E-readers who has one?

Have a kindle for myself and one for my girlfriend. Not used mine much yet but pretty impressed with it.

The girlfriend however is the Usain Bolt of speed readers. I'm not sure if the Kindle books are that much cheaper than paper books, but it has saved me a huge amount of shelf space for books already!
 
Spawn said:
:confused: I only read one book at a time then when ive finished it i start on another. Most of the books that i have on my kindle have been read but they are kept on there for the missus who reads them when we are in bed.

Majority of the books i have, ive read a good few times.
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If you only read one book at a time how does the Kindle save you from having to carry lost of books around?

I can understand with an MP3 player because you can listen to tons of CDs in one long train journey but unless you are moving house I don't see how useful the 'space saving' of the Kindle is.
 
estebanrey said:
If you only read one book at a time how does the Kindle save you from having to carry lost of books around?

I can understand with an MP3 player because you can listen to tons of CDs in one long train journey but unless you are moving house I don't see how useful the 'space saving' of the Kindle is.
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I dont know if your being deliberately obtuse but ill entertain you for the time being.

With the kindle the books are kept on one device simple as that. Now if im reading a book and find that i want to read another one, not that ive ever been in that situation i can always load that book and start reading it. Plus as i said earlier, books tend to be thicker, heavier therefore they take up much more space than a kindle does, the kindle is small, thin and light so for me and most people who have one, thats a huge plus as it saves me from having to carry a rucksack or messenger bag around when im out and about going to and from work. With my kindle i can just shove it into my coat/jacket pocket and away i go.

All my paperback books and hardback books ive ditched now, sold them on or given them away. Means i have much more space in my bookshelf to put other things there.
 
Spawn said:
With the kindle the books are kept on one device simple as that. Now if im reading a book and find that i want to read another one, not that ive ever been in that situation
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Which is my point.

P.S. I am deliberately being obtuse, see the post from Daily Mash I posted above.
 
Have been considering getting a Kindle for a while now - some of the books might be cheaper but I think I'd miss the feel and smell of real books. And besides, I don't think my Necronomicon would look anywhere near as ominous in digital format.
 
kgi said:
Apparently not books though.
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Apparently not as the missus has filled it up with her rubbish:p

estebanrey said:
Which is my point.

P.S. I am deliberately being obtuse, see the post from Daily Mash I posted above.
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And my point being is that having a kindle where all your books are kept in one neat tidy solution is a far better solution than having loads of books to carry around.

Meh the kindle is a bit marmite with people, some love them and some dont. Personally when i first saw the kindle i thought is that it?? but now after having one, i dont think i could do without it.
 
I have a Sony PRS-650 - Had it a little while now.
Whereas it lacks the Wi-Fi connectivity others have (so it's connect to your PC to move things around) it copes an awful lot better with .pdf files than almost any E-Reader available at the same time I bought the Sony.

Whereas the Kindle of the time had limited zoom options, bad flow options etc, the Sony represented then .pdf perfectly.
As I mainly bought the E_reader for my OU modules, good .pdf support was essential.

I'm sure the current Kindle's now do a better job with .pdf files.
I will however say that I still use my Sony and love it to bits.
 
I ran out of bookshelf space a few years back so bought a sony prs-300.
It's still going strong :) taken a bit of a battering at work (building trade) and been subjected to chewing by the cat, but it still works fine, and has saved me a fortune in books, generaly get through 2 or 3 a week.
 
Spawn said:
And my point being is that having a kindle where all your books are kept in one neat tidy solution is a far better solution than having loads of books to carry around.
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And my point is seeing as you can only read one book at a time why would ever you need to carry more than one book around?

Personally I'd rather have a shelf full of books (which makes you look semi-intelligent) than a Kindle (not that I have either).
 
estebanrey said:
And my point is seeing as you can only read one book at a time why would ever you need to carry more than one book around?

Personally I'd rather have a shelf full of books (which makes you look semi-intelligent) than a Kindle (not that I have either).
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My mum is generally reading about 3 or 4 different books at any one point, obviously not all at the exact same time, but her kindle gives her an option of which one she is going to read.
 
estebanrey said:
Personally I'd rather have a shelf full of books (which makes you look semi-intelligent) than a Kindle (not that I have either).
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My intelligence and culture speaks for itself. I find this is the real reason many people are opposed to Kindles, as they can no longer try to show off. I suppose you could put some e-frames on the shelves scrolling through all the books you've read. You could even put your 5 C's at GSCE and your 5 meter swimming certificate on them too.

I just don't have enough space for the books that I read, so the Kindle is perfect. And I've been travelling with it, easily reading ten books on the go or in a row, which would take half of my backpack/weight allowance.

Main drawback of the Kindle is that it's difficult to flick through pages, if you've forgotton something or whatever.
 
mr_stat said:
They are awesome, until the screen breaks. I thought it was a one off. It's not, DO NOT BUY A KINDLE. Screen broke with no pressure on it.
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Nobody I know has experienced this problem and I believe that Amazon are pretty good about replacing broken Kindles.

Having said that, I would be reluctant to buy anything from the tax-dodging Amazon anyhow ;)
 
I've got a kindle and love it. On holiday it was great and went everywhere, pool, beach no problems. Because you don't have to hold the pages open it makes for some great ultra lazy sunbathing / reading :D

As well as books if I'm studying something I'll save the PDF across and save carrying a massive book around.
 
stockhausen said:
Nobody I know has experienced this problem and I believe that Amazon are pretty good about replacing broken Kindles.
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Posed in this thread 2 days ago that my screen had broken. All my own fault. Got home from work 30 mins ago and my brand new kindle is waiting for me. That's some great customer service.
 
Just got a kindle last week. Whilst I much prefer books I simply don't have the space to keep any more than about a dozen- thats why I got the Kindle as I can store 100's on it!
 
mr_stat said:
Be quiet I have a kindle, a more expensive 3G version next to me right now and it's screen is cracked. I did NOTHING to crack it, I paid for lots of books I like to read, I did nothing wrong and the device is broke. Please don't tell me to "move on", I am sharing genuine experiences. So Sir maybe you should "Move on".
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You're a moron. The move on comment was to do with your stupid use of the "profit" rubbish.

However, Kindles just don't break on their own. You broke it. Whether you want to admit it or not you did. You can type it in CAPITALS all you like but we all know you did it. You won't of done it on purpose, you probably don't even remember doing it but you did. Just accept it and move on.

And as I said, Amazon are very good at sorting issues out so contact them instead of posting your personal opinion as proof that people shouldn't purchase something that hundreds of thousands of people have had few issues with.
 
I am an avid book reader, and have been thinking about getting an E-reader for a while now, after reading this thread, i may just get one.
A bog standard Kindle looks good enough for me :)
 
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