ebook reader review

Increase in the Demand For Portable Ebook Readers
By Narendra Pal

The new wave of portable ebook readers allows people on the move to take their favorite books and magazines along with them. Digital format certainly weighs less than an equivalent stack of books. In addition, the convenience of being able to gain access to the latest best seller or desired reading while on the move is undisputed. Amazon’s Kindle design and Sony make the most popular portable Ebook readers at present.

Advantages of Ebook Readers

The typical portable ebook reader will hold as many as 200 books, so you can carry almost all of your home library along with you in convenient form. The portable ebook reader often ways only a few ounces, so it is easy to tuck into a purse or suitcase. The titles that are available on the New York Times Best Sellers’s list can be purchased as an ebook so that you always know the latest best read. Because you don’t have to be connected to a computer in order to take advantage of the reader, you can read whenever you have a few minutes to spare. When you find a book you want to read, you simply download the book in digital format. It only requires a minute or so and you can be reading your favorite classic.

Using the Portable Ebook Reader

The convenience of the lightweight portable ebook reader has already been described. There are other features of the typical reader that make it a ‘must buy’ for anyone who loves to read. For example, the size of the font can be adjusted so that persons with vision limitations can still take advantage of the convenience of the ebook reader. Once the optimum size has been determined, the font can be selected as the default size. Ease of use is another reason to make use of a portable ebook reader.

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I want some kind of a device which can help me read e books. So i thought of buying an e book reader and then i thought y not an i phone then you could read e books and plus have lot more functions for a similar price…….and now i need your opinion………plzzzzzzzzz help me…iphone or e book reader???? the disadvantages of both and the advantages of ‘em. and of course if its an ebook reader wots da best e book reader?kindler or sony e book reader??
Pleaassseeee I NEED ur help………
thanku very much

well, if you love books a lot, than an ebook reader should be the best option. The apps like ’stanza’ are very good on the iphone. Clasics like war and paece are available, and you can change the size of the text to your convenience. However,in my case, I tend to flick the imaginary page about every 10 to 20 seconds, because there are’nt that many words on a single page. It’s not the best, but it’s quite good. I would stick with the iphone coz i like havin the other apps and music (of course).
instead of goin for a plain e-book reader, you should rather go for a netbook. They’re relatively new and every company is launching there own version of a cheap portable laptop. You can even get one of them on contract …(http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/231366/dell-inspiron-mini-9.html) or this one could be another choice …(http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/215688/advent-4211.html).They are not high-end laptops and there are many other ones by companies, mainly such as ‘asus’ and ‘eee’, which have made the most famous netbooks. They Cost around £250, they even start from £100. They are quite sturdy and good.

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I would really like a Kindle for Christmas, but I’m not sure if it’s good for a middle schoolar. Do they even have books for my age group? Is it too pricey for me? Would i be allowed to use it during school?
Thx 4 the help!
~Lizzy

Amazon has over 4,000 Kindle books categorized as “children’s fiction”. The #1 seller in that category is “Twilight”. I would look at the categories and see if there are a lot of books you would read there (I included a tinyurl to this page in the source info).

If you read a LOT, and you like to carry books around with you, the Kindle would be great. If you also tend to like to keep your books once you’ve read them, mark up your books, and dog ear them, then the Kindle is also good for you.

If you are allowed to read in school, I don’t see a reason why they wouldn’t let you use it. Although, you may want to ask your school. They may not understand what it is exactly, and think it’s a video game or a computer.

It is kind of pricey though, so be careful that you don’t lose it or drop it. That’s one of the drawbacks - if you lose or destroy a book, it’s not that big a deal. A Kindle, however, is worth a lot more. For that reason, I’d be a little cautious about bringing it to school.

I have so many things that I plug into my computer to use - Card reader, pda, cameras, etc. Does anyone have any good ideas about organizing all of these things and their cords/chargers?

You might try an assortment of power strips and "squids" (those funny-looking, short extension cords with multiple heads you can plug into - mainly for the power adapters which sometimes spread out and cover 2 outlets).

I'd group them as far as what I would be using together or at the same time. Then you can power up only the one you'll be using. (Though you could power up as much as your circuit-breaker allows).

Best of Luck.

My situation
I really need your suggestions, info, links, et cetera to get me break away from this computer addiction please. I have been living with computer since its advent, and I have been too long in this bit and byte world. I have almost no problem with my family and/or social matters (maybe), but certainly, I have problems with myself. I realize that my addiction to computer and internet has seized big values of my life. Please do not assume that I am addicted to the gaming, gambling, chatting, or sexual leisure online. I think I have really got the most of the computing and internet, I got answers for my quests in life: history, languages, hobbies, health, skill improvement, and other eye-openers, but I realized that at the end I just barely do not recognize myself. I knew that before the PC arrival, I was a simple human with a romantic and artistic mind inside, and then later I evolved to such a robot, to be precise: a slave of the technology. The internet had made me more tied to the PC, at first it delivered me the news of the world, marvelous things found there within the clicks and so on, but then made me deep drown into the pond of information.

The cost and the lost
Having knowledge to computer hardware made me always upgrade my gears. It made me spend big cost just to fulfill my lust over those times. My room is full with the old gears, gadgets, and things from online stores. My PCs and notebooks are full with MP3s, PDFs, and many things downloaded both free and paid. I also spent for many external/ portable harddisks for backing up and traveling. I do not mean to showoff, I just tell you how worse it was from time to time during about 20 years. I sometimes think about the lost time for repairing my gears, updating my softwares, browsing; and how many books that I have not read completely.

