Kindle-ed

**be da veva** · 29th August 12, 07:46 AM

I have a Sony Reader, I didn't know if I could get into it because I really like holding books and smelling them.... you know, the whole shebang... but I have to admit that I really enjoy my reader. There are a lot of books in the public domain, and they are more each year. Plus now the libraries offer e-books for a few weeks. Do I spend too much time on it? Probably... But I also spend a lot of time renaming the books so they fit well in my library. Author, Serie(if any), Book. 95% of the time, I have to rename it because it'll just get lost in the library. I'm fussy that way. So when I get a book named ''voyage au centr_verne'', I rename it ''Jules Verne - Voyage au Centre de la Terre'' (If I have a lot from the same author and they are not in a serie, I number them in order of publication.... Yes, I am that crazy...)

So yes, I like my reader...

**Tobus** · 29th August 12, 08:12 AM

I didn't know if I could get into it because I really like holding books and smelling them.... you know, the whole shebang... but I have to admit that I really enjoy my reader.

I was the same way. In fact, I intentionally shunned the Kindle (or e-readers in general) for a couple of years, for that same reason. I'm a Luddite by nature, and prefer the old-world charm of reading real books as I've done all my life. I think at one point I actually made the statement that I'd never lower myself to reading an electronic book. But then I decided to try one at the urging of friends and family, and I finally came around. I will admit, though, it took a few weeks for me to get used to holding it comfortably (as I was only used to holding real books) and hitting the button to turn the page, instead of actually turning a page. Once I was used to it and it became natural to me, I really started to enjoy it.

I do miss being able to flip back and skim pages in order to re-read an important part, though. That's not easily done on an e-reader unless you know exactly where you're going. So that's one of the down sides of it. But I've learned to use the functions for highlighting and marking sections of interest so I can easily find them later. It sure beats my old system of inserting scraps of paper between pages.

I also find it very important to create "collections" for organizing my books. But I haven't figured out how to rename a book on the Kindle. Does anyone know how to do that? Or is it something that the Sony reader can do but the Kindle can't?

**be da veva** · 29th August 12, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Tobus

Does anyone know how to do that? Or is it something that the Sony reader can do but the Kindle can't?

I have all my books on my computer and rename them there. I don't know haw a Kindle works.

**sydnie7** · 29th August 12, 08:20 AM

The computer ate my first reply (that never happened with my old Selectric LOL). But here goes again.

My mother used a Kindle at age 92, it was easier for her to hold (as Cynthia mentions) and reasonably intuitive. One thing I never figured out, may be an ID10T error, but we'd get her a sample from Amazon so she could decide if she wanted the book. At end of sample, she'd purchase book, but we couldn't find a way to jump to the end of the sample text within the full book. She'd just page through and read bits until she got to something fresh.

It's been great for sister and husband who travel in an RV -- space issues conquered! And Garth enjoys the dictionary function, where you click on a word and get definition without interrupting your read.

Haven't sprung for one yet myself but it's likely in the future. Still haunting library book sales, thrift stores and the like for our bulk reading and buying favorite authors as they come out online. Those get passed along to family/friends or donated to Goodwill in a never-ending cycle.

**Cynthia** · 29th August 12, 08:26 AM

I was also hesitant to get an eReader as well. With me, there is that whole love of a real book, but there was also just a distrust of technology. I hate losing things I pay for. That's why I like the Kindle -- there's a copy on Amazon storage just in case.

I also adore the quick look-up features for dictionary, and if the particular book supports it, there's a refresher thing to remind you who so-and-so is in case there are too many characters to keep track of, or you had to stop reading for a while.

**Spc. Scott** · 29th August 12, 09:30 AM

I have the kindle app on my iPod. It's really nice for the bus ride to work.

**davedove** · 29th August 12, 12:10 PM

I got a Kindle a couple of years back and I have to say I really like it. I always took books with me, but in the old days when I finished a book somewhere I had to wait to pick up another book before I could continue reading. Now all I have to do it click into the next book and keep reading. As someone else said, it is really handy when travelling as I used to pack several books, which took up space and weight. Now, I have many books on hand in one little device.

There are some minuses. Occasionally, a book will become scrambled on the Kindle and I have to reload it, but that's what backups are for. Also, it seems like the Kindle hangs up and needs to be rebooted or whatever more than I would like, but that's just a couple of minutes to fix.

**Pleater** · 29th August 12, 01:34 PM

I have a program called 'Calibre' which manages ebooks, I haul the downloads into its library, and use it as my archive, then shuffle the - maybe that should be shovel the books into and out of the Kindle, as I find that 20 pages of titles is about the limit I can manage - I am sure that there must be some way to create sub-folders, but I don't have time to find it out at the moment.

I was perplexed by the lack of access to things on the device, but then realised that it can be thought of as a removable disc with limited access to the contents, and that seems to be working. I am sure that like most other technology the Kindle will expand its abilities in the same way phones have.

Having had the experience of my science fiction magazines disintegrate into confetti, the volatile nature of electronic books is not as off-putting as I thought it might have been.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**ScotFree** · 29th August 12, 01:50 PM

As big a lover of the printed book that I am, and I still do frequent used book stores, the best part of an e-reader is that I can take whole honking bunches of books around with me instead of just one or two. As I am in the habit of flipping around between books depending upon my mood at the moment, this is ideal. However, as a computer professional, I tend to take advantage of technologies that are useful.

**planemaker** · 29th August 12, 03:15 PM

I have a sony ereader. I have increased my reading as well. One of the things that I use it for is to download and store all of my instruction manuals in PDF format for all my toys. Saves a lot of space, and I always have the right manual with me if I am on the road and have a problem.