How often do you see Kindles in public? - Page 8

lene1949 · 10-07-2010, 03:25 AM

I have never even seen someone with an e-reader here in Australia...

Josieb1 · 10-07-2010, 06:02 AM

My husband has bought one, so now there is two of us..........and a lady at work has bought one as well, so three..........

nguirado · 10-07-2010, 12:36 PM

I saw one Sony 300 and one K2 next to hotel pools.

Timmy_B · 10-08-2010, 06:18 PM

There is a woman at work who I've seen reading her Kindle 3 waiting for the elevator and outside grabbing a smoke.

I saw someone reading a Kindle (didn't know model numbers then) at my local Peet's some months back.

stinkymonkey · 10-08-2010, 09:32 PM

i saw a woman use hers on the train and 2 other people using sony e-readers. not sure of the version for kindle. i was supposing 2 since at the time people were just receiving their 3's and she couldn't have had it before me lol

i was using my kindle 3 on the train and this guy sits next to me. he looks at my kindle then takes out his ipad and practically shows it off to me. the only reason why i looked was because the light was reflecting off of the screen and i caught it from my side vision. i didn't care, i like my kindle, don't need an ipad to show off.

i was reading it on the bus and a child was reading off of me. i played trhis little game where i moved my kindle every couple seconds, his head moved too. at one point it was at a weird angle and the child's head was tipped oddly. i turned it off and he finally took his eyes off.

steven1979 · 10-08-2010, 10:05 PM

I have never seen an ereader in public, although I have seen many Ipad's at sbux.

Gwen Morse · 10-09-2010, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

is that none of them are particularly easy to carry around. Oh they are light enough, but the dimensions don't allow for stuffing them into a pocket so that carrying them becomes second nature. You have to PLAN to carry a reader. I suspect a lot of them get sold and then sit idle.

I think I see them at Airports more than anywhere else because at an airport, just about everyone carries a laptop bag or other bag that has room for a reader.

Both my K2 and my K3 fit in my purse, which is a fairly small "messenger" style bag. The bag is only slightly larger than my Daytimer organizer (so it's reasonably small). I have ongoing medical issues and I always bring my Kindle with me to my doctor's office. I had to go to the E.R. recently and I also brought it with me then.

I can imagine men would be less likely to carry them "in the wild" unless they have a laptop bag with them, but I don't see any reason why women wouldn't.

Edit: I've never seen an e-reader in public, nor an iPad. But, I'm rather shy in person and I tend to stay out of places with big crowds.

Unolord · 10-09-2010, 10:24 AM

Seen Sony's, Kindle 2's, a couple Kobo's and iPads but I've yet to see a single K3. I have encountered a couple of people asking me if mine was the latest Kindle and if it was worth getting. I see more people reading on the iPod Touch and Blackberries than anything else.

peitsao · 10-09-2010, 10:43 AM

I have been flying out of town quite a bit lately and mostly see ipads, a few Kindles, and one Nook. The ipad users, however, were not reading books, but playing games, etc. But I see more hardcover/pbs on planes. I think it is annoying to have to turn the readers off during takeoff and landing, so the paper version is an advantage.

kyhwana · 10-10-2010, 02:16 AM

Here in Hamilton, NZ I haven't seen anyone else with one.. I'm the only one out reading at the pub here

diokdin · 10-10-2010, 03:29 AM

I haven't seen anyone anywhere with their ebook readers out here in TN. Even when I went to B&N I didn't see anyone reading on their ebook reader, mostly they are reading the physical magazines and books at B&N. I feel like I'm the only one reading on an ebook reader when I'm out at the park or anywhere else.

desertblues · 10-11-2010, 11:49 AM

I`m in Paris for the week; write this on my Kindle. Have been walking around in the center for a few days; didn`t see anyone ereading, though beautiful weather and lots of folks sitting on the lawns at the Tuileries. Happely browsing away (well; a bit slow). Took a bit of a risk, for me that is, by not taking one single paperbook (and that after three years of ereading) but have full confidence in Kindle. (and the fact that Paris has lots of bookstores).

marcclarke · 10-16-2010, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

I have not seen ANY kind of ebook reader "in the wild" that I didn't have a hand in putting out there!

Same here.

menevets · 10-16-2010, 04:04 PM

I see eReaders on trains and buses and in Starbucks in NYC. Mostly, they're older Kindles or Sonys. I am starting to see iPads in the same places more and more. When someone uses an iPad, it sticks out because it's so big. I also just noticed a Kindle DX on the train the other day.

rittsi · 10-16-2010, 05:16 PM

I rarely see them here in Belgium. I ride the train to work and in the past two years I think I've only seen three people with an ebook reader (all Sony).

