My main point is try before you buy.
Yes, agreed.
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'Why We Fight'
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amych - Sep 29, 2010 9:08:30 am PDT #15034 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
javachik - Sep 29, 2010 9:08:42 am PDT #15035 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
I never in a million years thought I'd love my Kindle so much. What I love is that I just read. No bells or whistles or web (the web interface is painful, and I have the iPhone for that, anyway) to distract me. It's incredibly easy on the eyes. I read it for 5 hours straight on the plane back from Philly and didn't feel the eyestrain I would get from a book. Like Gud and Gris have said elsewhere, I'll still buy the hardcopies for my home library if I love a book and want to have it on my shelves. But I love all of the free classics and not having to buy "throw-away" books. I also love being able to read the first few chapters as a sample before I buy the rest.
Gudanov - Sep 29, 2010 9:09:24 am PDT #15036 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Yeah, I definitely can't disagree with getting your hands on one first. Keyboards and monitors are the same way for me, I like to go to a store where I can actually see/touch them.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 9:10:15 am PDT #15037 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Have Nooked. I'm not much interested in the ability to browse the web, so I didn't test that. Page refresh was...well, that's e-ink. Page display, nice and crisp. Feel in hand, very nice. Fits in purse very well, and now I just have to buy a small sleeve for it that doesn't take up much more real estate.
Neatly, it charges with the same mini-USB as my phone, so it's charging in my trunk right now.
Typo Boy - Sep 29, 2010 9:10:19 am PDT #15038 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Oh, and again Ipad will be in target in a few days, so you will have a chance to try that too if you don't have a friend with one.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 9:11:25 am PDT #15039 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Since I'm not buying a Kindle, and I don't want an iPad's extra stuff, it's pretty much Nook or offbrand. The Nook will have to do something extra-surprising over the next couple weeks to go back.
javachik - Sep 29, 2010 9:11:55 am PDT #15040 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Yay, ita! I hope it makes your ER visits a little easier.
I've never seen a Nook up close. My Kindle was a birthday gift.
Gudanov - Sep 29, 2010 9:21:59 am PDT #15041 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I'm a weirdo and have a Sony PRS-600, I haven't used it for a purchased book yet. Just for looking over and editing my and other people's stuff, and library books. The ability to take notes with a stylus was the big selling point for me. For just reading, the Sony e-Readers just don't seem competitive to me anymore.
javachik - Sep 29, 2010 9:23:04 am PDT #15042 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
It was so nice not to be loaded down with books and magazines for the cross-country flight. New Yorker and San Francisco Chronicle are both delivered to my Kindle as well.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 9:26:31 am PDT #15043 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's so freaking small! And the current book I'm reading is Kushiel's Dart--I don't necessarily need to have that cover evident everywhere, especially near work. I would totally buy an e-version so I could read my S&M-lite on the down low.
But first I think I will go with the Hunger Games books. And that Last Unicorn stuff. Reading books on the phone just wasn't hacking it, although it's fine for websurfing.