Hello, hello

catlight · 08-25-2014, 07:56 PM

What can I say... I stumbled across this in a search, and of course I found I had an opinion!

Addicted to reading, with a leaning to science, history, technology, SF, and probably other things.

Hard core techie at heart, sans details.

Currently bouncing among laptop, tablet, and three e-readers depending on when/where/what. The fourth e-reader has yet to be charged and loaded (it was grabbed for a cheap experiment that never got done).

I prefer real books most of the time, except in the dark, but don't want to have to carry them / make up my mind / not have a library with me.

Laptops are OK, particularly when running two or three screens and you want a reference, but not convenient for normal reading.

Tablets suck. Too heavy, too short a battery life, too many fiddling details.

Small readers with e-paper screens are good for casual reading, not so good for .pdf files.

Larger e-readers good for pdfs, and better for technical manuals if they don't have touchscreens (so you can run your fingers over figures, diagrams, flowcharts, and tables).

Active e-readers: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle DX.

MickeyC · 08-25-2014, 10:09 PM

Sorry catlight, but we're not letting any more Canadians join MobileRead until you stop sending those damn Alberta clippers down here.

Shoot. I didn't think you'd fall for that one. Anyway, welcome to MobileRead. And that was a great intro,eh

Quexos · 08-26-2014, 10:54 AM

A thorough intro if there ever was one.
Welcome to the forum

08-25-2014, 07:56 PM	#1
catlight Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 350010 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada Device: kobo aura hd, kobo touch, kindle dx	Hello, hello What can I say... I stumbled across this in a search, and of course I found I had an opinion! Addicted to reading, with a leaning to science, history, technology, SF, and probably other things. Hard core techie at heart, sans details. Currently bouncing among laptop, tablet, and three e-readers depending on when/where/what. The fourth e-reader has yet to be charged and loaded (it was grabbed for a cheap experiment that never got done). I prefer real books most of the time, except in the dark, but don't want to have to carry them / make up my mind / not have a library with me. Laptops are OK, particularly when running two or three screens and you want a reference, but not convenient for normal reading. Tablets suck. Too heavy, too short a battery life, too many fiddling details. Small readers with e-paper screens are good for casual reading, not so good for .pdf files. Larger e-readers good for pdfs, and better for technical manuals if they don't have touchscreens (so you can run your fingers over figures, diagrams, flowcharts, and tables). Active e-readers: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle DX.

08-25-2014, 10:09 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Sorry catlight, but we're not letting any more Canadians join MobileRead until you stop sending those damn Alberta clippers down here. Shoot. I didn't think you'd fall for that one. Anyway, welcome to MobileRead. And that was a great intro,eh

08-26-2014, 10:54 AM	#3
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	A thorough intro if there ever was one. Welcome to the forum

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