The most Kindles I've seen at once were actually on the beach at Aruba. There were about 5 people every day that either had a K2 or DX with them while they relaxed under a palm tree.

(This was before the release of K3.)

I do know 3 people that have now purchased an ebook reader after seeing mine. Most people however, still seem to prefer paper books.

10-08-2010, 06:18 PM	#109
Timmy_B Member Posts: 18 Karma: 126 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: California, U.S.A. Device: Kindle 3, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 1st gen, iPad 2 (on order)	1 at work, 1 at Peet's There is a woman at work who I've seen reading her Kindle 3 waiting for the elevator and outside grabbing a smoke. I saw someone reading a Kindle (didn't know model numbers then) at my local Peet's some months back.

10-16-2010, 04:04 PM	#119
menevets Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 750010 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: PRS-300/Kindle 4 basic/iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone/Nexus 7	NYC I see eReaders on trains and buses and in Starbucks in NYC. Mostly, they're older Kindles or Sonys. I am starting to see iPads in the same places more and more. When someone uses an iPad, it sticks out because it's so big. I also just noticed a Kindle DX on the train the other day. Last edited by menevets; 10-16-2010 at 04:04 PM. Reason: z

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lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I have never even seen someone with an e-reader here in Australia...

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Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,086 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2	My husband has bought one, so now there is two of us..........and a lady at work has bought one as well, so three..........

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nguirado Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 1499080 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Nook	I saw one Sony 300 and one K2 next to hotel pools.

10-08-2010, 09:32 PM	#110
stinkymonkey Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle	i saw a woman use hers on the train and 2 other people using sony e-readers. not sure of the version for kindle. i was supposing 2 since at the time people were just receiving their 3's and she couldn't have had it before me lol i was using my kindle 3 on the train and this guy sits next to me. he looks at my kindle then takes out his ipad and practically shows it off to me. the only reason why i looked was because the light was reflecting off of the screen and i caught it from my side vision. i didn't care, i like my kindle, don't need an ipad to show off. i was reading it on the bus and a child was reading off of me. i played trhis little game where i moved my kindle every couple seconds, his head moved too. at one point it was at a weird angle and the child's head was tipped oddly. i turned it off and he finally took his eyes off.

10-08-2010, 10:05 PM	#111
steven1979 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo	I have never seen an ereader in public, although I have seen many Ipad's at sbux.

10-09-2010, 10:24 AM	#113
Unolord Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Kindle 3, iPod Touch	Seen Sony's, Kindle 2's, a couple Kobo's and iPads but I've yet to see a single K3. I have encountered a couple of people asking me if mine was the latest Kindle and if it was worth getting. I see more people reading on the iPod Touch and Blackberries than anything else.

10-09-2010, 10:43 AM	#114
peitsao Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 32760 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Allegheny Mountains Device: Kobo mini, PW3,NookST	I have been flying out of town quite a bit lately and mostly see ipads, a few Kindles, and one Nook. The ipad users, however, were not reading books, but playing games, etc. But I see more hardcover/pbs on planes. I think it is annoying to have to turn the readers off during takeoff and landing, so the paper version is an advantage.

10-10-2010, 02:16 AM	#115
kyhwana Member Posts: 13 Karma: 84 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle3	Here in Hamilton, NZ I haven't seen anyone else with one.. I'm the only one out reading at the pub here

10-10-2010, 03:29 AM	#116
diokdin Groupie Posts: 187 Karma: 46 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TN, US Device: iPhone 4, Astak EZ Pocket Pro, Kindle 3 3G	I haven't seen anyone anywhere with their ebook readers out here in TN. Even when I went to B&N I didn't see anyone reading on their ebook reader, mostly they are reading the physical magazines and books at B&N. I feel like I'm the only one reading on an ebook reader when I'm out at the park or anywhere else.

10-11-2010, 11:49 AM	#117
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	I`m in Paris for the week; write this on my Kindle. Have been walking around in the center for a few days; didn`t see anyone ereading, though beautiful weather and lots of folks sitting on the lawns at the Tuileries. Happely browsing away (well; a bit slow). Took a bit of a risk, for me that is, by not taking one single paperbook (and that after three years of ereading) but have full confidence in Kindle. (and the fact that Paris has lots of bookstores).

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10-16-2010, 05:16 PM	#120
rittsi Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 698 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Device: Sony 505, iphone 3GS, Kindle 3	I rarely see them here in Belgium. I ride the train to work and in the past two years I think I've only seen three people with an ebook reader (all Sony). The most Kindles I've seen at once were actually on the beach at Aruba. There were about 5 people every day that either had a K2 or DX with them while they relaxed under a palm tree. (This was before the release of K3.) I do know 3 people that have now purchased an ebook reader after seeing mine. Most people however, still seem to prefer paper books.