There was a break
One time, in two straight months last year, I spent my times with my son playing Tamiya, small racing cars in small tracks. It was wonderful that it made me totally forgot my computers. We have had most of the time together for racing, modifying, winding the wires for the tiny motors, etc. My wife was so amazed that the toys have made me away from the PC. It ended because of the coming rainy season that made us packed and boxed back the tracks and cars, and I simply switched back to the old routine.

In search of healing
I remember a precious phrase: Two kinds of those who lost; they are who looks for wealth and for knowledge. This phrase sometimes wakes me up but bad habit is addicting and I found myself always returned into that path. I think it is just similar to drug addiction. As the internet is an endless resource, I search through it for the cure, and I have found some articles about it and tried to implement them, but it always hard for me to liberate myself from my habit. I really hope that finally I find it in this forum, especially from you.

Your helps, Please
I know that some of you are familiar to manage some types of dependence, or maybe you have healed from the same situation. Whether you have some psychological, spiritual expertise, certain medication, or exercises, please share your advice, I need it badly. I do not want to clog the rest of my life in that digital world. There must be somebody else also in pain from the same thing, your kind suggestion will be very valuable and it will save some life. Thank you very much for sparing your time reading this lengthy note. God bless you.

PS:
I post this in Computing & Internet, Health, and Social Science with time interval, hoping to net more inputs.
Please do not waste your time to put any unpleasant or unnecessary words, consider it will not only read by me but also by the other fellow readers. If you are not in the same situation with me, you perhaps still have the advantage of knowing the answers. Thank you, again.

You obviously enjoy it, however you have let it take over. It would seem that you like writing, why not try devoting your energy into writing a book?
This could involve your family, give you some contact still with the computer but keep you off the net. i would suggest that you discuss this with your family and decide upon an amount of time that you can do this each day, with a couple of days that are non computer days.

Am afraid that this is not expert advice, addiction to anything is difficult to break. you are the only one who can decide to change what you do. Looking for help is a start but to implement a change must come from you. You need to reprogramme your habit and replace it with something you and your family will benefit from.
Good luck.

Hello!
I wanna know if anyone can help me!
well it has to do with the people on the covers!
on each Clique book there are 3 girls right?
and I always wanna know who is who!
but I never know if I`m right! so I`ll post the links and there will be a picture of each book and can someone tell me who is who from left to right?
eg; Left (1) Claire, Middle (2) Massie Right (3) Alicia
that would be very helpful!
THANKS A BUNCH!

1. The Clique
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0316701297.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

2. Best Friends For Never
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/bestsellers-2006/3109-1.jpg

3. Revenge of The Wannabes
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VWXS74Q1L.jpg

4. Invasion Of The Boy Snatchers
http://www.mobipocket.com/eBooks/cover_remote/ID83/9780316041669_9780316041669.jpg

5. The Pretty Committee Strikes Back
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KNWA4S9XL.jpg

6. Dial L For Loser
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518EPHNKGSL.jpg

7. It`s Not Easy Being Mean
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G1HCW2MCL.jpg

8. Sealed With A Diss
http://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/04/diss.jpg

9. Bratfest At Tiffany`s
http://www.ebooknetworking.com/books/031/600/big0316006807.jpg

10. P.S: I Loathe You
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=2895522

I don't know if they all are characters that are main characters…they have different people on alot of the books. I think you are maybe supposed to guess who is who if you want. None of them are the same people that are in the movie, either, so I don't know whats up with that…lol

I've been looking at getting an e-book reader recently and have narrowed it down to the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader 505. Unfortunately I can't choose between the two. Please provide your informed reccomendations. Something to think about is that the wireless features of Kindle will not work for me, so that entire plus is gone. Also, I'm thinking that $400 is a bit steep compared to the $300 Sony, so please take price into mind when considering each option. Do the Kindle's benefits really merit an extra hundred dollars? All help appreciated.

I would probably go with the Sony if I were you.
Since the wireless connection won't work for you, it' s probably not worth the extra hundred dollars.

One other thing you may consider is that more books and content is available for the Amazon Kindle.

You can check out both Sony And Amazon's book collection and see which suits you best.

Ok first off I don't have Mysophobia (germ Phobia) or anything of that nature…

However, when I go to wal-mart I feel like I'm steping into a cesspool of germs. Snotty babies, sneezing kids, the floors are all full of crumbs, people everywhere touching everything. I usually try to not touch the grocery cart , doors, or the pen for the electronic Card reader. I NEVER use the bathroom there.
Its just so yucky that I finally decided that I would never go there again unless my normal grocery store (a nice upscale Fred Myers) was closed.

How about you? Wal-mart…Gross or not?
As a side note, anyone know what the offical months are for cold/flu season? It should be comming up soon, right?

I think it's gross too~ Its so dirty. I would NEVER ever use the restroom in one of their stores. There is always crap all over the place. Nothing is ever where it goes and most of the time when you try to ask for help they either don't understand you or they ignore you. Yuck ~ I avoid going there anymore.

The none touch screen one.
Currently all my computers are broken, cept for my one running puppy. Can the reader digital book get book downloads from this computer?

I'm not intimately familiar with this device, but from what I have read, it should be detected as a Flash drive in Linux. As long as you know how to transfer files to it manually, it should work. There are programs available to manage it better in Linux, but I highly doubt anyone has built a package for Puppy yet.

I just learned that i am getting the Kindle from my husband for christmas.(so excited) Anyway i was looking at the add for target and came across the digital reader from sony. Does anyone know what the difference is??? If so which one is better then??? thanks( although i am keeping the Kindle -its from my husband.)

In addition to the advantages mentioned by the other posters, the Kindle has on more major one - the selection available. Amazon currently offers about 185,000 titles in Kindle format, and they’re adding more all the time. The last time I checked, the Sony only had about 20,000 titles available. With that much selection available, you can pretty much guarantee always having something to read that you will enjoy.