Im going home Donny Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Whos got one? What kind? Likes and dislikes? Think its a bad call to buy one used? I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Most important thing in my experience is the screen quality. You need one like a kindle that has a "permanent" light, not one that has a more traditional style of screen where the image "updates" over and over again. I've found the constant update is what hurts my eyes, like staring too long at a computer screen, but not everyone experiences the same thing. Try out many before buying, see which you prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcust99 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Got a Kindle as a gift 6 months ago. Never thought Id use it very much but I read EVERY night now. Wifey has one too as uses it more then I do. For $139 it's a GREAT buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybone Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I have a Kobo. I like it, but a back light feature would be nice. Kindle, I believe, has it's own network so you are not reliant on wifi to get new books. Might be nice for traveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Kindles are awesome.With Calibre you can put ebook or pdf you find on it (tons of torrents)...and share purchased books with another kindle/calibre user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatpatguy Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) My wife bought the Barnes & Noble Nook. B&N doesn't sell to Canada but if you know someone in the US that you could ship it to then you're good.She did a lot of research and went with that one based on user reviews, price point, and the fact that, unlike the Kindle, it could handle non-proprietary file formats (PDF and ePub being the two biggest). You can also buy books from Chapters/Indigo, since both the Nook and the Kobo use the same file format.This means she can get books from the library, which you can't do the with the Kindle.The big selling point the Nook had over the Kobo for her was that the Nook allowed you to set bookmarks.Also, if you are at all handy, the Nook color can actually be hacked and turned into an Android tablet, with full access to the Android app store. Edited February 15, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I LOVE my kindle. The page is just like reading a traditional book. I can read for hours without eye strain. I am a technological idiot, so for me, ordering books and having them appear instantaneously on my Kindle is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all your imput..I feel a little less lost in the sea..kinda sounds like Kindle might be for me. I only just learned about 'tabs' on our computer..need I say more.. Does the kindle have a dictionary? Edited February 15, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ersh Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Not sure if Kindle has a dictionary, but from what I've heard, it doesn't recognize all the book formats out there. There's tons of free books available (including Library websites!!) i don't think you can utilize with a Kindle. They may be changing that, but I know that's what they were like last year.I have a Sony Reader and my wife has a reader pocket version. I've had mine for a year, but re-researched them when I got Debbie her's for christmas. Sony has a great screen... cheap enough, reads multiple formats, and very durable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Cool..thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 I don't have one but I have friends that do and they're all about the nook. As Pat said, the e-library feature alone makes it amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 I've heard that about your friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Not sure if Kindle has a dictionary, but from what I've heard, it doesn't recognize all the book formats out there. There's tons of free books available (including Library websites!!) i don't think you can utilize with a Kindle. They may be changing that, but I know that's what they were like last year.Kindles are awesome.With Calibre you can put ebook or pdf you find on it (tons of torrents)...and share purchased books with another kindle/calibre user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Kindle does indeed have a dictionary.It also allows you to highlight text and either save it in your favorites or you can post it to Facebook.I have obtained lots of free books just through the Amazon website, but bouche has also found me free books through that Calibre thing. But I have no idea how that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I have obtained lots of free books just through the Amazon website, but bouche has also found me free books through that Calibre thing. But I have no idea how that works.one can use calibre to save kindle books from their device to their hard drive, then hookup another kindle and put them on that one.pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybone Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Do you have any torrent sites you would recommend for finding books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Does anyone know if these things are useful for academic purposes? For instance, how many "current" academic texts are available as ebooks? And with Calibre, can I transfer texts in to my computer and make them accessible from there as well? I'm very tempted, but I don't want to burn more dough than necessary, and then end up ordering more paperbacks online. Edited February 17, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 that's a good point Thorg- you see kids lugging around huge loads of textbooks these days- can't be good for them, particularly (and ironically) the scrawny bookworm poindexters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 And with Calibre, can I transfer texts in to my computer and make them accessible from there as well? Install it and give it a shot. I don't really know what you're asking. What do you mean by "can I transfer texts"?Jaybone:Demonoidusenet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I guess if it's a pdf I can open it up, cut and paste and whatever else, for ease of quotation. But are most ebooks in some format specific to the reading device, or are they still in a format that I can open and "use" on my laptop/desktop? Getting a hold of the books is the most important thing. Most of them are often out of print to begin with but I'm guessing on the torrent sites you can find people sharing all kinds of stuff, or is it mostly entertainment reading that is available on these things so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybone Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Check out the Caliber video. It answers most of the questions. Basically, if you d/l whatever book in pdf- it will convert it to whatever format you need for your device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Ms.Hux, do you have the Kindle 2? No fuzzyness?An Ebook is my quit smoking again 'carrot'...that and a swimP3 player. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Yahoo has signalled it is investigating e-book advertisements as a way to stimulate its earnings, says BBC News. The company states in two U.S. patent applications that users could be offered titles at a variety of prices depending on the ads' prominence. "Greater levels of advertising, which may be more valuable to an advertiser and potentially more distracting to an e-book reader, may warrant higher discounts," the company says. Ads could be offered as hyperlinks, as "dynamic content" such as video, and as boxes at the bottom of a page or chapter saying "brought to you by company A." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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