What was the first e-book you read and on what device? - Page 9

crich70 · 11-05-2012, 09:58 PM

I don't remember the title I read 1st, but it was on a Franklin Ebookman device. It had a dot matrix like text and gobbled AA batteries up for breakfast. If I was lucky I'd get 4 hrs of use before having to replace them with fresh rechargables.

BeccaAnn · 11-05-2012, 10:12 PM

I'm not sure what book I read first but it was either a Miss Marple story or something by Jayne Ann Krentz (romance). It was on a Sony 500 in August 2007.

Breid · 11-07-2012, 09:53 AM

The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas on a Sony PRS-650.

WT Sharpe · 11-07-2012, 10:02 AM

The first book I read on an ereader was Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson. That was on a Kindle 2. The first book I read on my new Paperwhite was Mortality by Christopher Hitchens.

dynabook · 11-07-2012, 05:23 PM

I read the Lord of the Rings novels on a Palm III. Good thing my eyes were already ruined.

I jumped on the Sony 500 when it came out and never looked back.
--MH

Sydney's Mom · 11-07-2012, 05:55 PM

Just After sunset (Stephen King) on the original kindle (after it went back up in price after the $50 Oprah discount).

PodPeople · 11-07-2012, 06:01 PM

It was "The Puppet Masters" by Robert A. Heinlein. I read it on a Rocket eBook. This was also the first science fiction book I read as a teenager.

ccowie · 11-07-2012, 06:08 PM

I remember it very well. I couldn't wait to get my Sony 505 and I read Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy start to finish in about 6 days.

badgoodDeb · 11-07-2012, 06:11 PM

"The Christ Clone trilogy" by James Beauseigneur , read on a Palm ... probably Palm III. That's a fun trilogy, by the way!

jamadams · 11-07-2012, 06:13 PM

Stephen King, The Gunslinger - on a Sony Librie. I loved that machine.

Rumpelteazer · 11-07-2012, 06:31 PM

I'm another Palm user, though I can't remember which one. I was going through my Gothic-novel phase, thanks to an enthousiastic teacher, and I wanted to read Shirley Jackson's novel but they were impossible to get (quickly). The year before a friend gave me the URL of Gutenberg and I gave it a try and did not only find Shirley Jackson's novels, but also many other classics, for free!

On my Sony 601 I first read a couple of freebies that you could download from the Sony website after purchasing their reader.

Valentino · 11-09-2012, 01:58 AM

I think mine was Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy. I think I pirated the first one since he was a new author that I didn't want to take the risk on and I'd just taken a hit buying my ereader. I bought all the rest. Great books btw.

Valentino · 11-09-2012, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

I don't remember the title I read 1st, but it was on a Franklin Ebookman device. It had a dot matrix like text and gobbled AA batteries up for breakfast. If I was lucky I'd get 4 hrs of use before having to replace them with fresh rechargables.

Sounds painful.

Your avatar looks vertically stretched. I've noticed it for a long time, you should squish it back in place before it warps away.

1katie23 · 11-09-2012, 11:21 PM

"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" on my NC, which led to the rest of Stieg Larsson's trilogy.

caleb72 · 11-10-2012, 12:24 AM

I believe my first was Hero by Perry Moore (RIP). I read it on my HTC Touch. I had ordered my first Kindle and was preparing myself for the experience.

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11-05-2012, 09:58 PM	#121
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I don't remember the title I read 1st, but it was on a Franklin Ebookman device. It had a dot matrix like text and gobbled AA batteries up for breakfast. If I was lucky I'd get 4 hrs of use before having to replace them with fresh rechargables.

11-05-2012, 10:12 PM	#122
BeccaAnn Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 660 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spearfish, SD, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	I'm not sure what book I read first but it was either a Miss Marple story or something by Jayne Ann Krentz (romance). It was on a Sony 500 in August 2007.

11-07-2012, 09:53 AM	#123
Breid Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 161452 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ireland Device: Kobo Aura HD; Kobo Glo; KPW	The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas on a Sony PRS-650.

11-07-2012, 10:02 AM	#124
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The first book I read on an ereader was Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson. That was on a Kindle 2. The first book I read on my new Paperwhite was Mortality by Christopher Hitchens.

11-07-2012, 05:23 PM	#125
dynabook Techno-geek Posts: 225 Karma: 1116651 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: PRS-T1 (Black), PRS-T3S (Black), Kobo Aura ONE	I read the Lord of the Rings novels on a Palm III. Good thing my eyes were already ruined. I jumped on the Sony 500 when it came out and never looked back. --MH

11-07-2012, 05:55 PM	#126
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,895 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Just After sunset (Stephen King) on the original kindle (after it went back up in price after the $50 Oprah discount).

11-07-2012, 06:01 PM	#127
PodPeople Connoisseur Posts: 94 Karma: 134 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston, TX Device: Nook Simple Touch, iPad 3, Kindle 4B	It was "The Puppet Masters" by Robert A. Heinlein. I read it on a Rocket eBook. This was also the first science fiction book I read as a teenager.

11-07-2012, 06:08 PM	#128
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	I remember it very well. I couldn't wait to get my Sony 505 and I read Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy start to finish in about 6 days.

11-07-2012, 06:11 PM	#129
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	"The Christ Clone trilogy" by James Beauseigneur , read on a Palm ... probably Palm III. That's a fun trilogy, by the way!

11-07-2012, 06:13 PM	#130
jamadams Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 712900 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hull, UK Device: Kindle PW, Kindle Keyboard, Kobo Touch, Sony PRS-505, 600 & Librié	Stephen King, The Gunslinger - on a Sony Librie. I loved that machine.

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11-07-2012, 06:31 PM	#131
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I'm another Palm user, though I can't remember which one. I was going through my Gothic-novel phase, thanks to an enthousiastic teacher, and I wanted to read Shirley Jackson's novel but they were impossible to get (quickly). The year before a friend gave me the URL of Gutenberg and I gave it a try and did not only find Shirley Jackson's novels, but also many other classics, for free! On my Sony 601 I first read a couple of freebies that you could download from the Sony website after purchasing their reader.

11-09-2012, 01:58 AM	#132
Valentino Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 999999 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: some.	I think mine was Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy. I think I pirated the first one since he was a new author that I didn't want to take the risk on and I'd just taken a hit buying my ereader. I bought all the rest. Great books btw.

11-09-2012, 11:21 PM	#134
1katie23 Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 481944 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Northeast Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Nook Color running CM7, Galaxy Note II	"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" on my NC, which led to the rest of Stieg Larsson's trilogy.

11-10-2012, 12:24 AM	#135
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I believe my first was Hero by Perry Moore (RIP). I read it on my HTC Touch. I had ordered my first Kindle and was preparing myself for the experience.