Book finished
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johnridleyOld Man's War by Scalzi
(Tor gave this away as a free eBook a few weeks ago - if you subscribe they give away a free eBook every week - I converted the Mobi format one they provided to Sony LRF format with Calibre (free software))
This is the first book I've read on the Sony Reader. Actually I read about the first half of it on the Palm. I've always been a fairly slow reader, but I'm certain that my reading speed on the Sony reader is significantly faster than either on paper or on the Palm. On paper, I don't know what it is but I tend to lose my place a lot on a page, and I find holding books awkward. It's a lot easier to read on the eInk screen. The Palm had both a small screen and a short battery life which meant I usually had to stop reading after an hour or so - the thing had about a 2.5 hour battery life but it usually wasn't charged up when I picked it up to read. I charged the Sony last night for the first time. I read for probably 3.5 hours or so today and the battery meter still shows full.
Usually I post these privately and include a story synopsis; I'll skip the latter since I'm posting publicly, which I'm doing because people were interested in impressions of the reader.
(Tor gave this away as a free eBook a few weeks ago - if you subscribe they give away a free eBook every week - I converted the Mobi format one they provided to Sony LRF format with Calibre (free software))
This is the first book I've read on the Sony Reader. Actually I read about the first half of it on the Palm. I've always been a fairly slow reader, but I'm certain that my reading speed on the Sony reader is significantly faster than either on paper or on the Palm. On paper, I don't know what it is but I tend to lose my place a lot on a page, and I find holding books awkward. It's a lot easier to read on the eInk screen. The Palm had both a small screen and a short battery life which meant I usually had to stop reading after an hour or so - the thing had about a 2.5 hour battery life but it usually wasn't charged up when I picked it up to read. I charged the Sony last night for the first time. I read for probably 3.5 hours or so today and the battery meter still shows full.
Usually I post these privately and include a story synopsis; I'll skip the latter since I'm posting publicly, which I'm doing because people were interested in impressions of the reader.
