For this experiment, I was NOT sent to Long Island’s North Shore to mingle among New York’s most affluent peoples, but instead given the next best thing: all 5 eReaders for two weeks to read the Great Gatsby.
Like many people, I have always been a lover of books. I can still remember my favorite smell of freshly printed-paper every time I walked into bookstores when I was young. Through books, I was taken away to distant lands across the world or made-up places, existing only on the precious pages I held in my hands. These stories are what sparked the travel bug within me. Since then, I’ve carried paper books with me all around the world – and they are heavy!
So, having no previous experience with any sort of eReader device, I was the perfect candidate for a “first timer” analysis on: the Sony Reader, Amazon’s Kindle, Barns&Noble’s Nook, and Apple’s iPhone and iPad.
This week is all about learning what it’s actually like to read from each mobile device because I’m ready to start traveling lighter with more books – or should I say eBooks!
My schedule for the week looks like this:
Day 1 – Intro & Ch. 1: Sony Reader
Day 2 – Chapter 2 & 3: Kindle
Day 3 – Chapter 4 & 5: Nook
Day 4 – Chapter 6 & 7: iPhone
Day 5 – Chapter 8 & 9: iPad
M.E. Franchini
A Founding Author of Essential10
Please comment and share your thoughts or experiences on any of the eReaders.
