'Out Of Gas'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I wonder if the success of the eBook is going to be tied to a dedicated physical platform.
I think there needs to be an affordable device that is comfortable to read for a long time. Basically, I think you need something that would be good enough that you'd consider reading on the device rather than the printed book if given the choice.
More B&N stores are getting a sample Nook to look at (my store didn't have theirs yet as of last Saturday, but I hope they have it by now), if you want to check it out.
That whole thing where Amazon wiped copies of 1984 off the Kindle pushed back my longing for an eReader in a big way.
Didn't they restore them after the kerfuffle?
Didn't they restore them after the kerfuffle?
I don't know. But the thought of a book seller creeping into my library and stealing back my book, howsoever electronically, creeps me the hell out. It's almost visceral.
One of the cool things about the Nook is that, if you're already in a B&N store, you can sample all of their ebooks for free before buying one.
If the publisher has OK'd this, which some haven't.
I really like the Kindle app on my iPhone, but I only buy books that I already have physical copies of.
Yeah, but people with not so great vision (which is a lot of people over 40, and most people over 60) are not going to want to read novels on an iphone. My wish list: Put an e-ink screen as a second screen on a netbook. Run skype on that and you really have some device consolidation going on.
The main reason I got a Kindle was so I could make the text larger. Some books just seem to have teeny, tiny text!
I struggled for a long time on whether to get a Kindle or not (I'm like Giles where I enjoy the physical experience of books... the feel, the smell, etc.) I'm glad I finally did though. I love that I can sample books before I buy them. I love that as soon as I finish a book, I can turn around and order another one and have it on my Kindle almost instantly. I love that I can have tons of books without taking up a ton of space anymore. I love that typically the Kindle version is significantly cheaper than the hard copy version. And it amazes me how many free books they offer - not just new authors trying to get some buzz, but classics like Little Women, Dracula, The Art of War, etc. I even love the dictionary feature (if I don't know what a word means, I just put the cursor on it and the definition shows up!)
The Nook wasn't available when I finally broke down and got my Kindle, but it looks really neat. It probably would have made my decision harder!
I perhaps need an intervention. A train of Twilight thought that started at "Why do some vampires clearly think there's something morally or ethically wrong about killing humans, and others don't see a problem with it?" just ended up at "Why isn't there a vampire version of PETA? VETH?" I need to find some other book to feed my brain.