OT-E Book reader ??

Posted by lucille on May 31, 2009, 12:03 pm

Does anyone use a Kindle or a Sony E Book Reader? My friend was asking
about one and I have never given it much thought before.

Lucille

Posted by Pat P on May 31, 2009, 1:19 pm

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My young BIL brought his to show me - I`m glad he did, as I`ve been
wondering about getting one myself. Now I know that I DON`T want one - I
much prefer a real book!

Pat

Posted by lucille on May 31, 2009, 1:23 pm

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That's what I've been thinking. I know they have a Sony at Staples and I
think I'll take my friend there to look at it. Her son wants to buy her one
and she isn't sure if she really wants it.

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Posted by Dawne Peterson on May 31, 2009, 2:30 pm

"lucille" wrote
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I think if I were going that route, I would get an iPhone and dowload a
bookreading app. I am enough of a traditionalist that when I am at home, I
want to be holding a real book and turning the pages (not to mention my
propensity for reading in the bath--I would drown a Kindle). When I walk
the dog, I do e-Books on an MP3 player. So I would use a reader when I am
travelling, sitting in waiting rooms, in line-ups etc. Except for the
travelling this would be more or less spur of the moment, and an iPhone
would give the possiblity of reading anytime anywhere, whereas a dedicated
reader you need to deliberately carry along.

Dawne

Posted by lucille on May 31, 2009, 2:57 pm

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I'll share the info about the iPhone and just downloading a book at a time
for reading. I recently bought a mini netbook and that would probably hold
a book if I wanted to do that.

I'm with you, I love the feel of a book and the smell of a book. Plus,
there's always the possibility of dropping it into something wet in the
john, which is one of my favorite reading areas..

Just for fun, I weighed a paperback with around 650 pages on an old postal
scale I have and it came up 10 oz., which is what the Kindle 2 weighs, so
why bother.

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