club. BeBook Live. BeeBook Pure.	Flow My Tears The Policeman Said by Philip K Dick.

08-28-2011, 03:39 AM	#17
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	The first ebook I read was one of the 100 preloaded free books that came with my Kobo. It was either Alice in Wonderland or The Count of Monte Cristo. The first ebook I purchased was something that cost 99 cents as I wanted to make sure the whole "buying books and downloading them" thing worked. The first ebook I purchased to read was The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.

08-28-2011, 04:01 AM	#18
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 my first ebook. I always get McDevitt's latest book for Christmas, and that year was no different.

08-28-2011, 04:12 AM	#19
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	I just checked. The first book that I bought was the Short Stories of Hemingway from ereader for the Palm. That was in 2005. Before that, I made my own books, and read them as text files. Finding that ebooks could be purchased, that was really good news. Already formatted, whow.

08-28-2011, 04:30 AM	#20
BrowseTheStacks BrowseTheStacks Posts: 127 Karma: 24316 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tampa FL Device: Kindle 3 3G + WI-FI	On the computer... The Uplift War by David Brin on the Rocket eBook emulater. On a divice The House Without A Key by Earl Derr Biggers on a K3.

08-28-2011, 04:34 AM	#21
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Sony Reader PRS-500 [January 2007] Salem's Lot by Stephen King

08-28-2011, 05:48 AM	#23
Joybells reddit, reddit, reddit Posts: 184 Karma: 405760 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Oz Device: Kobo Touch	some short stories by H G Wells - a freebie. The first book I bought was the Ignatius (Catholic) bible.

08-28-2011, 05:56 AM	#24
Bikeridr Information Acquirer Posts: 436 Karma: 4265156 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Latvia, Rigas Rajons Device: Kindle 3 International, Pocketbook Color	First book I bought was The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I've read it three times earlier, and still have the DTB. It sits in my Kindle for reference and "passage" reading. The first book I read on my Kindle was The Theory of Everything by Stephen W. Hawking. After that, I read Shawn Cormiers trilogy; Nomadin, Nidemon and Necromancer.

08-28-2011, 05:59 AM	#25
miguel1626 Great Old One Posts: 189 Karma: 998538 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: L1 Orbit Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro, iPhone 8 Plus	Glasshouse, by Charles Stross, on my Kindle 3.

08-28-2011, 06:25 AM	#27
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	Sony: A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseni Kindle: Faithless- Karin Slaughter iPhone- Star Trek New Frontier: Double or nothing- Peter David

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08-28-2011, 06:31 AM	#28
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	The first book in the Women's Murder Club by James Patterson. Incidentally, that was also my first James Patterson. My husband had gotten me that bundle when he got me the reader, so I read it! (November 2008, Sony 505)

08-28-2011, 10:01 AM	#29
RasAlhague Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Pandigital Novel (Returned), Kobo Touch, Ipod Touch 4G	I first read Dracula by Bram Stoker in my Kobo. That was the first novel that I read in my Ipod too. I was unable to bring my Kobo outside since it was raining, I loved it too much and I was paranoid. So I just uploaded the book in my iPod and resumed reading using that.

08-28-2011, 10:07 AM	#30
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I just got my Sony in October. I read The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle, a library ebook. It was terrible!!!! Luckily, I didn't judge the cover by the book, and I continued to use my reader. I've read some great books on it since then. eP