The first hour with the Reader is all struggle. For anyone starting off with an eInk device, take this advice: pick something compelling to read, a page-turner, something where getting to the next page is worth overcoming distraction. For the first hour, I was annoyed.
BookNet E-Reading Challenge Part II: Packing the Reader
Have you ever rented a cottage or stayed in an inn or hostel where owners and past guests have left books on the shelves for your reading pleasure? It is usually a mixed bag of thrillers, mysteries, romance novels, maybe some history, sometimes some real wildcards and surprises. You don’t have a lot of choice, but you do get this strange snapshot of what people read when they’re on vacation.
Getting books for the Reader at the Sony Connect store had a similar feeling.
BookNet Canada E-Reading Challenge
In the wake of the BNC Technology Forum 2007, one of the lingering frustrations for some attendees was that for all of the talk of digital reading and e-book devices, they are shockingly difficult to obtain in Canada. It’s tough to have an opinion on a device that you haven’t tried, so we decided to try them out and share the experience…
