eReader

I may have finally found the electronic device that will change my book acquiring behavior.  For my May 1st Life Dinner gift Brad gave me a Sony Portable Reader, and then set it up for me this weekend (which may be the nicest part of the gift).  He tried it first, which is always a good idea since I'm much less excited about new technologies than he is.

But this one has been great.  The screen is easy on the eyes, and it feels like a book in the hand, and has an extremely easy user interface and easy downloading from the online bookstore.  I read The Road over the weekend for my first book.  The only strange thing is that I keep reaching to turn the page instead of pressing the Next Page > key.  I'll learn a new behavior eventually..

Comments

[fredlet]

I haven't missed the pages (and i have plenty of books if I do decide i want the tactile thing for a bit) but really, the reason I read is for the story. I can carry over 100 books with me, plus web content and all the music I can put on there.
Its great stuff...

[Will]

Amy,

Don't you find you miss the *satisfaction* of turning the page? Feeling the heft of the book? Visualizing the percent of completion? I've always thought the ebook thing to only replace the stream of words, not the *experience* of reading a book.

Or, am I just a whack job ;-)