Since the advent of Eink do you still use you previous reader?

yvanleterrible · 10-30-2006, 03:11 PM

Hundreds of our fellow MR bloggers have now embraced Eink era. I'm curious to know if they still use their previous readers for reading. Phones don't count.

NatCh · 10-30-2006, 03:19 PM

In a word, no.

I'll still read on paper, if I can't get an e-version of a book, but going back to my Palm T3? I don't think so.

airlik · 10-30-2006, 04:08 PM

I had actually given up entirely on eBooks until the Sony Reader... reading on the desktop PC? I spend enough time in front of the computer already. On the laptop? A portable heating pad I don't need and way too heavy... On my Palm? WAY too small and not nearly enough battery life - I wouldn't drain the batteries reading only to find it dead when I need an address or something. Suddenly all those Gutenberg downloads are seeing some life...

Bob Russell · 10-30-2006, 05:19 PM

I absolutely still read on my Treo. As much as I want to have the Sony Reader around all the time, it isn't with me as much as my smartphone. Plus, there are times when it's nice to read the Treo in bed because it's tiny and comfortable to hold as I lay on my back and have the backlight on it.

Some people will, of course, read only with one device, but I like variety. One of these days I hope to also read on somethink like a UMPC or tablet also.

slayda · 10-30-2006, 05:40 PM

I still use my Palm TX, mainly because I can't get my Sony reader back from my mother. (Maybe I need to buy another one.) However the TX is much more portable & therefore it is easier to follow an old military habit of taking advantage of any spare minute or a dozen to read since it is always with me. Also when my wife wants company when she goes to the horse barn, I have a back light to use while I wait.

Bottom line - I like them both.

I wish there was an easy way to sync their bookmarks.

rlauzon · 10-30-2006, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

However the TX is much more portable & therefore it is easier to follow an old military habit of taking advantage of any spare minute or a dozen to read since it is always with me.

Same here. I still carry my TX with me wherever I go. So it's always easy to pick off a few pages of The Shadow or Doc Savage story of the month.

tcv · 10-30-2006, 09:02 PM

The Shadow or Doc Savage? Really? I didn't know that stuff was available.

Sorry -- off topic.

rlauzon · 10-31-2006, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tcv

The Shadow or Doc Savage? Really? I didn't know that stuff was available.

It was available. Blackmask had it before the Content Cartel shut it down.

Although there was no proof, Conde Nast claimed that the Shadow and Doc Savage were still under copyright. So they shut down all of Blackmask (which had thousands of works that were definately in the Public Domain) and are still playing legal games to keep it off line.

yvanleterrible · 10-31-2006, 09:07 AM

[QUOTE=slayda]I still use my Palm TX, mainly because I can't get my Sony reader back from my mother. (Maybe I need to buy another one.) ... [QUOTE]

That is funny! I think I'd have the same problem too. Thanks for the warning!

Does that mean that a reader would be as personal as underware?

slayda · 10-31-2006, 11:26 AM

One of the main differences between a pbook library & an ebook library is you need the reader for ebooks. If you loan the reader so someone else can read one of your books, then you don't have the reader for yourself.

da_jane · 10-31-2006, 11:33 AM

<i>. . . to hold as I lay on my back and have the backlight on it.</i>

What? That sounds like sacrilege. I still read on my IPAQ. I have currently lent my Sony Reader to a friend of mine who is a bookseller and does not currently read ebooks but does get alot of manuscripts and ARCs to read.

I just read so much at night that the lack of a good booklight has stumped me. I am waiting for the integrated light eink or even a good sized lcd. The sony reader is such a sexy looking device. Even the star-whatever it is called - doesn't look half so good.

doctorow · 11-01-2006, 05:07 AM

I gave my old e-reader (GEB2150) to my younger brother and he loves it!

pdam · 11-02-2006, 04:30 AM

Paper, obviously.
Laptop - because much of the stuff I read is in A4 PDF on on a service like Science Direct online, or blogs and forums.
Blackberry - BBC news, it's still the more convenient as it's wireless and I always have it.
So absolutely!!

10-30-2006, 03:11 PM	#1
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Since the advent of Eink do you still use you previous reader? Hundreds of our fellow MR bloggers have now embraced Eink era. I'm curious to know if they still use their previous readers for reading. Phones don't count.

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10-30-2006, 03:19 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	In a word, no. I'll still read on paper, if I can't get an e-version of a book, but going back to my Palm T3? I don't think so.

10-30-2006, 04:08 PM	#3
airlik Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 15 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony Reader	I had actually given up entirely on eBooks until the Sony Reader... reading on the desktop PC? I spend enough time in front of the computer already. On the laptop? A portable heating pad I don't need and way too heavy... On my Palm? WAY too small and not nearly enough battery life - I wouldn't drain the batteries reading only to find it dead when I need an address or something. Suddenly all those Gutenberg downloads are seeing some life...

10-30-2006, 05:19 PM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I absolutely still read on my Treo. As much as I want to have the Sony Reader around all the time, it isn't with me as much as my smartphone. Plus, there are times when it's nice to read the Treo in bed because it's tiny and comfortable to hold as I lay on my back and have the backlight on it. Some people will, of course, read only with one device, but I like variety. One of these days I hope to also read on somethink like a UMPC or tablet also.

10-30-2006, 05:40 PM	#5
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	I still use my Palm TX, mainly because I can't get my Sony reader back from my mother. (Maybe I need to buy another one.) However the TX is much more portable & therefore it is easier to follow an old military habit of taking advantage of any spare minute or a dozen to read since it is always with me. Also when my wife wants company when she goes to the horse barn, I have a back light to use while I wait. Bottom line - I like them both. I wish there was an easy way to sync their bookmarks.

10-30-2006, 09:02 PM	#7
tcv Addict Posts: 330 Karma: 596 Join Date: Oct 2006	The Shadow or Doc Savage? Really? I didn't know that stuff was available. Sorry -- off topic.

10-31-2006, 09:07 AM	#9
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	[QUOTE=slayda]I still use my Palm TX, mainly because I can't get my Sony reader back from my mother. (Maybe I need to buy another one.) ... [QUOTE] That is funny! I think I'd have the same problem too. Thanks for the warning! Does that mean that a reader would be as personal as underware?

10-31-2006, 11:26 AM	#10
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	One of the main differences between a pbook library & an ebook library is you need the reader for ebooks. If you loan the reader so someone else can read one of your books, then you don't have the reader for yourself.

10-31-2006, 11:33 AM	#11
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	<i>. . . to hold as I lay on my back and have the backlight on it.</i> What? That sounds like sacrilege. I still read on my IPAQ. I have currently lent my Sony Reader to a friend of mine who is a bookseller and does not currently read ebooks but does get alot of manuscripts and ARCs to read. I just read so much at night that the lack of a good booklight has stumped me. I am waiting for the integrated light eink or even a good sized lcd. The sony reader is such a sexy looking device. Even the star-whatever it is called - doesn't look half so good.

11-01-2006, 05:07 AM	#12
doctorow Guru Posts: 914 Karma: 3410461 Join Date: May 2004 Device: Kindle Touch	I gave my old e-reader (GEB2150) to my younger brother and he loves it!

11-02-2006, 04:30 AM	#13
pdam Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 100 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: iLiad, iPaq, Psion5&7, Blackberry	Paper, obviously. Laptop - because much of the stuff I read is in A4 PDF on on a service like Science Direct online, or blogs and forums. Blackberry - BBC news, it's still the more convenient as it's wireless and I always have it. So absolutely!!

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