I have got my hands on a Sony eBook reader thanks to a good friend of mine (thanks Sekhar!). Given that I see myself as a traditionalist as far as the written word is concerned, I thought that it would be interesting to blog about my experiences with going electronic.
Of course, having been associated with Technology and Programming for the last 20 odd years, I am no stranger to reading on a computer, but I think there is a big difference between reading manuals and the like and reading newspapers, books, magazines, etc.
Those under 15 can safely ignore these posts since they will probably not know what I am talking about :) Those kids are the post-digital generation (did I just invent a new generation here?!) and their acceptance of technology is amazing. I have the example of my own daughter in front of me.
To start with, getting setup was a breeze. I was up and running in next to no time, including installing the library software on my laptop as well as creating a user account in the Sony reader store.
I also managed to transfer a Father Brown book from my laptop to the device, and my friend had thoughtfully included a few other books, so I am all set to go. More on this tomorrow.
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