tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post608793591262877891..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: 2011 Review and ResolutionsRob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-9316053203109686782012-01-01T20:42:54.501+00:002012-01-01T20:42:54.501+00:00Bernadette, thanks. I'm torn by what reader t...Bernadette, thanks. I'm torn by what reader to get. As you say, I think the titles I want are more likely to be available for Kindle and for cheaper. The basic Kindle machine is also a lot less expensive than the Sony. I still intend to read most books in paper format.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-87973341202447292342012-01-01T13:44:21.667+00:002012-01-01T13:44:21.667+00:00Happy New Year, Rob, to you and your famil. I hope...Happy New Year, Rob, to you and your famil. I hope you're able to pull off that oh-so-delicate work/writing/blogging/reading balance. It's a tough one, innit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-59731471594007473992012-01-01T10:40:06.469+00:002012-01-01T10:40:06.469+00:00on the eReader issue I'd love to recommend the...on the eReader issue I'd love to recommend the sony eReader - as a device I think it's terrific and far superior to the several kindles we have lying around the office - however it's a pain to buy stuff for, at least here in Oz (might be different for you) and I have never seen a book cheaper in ePub than in the Amazon store for kindle but ePub books are frequently more expensive by quite a bit. There are a few titles that I've bought that were not available through Amazon but there are far more for which the reverse is true (only available via Amazon). This feels like it is especially true for the short story anthologies (I just bought the Off the Record collection done for charity and it's only selling through Amazon as far as I know).<br /><br />I do love my iPad as a second eReader and that is actually the device upon which most of my short story collections are ending up on - I tend not to read the anthologies strait through but I dip in and out when I have short blocks of time available. It's not a device that I particularly enjoy long reading stints on, especially at night because it's a bright screen and not the thing your eyes should be focusing on as you try to slip into sleep mode.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com