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My mom and my sister both have kindles. I've borrowed them for school, I gotta say I read Moby Dick which is long, boring, and unfufilling, yet my eyes didn't melt in their sockets like they would have on a computer screen. In fact it was a book without the constant page turning.

The text was so clear, it actually looked like it was printed on the screen.

"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas

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I still get real books when its a picture book, or encyclopedia-type book. Kindle for everything else. Heck, I've even gotten into Comixology, which lets you buy comic books for your tablet/phone. I've got a few comics on there, it works pretty well!

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Comics on the Kindle, 005? I was thinking of trying that but it seemed like it wouldn't look great.

 

EyeShotFirst said:

I read Moby Dick which is long, boring, and unfufilling

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asterisk8 said:


Comics on the Kindle, 005? I was thinking of trying that but it seemed like it wouldn't look great.
You misunderstood, I went slightly off topic into tablets there. Still digital reading.

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Warbler said:


how did you get a smart phone for only 1 cent?
Dude, if you activate a new line, they'll throw all sorts of deals at you.

Also, check out Amazon Wireless.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, an AT&T 4G LTE Smartphone.

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doubleofive said:

 

asterisk8 said:


Comics on the Kindle, 005? I was thinking of trying that but it seemed like it wouldn't look great.
You misunderstood, I went slightly off topic into tablets there. Still digital reading.

 

Well aren't you fancy with yer phones and yer tablets and yer Kindles. ;)

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doubleofive said:

I still get real books when its a picture book...

I know what you mean, I have my whole Dr. Seus collection in print and I wouldn't have it any other way.

:p

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I can't imagine an Edward Gorey ebook working.

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I use my wife's old Kindle 2, which is pretty hefty and the page turn click is pretty loud. Yesterday I told her that I should get a new one, its smaller, lighter, etc. She didn't think we needed to, so we didn't. Last night we're sitting in bed reading and she asks me to turn the pages quieter because I read faster than she does and it was driving her crazy. I just shrugged and said, "A new Kindle would have been quieter."

In short, I tried to click more quietly from then on.

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Can't you switch the click off?

The Kobo with all it's faults has no sounds at all.

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Bingowings said:


Can't you switch the click off?

The Kobo with all it's faults has no sounds at all.
It's the physical button click. ;-)

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doubleofive said:

I use my wife's old Kindle 2, which is pretty hefty and the page turn click is pretty loud. Yesterday I told her that I should get a new one, its smaller, lighter, etc. She didn't think we needed to, so we didn't. Last night we're sitting in bed reading and she asks me to turn the pages quieter because I read faster than she does and it was driving her crazy. I just shrugged and said, "A new Kindle would have been quieter."

In short, I tried to click more quietly from then on.

So, how is sleeping on the couch treating you?