Mal Posted January 13, 2008 Hi All, Anyone got a Kindle? They look pretty cool, and also pretty pointless for me as they won't work in Aus But I love books and because I'm into weird stuff I'm always waiting 2 weeks for what I want to turn up in the post. D is currently reading books on her laptop, but that is because I had to kick her off the PC last night There are heaps of ebook readers out there, any recommendations? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mentalground0 Posted January 14, 2008 i have no recommendations b/c i find it very difficult to do much screen reading. my eyes always feel strained after a while. i'm all about the dead wood version...and i'm a writer, voracious reader and tech teacher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted January 15, 2008 i find it very difficult to do much screen reading. Me too, find it hard to page through documents too, nothing is as user friendly as a book But this kindle thing is suppose to be like reading paper. I'm sulking because I've got 6 books in the mail at the moment and I'm just sitting here posting on the net.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LCD Posted January 15, 2008 There is a dedicated forum here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/ Summary: there are not as many models as you might expect they either have small screens, or are pretty expensive they all have various design and usability problems the formats for e-books is a can of worms I'd expect them to get usable in a year or two... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mentalground0 Posted January 15, 2008 Me too, find it hard to page through documents too, nothing is as user friendly as a book But this kindle thing is suppose to be like reading paper. I'm sulking because I've got 6 books in the mail at the moment and I'm just sitting here posting on the net.... i know what you mean. I've got two piles of 7 books each sitting in my living room. eventually i'll get to all of them have you checked out goodreads.com? you can post reviews there and read others' reviews. great stuff and rather addicting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted March 22, 2010 BTT for more current thoughts. My partner has a BeBook and that has been REALLY good. Yes you have to muck around with the files occasionally to get a decent text size, but it is pretty straightforward to use and the E-paper screen is easy on the eyes. I'm impressed with it and it has saved us a lot in paper book costs, but I still prefer the real thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
