We bought our grandson a Sony Reader for Christmas hoping to encourage him to read more and play video games less with this more “techy” way of reading.
Did you receive a gift of an eReader? Do you like it? Hate it? Where are you getting your eBooks?
We want to hear about your eReader experience!
What do book lovers enjoy almost as much as reading a book? Talking about it, of course! A group of us here at the Daily Record/Sunday News has decided to take our book talk beyond the newsroom.
We'll share what we like, and what we don't, about the books we are reading. This will also be the place to find out about local authors, new releases, upcoming book signings and what's going on at the York County libraries.
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And, of course, we want to hear from you too. Email your book review to schain@ydr.com and we will post it on Book Buzz.
I got a Kindle for Christmas. So far I love it. I love the dictionary and highlighting functions and how quickly you can download new books. Who knew you could improve on a good book?
I received a Sony Reader for Christmas a year ago, and I love it. I have download most of my books from Sony, but intend to try Border’s. I also place pdf files of technical manuals on it and have created a text file that I store on the Reader that contains a list of books by authors I like and whether I have them and/or have read them. The only problem with my Reader is that it does not like the sun. I tried to use it last summer outside and it went blank. I believe some of the new models are okay in the sun. This is where the paper books are used, and for areas where theft could be a problem, like a hospital stay.
My children gave me a Kindle for Christmas. I love it. I have to make myself read some paper books I have instead of the ones on my Kindle. I love that you can get some books free and that you can download a sample from the book before you purchase it. I also learned that you can send paper books for credit on your Amazon account with free shipping.