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MoSo · 03-30-2008, 04:55 PM

Greetings all - got a Kindle over a week ago, after years of struggling with reading books on PDAs (the Tungsten that folded out for a larger screen) and on the PC.

Choosing the Kindle over the others was a pretty close decision - I finally went with Amazon just because I think they have a little more "pull" with publishers and I'm likely to find more of the "still in copyright but years-old" favorites eventually produced in .azw. I wanted an e-reader that worked well and didn't particularly care about bells and whistles (especially marginal ones) and the Kindle is a pretty good e-reader. I don't use it to read blogs, newspapers or magazines.

I have an extensive library of physical books, but, due to space constraints, I'm limited to "keepers" and the e-reader format means I can store books on the computer or just delete them, as I like. The Kindle's price on just-released books means I can buy the new title on day of release for roughly $9.99 and then, if I really like the book and think it's a keeper, buy it when it's released in paperback to add to the physical library. It'd be nice if I could sell things back, but given how few places buy books anymore, I end up giving paperbacks to Goodwill or the like anyway, so deleting them off a hard drive is just about the same thing.

So - hi, all!

MickeyC · 03-30-2008, 05:29 PM

Hi MoSo and welcome to the Forum. I got a Sony PRS-505 for largely the same reasons you got the Kindle; no room for all the books I'd read. Plus it is great for traveling

MoSo · 03-30-2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

Hi MoSo and welcome to the Forum. I got a Sony PRS-505 for largely the same reasons you got the Kindle; no room for all the books I'd read. Plus it is great for traveling

I was leaning toward the Sony until I started having issues with my expensive Sony laptop and had to use Sony customer service (fortunately, I bought an extended warranty which included full replacement). I'm STILL annoyed with them, 6 months later, which is too bad, because I've had various Sony laptops for going on 10 years and prior to this I'd never had a problem.

I think the Sony has the better ergonomic design, but not by all that much. I like the Kindle's search capability, with the (admittedly high lag time) QWERTY keyboard.

So, place an order with Amazon, and viola! 5 weeks later (cough) an e-reader. At least they don't charge until they ship, which is some minor customer-service grace, although a bit more feedback on ship times would be good.

The spouse is starting to steal my Kindle, and I'm contemplating a second device for him. It'll probably be another Kindle, just because then we can register them and share libraries, although our reading habits are somewhat diverse.

Now I'm off to see if I can figure out igorsk's mobipocket program. Gah, python again, just when I thought I was out of scripting languages.

Halk · 03-30-2008, 05:46 PM

Remember that the books are so small that you may never need to delete them from your hard drive. A 100GB hard drive will hold roughly a public library full of books :P

And by the time you've accumulated that amount, you can just pick up a 100TB drive which will hold a planet full.

03-30-2008, 04:55 PM	#1
MoSo Crankier than average Posts: 143 Karma: 345 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern Oregon mountains Device: Kindle #1, Kindle #2; internet appliance - The Chumby.	Another new member Greetings all - got a Kindle over a week ago, after years of struggling with reading books on PDAs (the Tungsten that folded out for a larger screen) and on the PC. Choosing the Kindle over the others was a pretty close decision - I finally went with Amazon just because I think they have a little more "pull" with publishers and I'm likely to find more of the "still in copyright but years-old" favorites eventually produced in .azw. I wanted an e-reader that worked well and didn't particularly care about bells and whistles (especially marginal ones) and the Kindle is a pretty good e-reader. I don't use it to read blogs, newspapers or magazines. I have an extensive library of physical books, but, due to space constraints, I'm limited to "keepers" and the e-reader format means I can store books on the computer or just delete them, as I like. The Kindle's price on just-released books means I can buy the new title on day of release for roughly $9.99 and then, if I really like the book and think it's a keeper, buy it when it's released in paperback to add to the physical library. It'd be nice if I could sell things back, but given how few places buy books anymore, I end up giving paperbacks to Goodwill or the like anyway, so deleting them off a hard drive is just about the same thing. So - hi, all!

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03-30-2008, 05:29 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi MoSo and welcome to the Forum. I got a Sony PRS-505 for largely the same reasons you got the Kindle; no room for all the books I'd read. Plus it is great for traveling

03-30-2008, 05:46 PM	#4
Halk Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 469999 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Sony PRS-650 (PRS+ alpha - thanks Kartu!)	Remember that the books are so small that you may never need to delete them from your hard drive. A 100GB hard drive will hold roughly a public library full of books :P And by the time you've accumulated that amount, you can just pick up a 100TB drive which will hold a planet full.

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