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Thread ID: 122101 2011-11-30 20:33:00 e-book reader advice Zippity (58) PC World Chat
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1246500 2011-12-01 01:46:00 I bought several paper books this week. pctek (84)
1246501 2011-12-01 02:06:00 I bought several paper books this week.


You old-fashioned person you! 		Richard (739)
1246502 2011-12-01 02:14:00 I bought several paper books this week.

Could you explain how those work?

Do the batteries last ? 		Cicero (40)
1246503 2011-12-01 03:01:00 "Quote Originally Posted by pctek View Post
I bought several paper books this week."


Could you explain how those work?
Do the batteries last ?

You can download the user manuals for those new fangled paper books.
They have a high tech 3d interface that wraps around a 2D display.

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ahh, just spotted the multi quote button, to late :lol: 		1101 (13337)
1246504 2011-12-01 12:11:00 Bought a Kindle Keyboard, Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display for my wife a couple of weeks ago -
Got it for $US 139.00 plus shipping and handling of $US26.97 from amazon.com .
Same as the 3G unit with keyboard but without the 3G facility - it worked out some AUD60 less than buying the same unit in Australia from Dickhead Smith, so not a bad deal.
Check out amazon.co.uk, they ship freight free to Australia and NZ, although the unit is a bit dearer through the UK. 		KenESmith (6287)
1246505 2011-12-01 19:49:00 Could you explain how those work?



First you need to get some land.

Then plant some trees

Then maintain the trees for 25 years

Then you kill the tree

Then you mill the tree

Then you process the tree into paper

Then you print each piece of paper

Then you bind the paper into a book

Then you read the book, additional light source required if its not daytime.



Its right up there with clay bricks and using leaves as toilet paper.


Having said that, I'll be real impressed when we advance past dead trees for wiping our bottoms. 		Metla (12)
1246506 2011-12-01 20:20:00 At least it's a renewable resource.

There's always a Bidet (unsure of spelling) but the Idea doesn't thrill me personally.

Another thought, and what I did, go into dick smiths, pick up a kindle, and have a play. See if you like it. Didn't buy mine from there but did look at one.
I didn't think the keyboard was necessary so I got the one without. Kinda wish I'd gone for the touch version but other than that I'm happy with it. 		dugimodo (138)
1246507 2011-12-01 23:40:00 I will be interested to see what others say about this. The problem (as I see it) is that Kindle locks you into that particular platform, so I have stayed clear of it. In my research, I ended up completely rejecting only the Kindle, and looking seriously at the others.

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That and the Kindle has an assload of DRM on it, plus the fact they can remotely delete any book from your Kindle without your permission, if they want to.


A small tablet PC would probably be best, then you can run whatever software you feel like to view whatever files you want, there's no DRM or other crap, PLUS it doubles as a real PC for doing other things!

Brilliant! 		Agent_24 (57)
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