Do you use an e-reader?

[DWSmith]

Yesterday I was able to create some new excitement with my old, basic kindle e-reader. I was able to install and configure calibre on my desktop computer so that it loads RSS newsfeeds to the kindle. Now it's good for reading books and using it as a newsreader.

Books and news on the e-reader ... and this website from the desktop; what else does one need?

Anyone else use calibre or a similar piece of software?

[Bren In Pots]

DWS I've used calibre for a few years now, its handy for converting epubs, and pdf into mobi files that my Kindle can read. Plus it helps me keep note of what books I've read because I've got a habit of downloading the same book more than once.

[craftymarie]

Calibre is a great piece of software. I used it some years ago and really enjoyed the extra versatility.

I no longer read RSS feeds though as I'm a reviewer on Netgalley which supplies me with as many Kindle books as I can read each month.

Wouldn't be without my Kindle. I have an ipad but trying to read that in the sun isn't a lot of fun. I was a very early adoptee of ereaders in the UK. Tried a few including Sony touch which I never got on with, a Pocketbook 360 which I adored and Kindle from the 2nd gen.

Here's some of my retro pics:





Currently have a Kindle Paperwhite and this is my all time favourite design. Just the right size imo and super easy to use with the easy in built backlight for reading in bed. I stopped upgrading once I hit the Paperwhite since it just delivers exactly what I want - hard to imagine anything better.

[DWSmith]

Mine is a 5th generation of the model without the keyboard and no touch screen. Just 5 buttons at the bottom and 2 on the side. It has the off white instead of the paperwhite. Very easy to read as long as there is some light in the room. If it's dark I can clip on a book light and I'm good to go.

The ability to use it as a newsreader just blows me away. I'd never heard of calibre until yesterday. I should be glad I didn't know about it before our elections.

[Miss Mousetrousers]

I don't have an e-reader because I love handling and reading my books just as they are. Call me an old fogey but books mean so much to me that I can just pick one off the shelf and see the marks on the dog-eared pages, my childhood scribbles on the inside front page, some that are falling apart from so much use, and it's just like holding your past life and all those reading memories in your hands.

[vivienz]

I've used a Kindle for some years now and really enjoy it. I have calibre on my PC but didn't realise that I could use it to convert book formats and get them onto the Kindle - I must have a look as our library service has squillions of e-books that you can download. They also have loads of audio books and I supplement my subscription to Audible with free ones from the library.

I don't mind what format I read in for novels, but I prefer physical books for reference. Don't know why.

[1Bee]

I'm a voracious reader, a writer, and a bibliophile. I was holding off e-readers to see which one bobbed to the top, but then we adopted our first son, when he was two. Bed times were brutal - he took hours to settle (understandably considering the traumatic changes in his life) and although he needed me there, if I had a light on, or was obviously reading something, he would do everything in his power to distract and engage me, which in turn would pump up his hyperactivity... and put off sleep time by another hour or so.

So I downloaded a Kindle app on my phone. I sat there for hours in his room, on the floor against his cot bed, close enough for him to touch, disengaged enough for him to 'let go' of me enough to sleep. In my hand, down by my side out of his sight, with the brightness down as low as it would go, was my phone.

Reading eBooks in my son's room turned bedtimes from hell into something rather special. I am VERY fond of my Kindle app....

[DWSmith]

Well, I prefer books too. There's just something about them. But for our last move I had 17 boxes of books. Too many to have and I don't have the heart to part with any of them.

I have almost 300 books on my kindle and I've only had to pay for one. That was by accident. It was $0.99 and I was in a hurry and thought it was free.

Now that I'm getting my news on my kindle that means no trees are killed for my reading but oh those poor electrons!

I have things set up so that 5 news sources are downloaded to my kindle a couple of hours before I begin working. I will reduce that number to 2 or maybe 3.

Do any of you go to Project Gutenberg for books?

[Bren In Pots]

Well, I prefer books too. There's just something about them.

Do any of you go to Project Gutenberg for books?

I love the smell and feel of books you can't beat it, most of mine are from charity shops/works/ebay and amazon but my kindles handy when I'm out and about especially camping when there's not much light in the evenings.

I've used Project Gutenberg for downloading classics and childrens books that I love to re-read. I can read books from my local library but they only come in epub so for those I've got a app on my kindle fire, its not as nice for reading as the Paperwhite but better than the iPhone app.

[Alison]

I prefer books however my kindle is fab when travelling as it means I can take other luggage as well as reading material!