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Old 07-31-2010, 11:03 AM   #1
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What was your first e-reading device?
I got my first cell phone ten years ago, and this made me think about how I started reading e-books.

My first e-reading device was a Motorola MPx200 smartphone with Mobipocket. This was in 2004. Since then, I've owned five more e-reading devices, which I've detailed (with pictures!) in a blog post. But my basic story is MPx200 to iPad, 2004-2010. What's yours?
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Old 07-31-2010, 11:10 AM   #2
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Old 07-31-2010, 11:33 AM   #4
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Although I had eyed them for awhile, the cost of e-books kept me out. It was the $9.99 ebook pricing that allowed me to justify the investment.
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Old 07-31-2010, 11:37 AM   #5
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Old 07-31-2010, 11:51 AM   #7
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Old 07-31-2010, 11:52 AM   #8
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Old 07-31-2010, 11:54 AM   #9
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A "Psion 3" in (now I've looked in up on Wikipedia) 1991.

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Old 07-31-2010, 11:55 AM   #10
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Old 07-31-2010, 11:57 AM   #11
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My desktop computer

It was lousy for the job. I like to slouch, move about so I continued to buy dead trees, because I could not justify buying a $500 PDA just to read books.


Last year, the Pocket EZ came out with the features and control placement I wanted (and none of the ones I did not want) and at my price point limit.
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:12 PM   #12
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A "Psion 3" in (now I've looked in up on Wikipedia) 1991.
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