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[imdsfi]

I think the book device is the Kindle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle
I don't know anyone who has one, and I've only seen one in the wild.

I can't imagine taking that thing into the tub.

I was surprised to hear that Nora's a "casual gamer." What no mention of Bejeweled? Or Peggle?

Regarding the bills: doctors typically quote one price, the price they would charge the insurance company. The insurance company will only pay another price. The doctor writes off the difference. Not only that, but the doctor typically has to wait to get paid, and so loses some of the time value of the money.

[Len]

I would so not buy the Kindle.

Also, Nora is addicted to some game on Yahoo right now. She is stuck on level 5.

[imdsfi]

I would so not buy the Kindle.

I'm about a quarter through the Charles Schulz biography; it's nearly 600 pages plus two photograph sections and a bunch of end notes, not to mention many comic strips interspersed throughout the text.

I find it hard to imagine reading a book this big on a Kindle; page turning is a natural motion in a way that scrolling just isn't. On the other hand I can't imagine downloading it and printing it on a laser printer. The pile of paper would be huge and inconvenient, and I can't picture passing it on to someone else the way I do a typical used paperback.

Staring into a computer screen is inconvenient as a method of reading a book (or a magazine). I don't think the Kindle fixes this. I read a lot of text on my BlackBerry (there are rumors of romance novels being read on cellphones in Japan, but I haven't seen that here yet), but using the BlackBerry's little scroll wheel to page through a 600-page book is just silly. The BlackBerry is better for paging through chunks of unrelated text (think Google Reader, which works about B- well on a BlackBerry).

Nora is addicted to some game on Yahoo right now.

What!? You're letting potential gamer score gold farming go to waste?

[Pinkaholic Mom]

I don't really have time to "read", which is why I'm addicted to audiobooks. I borrow them by the bulk at the library then load them onto my iPod. I think that's the way to go. Not to mention the fact that after awhile, reading a screen makes my eyes to zonkers.

[imdsfi]

You know, I'd be thrilled if I could get an electronic book that came with audio. That's probably a way off, though.

Do you run into organizational problems ripping audiobooks onto your iPod? I've had mixed success getting CD and track titles off those things.

[Natalie]

I know of only one book that comes in both audio and PDF format. It's Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty. It would be nice if the mainstream publishers would bundle the audiobooks with ebooks... ah well, perhaps one day, eh?

[LOBO]

Dont forget about Scott Sigler...Infected just started and the hard bound is due out the first of April.
He also has Earthcore,on paper.
His other stories are great you should check them out.
The Rookie,Ancester,Bloodcast,and Nocturnal is also playing right now.
These are not for immature readers.Lots and Lots of violence.

[Pinkaholic Mom]

It's been hit and miss for me. I'm not really a techie, so forgive me if I don't do this post justice. But when I rip CDs to my iTunes library and it does the online search for a matching CD for confirmation, the search is often unsuccessful. Either that or there is no track info, in which case I usually add the info manually. When it comes to this stuff I'm a perfectionist because I want to make sure I listen to all the CDs in order. Sometimes it's a lot of work, but worth it in the end. The thing that gets me is that I've come across sets of CDs (one book) with all different formats! They can all have different titles, or just be off by a space or character which throws off the whole order!

[BonnieS]

I would LOVE to have the Kindle! I've tinkered with the Sony eReader, & it's a lot easier to read from than you'd think. I beat the crap out of books, so such a device would be great for me. Also, I love Harry Potter & would love to just carry all 7 around....and Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged." Another huge book that gets heavy after awhile. Seriously, my back would stop hurting from carrying around all the books I read if I could just get a Kindle.

My big issue is -- good luck finding one! Since it hit Amazon.com, I've yet to see it actually be in stock. And I just got my tax return, so I've got some $$ to spare. Would've been awesome, but I don't wait-list anything. I've got a wait-list phobia. I'm wait-list-phobic. :^)