Community weekly poll: Would you buy an e-book reader?
- 11/28/07 3:30 PM
Try http://www.fun-guide.org
by anna.shams - 3/7/09 10:32 PM In reply to: (NT) Nope...Too many decent freebies to pay for one. by John.Wilkinson
Hi,
If you are looking for ebook, you can have a look at http://www.fun-guide.org/
You can find a variety of quality ebooks over there. You can find awesome eboos on recipes, humour, magic, business, photography, sports, and many more..
This is one of my favourite site for buying ebook. Not recognised yet but truely deserves a look.
With free ebooks, the matter is that the content is not good & also it comes with lots of advertisements.
Hence I prefer buying ebooks.
A completely great ebook store..
Already Own One .... sort of
by EscapePod - 11/28/07 6:33 PM In reply to: Would you buy an e-book reader? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Certainly mine is not as fancy as those from Amazon or SONY, however, my Dell Pocket PC with the MS Reader works well enough for now.
I can bookmark, annotate, switch between novels/dictionary/reference/tech manuals, etc. Meanwhile, I can also use Pocket editions of Word, Excel, Streets & Trips (maps), photos, videos.
that's a very expensive toy
by mittens - 11/28/07 6:35 PM In reply to: Would you buy an e-book reader? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
you can pay anywhere from 69 cents at a book sale to full price (up to or possibly over) $30 for a book that still smells new. Or get it free from the library. That's a LOT of books for the price of an ebook, plus you have to buy the book online, as well.
I read constantly, often with three books going at once in various places in the house, and always one in my purse. It's the feel of the book, the smell, the texture, the (oh forgive me for this) experience of the book itself, as much as the words inside.
I think the reason ebooks have failed in the past is just that. All it is, is a different kind of computer product, and if it gets zapped by an over zealous guard with a wand at the courthouse, or the terminal, you've lost everything.
And cynic that I am, does it occur to anyone that golly, Christmas is juuuust around the corner...?
E-book
by ARDT123 - 11/28/07 6:38 PM In reply to: Would you buy an e-book reader? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Aside from the exhorbitant cost of the hardware, and the cost of downloads are way
high considering used books from amazon are readly available and with great titles
and high quality printing of illustrations and text. But really cost is the bottom line.
Amazon the publisher??
by mittens - 11/28/07 7:09 PM In reply to: E-book by ARDT123Amazon does not print books, nor do they publish them. what you see from them are the same copies that are also sold in retail stores.
The other misconception is that those 'used books' are used. What they are is part of a deal between the publisher and amazon. the Publisher prints an 'overrun' of the latest book by, say, Stephen King, and Amazon then advertises the book with its "new' price--and directly under that is the "used' price for book that hasn't been on the market a week.
The publisher gets the money, the author gets no royalties from the used books, even if they have never been sold until then.
<<rant over. as you were. smoke if you got em>>
Great speculations, mostly wrong.
by gafisher - 12/1/07 3:37 AM In reply to: Amazon the publisher?? by mittensThe "used" books offered on Amazon are almost exclusively being sold by individuals or businesses unrelated to Amazon except for marketing on Amazon's pages, in an arrangement very similar to eBay. I've purchased MANY used books through Amazon, and I can assure you, the vast majority are indeed "used" books.
As for "publishing," Amazon does not print or publish traditional books but *does* publish most (if not all) of the Kindle editions they sell.
Free ebooks
by falec_illmore - 11/28/07 9:06 PM In reply to: Free e-books by akira2You don't have to rely on Sony for free clsssics; thousands of titles are available completely free at www.gutenberg.org. Project gutenberg is dedicated to transcription and distribution of all texts which are no longer under copyright, so if it's classics you want, you should check it out.
As for an ebook reader, I agree with the others who say it's too many devices. I have about 200 books on my phone, as well as music and powerpoints for school. The type may be too small for some, but I read from my phone daily and love it. Why would I buy an ebook reader for nearly what my phone cost and be limited to one function?
Ebooks on your phone!
by rory_davies - 11/29/07 10:14 AM In reply to: Free ebooks by falec_illmoreI always have my Nokia E65 with me, it connects to the Internet via WiFi, 3G and a USB to my PC for ease of loading data. I can read all kinds of books on it. This is the future: books on your phone - it is tidy and doesn't spoil the cut of your suit!
Rory.
Getting away from the PC
by Klepper - 12/1/07 7:46 AM In reply to: Free ebooks by falec_illmoreThere are other free ebook providers beyond Project Gutenberg, but where do you read these texts out of copyright? Chained to a PC screen?
When I read, I want to do it at my ease, as I please, and possibly away from any phones. Give me rope, don't fence me in!
Bigger screen, battery life
by csmith75 - 12/4/07 9:06 AM In reply to: Free ebooks by falec_illmoreI used to read books on my Treo 750 all the time. But I kept wishing for a bigger screen and didn't want to sacrifice battery life on a device that I depended on as a phone, so I switched to my old Dell Axim x50. But the battery life was a little hokey on that and the screen was still too small.
I bought an eBookwise reader for my mother for this xmas and tried it out and loved it. I immediately loaded it with a book that I had been reading on my PDA and finished it that day (it was taking forever to finish on my PDA, guess the reading experience on the bigger device was more enjoyable). I just ordered a Sony Reader PRS 505 and can't wait for it to arrive.
It would be great to have one device to do everything, but something always suffers, in this case battery life and screen size. Thus the reason, why I have a phone, an iPod, and now an ereader. I have no problems carrying these devices either because they all do what they're supposed to do in a reliable way (with the exception of the Treo 750 occasionally).
I listen to books.
by SINBAD - 11/28/07 6:50 PM In reply to: Would you buy an e-book reader? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I would have no interest to buy an e-book reader as it is much too costly. Also I use my eyes too much already and really need to rest them. That is why I borrow books on CD from the library and copy them to my Ipod. This way I can be doing something more constructive while listening. I have no extra time to read for enjoyment. I have tried reading books but find I do not have the time to sit and read one through. If I start one then it could be weeks before I get back to it and by that time I have forgotten all that I have previously read.
Why I would NOT buy and e-book reader
by David W. Davidson - 11/28/07 6:50 PM In reply to: Would you buy an e-book reader? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
No, I would not buy an ebook reader. For me the issue is convenience, and that translates into the fewer devices the better. I don't want separate music players, cell phones, pdas, GPS devices, etc., and I certainly don't want a separate ebook reader. I'm very happy carrying around one smartphone that does all of these things quite well. Why in the world would anyone want to carry around 8 or 10 separate electronic devices???
E-Book Reader
by Zortop1 - 11/28/07 6:53 PM In reply to: Would you buy an e-book reader? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Yes I will buy one when I have saved enough money. An absolute necessity for travelling. I will no longer out of reading matter in a foreign country where you can't read the language. An added bonus - my luggage won't weigh so much.
Sounds good, But
by Bietka - 11/29/07 8:54 AM In reply to: E-Book Reader by Zortop1I have always loved to reed. Now that I'm older and have a vision problem I now need LARGE PRINT. Barnes & Noble selection instore is next to nothing. Most stores don't carry large print book. I don't like ordering books I don't know about or am not sure about, online. The Library is great, but I have problems with transportation (can't drive due to vision).
The E-Book idea might be my answer, but it is too expensive. Also, will miss the idea of brousing through book first, etc. Time will tell on how it works. Think I'll wait and see
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