Originally Posted by barely_legal (Post 478854)

Thanks, but I'm pretty sure I will never be ordering a book in the Chinese language. And my husband will let me touch his Kindle when I pry it out of his cold dead hands. I bought the Kindle Paperwhite. It's cheap and seems like a good introductory e-reader that will be easy to carry and use while I get used to reading e-books.

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 478856)

Don't let our Chinese overlords hear you say that.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 478829)

so did Te'o slip because of size, or apparent stupidness?

Originally Posted by barely_legal (Post 478842)

I've finally decided it's time to buy an e-reader. Yes, I'm a dinosaur. The thing is, I still get most of my books from the public library so I want to get a reader that will allow me to borrow books easily. I understand from my research at the local library that I can do that on any kind of reader, including Kindle, Nook and iPads. So I guess that doesn't help me narrow it down any.

Assuming that I'm mostly going to be using the reader to read books (60% borrowed/40% purchased), does anybody have any advice? I'm leaning away from the Ipad bc I don't see the point in paying so much more for options that I don't think I'll use, but I'm willing to re-consider that stance if somebody makes a strong enough case.

If it matters, what really convinced me that I need an e-reader is that I've been traveling a lot lately and packing multiple books to get me through a trip is getting cumbersome. I've run out of reading material a couple of times when my travel was delayed and that is something I never want to experience again.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 478858)

Thought it was a speed issue. Physical, not mental.

Originally Posted by barely_legal (Post 478849)

I'm leaning in this direction bc my husband has an early generation Kindle and loves it, and that means he can troubleshoot for me if I have any problems (although he doesn't borrow books).

Is it easier to share books if two people have the same kind of device or is that irrelevant? Our tastes don't always overlap, but when they do, that would be a nice option to have.

And thanks to GGG and Coltrane for your suggestions too. Even though Coltrane's sucked because he gave me another option and I need less options not more because my head already hurts from trying to decide things.

Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen (Post 478847)

I love my old skool Kindle with the fire of a thousand suns. I still carry an iPad for movies, work, everything else, but I read on my Kindle.

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive (Post 478867)

2. Except for the part about doing work on the iPad. Love my 2nd gen Kindle for reading. Wouldn't ever switch to iPad for that.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 478848)

HELP! for a story I'm writing I need a clever, concealed way to cheat on a test, as in "he smuggled notes in under ___" or some other neat trick. I need it ASAP.

Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 478872)

I used to write notes on my desk in pencil in my high school German class before the exam, which would be covered by the booklet, and erase/smear them as I went.

A semi-eidetic memory helps too.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 478870)

I'm sorry, but some of you socks must have cheated in college and I know some of you were good at it. I NEED ANSWERS>

Originally Posted by ltl/fb (Post 478846)

I use a Kindle and the kindle app on my ipad because I like the bigger screen. Where else does one get books?

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive (Post 478867)

2. Except for the part about doing work on the iPad. Love my 2nd gen Kindle for reading. Wouldn't ever switch to iPad for that.