eBooks, eBDs, and my mental health

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Originally Posted by cromag

Just the opposite for me. I read up on basic operation while I was waiting for mine to arrive, downloaded several free (and DRM-less) books, and copied them to an SD card.

The reader was pretty easy to use without reading the (brief and totally inadequate) manual.

I didn't mean I spent hours reading the Kindle manual. I never read manuals except when necessary for a quick reference. Always dive in without a clue. No I meant user info on calibre and sigil, because their creators' posts made me feel guilty I hadn't yet before I should ask questions. And then some of the tech info.

The Kindle itself was hands on intuitive and great. The Kindle-Mac application on my Mac is appallingly bad, not in the sense of buggy, but that it's not useful for much.

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Originally Posted by CazMar

Just think how good this is for that big grey muscle in your head! Part of the thrill of any new technology or gadget is the Steep Learning Curve. I've managed to learn HTML and CSS, digital music and a whole lot about computers by tinkering. Coming to grips with the Kobo and EPUB was child's play compared to learning to use Sibelius (a very complex music program). Think of it as weight training for the brain.

Yes. Exactly.

[leebase]

It's called "having a hobby" And I share your affliction. I can often spend more time on online forums about reading than I do reading

Lee

[Joykins]

I read the user's manual and got ADE up and running before I got my nook. When I ran into trouble I went places like here to get answers. Now I really only use the thing to read.

This is the difference between people who like to read and will use tech to do so conveniently and cheaply, and people who just like tech :lol:

[screwballl]

I never read the manual unless it is something I know I will need it for. These devices are simple enough I haven't touched the manual yet.