mcgriffith 421 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I'm seriously thinking of buying the new $139 Kindle. Read a review or 5, most recently in BKK Post database. Also on TV CM forum. Everyone who has one is raving about it. Don't want or need the 3G version, as it doesn't look like LOS will be having 3G anytime soon. Maybe after Burma, is my prediction.... About 10,000 free books (copyright expired), the best readability screen-wise, super battery life.... I am a twitch away from dumping the dead tree mode. Link to post Share on other sites
sceadugenga 3,068 Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 I heard Ulysses G is taking out contracts on people expounding this sort of heresy. The free books are just that Macca. They are available for download on a number of sites. I have an iRiver Story, which is very easy to read but more than twice the price of the Kindle. (My Mum bought it for me ). You'll have to apply to join our knightly order. It's pretty exclusive though. Edit: You'll get 3G when Thaksin comes back. Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDuck 43 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 I'll be in the Rai for a couple of weeks and have a mint Sony PRS-300 in leather case that I no longer use. Drop us a line if ur interested. Link to post Share on other sites
ozsamurai 1,027 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 I believe there is a pub in Suk Soi 22 that does an informal swap of foreign books etc. including ebooks, drop in for a beer, give a few books, get a few books. But obviously can't mention it here by name. After the beep..... Link to post Share on other sites
mistephenso 42 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I enjoy reading and have a small eBook collection going on if people are interested!? Got fed up with trying to find decent 'real' books over here, so decided to invest.... I've got a BeBook Neo which uses Adobe Digital Editions, so all of my eBooks are in 'epub' format (i.e. not compatible with a Kindle). Anyway, PM me if you want a list of what I have available? Cheers, Mike Link to post Share on other sites
sceadugenga 3,068 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 Picked up Steig Larsson's Millennium Trilogy today, courtesy of Knight of the eBook Grandmaster Sir lannaman, who never knew he had them. Anyone wants them give me a PM. They are in epub format. Probably better to include an email address for ease of sending. These are the best written thrillers I've read. Real "can't put down" stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Will27 10,535 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Picked up Steig Larsson's Millennium Trilogy today, courtesy of Knight of the eBook Grandmaster Sir lannaman, who never knew he had them. Anyone wants them give me a PM. They are in epub format. Probably better to include an email address for ease of sending. These are the best written thrillers I've read. Real "can't put down" stuff. G'day Scea Haven't read the books but have just picked up The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo on dvd. Will give it a try shortly and maybe post a review. Regards Will Link to post Share on other sites
sceadugenga 3,068 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 I'm afraid to watch the movies, it's not a good idea to read the book first. I pretty well spoiled The GodFather" by reading the book first, but enjoyed both the book and the movie of "No Country For Old Men" by doing it the other way round. Plus I've got a mental picture of the girl in TGWTDT that I suspect no actress could do justice to. Edit: ... still if your planning on giving the movie away... Link to post Share on other sites
uptheos 11,124 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 For all you people interested in free e-books, this is a good site. Ii has over 30,000+ free books and is, I think Kindle friendly. www.gutenberg.org Chang35baht, Project Gutenberg site only contains books whose copyright has expired. Nevertheless, there are some great old classics to be had - stuff by Edgar Alan Poe, Oscar Wilde etc. Link to post Share on other sites
klikster 426 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Some of folks here who read may be interested in this. Note: Only for the adventurous: "The Nook Color, which was designed mainly for reading books and magazines, is about half the size of an iPad or a Xoom. It weighs about 30% less. It runs on WiFi, but not 3G. It has an absolutely superb screen. And, once you've unlocked the software, it runs many Android applications, from email to news readers TweetDeck to, yes, Angry Birds.It even, ironically, runs the Kindle app from Barnes & Noble's rival Amazon.com. So I can now use my Nook Color to read Kindle books. Be aware that you perform this software hack entirely at your own risk. Barnes & Noble says it invalidates your warranty. The process ran smoothly for me, but when I read the Internet chat rooms, I found at least a few people had had problems. If it goes wrong, you're on your own." Full Article Link to post Share on other sites
