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Question: LOL SHOULD I BUY AN E-READER
Option 1: yes votes: 7
Option 2: NO votes: 2
Title: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 27, 2010, 02:48:06 AM
i have around 700+ novels and books on my wishlist and i'm not finding it very economically appropriate
15 books on amazon costs around 100 bucks with the shipping and all  akudood;

i'd only buy certain books if they're especially rare (rotfl Kazimierz Dabrowski writings) or are dominant in artwork if i had the e-reader to cover everything else  :(

has n e 1 used an e-reader??
what is an amazon kindler??
can u save notes n highlite??
what is yr fav. e-reader??
lol wat novels r u reading??
who is kazimierz dabrowski??
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 27, 2010, 02:55:54 AM
also what exactly can an e-reader do
i assume you can only read text and press some arrow to highlight something and that's it

what surprises does technology offer me  akudood;

Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 27, 2010, 07:29:56 AM
rotfl i ordered a kindle 3 after i decided that i'd get a notebook later on in the year  appeasement;
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Andria on November 27, 2010, 08:06:43 AM
Nooks > kindle  baddood;

But yea I love my nook and take it with me everywhere. I am currently reading War and Peace with like 1400 pages to go.
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 27, 2010, 09:27:33 AM
Quote from: Echo on November 27, 2010, 08:06:43 AM
Nooks > kindle  baddood;

But yea I love my nook and take it with me everywhere. I am currently reading War and Peace with like 1400 pages to go.
i did my research
nooks did not impress my unrealistic tastes  akudood;
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: C.Mongler on November 27, 2010, 09:31:41 AM
buy used book for .01 dollar
profit
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 27, 2010, 09:32:52 AM
Quote from: Си. Ð"он''гл'‹', on November 27, 2010, 09:31:41 AM
buy used book for .01 dollar
profit
>5.99 shipping and handling
and oh god i wish all my books were 0.01 dollars
most are usually in the 5-15 range
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ME## on November 27, 2010, 09:38:47 AM
I would say a Kindle is better if you don't care for the Nook's secondary screen. 


But, I like my books to be as papery as possible. goowan
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 27, 2010, 09:57:34 AM
Quote from: Mercowskey, Liza on November 27, 2010, 09:38:47 AM
I would say a Kindle is better if you don't care for the Nook's secondary screen. 


But, I like my books to be as papery as possible. goowan
why not just buy another kindle  goowan
it'd still be like 100 bucks less
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ME## on November 27, 2010, 10:02:25 AM
Quote from: Analysis Paralysis on November 27, 2010, 09:57:34 AM
why not just buy another kindle  goowan
it'd still be like 100 bucks less


but the kindle's screens aren't colour goowan
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Andria on November 27, 2010, 10:03:50 AM
Quote from: Analysis Paralysis on November 27, 2010, 09:27:33 AM
i did my research
nooks did not impress my unrealistic tastes  akudood;

Well your research must have sucked  akudood;

alsooo
http://www.feedbooks.com/

this site is good if you want open source free books
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Nyerp on November 27, 2010, 12:22:25 PM
(http://pressthebuttons.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/ereader.jpg)

lolwut
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Thyme on November 27, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
Quote from: Panty on November 27, 2010, 12:22:25 PM
(http://pressthebuttons.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/ereader.jpg)

lolwut


ugly;
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Selkie on November 27, 2010, 12:44:54 PM
I am thinking about getting one for christmas.

My main concern is, if the books cost like 9 bucks to download anyway, I would much rather just buy the actual book for the same price or a buck more.
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: strongbad on November 27, 2010, 08:55:00 PM
Quote from: Selkie on November 27, 2010, 12:44:54 PM
I am thinking about getting one for christmas.

My main concern is, if the books cost like 9 bucks to download anyway, I would much rather just buy the actual book for the same price or a buck more.

Yeah, I'm trying to get one for Christmas and I definitely agree with your concern.
I don't read very often, but I really enjoy reading, so the way i see it, if I have a kindle or something I will feel obligated to read.
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 28, 2010, 12:22:52 AM
Quote from: Mercowskey, Liza on November 27, 2010, 10:02:25 AM
but the kindle's screens aren't colour goowan
lol that was the most difficult decision to make ever  :(
"why won't fucking kindle make colored screens"
but they're still like 350 dollars  goowan
Quote from: Selkie on November 27, 2010, 12:44:54 PM
I am thinking about getting one for christmas.

My main concern is, if the books cost like 9 bucks to download anyway, I would much rather just buy the actual book for the same price or a buck more.
i'll just download open-source books or the pdf. downloads of them
they're free and you can convert them to kindle-format
fuck buying books if the internet is available

i'd only buy books with visual work produced inside of them (ie, Jung's work, art books, instruction manuals, etc.)



Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: applesauce on November 28, 2010, 10:05:21 AM
Used bookstores: $2-6 paperback, $5-12 hardcover. No shipping, son.

Plus ebooks cannot sell back for profit.
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 28, 2010, 12:21:57 PM
Quote from: applesauce on November 28, 2010, 10:05:21 AM
Used bookstores: $2-6 paperback, $5-12 hardcover. No shipping, son.

Plus ebooks cannot sell back IN POG FORM for profit.

we don't have a bookstore
it's really fucking hard to actually find one in our county since the last one got shut down
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Selkie on November 28, 2010, 12:35:12 PM
Quote from: Analysis Paralysis on November 28, 2010, 12:21:57 PM
we don't have a bookstore
it's really fucking hard to actually find one in our county since the last one got shut down


Is your county like at war with knowledge or something?
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: applesauce on November 28, 2010, 12:37:48 PM
Quote from: Selkie on November 28, 2010, 12:35:12 PM
Is your county like at war with knowledge or something?


Clucky secretly lives in the 1930s deep south.
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Classic on November 28, 2010, 12:39:04 PM
Quote from: applesauce on November 28, 2010, 12:37:48 PM
Clucky secretly lives in the 1930s deep south.

It's still like that here. 5thgrade;
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Hiro on November 28, 2010, 12:46:54 PM
I should start buying books
I want clothes too though
and more videogames
I really need a job
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: Selkie on November 28, 2010, 02:31:40 PM
This may be a dumb question but if you don't get the 3G kindle, you can still read the books you already have even if you're not in a wi-fi area correct? You just need wi-fi to download them I assume
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ME## on November 28, 2010, 02:34:01 PM
Quote from: Selkie on November 28, 2010, 02:31:40 PM
This may be a dumb question but if you don't get the 3G kindle, you can still read the books you already have even if you're not in a wi-fi area correct? You just need wi-fi to download them I assume


Yes.  The books are stored on an SD card, and maybe on internal storage too, but I can't remember if the Kindle has any.
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: ?????? on November 29, 2010, 12:21:06 AM
Quote from: Selkie on November 28, 2010, 12:35:12 PM
Is your county like at war with knowledge or something?
lol yes
my city was in the top 5 for the most low-educated cities in america
my highschool was the top 3 for the lowest test scores in new jersey
we're also the poorest county from the other counties  n_n

also i'm not sure why they closed down the bookstores
i loved ours that was inside the mall  :(
Title: Re: lol textit~
Post by: rdl on November 29, 2010, 12:28:28 AM
Quote from: applesauce on November 28, 2010, 12:37:48 PM
Clucky secretly lives in the 1930s deep south.
some parts of the south haven't changed much, supposedly. not that i've been there, but i've heard that certain parts are "socially segregated" from a navy seal who did stuff down there. basically certain aisles in certain stores are white and others are black, but there aren't any signs people just behave accordingly.

it's weird.