02-23-2010, 04:17 PM | #16 |
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I commute around London (well, from the south coast into London, and then around London), daily, and I couldn't imagine not having my reader. For me it is just so much better than an actual book. I read far more while commuting than at home, quite possibly I just spend too much time commuting though.
Granted, I *always* have a bag when I am outside, I can't really imagine going out without a bag (book / reader, magazines, notepad, miscellaneous junk and camera before I actually put anything in it...) I guess each to their own, ultimately. |
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02-23-2010, 04:31 PM | #18 |
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02-23-2010, 04:32 PM | #19 |
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02-24-2010, 02:43 AM | #20 |
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I go through cycles of carrying no bag. Then I carry a bag with one or two small items in it, more gets added, and very soon I have a trail of sherpas behind me with my baggage. Then I revert to carrying no bag. At the moment I am in a no-bag phase, so the Sony stays at home.
But my work have foisted a laptop on me, that I will soon have to carry back and forth (grrr). At that point I imagine the Sony will slip into the pouch as well... |
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02-27-2010, 12:11 PM | #21 |
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well different strokes for different folks.. i love my 600 and it's been around the globe with me already. cover art? i spent my time reading pages, not gazing at the book jackets. size, not much of a problem. i always have my timbuk2 messenger bag with my with my laptop, the 600 fits just fine in there. i have even taken it out of my leather case and slipped it into an interior pocket in my ski jacket just fine. i do agree the bright lit screen of the iphone (and upcoming ipad) is easier and more convenient for me to read but i got tired of the continuous page turning on the iphone and i can't get into auto-scroll. for now i enjoy my 600 and i'll be preordering an ipad as soon as i can.
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02-27-2010, 03:21 PM | #22 |
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I don't spend any time looking at the cover art when I am reading either, of course. Over the last 5 years or so I have accumulated a sizeable number of books in a variety of formats. Until a few months ago there was no central location/catalog of these because of the format mix and DRM. Once I got around to stripping the DRM I was able to collect them all in Calibre. Which is great.
I never bothered loading them all onto the iPhone, just a couple of dozen that I was likely to read imminently - and now that the collection is Dropboxxed I can get whatever I want if it isn't already loaded. Putting them all on the Sony meant that I was spending some time flicking about to check that the formatting was OK and generally doing catalog type stuff on the device (which is not normal behaviour). Having got used to quick and colourful library navigation on iPhone/Mac, the Sony was not quite so nice. It isn't its core strength of course and I do prefer reading on the Sony, but like Scottjl I can feel an iPad coming my way... |
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