new e-reader. wich ecosystem to choose?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by rbuljo

yes, i know. but with the built in battery to last so long that it does without the light i am not concerned. i find this a much better solution than external lights when i have to worry about yet another power source and another thing to carry along. so if i have to charge the kindle every 2 weeks it is not a hassle at all.. besides, how much can a led light consume of power??.. i wish that other ebook readers can come up with this solution in future models.

Sony uses a single AAA battery to power the light in the cover. I find that the best solution. I don't have to use power from the Reader's battery to power the light. The weight of the AAA battery is negligible to me.

[rbuljo]

ofcourse the weight of a AAA battery is little.. but still, cant see that a external battery is better than one built in to use the readers battery? you dont have to carry around the "weight". here everything is neatly packed in to one unit.

only thing i see is negative here is the price.. but i can live with that.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by rbuljo

ofcourse the weight of a AAA battery is little.. but still, cant see that a external battery is better than one built in to use the readers battery? you dont have to carry around the "weight". here everything is neatly packed in to one unit.

Well, let's say you go camping and you read in your tent. You'll be using you're light and your Kindle's battery to power the light. That gives you less time to read before needing a charge. Unless you have a way to charge the Kindle you'll have to do without if the battery goes flat.

With my 650 and the light cover, all I have to do it bring an extra AAA battery and I can read longer due to the fact that the light cover doesn't draw power from the 650's battery.

[rbuljo]

i dont think i`ll be camping over weeks.. seriously, if you have 1.5V AAA on 600mah battery, how long do you think the kindle`s battery is able to run out on 1-2hrs of bedtime reading? im guessing alot.. when i get the device i will do a test how long it will take to run down the batteries with light on with "normal usage".

[Rizla]

Amazon has the most books. But learn to strip DRM and back up your books because Amazon can just take them away...

If you go Kindle, from what I read, the Keyboard version is better. The new versions are not as good (i.e. cheap).

[Asawi]

Originally Posted by rbuljo

or is sony prs t1 a good choice? what is your take on that reader for a first timer?..

Sony would be my suggestion. I haven't tried the T1, but the x50 series is(was great for us Scandinavians.
Amazon has no books in the Scandinavian languages.
Although DRM stripping and converting is easy I prefer devices that don't require me to go through that for every single book!

Edit: Ooops. skipped page 2 and realize you went for the Kindle anyway. Happy reading!!

[rbuljo]

Rizla, amazon just takes away the books??

Asawi, yes went with the kindle after alot of decisions.. i read my books in english anyway, i dont like translated books. but i am sure i`ll learn quickly to strip drm and convert. can i convert just about anything?

[Asawi]

Converting between different eBook format (to/from ePub/Mobi) is pretty straightforward.
From PDf... well that's a hit and miss, in my experience.
I too prefer to read English originals in English, but I read a lot of Scandinavian books as well.

(Especially this time of year when my brain is somewhat slower than normal. Finished one of Unni Lindell's books a few minutes ago. Would have liked to read it in Norwegian, but the Swedish translation was easier to get hold of. They are so easy to check out from the Swedish eLibrary. I don't know if you've got it equally easy in Norway though.)

[thebestjeter]

Originally Posted by rbuljo

Rizla, amazon just takes away the books??

This is not true. Why are they going to do that? This happened only once, because the person who was selling the books didn't have the legal right to do so. Never again. It's just an old story that anti-kindle people try to bring up every time they come across somebody new to the ereader arena. Don't trust them.

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by rbuljo

Rizla, amazon just takes away the books??

Asawi, yes went with the kindle after alot of decisions.. i read my books in english anyway, i dont like translated books. but i am sure i`ll learn quickly to strip drm and convert. can i convert just about anything?

Three years back Amazon removed 1984 from peoples accounts and Kindles because it was being sold illegally in the US. It took about 24 hours for Amazon to apologize and give everyone affected a coupon for a free book. Soon after they gave affected customers the option of having the book returned to them or receiving a second free book.

They have not removed another book since.

I would advise storing books on your computer and some place else. That way if any book store you use goes belly up, and this has happened with several smaller bookstores, you have back up copies that you can use.

There are folks here who have bought books from smaller bookstores and found that when contracts with Publishers ran out they were no longer able to download the book from where the store stored it.

[rbuljo]

thanks for the clarification guys..

Asa, i have no idea how easily they are to check out electronically from my library.. never used an ereader before now.. so this is a new world from me.

[tilia]

Originally Posted by rbuljo

thanks for the clarification guys..

Asa, i have no idea how easily they are to check out electronically from my library.. never used an ereader before now.. so this is a new world from me.

Norwegian libraries haven't really started with e-books yet. A couple of libraries in Vestfold(Drammen, Kongsberg and Nore og Uvdal) have been trying it out for a while. I don't know how many/what kind of books they have, since you have to show up in person to register. Some other branches are starting a trial soon as well, but I don't remember where(Vestlandet?)

There's probably going to be a while before they have a decent English catalog though. But if you live close to any of them it could be worth checking.

[rbuljo]

Originally Posted by tilia

Norwegian libraries haven't really started with e-books yet. A couple of libraries in Vestfold(Drammen, Kongsberg and Nore og Uvdal) have been trying it out for a while. I don't know how many/what kind of books they have, since you have to show up in person to register. Some other branches are starting a trial soon as well, but I don't remember where(Vestlandet?)

There's probably going to be a while before they have a decent English catalog though. But if you live close to any of them it could be worth checking.

thanks, suspected it would be little..

know of any norwegian websites that sells ebooks?

[tilia]

Originally Posted by rbuljo

thanks, suspected it would be little..

know of any norwegian websites that sells ebooks?

I rarely read books in Norwegian, and when I do I get them from the library, but as of this spring, all the big chains sell e-books. Haven't bought from them yet, but it's supposedly a bit of a hassle. The big publishers who own the bookstore-chains are collaborating, so you have to have an account with the bookstore you want to buy from, and then another one at Bokskya to download the books.

Because of some disagreement between the publishers and authors about royalties, you can't get the newest releases. I think the books have to be a year or so before there's an electronic version.

They sell epubs, and use ADE-DRM, so to read them on your kindle you have to crack the DRM and convert to mobi.

And they aren't cheap of course. I'm glad I mostly read English

[Shopaholic]

Buying books that are US only won't work with simply a US address. You'll need a US credit card with that US address as the billing address. Even for free books.

I have a US address that I use for various things & entered that into my Amazon account with my Canadian credit card & Canadian billing address. Amazon didn't like that. I had to enter my US credit card with the US address showing as the billing address other wise it was asking if I was travelling out of country (the US) and told me to call customer service.

And unless you have a US library card with a US address you won't be able to use your Kindle to borrow from your local library. Right now that feature too is US only.