Comments on: Life As An Ebook Reader

By: dbReader

dbReader — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:48:30 +0000

SarahT, though there are some talks about introducing Kindle in Europe, it can be quite far perspective from today (if ever…). The system that Amazon uses to distribute Kindle ebooks bounds the device to US market, and Kindle2 has shown they were not going to change the direction.

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:14:47 +0000

Daisy: I love books and will always be a book buyer. There are some books that I just want in a paper version. But ebooks now comprise the vast majority of my book buying, simply for the convenience

Exactly. Thanks Daisy.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:03:19 +0000

Love ebooks. Like you, I do believe they are the wave of the future and that publishers need to get on board with what readers are looking for.

The many different formats and the DRM issues, the price points and lack of availablitily are all issues that need to be addressed quickly.

I live in the absolute middle of nowhere and ebooks are it for me. Purchasing a book requires a minimum 100 mile drive (one way) and then I can’t be guaranteed that the book I am looking for will be in stock. Ordering the book for delivery requires paying for shipping and waiting, sometimes 2+ weeks for the book to arrive. Give me ebooks any day. No shipping, no waiting.

In addition to that, I never run out of shelf space for ebooks and I don’t have to dust them. Pluses all around!

I love books and will always be a book buyer. There are some books that I just want in a paper version. But ebooks now comprise the vast majority of my book buying, simply for the convenience.

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:01:30 +0000

@Coral — I love Stanza! I convert to ePub too. I love Calibre and without it, I don’t think I could have bought a Sony Reader. I would have just used my iPhone since it’s about the same size as my Pocket PC anyway. Thanks!

By: Coral

Coral — Sun, 10 May 2009 12:04:19 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. I only buy ebooks now — mostly from BooksonBoard — first choice being ereader and then mobi as both can be stripped — to read on my iPod Touch. Kindle and Sony readers are not available in Australia and iPhone/iPod Touch are worldwide plus the new version of Stanza has plenty of options to customise your viewing pleasure. I too use Calibre to convert files but to ePub. My book files I will keep on the computer forever, they don’t take up much room and I read lots of series, so can do a refresher course when a new book is due.

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:54:43 +0000

@jenreads — I always buy MS LIT because you can strip it. I use Calibre to convert the non-secure LIT files to the LRF format. Google it to see what I mean or email me. I also on occasion will buy eReader for my iPhone. I love reading on my iPhone (complete 180 as I didn’t before).

@SarahT — that sucks. Sorry to hear that!

@animemiz — INORITE! I sometimes I finish reading them and think, should I delete them or keep them? I can only read so many over again and I am not a big rereader.

@Kara — what device are looking into getting?

By: jenreads

jenreads — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:05:01 +0000

I’d be interested in knowing what format you buy at Fictionwise. Love my Sony Reader but hate buying the .pdf versions of books when I know how much easier it is to read the .lrf version.

By: SarahT

SarahT — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:48:20 +0000

I’d planned on getting a Sony Reader when they launched in Switzerland last month. Then I found out that they are language-specific. I even called Sony Switzerland to confirm that they won’t accept books from Fictionwise, etc. As most of the books I read are in English, it didn’t make any sense to buy one.

I’m hoping Bezos & Co. are more sensible when they finally introduce the Kindle in Europe.

By: animemiz

animemiz — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:01:52 +0000

Greetings this is animemiz from Twitter.. and yep I love ebooks as well.. my issue tho is that when you’re done with the ebook.. I don’t know if it is worth reading over and over again.

Would also love to have a handy dandy system where I can read pdfs.… for academic purposes.. hence my other blog that what you see linked up as. I use mobipocket on my Palm Treo 750, as of the time being I am not really fond of Amazon’s kindle.. and is waiting for an upgrade for Sony’s ebook reader or for public release of Foxit reader. .>_<

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:14:33 +0000

I am a huge eBook reader too — and Fictionwise is my favorite place to shop!! I totally agree with your advantages and disadvantages. I too carry around a huge stack of books — those to be reread and those on my TBR list. There is just something so convenient about being able to look through my eBook list and pick any book I want.

Right now I read on my PC or my Palm TX…am looking into buying a dedicated reader sometime this year.