The REO Lounge (was...The REO grand opening sale)

[mkp]

I bought my first kindle 3g e reader yesterday. Any suggestions where I could find a good list of must-have e books? I have a feeling the Kindle is going to be like my Reos - a constant companion

Amazon themselves has a heap of free books and specials.

Project Gutenberg (there's a PG Australia, but they didn't seem to have nearly as much as the US one, projectgutenberg.org) has books that are out of copywrite)

A really good forum for all the ereaders:
MobileRead Forums

And a blog I visit fairly often which tracks specials in various format, specifying Amazon US or UK (because often a book goes on special on one or the other but not both, at least simultaneously)
http://blog.booksontheknob.org/

Have fun!

 

[ReflectedLight]

post what you think of the kindle...I am scared to give up my books

My mother was the same way - she has stacks and stacks of mystery novels (our shared guilty pleasure) - but after a week of reading those same books on the Kindle, she is packing them off to the local library....

 

[stravaigin]

What's your pleasure? I can usually get my hands on whatever's on the NY Times bestseller list so PM me with any specific requests.

I'd read the back of a cereal box if I didn't have anything else so anything you suggest will be helpful, thanks

 

[MTV]

I hear ya...I love having books in hand. I'm not sure I'd want to give that up. I'm so on the fence. I have a laptop and a fancy phone...not sure I can justify getting a reader too. I wonder if they have "reader" apps for the.

I like to go back and reread parts of books that I think I have missed something...not sure how well that will work with the e-readers.

 

[REET_AZ]

And I love my ebook reader. I'm on my third one...first two were Sony. Now I'm using the iPad. The convenience is a gift. Just download and read. Love it!

 

[ReflectedLight]

I like to go back and reread parts of books that I think I have missed something...not sure how well that will work with the e-readers.

The Kindle allows you to place bookmarks anywhere if you know where you might revisit, and always keeps track of where you left off in how ever many books you might be reading at one time.

 

[REET_AZ]

I like to go back and reread parts of books that I think I have missed something...not sure how well that will work with the e-readers.

You can re-read to your hearts content. You keep the books forever. You can bookmark, highlight, make notes. They have a pop up dictionary if you want to look something up. Certain books (Atlas Shrugged for one) I read every few years. Now I always have those and know right where they are. Handy.

 

[Xanalog]

The Kindle allows you to place bookmarks anywhere if you know where you might revisit, and always keeps track of where you left off in how ever many books you might be reading at one time.

Yeah, they get rid of all the excuses to keep reading real books. They proly even have a book scent aroma that they sell

 

[MTV]

I am such a creature of habit...but I ended up here so I guess ereaders have a shot Would be nice right now cause I just finished a series and need to hit the bookstore tm.

 

[ltrainer]

I like my Kindle very much and I am anxiously waiting for the Kindle to have the ability to borrow books from the library. Amazon has promised this before the end of this year.

 

[PerfectELu]

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and there is another I need. here is a list of what I still want (need?)</p>
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<p>1) another full size woodvil</p>
<p>2) midi in ebony/ebony</p>
<p>3) midi stabilized ( not telling which one <img src="http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/images/smilies/001_smile.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Smile" smilieid="1" class="inlineimg" />)</p>
<p>4) a grand metal</p>
<p>5) a mini metal</p>
<p>6) a VV woodvil</p>
<p>7) a VV mini woodvil</p>
<p>8) a VV grand</p>
<p>9) a VV midi</p>
<p>10) others that tickle my fancy.</p>
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<p>seems like a reasonable list to me. Of course I am insane and need therapy so I do not know why anyone would listen to me. </p>
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<p>eat ramen and cry (out of happiness and brokeness)

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Gil you are in therapy...its called MOD or REO Therapy, similar to retail but more specific.

 

[mkp]

I like to go back and reread parts of books that I think I have missed something...not sure how well that will work with the e-readers.

The search function is wonderful! I can't tell you how often I'll be reading along and come across a character I know has been introduced earlier but I can't remember where they fit it. You just start typing, select "find" and all the references to that name (or phrase) neatly appears on a new page. And the dictionary...so cool...just navigate (which is admittedly clunky but it works) to a word and the first bit of the definition appears at the top or bottom of the page. If you want to see the whole definition, just select it.

 

[stravaigin]

I hear ya...I love having books in hand. I'm not sure I'd want to give that up. I'm so on the fence. I have a laptop and a fancy phone...not sure I can justify getting a reader too. I wonder if they have "reader" apps for the.

It was the fancy phone that convinced me to try the e reader Lisa, as I was reading a free book on it when waiting for an appointment. We had a room completely lined with books in my last house and it was when I was leaving that I realised that we hung onto all our books but only re-read a few. I think both will have a place in my life - at least I hope so or I've wasted money I could have spent on Reos!

 

[REET_AZ]

Actually, my son got most of his textbooks for college this year on the iPad. He is thrilled not to have to carry the books!

 

[MTV]

The search function is wonderful! I can't tell you how often I'll be reading along and come across a character I know has been introduced earlier but I can't remember where they fit it. You just start typing, select "find" and all the references to that name (or phrase) neatly appears on a new page. And the dictionary...so cool...just navigate (which is admittedly clunky but it works) to a word and the first bit of the definition appears at the top or bottom of the page. If you want to see the whole definition, just select it.

thanks Melissa

 

[MTV]

Actually, my son got most of his textbooks for college this year on the iPad. He is thrilled not to have to carry the books!

that I don't miss

 

[mkp]

I hear ya...I love having books in hand. I'm not sure I'd want to give that up. I'm so on the fence. I have a laptop and a fancy phone...not sure I can justify getting a reader too. I wonder if they have "reader" apps for the.

For the?

Laptop, yes, amazon has Kindle for the PC or Mac.

I think there are apps for iPhone or Android, too, but I'm not absolutely sure.

I don't think my Kindle replaces books, I have too many and love them too much to give them up. But it weighs less than most hardcovers and potentially can hold thousands of titles. You can buy and download a gotta-have book in about two minutes.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

It was the fancy phone that convinced me to try the e reader Lisa, as I was reading a free book on it when waiting for an appointment. We had a room completely lined with books in my last house and it was when I was leaving that I realised that we hung onto all our books but only re-read a few. I think both will have a place in my life - at least I hope so or I've wasted money I could have spent on Reos!

I hope they make these tablets with a phone function soon. Seriously, I would use it.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

For the?

Laptop, yes, amazon has Kindle for the PC or Mac.

I think there are apps for iPhone or Android, too, but I'm not absolutely sure.

I don't think my Kindle replaces books, I have too many and love them too much to give them up. But it weighs less than most hardcovers and potentially can hold thousands of titles. You can buy and download a gotta-have book in about two minutes.

Yep...so far I found Nook & Kindle for Android. Just need to find Google Reader too.

 

[Justice]

I hope they make these tablets with a phone function soon. Seriously, I would use it.

What's your # I will call you on my iPad . It is possible Lisa.