i bought mrs spimf...
one of them there sony readers mainly because it currently comes with 100 classic novels for free

blimey its a bit good - i was very cynical when they claimed the it could be used in direct sunlight... well the sun here in dubai is fairly bright i suppose what with it being over 40 this weekend and all

clear as a bell - if fact as 'er indoors commented - its often difficult to read from proper paper in that light because it reflects the glare so in that respect its better than paper

just saying like
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 11:06, 8 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

I've always been tempted by one of those
or a Kindle.

Bit bloody expensive though - I'll have to wait a few years til the price becomes more accessible.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 11:18, Reply)

I have a Kindle and I love it.
e-readers are the way to go.

How much is the Kindle in the UK, anyway?
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 18:20, Reply)

My nan has one of those
and she loves it, about the only gadget shes ever used more than once!
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 18:30, Reply)

@ No3L
granted 230quid is steep compared to a 3 quid paperback - but consider... the reader has fairly good eco credentials..

1. no paper obv

2. 7000 page turns to a charge - and it only uses battery when turning the page

3. more and more publications periodicals and magazines are turning to ePublications - get involved man

4. the kindle is FUCKING UGLY it looks like an eighties fax machine - the eReader is thinner than a an old ladies lips an prettier than a peach in pink panties

4. the kindle will make you look like a prick

no honestly it will - it sounds like a rehabilitation unit for swiss peadophiles
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 18:42, Reply)

Thanks for the tips :)

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 19:37, Reply)

My problem with the sony reader is the fact that it costs the same to buy a book for the e reader then it does to buy the actual book (the type of books I would want for it anyway)
(lei, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 1:34, Reply)

ahem!
gigapedia.com

register before you can download

also if you use a nifty program called calibre to manage your books, you can DL a large range of newspapers every day
(knackerz is skinning up, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 8:54, Reply)

I like the idea of an e-reader
But stuff like this puts me off: www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44350&highlight=amazon+banning

Also I lack room for anything other than phone/keys/wallet in my pockets so an e-reader would require me to carry a rucksack with me which means I could carry my netbook instead which is comparable in price but much more useful especially if I ever get around to getting a mobile internet contract.

It also means I could avoid using any of the proprietary file formats that could so easily become as useful as a chocolate teapot as soon as support from the vendor for the format dries up.

Mind you I don't know what formats the sony reader supports.
( Captain V, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 20:02, Reply)