Census Do you own an e-reader?

If you do have an e-reader, tell us what kind!

About e-books and readers

If you're interested in checking out more discussion on e-readers, pop into the SFFBC e-reader thread.

 

Yes, a Kindle.

 

Yes. I call it a computer.

 

No. Books don't need batteries, and are cheaper.

 

No way. I'll go to my grave clutching the fraying pages of a book.

 

Same here... I don't now, I would just prefer a book...

and as for the batteries, I had a wireless mouse... I have since gone back to a wired one - it needs up using so many batteries that it was just too expensive - its the same with all these consoles all with "wireless" controllers, and the billions of batteries they will need...

 

Yep. Except it would more likely be the frayed, scribbled-on, drawn-on, intensely highlighted pages of my plays that would end up in my grave with me. You just can't study a text on an electronic thingy-do the way you can with an actual physical text.

 

No, I don't.

 

I guess I'll be the first to vote for "no, but I want one" I'm just waiting until the technology develops a bit more (and libraries using e-books becomes more mainstream).

 

No, but I want one. I have quite a lot of books in PDF format, and an e-reader would be much easier to carry around outside than a laptop...

 

No, but I really want a Kindle! Currently I manage with Kindle for PC on my laptop.

 

No. I did download the Kindle for my mac, however.

 

Nope.

 

No.

Real books are just better.

 

Yip, Kindle

 

kindle. i update here sometimes on it

 

No, and I doubt I will ever buy one. I enjoy turning pages and killing trees, plus the new book smell, can't say no to that.

Evil.

 

I just use my Macbook or iPhone if need be. I personally prefer actual books.

 

Yet all my family have one...

 

No and I never plan on getting one. I don't want books to become obsolete. I think these e-readers are sins. Eventually it'll be like netflix where all the video stores are forced out of business only it will be with libraries and book stores. I can see the ultra-environmentalists saying these e-readers save trees.

I'll tell you one thing about e-readers, when the history of this time comes to be written there won't be any written record of it because it'll all switch to computers which are designed to become obsolete and fail in quick time. Paper and markings last forever.

 

Yes. Sony PRS-950SC. I like the 7" screen, but Kindle has a better track record.

You can use your iPad, I guess, but it's a bit bulky.

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

Yes I have a Sony reader as well. I still buy my SW books though. I've read everything else on the reader.

 

I was always one of the "You'll take my paperback when you pry it from my cold, dead, hands" crowd. Then my parents got a Kindle for Christmas and I got to play around with it a bit, (you know, to show them how to work it), and now I'm really starting to want one. I don't know, the idea of being able to carry damn near every book I own around with me is mighty appealing.

 

I have a Kindle and I love it. And my husband likes it on trips, he says it saves his back. He was used to having to carry the 5-6 books I always wanted to take with me.

As far as libraries and bookstores, they aren't going anywhere other than virtual. The physical places might disappear, and the operative word is "might." Depends on how badly people still want the physical place to congregate. But the market they serve isn't disappearing, just going virtual.