[How many books do you read at once?]

3, sometimes 4. I really need to stop doing that though. I want to cut down to 1 to 2, audiobooks not included.

[Can you truly enjoy a book you've been forced to read?]

I've tried a few times to force myself to read Relativity by Einstein. Just for me, because I want to understand it. I don't have to be perfect, just understand the basics.

 

They don't joke when they say you need a force of will to read it. I can't say I'm having much luck.

[The diary trend]

I had a diary when I was little. My brother and sister found it and read it. This has somewhat put me off keeping a one other then for appointments etc.

[I got a Kindle]

You can play audiobooks on the Kindle as long as they are MP3 or in either of the Audible.co.uk formats.

 

I agree with you Lauraloves - I prefer the lack of backlighting too.

 

Maybe I should have been more specific. Mine is the none keyboard, £89 version. I don't believe you can. This is for other models I assume. Or am I missing something?

 

I would have linked the Amazon page but I'm assuming that's advertising.

[Your favourite narrator]

I've only listened to Richard Dawkins audio books which obviously he covered himself and The Origin of Species which he also narrated. I enjoy listening to him speak and what he has to say, as well as videos but I can't say he has one of those voices you could listen to all day like David Attenborough. I'm really hoping in the not too distant future you will be to programme audio books to a variety of actors voices but they won't come out awkwardly like a computer reading aloud. My favourite voice actor is probably Keith David (voiced Goliath in Disneys Gargoyles and many other things). Though strictly for audio books I can't say.

[I got a Kindle]

.The only downside to kindle that I see is that I wish the screen lit up like a computer screen does for easy reading at night ,and I wish the text-to-talk feature was better .

 

Indeed. I bought a one two days ago, and I automatically assumed it would have a back light. I never even thought to check. I would have liked a one but I'm not that sad about it. It's something to do with the screen technology from what I've read. Adding a backlight would have had to change it.

 

 

Anyway, I'm of the same mindset as I gather most people posting here are. I'll only be buying the cheap books or downloading free ones. Otherwise it could become an expensive habbit (with so many available at a touch of a button).

 

I like the product anyway. I've hardly put it down. I nearly bought a Sony e-reader because it was touch screen and played audio but that would have cost £47 extra, I just got laid off work unfortunately, so I have to budget. I sure would have liked an audio option, as I do listen to a lot of audio books (I walk a lot). When it comes down to it it is too big for a pocket anyway and I have my ipod so it's totally unneeded. It is what it is and doesn't pretend to be an ipad. In a way I'm coming to like the basic functions, and black and white as there are less distractions. I might actually end up reading more.

 

Some pro's or 'neat' little things I've noticed about it also:

- It saves space. Or it will in the future, as book collections can take up some room (especially if you are a hoarder like me and don't sell your old books). It's probably reasonable to say they are more environmentally friendly, saving on paper and ink.

- The built in dictionary is well responding and covers most words from what I can see, although if you are reading an academic text for a specific subject I can see it holding less vocabulary. The dictionary also saves time when you don't know a word, because you don't have to put down your book and go to your shelf or go to your pc to check.

- Arguably you've just spent £89 and then have to buy books but there are plenty of older free classics available and recent-ish books fairly cheap.