[–] Lacerta_viridis ago
I have a Kindle. I wanted to read the Song of Ice and Fire series, but the books were too expensive here and the fifth one wasn't translated yet. The translated versions suck, anyways, so I got myself a Kindle (which was cheaper that four books) and I pirated the damn things. I'm not sorry. The last two were shit, anyway. They were not worth the money.
[–] Freakazoid ago
I love my kindle. It's the greatest gift I have ever received. The battery life on it is incredible. I currently have 228 books on it. I have a pretty big reading backlog. I also plan on taking it on plenty of backpacking trips with me. I just love the idea of having all these books in the palm of my hand. Just throw up my hammock and lay out and read all day.
An ereader makes for a pretty cheap gift. I've given two of them to various family members.
[–] robotMONSTER ago
I don't - I went through a phase of thinking about getting one but I enjoy going to the library and browsing the shelves. I also enjoy the way the books are different; they have different hefts, page weights, fonts, margins, etc. You'd get the same experience every time with an e-reader.
I've looked at people reading them and it seems to me there's too little text per-page- it just doesn't seem it would 'feel' right to have so little text available at once.
[–] PrivateJoker 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
4+ year old kindle, i read hours a day. I like real books but i just can't justify the space they take up anymore
[–] anarchist_cat_owner 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
a kobo was my first ereader. i accidently left it on a bus. i am glad i did though because it allowed me to get a kindle touch which is better in every possible way. i had no idea how shit kobo was until i used a kindle. even just turning the page on a kobo is a chore
[–] arn 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I love my kindle, it's great. although sometimes it is a bit sad when i miss the feel of the pages and the bind.