Hello from Belgium.

Ubikzz · 01-13-2010, 01:52 PM

G'day everyone,

this will probably be the first forum where I do not need to explain my user name. :-)

I used to be a prolific reader when I was young and had loads of free-time, but as I grew older, there was less and less time -- kids, spouse, career, house, other hobbies -- for reading. Recently I have discovered the joy of reading again thanks to the ereader.

My mother tongue is Dutch, but I mostly read English books (a few French and German too).

As for reading, I am a SciFi adept (here we say S.F.) and Jack Vance is my favourite author, although my most favourite book is a Philip K. Dick one's.

I have a N516 (Hanvon), which I choose because it was the cheapest thing on the planet .... and it suited my needs better then the dearer one's.

Ubikzz

MickeyC · 01-13-2010, 02:02 PM

Hi Ubikzz and welcome to MobileRead

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-13-2010, 02:23 PM

Welcome to MR!

Re your username - where does the zz come from? I'm guessing the rest of it is your favourite Philip K Dick book...

dreams · 01-13-2010, 02:34 PM

Welcome to MR, Ubikzz !

There is a lot of SF (SyFy or Sci Fi -- lots of ways to type it, I've noticed) out there. Have you visited Baen's WebScription site ? They have a great free library at baen's.

Also please check out all the free ebooks right here on MR that have been beautifully hand crafted by some very dedicated MR members. (look up on the left in the blue bar -- choose ePub and LRF).

Have fun exploring the forums and just ask if you would like to know something.

KunoK · 01-13-2010, 03:10 PM

Wellcome

I hope you will enjoy the forum. I do.

rlparker · 01-13-2010, 04:47 PM

Hi Ubikzz, welcome to MR!

You might be shocked to learn that I wasn't familiar with "Ubik"; I don't think I've ever read anything by Philip K Dick. But I browsed the book at Amazon and it sounds really interesting, so I might give it a go. I'm cheap frugal though, so 9.99USD sounds kinda expensive to me.

omk3 · 01-14-2010, 07:25 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, Ubikzz!
Happy reading now that you rediscovered the joys of it!

desertgrandma · 01-14-2010, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ubikzz

G'day everyone,

this will probably be the first forum where I do not need to explain my user name. :-)

Ubikzz

Welcome to MobileRead, Ubikzz.

For us less worldly..........could you clarify your user name? And where would you be from?

Enjoy the forums!

Ubikzz · 01-14-2010, 03:49 PM

Thanks for all your welcoming words.

I live close to Brussels (10 min. by car).

The extra zz comes from making Ubik unik (which would kill it in the same time) so it would probably always be a free user name in fora. I just don't like to have to remember different user names and there is no more room for post-its on my screen.

Vector · 01-14-2010, 04:06 PM

Hi Ubikzz. Welcome aboard. I'm glad to meet someone in Belgium. I love your country's beer.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-14-2010, 04:29 PM

Thank you for the explanation!

happy_terd · 01-14-2010, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vector

Hi Ubikzz. Welcome aboard. I'm glad to meet someone in Belgium. I love your country's beer.

HERE HERE FOR BEER!!!

Welcome to MR!!!

jfdeclercq · 01-25-2010, 10:53 AM

Hello, I see you are based in Belgium. Would you be interested in joining the ePaper User Group Initiative ? I would like to organize a ePaper User Meeting in 2010.

JF Declercq

01-13-2010, 01:52 PM	#1
Ubikzz Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 116 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: N516	Hello from Belgium. G'day everyone, this will probably be the first forum where I do not need to explain my user name. :-) I used to be a prolific reader when I was young and had loads of free-time, but as I grew older, there was less and less time -- kids, spouse, career, house, other hobbies -- for reading. Recently I have discovered the joy of reading again thanks to the ereader. My mother tongue is Dutch, but I mostly read English books (a few French and German too). As for reading, I am a SciFi adept (here we say S.F.) and Jack Vance is my favourite author, although my most favourite book is a Philip K. Dick one's. I have a N516 (Hanvon), which I choose because it was the cheapest thing on the planet .... and it suited my needs better then the dearer one's. Ubikzz

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01-13-2010, 02:02 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Ubikzz and welcome to MobileRead

01-13-2010, 02:23 PM	#3
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Welcome to MR! Re your username - where does the zz come from? I'm guessing the rest of it is your favourite Philip K Dick book...

01-13-2010, 02:34 PM	#4
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Welcome to MR, Ubikzz ! There is a lot of SF (SyFy or Sci Fi -- lots of ways to type it, I've noticed) out there. Have you visited Baen's WebScription site ? They have a great free library at baen's. Also please check out all the free ebooks right here on MR that have been beautifully hand crafted by some very dedicated MR members. (look up on the left in the blue bar -- choose ePub and LRF). Have fun exploring the forums and just ask if you would like to know something.

01-13-2010, 03:10 PM	#5
KunoK Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 558 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Device: Gen3, Boox 60, K3, Sony T1, Sandra has a Sony505, 650, K3	Wellcome I hope you will enjoy the forum. I do.

01-13-2010, 04:47 PM	#6
rlparker Ars longa Posts: 1,179 Karma: 17404 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north carolina, usa Device: Kindle K1, K3 wifi	Hi Ubikzz, welcome to MR! You might be shocked to learn that I wasn't familiar with "Ubik"; I don't think I've ever read anything by Philip K Dick. But I browsed the book at Amazon and it sounds really interesting, so I might give it a go. I'm cheap frugal though, so 9.99USD sounds kinda expensive to me.

01-14-2010, 07:25 AM	#7
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	Welcome to MobileRead, Ubikzz! Happy reading now that you rediscovered the joys of it!

01-14-2010, 03:49 PM	#9
Ubikzz Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 116 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: N516	Thanks for all your welcoming words. I live close to Brussels (10 min. by car). The extra zz comes from making Ubik unik (which would kill it in the same time) so it would probably always be a free user name in fora. I just don't like to have to remember different user names and there is no more room for post-its on my screen.

01-14-2010, 04:06 PM	#10
Vector Senile Delinquent Posts: 96 Karma: 510 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Sweden Device: several	Hi Ubikzz. Welcome aboard. I'm glad to meet someone in Belgium. I love your country's beer.

01-14-2010, 04:29 PM	#11
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Thank you for the explanation!

01-25-2010, 10:53 AM	#13
jfdeclercq ePaper Enthousiast Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Overijse, Belgium Device: iRex DR1000S	Hello, I see you are based in Belgium. Would you be interested in joining the ePaper User Group Initiative ? I would like to organize a ePaper User Meeting in 2010. JF Declercq

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