What was your 1st ebook? - Page 3

dwig · 02-21-2011, 06:31 PM

I honestly don't remember. I would have read it on my DOS based 286 PC back in 1992. I had bought the then new NEC CDR-73 external drive (SCSI interface) and among my first CDs was a World Library CD loaded with some 50-100 classics. I read a number of titles from that CD before the internet gave me access to Project Gutenberg.

CWatkinsNash · 02-21-2011, 07:43 PM

Like dwig, I also had a World Library CD. Mine came with my first Windows computer in 1996. I don't think I read anything on it though. I still have the CD, came across it the other day.

My first etext that I read (from Gutenberg) was an Arthurian something-or-other by Chrétien de Troyes somewhere around 1997.

My first ebook for reading on the PC was from Fictionwise - one of a batch of short stories, don't remember which story was first - around 2005, I believe.

My first ebook purchased specifically for reading on an ereader was _Anthill: A Novel_ by E.O. Wilson. Funny thing is, I bought the book and had it sent to K4PC because I hadn't bought a Kindle yet. I ended up deciding not to buy a Kindle then. Several months later, I finally bought my Kindle, but I still haven't gotten around to reading that book.

The first book I actually read on my Kindle (not counting the manual) was a Harlequin romance. Don't know which one; I didn't start keeping track until January 1st. I do know that there was a cop in it, but that doesn't really narrow it down much.

jkeene · 02-22-2011, 07:34 AM

The first one I bought was The Guns Of August. But the first one I finished was World War Z. The first freebie was just the sample chapter of Atlantic by Winchester, which I then bought a hardback copy of as a gift.

Caltsar · 02-22-2011, 12:16 PM

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

It was recommended to me and I didn't feel like driving to the bookstore so I decided to try this "eBook" thing. At the time B&N had it cheaper, so I bought it from them and read about 3 chapters on my iPhone before buying a nook.

JoelArnold · 02-22-2011, 12:21 PM

Mine was Simon Wood's Asking for Trouble.

SeaBookGuy · 02-22-2011, 12:27 PM

I can't recall my first book either -- like you, I thought I could read ebooks on my notebook instead of getting a reader, which lasted about two library books before I broke down and got a used 505 from E-bay!

ProfCrash · 02-22-2011, 12:28 PM

I have 6 books listed from in my Amazon account from October 3, 2008. I know that the first books I downloaded was Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher because I was waiting for that to be released and my K1 to arrive at the same time.

The other books were:
Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher
Shaman's Crossing: The Second Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb
Forest Mage: The Second Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb,
Indignation by Philip Roth

sakura-panda · 02-22-2011, 03:11 PM

Sleeping with Schubert: A Novel by Bonnie Marson.

DreamWriter · 02-22-2011, 06:22 PM

I received my Kindle in early December. The first ebook I read on it was my husband's book, which was just being published.

The first book I downloaded and read was The Road by Jack London.

hgwlackey · 02-22-2011, 07:07 PM

I can't remember. I know I read The Dead Zone at some point in my early e-reading days, but I don't think it was my first. I guess my first wasn't especially memorable....

v1k1ng1001 · 02-22-2011, 07:21 PM

I started using the Past Masters collection to research John Dewey back in '00.

My first ereader ebook:

DArenson · 02-22-2011, 07:59 PM

First ebook I read was Call of the Wild.

M0zza · 02-22-2011, 11:17 PM

Mine was either The Living Shadow or Doc Savage Man of Bronze. I got these from the original incarnation of Blackmask (before they were all removed) and read them on my old (and now dead) Cassiopeia PDA.

The first ebook i bought was Last Man Standing by David Baldacci. I bought it just to see if I could deDRM the LIT file and convert it to LRF.

Joykins · 02-22-2011, 11:33 PM

It was _The Authoritarians_ by Bob Altermeyer. I got the pdf online and read it in Acrobat. The first fiction e-book I read was _Midnight Angel_ by Lisa Kleypas--my experiment is checking e-books out of the library and reading them on my PC (using ADE as a reader).

After all that it was nice to get my nook and iPhone and be able to actually take my books with me to work, into the bathroom, etc.

Bookworm_Girl · 02-23-2011, 11:33 AM

My first ebook purchase was The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Sutterfield. It's what I was reading in hardback, and I wanted to do a direct comparison. At the time (early 2007) the Sony 500 came with a $50 gift certificate to the Sony ebookstore.

02-23-2011, 11:33 AM	#45
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	My first ebook purchase was The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Sutterfield. It's what I was reading in hardback, and I wanted to do a direct comparison. At the time (early 2007) the Sony 500 came with a $50 gift certificate to the Sony ebookstore. Last edited by Bookworm_Girl; 02-23-2011 at 11:36 AM.

