Stumble it!Another Way To Read Books On the Go
I recently wrote about my love/hate relationship with the Kindle. How I love the concept but am frustrated by the lack of new 
releases. In that post I also discussed Barnes and Noble’s new E-Reader program. Well, today in my email inbox I received a link to download the e-reader application for my Blackberry (it is also available for IPhone and your computer). So, for the sake of dedication to my blog and my readers – I forced myself to download the application to my Blackberry.
Free Wi-Fi
When I finished the E-Reader download (I’m realizing my Blackberry screen is VERY tiny for reading a book) I glanced down to see another email from BN. This time, announcing FREE Wi-fi. That’s good. Very good. Anyplace offering free wi-fi is automatically on my favorites list. So although it sounds like I’m promoting the heck out of Barnes and Noble today. I stand by my decision to promote any and all entities that provide a) FREE wi-fi OR b) FREE electronic books.
If you try the E-reader service, let me know how you liked it and what your experience was. I’m sure the size of the screen (Iphone/Blackberry) will have an affect on how enjoyable it is to read the book. But, I’m going to give it a try.
December 13th, 2009 at 19:41
The Kindle 2 was my first entry into the e-book world. I have been very happy with the experience. I was first concerned that the Kindle would not have the same feel as reading a book. Boy was I wrong. Reading with the Kindle has the same feel and even better. I have found that it is more comfortable to read because I don’t have to play around with holding the pages back while trying to get comfortable. I like the fact that whenever I finish a book I can immediately get a new one. The convenience is great especially when traveling. Amazon has done a great job of integrating the Kindle into the iPhone as well which is very convenient for me. If I don’t happen to have my Kindle I can read on the iPhone. Later when I resume on my Kindle it automatically syncs to where I stopped reading. I purchased one for my Mom who needs large print books and has trouble finding them for some novels. She is ecstatic that she controls the size of the print. My wife has rediscovered reading due to the Kindle alone. She finds it convenient to carry around and quite comfortable to read from. My kids have even enjoyed reading books on the Kindle.
Other great features to note include the battery life. I can go weeks without a charge if wireless is off. I like that I can search text if necessary. How many times have you forgotten who a minor character was and found yourself backtracking to find out. The search option makes it instantaneous. I also frequently use the integrated dictionary to look up words that I may not recognize. Text to speech is OK and I have used it on occasion when driving but this is not a feature I use often. Many people have complained that there should be a backlight. I disagree. I want the experience to be like reading a book…not a computer screen. I purchased a clip on light from Amazon and use that when reading at night in bed.
I did have some technical issues with one of my readers. The screen illustrated garbled images in the corner and seemed to be damaged. I called technical support, waited less than a minute to talk to someone and they sent me a new one in 24 hours.
Excellent reader, great support. Highly recommended.
December 14th, 2009 at 14:02
Another EReader convert! Boy, you could write their advertising campaign for them. Thanks for the info.