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My library offers SOME of the bestsellers as ebooks. It pretty hit or miss though.

Glenn

On 12/7/2010 3:15 PM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
She goes through the bestseller list.

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Glenn Hopwood<ghopwood.list@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

After the investment she could still read for free. Many libraries offer
ebooks and there are a few sites that have some really good titles
available for free.

manybooks,net
baen.com/library (scifi and fantasy)
www.gutenberg.org

Of course, none of the ebook readers give you the same 'feel' of a real
book in your hand. I am looking forward to the ability to carry 1000s of
books around with me though.

Glenn

On 12/7/2010 2:12 PM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
My wife is an avid book reader. I asked her which she would like for
Christmas.

She said neither one in no uncertain terms. She uses the library and
reads
for free. I was warned NOT to spend money in this area . . .



On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Mike Wills<mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

... there are sources of non-DRM ePub books. Any store that doesn't have
a
commercial interest in a reader will provide Kindle, ePub, and usually
PDF
as well.

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http://mikewills.me


On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Glenn Hopwood<ghopwood.list@xxxxxxxxx
wrote:

I'm not sure that Amazon will ever 'officially' support ePub so any app
would have to break the DRM.

Nook also has or will have app support (It's based on Android).

The iPad didn't make the cut because of the screen. For me the eInk
screen is a much more enjoyable reading experience. The price was a
factor also.

Glenn

On 12/7/2010 12:54 PM, Mike Wills wrote:
I am going Kindle. Yes, lack of ePub is a minus, however, Kindle
has/will
have an API for apps. It would not be difficult to create an ePub app
after
that. The other option is an iPad, then format/store no longer matters
(of
course at 3x the price).

My wife has a Nook now and likes it. The battery life is good. Plus we
don't read the same type of books and I figured that way we can get a
book
on the other store if the primary store doesn't have it.

--
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http://mikewills.me
P: (507) 933-0880 | Skype: koldark

On Dec 7, 2010, at 10:59 AM, John Jones wrote:

I was looking at this for a friend recently. I came away leaning
towards
Kindle as the devices get better battery life (weeks v. days/hours)
and
your
content is available on multiple platforms. The Nook may handle
multiplatform but I didn't see anything about it when I was looking
(admittedly I wasn't all that thorough).

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Glenn Hopwood<
ghopwood.list@xxxxxxxxx
wrote:

This past summer I remember seeing some conversation in regards to
ebook
readers. I'm looking to buy one soon. I've whittled the choices down
to
either the Kindle or Nook and would like to get some feedback from
current owners.

I'm tending towards the Nook due to it's support of ePub but the
Kindle
seems to be winning the volume battle. Your thoughts?

Glenn
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