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02-21-2011, 06:31 PM	#31
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718541 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	I honestly don't remember. I would have read it on my DOS based 286 PC back in 1992. I had bought the then new NEC CDR-73 external drive (SCSI interface) and among my first CDs was a World Library CD loaded with some 50-100 classics. I read a number of titles from that CD before the internet gave me access to Project Gutenberg.

02-21-2011, 07:43 PM	#32
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	Like dwig, I also had a World Library CD. Mine came with my first Windows computer in 1996. I don't think I read anything on it though. I still have the CD, came across it the other day. My first etext that I read (from Gutenberg) was an Arthurian something-or-other by Chrétien de Troyes somewhere around 1997. My first ebook for reading on the PC was from Fictionwise - one of a batch of short stories, don't remember which story was first - around 2005, I believe. My first ebook purchased specifically for reading on an ereader was _Anthill: A Novel_ by E.O. Wilson. Funny thing is, I bought the book and had it sent to K4PC because I hadn't bought a Kindle yet. I ended up deciding not to buy a Kindle then. Several months later, I finally bought my Kindle, but I still haven't gotten around to reading that book. The first book I actually read on my Kindle (not counting the manual) was a Harlequin romance. Don't know which one; I didn't start keeping track until January 1st. I do know that there was a cop in it, but that doesn't really narrow it down much.

02-22-2011, 07:34 AM	#33
jkeene Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 85586 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	The first one I bought was The Guns Of August. But the first one I finished was World War Z. The first freebie was just the sample chapter of Atlantic by Winchester, which I then bought a hardback copy of as a gift.

02-22-2011, 12:16 PM	#34
Caltsar Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 86951 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minnesota Device: nook Touch, iPad, iPhone	His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik It was recommended to me and I didn't feel like driving to the bookstore so I decided to try this "eBook" thing. At the time B&N had it cheaper, so I bought it from them and read about 3 chapters on my iPhone before buying a nook.

02-22-2011, 12:21 PM	#35
JoelArnold Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1036914 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Savage, MN Device: Kindle 3	Mine was Simon Wood's Asking for Trouble.

02-22-2011, 12:27 PM	#36
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I can't recall my first book either -- like you, I thought I could read ebooks on my notebook instead of getting a reader, which lasted about two library books before I broke down and got a used 505 from E-bay!

02-22-2011, 12:28 PM	#37
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	I have 6 books listed from in my Amazon account from October 3, 2008. I know that the first books I downloaded was Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher because I was waiting for that to be released and my K1 to arrive at the same time. The other books were: Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher Shaman's Crossing: The Second Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb Forest Mage: The Second Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb, Indignation by Philip Roth

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sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	Sleeping with Schubert: A Novel by Bonnie Marson.

02-22-2011, 06:22 PM	#39
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I received my Kindle in early December. The first ebook I read on it was my husband's book, which was just being published. The first book I downloaded and read was The Road by Jack London.

02-22-2011, 07:07 PM	#40
hgwlackey Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 9550 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee, USA Device: Kindle Touch, HTC Thunderbolt	I can't remember. I know I read The Dead Zone at some point in my early e-reading days, but I don't think it was my first. I guess my first wasn't especially memorable....

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02-22-2011, 07:21 PM	#41
v1k1ng1001 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1624276 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South, South Texas Device: Pocketbook 620	I started using the Past Masters collection to research John Dewey back in '00. My first ereader ebook:

02-22-2011, 07:59 PM	#42
DArenson ebookworm Posts: 268 Karma: 100026 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo, Kindle	First ebook I read was Call of the Wild.

02-22-2011, 11:17 PM	#43
M0zza Geek... Apparently Posts: 211 Karma: 51260 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Herts, UK Device: Sony PRS-505 (Silver), ASUS Transformer TF300T, IPAD Air 2	Mine was either The Living Shadow or Doc Savage Man of Bronze. I got these from the original incarnation of Blackmask (before they were all removed) and read them on my old (and now dead) Cassiopeia PDA. The first ebook i bought was Last Man Standing by David Baldacci. I bought it just to see if I could deDRM the LIT file and convert it to LRF.

02-22-2011, 11:33 PM	#44
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,610 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	It was _The Authoritarians_ by Bob Altermeyer. I got the pdf online and read it in Acrobat. The first fiction e-book I read was _Midnight Angel_ by Lisa Kleypas--my experiment is checking e-books out of the library and reading them on my PC (using ADE as a reader). After all that it was nice to get my nook and iPhone and be able to actually take my books with me to work, into the bathroom, etc.