Will27 10,535 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Some of folks here who read may be interested in this. Note: Only for the adventurous: "The Nook Color, which was designed mainly for reading books and magazines, is about half the size of an iPad or a Xoom. It weighs about 30% less. It runs on WiFi, but not 3G. It has an absolutely superb screen. And, once you've unlocked the software, it runs many Android applications, from email to news readers TweetDeck to, yes, Angry Birds.It even, ironically, runs the Kindle app from Barnes & Noble's rival Amazon.com. So I can now use my Nook Color to read Kindle books. Be aware that you perform this software hack entirely at your own risk. Barnes & Noble says it invalidates your warranty. The process ran smoothly for me, but when I read the Internet chat rooms, I found at least a few people had had problems. If it goes wrong, you're on your own." Full Article Thanks for that mate. I was going to order the Kindle but now I think I'll go for the Nook Color. Regards Will Link to post Share on other sites
klikster 426 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Some of folks here who read may be interested in this. Note: Only for the adventurous: "The Nook Color, which was designed mainly for reading books and magazines, is about half the size of an iPad or a Xoom. It weighs about 30% less. It runs on WiFi, but not 3G. It has an absolutely superb screen. And, once you've unlocked the software, it runs many Android applications, from email to news readers TweetDeck to, yes, Angry Birds.It even, ironically, runs the Kindle app from Barnes & Noble's rival Amazon.com. So I can now use my Nook Color to read Kindle books. Be aware that you perform this software hack entirely at your own risk. Barnes & Noble says it invalidates your warranty. The process ran smoothly for me, but when I read the Internet chat rooms, I found at least a few people had had problems. If it goes wrong, you're on your own." Full Article Thanks for that mate. I was going to order the Kindle but now I think I'll go for the Nook Color. Regards Will @Will -If you buy one, and try unlocking it .. be sure and tell us how it worked out. This sounds like a nice product. Link to post Share on other sites
Will27 10,535 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Some of folks here who read may be interested in this. Note: Only for the adventurous: "The Nook Color, which was designed mainly for reading books and magazines, is about half the size of an iPad or a Xoom. It weighs about 30% less. It runs on WiFi, but not 3G. It has an absolutely superb screen. And, once you've unlocked the software, it runs many Android applications, from email to news readers TweetDeck to, yes, Angry Birds.It even, ironically, runs the Kindle app from Barnes & Noble's rival Amazon.com. So I can now use my Nook Color to read Kindle books. Be aware that you perform this software hack entirely at your own risk. Barnes & Noble says it invalidates your warranty. The process ran smoothly for me, but when I read the Internet chat rooms, I found at least a few people had had problems. If it goes wrong, you're on your own." Full Article Thanks for that mate. I was going to order the Kindle but now I think I'll go for the Nook Color. Regards Will @Will -If you buy one, and try unlocking it .. be sure and tell us how it worked out. This sounds like a nice product. Mate I wouldn't unlock or "root" it as they say. I'm not technically savvy enough for that and wouldn't need the extra features. After reading your article and researching it a bit, it sounds like it's a nice bit of gear. [email protected] don't ship to Thailand so am looking at a company called "shipito". Thanks again. Will Link to post Share on other sites
DangerousDavies 5 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I've been reading about laptop/notebooks with 24 hour battery life, these would be a viable alternative to eBook readers giving travellers other options. http://apcmag.com/hp_claims_24hour_battery_life_for_notebook.htm The reviewer sounds a bit sceptical. Link to post Share on other sites
pjclark1 0 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I've been reading about laptop/notebooks with 24 hour battery life, these would be a viable alternative to eBook readers giving travellers other options. http://apcmag.com/hp...or_notebook.htm The reviewer sounds a bit sceptical. The Nook and Nook Colour have a battery life of about 8 hours The Kindle 3 can run for about 24 hours My Samsung netbook can do about 7 hours, so nobody is a winner so far. Link to post Share on other sites
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