Narnian Posted January 20, 2010 Report Posted January 20, 2010 I only know of Kindle and the Sony Reader. I'm actally recieving the Sony Reader as a gift in the mail soon and am very excited! It has a touch screen and I can store notes on it and, well, I just can't wait to use it. Does anyone else own either, and what are your thoughts/reviews on them?
annika3in1 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Posted January 21, 2010 I don't own one, but I was talking with someone about them just yesterday, actually. I know they're supposed to be really great, but I just can't imagine reading something that isn't on paper when it comes to reading books.
Irelyn Posted January 22, 2010 Report Posted January 22, 2010 I was supposed to be getting one for Christmas however, my husband and I decided that a laptop would be better because I could still read PDF files on it and also use it to work on, etc. I still want an e-reader though! I have looked at the Kindle, Sony's E-Reader, and the Nook and when I compared them I thought that the Kindle came out on top with all the features.
Silva Posted January 27, 2010 Report Posted January 27, 2010 I'm really interested in one of these, however they are really expensive from what I can see. Are there many books available to download? Do you buy individual downloads or what? How does it work?
Narnian Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Posted January 28, 2010 The devices themselves cost a few hundred dollars, but I think the ebooks cost less than actual books, so buy a few hundred books and you'll save money. The Sony Ereader also can play music I think, and the Kindle can go on Wikipedia.
Britlady Posted February 8, 2010 Report Posted February 8, 2010 I have two Ebook reader programs for the iPhone, and I know that its different but I am not very impressed. I'd rather have a real book that I can touch, I can feel, and I can...... well, smell. I like the way that books smell.
Jan012499 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Posted March 13, 2010 No, I don't own one but I've pondered whether or not to give the Barnes & Noble, nook eReader, a try. For me, I have found that I need to be able to "feel" the book. I tend to lose my focus when it comes to reading multiple pages on the computer so I feel an eBook would be no different. I also don't know that it would be easy to earmark a section and go back to it. I may be wrong, but those are my perceptions.
Narnian Posted March 14, 2010 Author Report Posted March 14, 2010 Actually, you can have multiple bookmarks with the Sony Reader, and when you select a book to read, it automatically opens to the page you last viewed. You can also take "notes in the margins," only instead of crowding up the screen with your scribbles, a mark just shows where you've taken notes, you tap it, and your notes pop up.
Burton Posted April 8, 2010 Report Posted April 8, 2010 I haven't tried any ebooks, but I have downloaded a collection of short stories to my Blackberry that I'm looking forward to checking out, and I've been spending a bit of time with magazine and sports apps as well.
wizzard Posted May 25, 2010 Report Posted May 25, 2010 I'm interesting in buying the Sony Reader, the Kindle to me looks far too big and cumbersome. Also I believe the Sony reader is currently cheaper than the kindle.
Perfect7 Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 I love real books (agreeing on the smell!) but I also like being able to read in the dark (I have a Palm on which I can read ebooks.) It's nice to have something small on which I can turn 'pages' one-handed, and don't have to have a light on to keep the others in the room awake
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