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I have a color Nook, but I prefer the eInk screen for just reading. And now I've got an iPad and prefer that for just about everything *but* reading (and the stuff I have to do on a bigger screen). Sorry, Android.

You folks and yer fancy gizmos. Back in my day, we had books made of paper, and we liked it that way.

I got my original Kindle Dec 2010, so it lasted about 4 years... yeah a bit less than I figured. I kept very good care of it, so Im surprised it died.

WF the screen is about the same size the overall size is smaller so I dont feel like I'm holding on to anything. And its much lighter.

Time will tell on how long it will last.

I originally didn't want a Kindle and wanted to keep buying books. Then my wife bought me a Kindle for Christmas in 2010.... After I found out how nice it was to just buy your book and start reading right away without having to go to a brick and morter, plus the books are so much less expensive...I never looked back.

Thanks, SB. That's what I figured, but it's good to know someone who can say for sure.

My Kindle lasted from 2011 to last week. So it only lasted 3 years.

But then again, back in '12 I tried to read the Gormenghast trilogy. That adds years on a device, I will tell you.

I tell you what -- I read the final Malazan book on the Kindle and it was a *much* nicer experience than hauling around a dead-tree doorstop.

That reminds me: I have the entire Wheel of Time series on my tablet. I haven't tried to open the file yet... (Yes, it's all 13 books in one document.)

Let us know how it works out for you....

In Jos, the only books are (1) religious bookshops, which can have a surprisingly good selection if that's what you're after, or (2) used novels and nonfiction, most of them shabby and overpriced ($10 or more for a Tom Clancy, for instance). Forget finding anything but bestsellers. Therefore e-books are my only option when I want to buy a book in Nigeria. It is nice to carry around the entire Game of Thrones series, for example, without breaking my arm. I also have 4 Bibles, so I can carry it to church services and use it for that as well.

aliantha wrote:I tell you what -- I read the final Malazan book on the Kindle and it was a *much* nicer experience than hauling around a dead-tree doorstop.

I hated that book and wished I had a physical copy to trash after finishing it.

Horrim Carabal wrote:

aliantha wrote:I tell you what -- I read the final Malazan book on the Kindle and it was a *much* nicer experience than hauling around a dead-tree doorstop.

I hated that book and wished I had a physical copy to trash after finishing it.

What, hitting "delete" it just doesn't have that same satisfaction?

deer of the dawn wrote:

Horrim Carabal wrote:

aliantha wrote:I tell you what -- I read the final Malazan book on the Kindle and it was a *much* nicer experience than hauling around a dead-tree doorstop.

I hated that book and wished I had a physical copy to trash after finishing it.

What, hitting "delete" it just doesn't have that same satisfaction?

If you want the honest truth, until I read your comment I had never considered deleting anything off my Kindle. I haven't run into space issues yet and I hadn't ever thought of doing that!

wayfriend wrote:But then again, back in '12 I tried to read the Gormenghast trilogy. That adds years on a device, I will tell you.

Not to mention taking those same years off your life.

--A

Avatar wrote:

wayfriend wrote:But then again, back in '12 I tried to read the Gormenghast trilogy. That adds years on a device, I will tell you.

Not to mention taking those same years off your life.

--A

I very nearly said the same thing.

I'm Murrin wrote:That reminds me: I have the entire Wheel of Time series on my tablet. I haven't tried to open the file yet... (Yes, it's all 13 books in one document.)

Looks like your file is missing one book, and I'm not talking about that atrocious prequel

And the Gormenghast Trilogy is an international treasure! Figures such inferior technology couldn't handle such grandeur...

The prequel wasn't that bad.

As for Gormenghast...I wanted to kill myself when I read it.

--A

Don't expect me to remember how many books were in that series. I haven't read one since 11 came out. I just got the series free in the Hugo voters' packet.

14 books and the prequel.

--A

I don't have a Kindle. Or a Nook. I do most of my reading on the Sabbath, when I can't use electronics. However I do appreciate the ability to put books on my iPad for reading when I'm traveling or having a lunch break at work.

I now have a lovely Paperwhite. I will use it for a bit, and then see if I was wrong to worry so much. You all shall know.

MsMary wrote:I don't have a Kindle. Or a Nook. I do most of my reading on the Sabbath, when I can't use electronics. However I do appreciate the ability to put books on my iPad for reading when I'm traveling or having a lunch break at work.

Purist.

In my own way, I try to walk a line of not being ruled by my electronic devices, as well..