RE: [NF] What are you using for ebook readers and where are you buying/renting your ebooks?

Author: Virgil Bierschwale

Posted: 2014-12-21 at 08:11:32

I use my ipad, and amazon's kindle browser

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From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson

Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 7:44 AM

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Subject: Re: [NF] What are you using for ebook readers and where are you

buying/renting your ebooks?

On 12/20/2014 10:54 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote:

> Wondering what the rest of you are using for ebook readers and where

> you're buying/renting your ebooks?

>

> I have a Kindle Paper White which is great for reading fiction but

> sucks for anything technical. I get my ebooks from Amazon and from

> open source vendors that publish books in a Kindle format. I've tried

> to read PDF's on a Kindle but the experience was not pleasant.

>

> I've read several free ebooks in an Apple iBook and PDF formats on my

> MacBook Pro and found my laptop's screen made the reading experience

> much nicer than my Kindle for books that benefited from the larger

> screen real estate. I'm considering an iPad as an alternative reader.

>

> Are any of you renting technical books from Safari or using Amazon's

> flat monthly rate rental program for a subset of their books? What

> about purchasing ebooks from other publishers like Manning?

>

> Malcolm

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> Jeff

>

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I was just discussing this with the guys that build my computers when they

saw I was carrying a book. They love their readers, but I have tried them

and for some unknown reason I don't like them. Cost and always having to

keep them charged are two reasons. I am the world's worst keep electronics

charged person. The point about technical books and pdf's is an important

one. Other than entertainment that is all I read.

Thanks Malcolm

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