Comments on: 5 Reasons to buy a Sony Reader http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/ Lovely things for geeks Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sammy http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Sammy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:23:52 +0000 http://www.dorkadore.com/?p=621#comment-149 How about the million plus (public domain) titles available from Google? That's a HUGE factor for some. As adding a library of ebooks over time can be (or get) quite pricey. Love your quirky blog. Very kewl. How about the million plus (public domain) titles available from Google? That’s a HUGE factor for some. As adding a library of ebooks over time can be (or get) quite pricey.

Love your quirky blog. Very kewl.

]]> By: Katie http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Katie Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:59:31 +0000 http://www.dorkadore.com/?p=621#comment-33 Cory's a lucky man being able to give his books away for free. I know a few authors who'd love to do that, but who keep getting stopped by their agents and publishers. They're afeared. Cory’s a lucky man being able to give his books away for free. I know a few authors who’d love to do that, but who keep getting stopped by their agents and publishers. They’re afeared.

]]> By: pinktech http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-30 pinktech Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:52:39 +0000 http://www.dorkadore.com/?p=621#comment-30 I'm a Mac and got my Kindle when it was the only reader that was OSX compatible. Was laid up for a few weeks and reading maintained my sanity. I find it easier to read in bed, and being able to change the text size was a huge bonus if I didn't want to wear my glasses. Having an iPhone app makes it even better -- the phone is always with me, and I can sneak in a few pages on a coffee break. I've read 6 novels since March, which is probably 4 more than in the previous 2 years. My mom has low vision and can't drive, so she can't get to library or a bookstore easily, but she loves to read, too. Even though she hates technology, I'm going to leave it with her to try out for a few weeks, with the new Dan Brown preloaded. I think we'll be buying a 2nd one. If you have more than one book lover in your household, make sure that the reader you buy will allow multiple readers on one account so you can share books -- it's fun and cuts down the cost of new best sellers. Amazon US allows 6 Kindles per account (I think), so that should work for us. I’m a Mac and got my Kindle when it was the only reader that was OSX compatible. Was laid up for a few weeks and reading maintained my sanity. I find it easier to read in bed, and being able to change the text size was a huge bonus if I didn’t want to wear my glasses. Having an iPhone app makes it even better — the phone is always with me, and I can sneak in a few pages on a coffee break. I’ve read 6 novels since March, which is probably 4 more than in the previous 2 years.

My mom has low vision and can’t drive, so she can’t get to library or a bookstore easily, but she loves to read, too. Even though she hates technology, I’m going to leave it with her to try out for a few weeks, with the new Dan Brown preloaded. I think we’ll be buying a 2nd one. If you have more than one book lover in your household, make sure that the reader you buy will allow multiple readers on one account so you can share books — it’s fun and cuts down the cost of new best sellers. Amazon US allows 6 Kindles per account (I think), so that should work for us.

]]> By: Will Head http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Will Head Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:37:41 +0000 http://www.dorkadore.com/?p=621#comment-28 And, and! Say you got a Sony Reader for Christmas and you'd only just got round to using it because you didn't want to pay the same price for an electronic copy of a book which costs the publishing company like hardly anything compared to a paper copy that involves cutting down trees, mushing them up, drying them out, making them flat, printing ink on them and then moving them around and then the electronic copy is then locked to a single device that might breakdown one day and take all those books you'd bought - for far too much - with it and instead you just kept buying paper books instead that won't ever break unless you burn them which is stupid, for instance: You can download all of Cory Doctorow's books in electronic format. For free. ! Eastern Standard Tribe is especially dorky. Just grab the LRF version (it's about the 27th down) from this page: http://craphound.com/est/download.php And also: get Calibre too while you're at it. It's awe.some: http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/ And, and! Say you got a Sony Reader for Christmas and you’d only just got round to using it because you didn’t want to pay the same price for an electronic copy of a book which costs the publishing company like hardly anything compared to a paper copy that involves cutting down trees, mushing them up, drying them out, making them flat, printing ink on them and then moving them around and then the electronic copy is then locked to a single device that might breakdown one day and take all those books you’d bought – for far too much – with it and instead you just kept buying paper books instead that won’t ever break unless you burn them which is stupid, for instance:

You can download all of Cory Doctorow’s books in electronic format. For free. !

Eastern Standard Tribe is especially dorky.

Just grab the LRF version (it’s about the 27th down) from this page:
http://craphound.com/est/download.php

And also: get Calibre too while you’re at it. It’s awe.some:
http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/

]]> By: Katie http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Katie Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:41:09 +0000 http://www.dorkadore.com/?p=621#comment-26 Some authors have kept their own digital rights, so they may actually get more for their e-books than for their print novels. Let's hope they're getting most of that £3.50! Some authors have kept their own digital rights, so they may actually get more for their e-books than for their print novels. Let’s hope they’re getting most of that £3.50!

]]> By: Katie http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Katie Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:39:19 +0000 http://www.dorkadore.com/?p=621#comment-25 No, and it would be on my list of Cons that you can't switch on a backlight if you need it (since I woke up at 3am the other day and wanted to read in bed). However, that's why the screen is so nice to read, so mustn't grumble. Plus, you can buy a light for it if you want one. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Lighted-Leather-PRS-505-Reader/dp/B001KZZ55Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1255550248&sr=8-4 Bright sunlight seems to be fine, though. No, and it would be on my list of Cons that you can’t switch on a backlight if you need it (since I woke up at 3am the other day and wanted to read in bed).

However, that’s why the screen is so nice to read, so mustn’t grumble. Plus, you can buy a light for it if you want one. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Lighted-Leather-PRS-505-Reader/dp/B001KZZ55Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1255550248&sr=8-4

Bright sunlight seems to be fine, though.

]]> By: Darika http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Darika Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:18 +0000 http://www.dorkadore.com/?p=621#comment-24 This may sound mad but can you read at night with them? Or in bright sunlight? This may sound mad but can you read at night with them? Or in bright sunlight?

]]> By: Phil Callow http://www.dorkadore.com/gadgetry/5-reasons-to-buy-a-sony-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Phil Callow Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:13:51 +0000 http://www.dorkadore.com/?p=621#comment-21 Reason to buy a reader..... if you like gadgets and like to read is as good as any but the best is there are sooooo many cheap books out there, Ebay are selling so many 80 odd dean koontz for £3.50 dont think thats legal??? but they are out there. Reason to buy a reader….. if you like gadgets and like to read is as good as any but the best is there are sooooo many cheap books out there, Ebay are selling so many 80 odd dean koontz for £3.50 dont think thats legal??? but they are out there.

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