The first gen Kindles were so fugly I couldn't imagine them being pleasant to read on. Then I got a cheap used one and got hooked on the convenience.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
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."
Jessica - Sep 06, 2012 10:58:55 am PDT #19653 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Calli - Sep 06, 2012 11:00:48 am PDT #19654 of 28343
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I love my reader apps on my tablet. I get to choose from hundreds of books to read on my lunch hour without the back ache of carrying the paper versions with me.
Polter-Cow - Sep 06, 2012 11:02:10 am PDT #19655 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
When my Kindle was stolen, I discovered that it was actually pretty neat to read on the Kindle app on my phone. It's like I'm carrying all these books with me in my pocket!
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2012 11:07:36 am PDT #19656 of 28343
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have my Nook, tablet, and phone on me most of the time, but I do tend to grab for the Nook to read, even if it involves putting the tablet away. I prefer that experience, black and white as it may be.
But knowing I got my shit...great.
It would be great if I could still full text search, though. I swear I used to be able to do that...
Atropa - Sep 06, 2012 11:26:36 am PDT #19657 of 28343
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I discovered that it was actually pretty neat to read on the Kindle app on my phone. It's like I'm carrying all these books with me in my pocket!
I don't actually have a Kindle, it's all the app on my phone, and I LOVE it. I am never without books to read!
sumi - Sep 06, 2012 11:27:16 am PDT #19658 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
I use the Kindle app on my phone mostly for knitting patterns.
Fred Pete - Sep 06, 2012 11:29:31 am PDT #19659 of 28343
Ann, that's a ferret.
I prefer the reader apps on my tablet. Bigger screen, easier to read. Even though I'm trying to save those books for vacation, so I can just take one tablet instead of half a dozen books.
Volans - Sep 06, 2012 11:53:46 am PDT #19660 of 28343
move out and draw fire
I use the Kindle app on my tablet and love it. I still order some book-books though, and still love them also.
Interestingly, my DH is reverting from his Fire to his old Kindle as it's easier to read (despite lack of wi-fi)
Consuela - Sep 06, 2012 12:40:45 pm PDT #19661 of 28343
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Did you guys hear about the new Kindles? They're on the front page at Amazon: [link]
Polter-Cow - Sep 06, 2012 12:50:22 pm PDT #19662 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh man, they just straight-up stopped selling the Touch since the Paperwhite is basically the Touch+. And here I just got a new Touch! Ha. Oh well, I've always been behind the times on technology.