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What is your preference?
I LOVE my eBook reader when I travel but prefer books when I am at home.
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I haven't got an ereader but if I could store various reference books on one AND load recent novels on it I'd be interested in having one when travelling as Iusually take many many books with me.
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I just got an iPad, and it's a fantastic eBook reader. I've got over two dozen books with me on my trip, but didn't add any weight or lose space from actually carrying anything.
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I know Lisa uses the Kindle and I am excited to take a look at it. I can read Kindle books on my iphone, even though it's a bit small.
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I did get to look at Lisa's Kindle and was impressed with how easy the grey newspaper-colored background was to read. Was surprised it didn't have back lighting for nighttime, though.
Also, the paging and navigation was easy enough once you got into the rhythm of it, even though I kept trying to touch-screen the darn thing.
I decided i may as well just use my iphone's Kindle app (and there are other apps for downloading books), since I already own one, and am very comfortable with it.
I did also get to see an iPad in use and that looked even better than either the Kindle or an iPhone. But again, will stick with my phone for reading, so i do not have to carry/worry about/buy another electronic device.
And that is my assessment thus far. I will try to remember to report using my phone as a reader once I actually DL a book and test it out.
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I've been exploring free e-books a lot after my trip to Chicago and back on the train for the BellaOnline editor gathering recently. Being able to take e-books along was amazing. I don't even know how many actual books I would have had to carry along for the two days out and two days back on the train...
So far, I've not had to actually purchase any e-books. I've got some free software that is a PDF reader and that covers a lot of publications, and then the iBooks software that came with the iPad handles even more formats.
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Rae, i was really very impressed with your ipad. it's in the zone between phone and laptop. Do you feel it replaces a laptop?
I have been reading some books on my iphone that I bought on amazon, and it works so well. I can now always have books on me!
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