not at all. switches on almost instantly. comparing paper to this thing i think this thing looks crisper. it is NOT a screen remember. it is actually hard copy. i can't see ANY pixels.
get this: i got the 3g one and i am usiing it now. hard copy seabreeze. the 3g is free too. icing on the cake. bokks are $10 or less, battery lasts a month. all in all very eco. no need for production runs.
Good timing for this thread, I had some audible credits to use...
My $0.02 worth...
"A Fraction of the whole" by Steve Toltz
"Sh!t my dad says" by Justin Halpburn
Anything by Bill Bryson, particularly "A short history of almost everything"
Have read nearly all his books.
J-Pod by Douglas Coupland (eccentric Canadian who openly claims 90210 was plagiarised off his book generation x) .
very light funny read exploring the issues of a computer games design firm
(forcing highly creative designers and graphic artists to work with high functioning autistic/asbergher code writers and the social carnage that ensues).
+ 1 for World War Z.
for something a bit heavier.....
Wild Swans.
written by 3 generations of Chinese women, a history from their personal perspective detailing the monumental social change of china in 3 generations.
compiled and written by the granddaughter in the early 90's (i think)
Old man and the sea - Hemmingway
Short book but not a word out of place.
Anything by Wilbur Smith
Anything by Clive Cussler - easy to read, don't have to think too much.
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins - The most eloquent argument for the non existence of a god that I have ever read.
Terry Prachett or Feist for Sci Fi
Nothing beats a good book really!
Anything by Henry Lawson. I think he wrote more words or books than are in the Bible.
His writings give a perspective on the Australian psyche that is colourful, exciting, soulfull, uplifting, humourous, ironic, political, heart warming and hopeful.
The ethos and pathos (they are words, look them up in your dictionary) in his writings are lost on today's "political correct brigade".
If you call yourself Australian and you think you have a soul, you should read some Henry Lawson.
^ My god. Cisco has suggested something I might take onboard. 
Looks like I'm buying World War Z and some Lawson. 
Everyone keeps recommending me "Pillars of the Earth".
Related: I've had the Kindle nearly a week now. I had my hopes it would be as good as a real book, it is better. The typesetting is beautiful, it is crisper and easier to read than anything on paper and I now prefer turning the pages with a button. It just sits in your hand better than a novel, I can turn pages and drink a coffee at the same time. Books are < $10 and arrive instantly. I'm buying some more for Christmas presents. The only negative, the only one, is that the "paper" is ever so slightly blue/green, I would prefer ever so slightly yellow/red.
Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson. Very much an upmarket thriller and first of a trilogy. Also A Lesson Before Dying, an intensley spiritual book by Ernest J Gaines. If you like Wilbur Smith then do not bother with either one.
i need to read more as i always thought
ethos and pathos .
were part of the three musketeers
I read anything, and if it's semi-decent I'll read it in one go.
One of the best books I've read recently was Vernon God Little by D.B.C. Pierre.
Read the blurb on the back and thought meh, but I was out of books so just gave it a go. Takes a little getting in to but I was blown away by the end of it. Amazing amazing book.
Otherwise, Earthsea Trilogy (don't bother with the two new ones) by Ursula Le Guin for beautifully written fantasy and Tom Sharpe novels for good old school comedy are some other books i've enjoyed recently.
Some great "Australian", reading in the works by Father Frank Flynn,
a catholic priest who worked his parish from Alice Springs to New Guinea
from 1040's to 1980's. I met him in a bog in the west of NT once, heard stories
about him and witnessed his determination, Said that one day i would read
some of his published works, eventually got around to it and was rewarded.
May be a bit hard to source, but all great reads have to be tracked down. A
good adventure for public library's to find.
Also some great Australian true life adventures, by R.A. Moncrieff an old
acquaintance of mine. The Toowoomba library has most of his short stories
available upon request for 20 c an A4. My domain site can supply many titles
for his works, walkaboutjoe.com happy reading
I just finished reading the "Master and Commander" series by Patrick O'Brian. 20 books that any wind junky will love. Read 'em in order if you can, or just borrow whatever ones the public library has when you walk in. The loving attention to the joy of a fresh breeze will make no-wind days seem bearable. What luck!
Any one who likes Bill Bryson would probably enjoy Joe Bennett
I have just finished Hello Dubai .... enjoyed it
Two of my favourites of all time would have to be Round Ireland With A Fridge, by Tony Hawk, about his attempt to hitchhike a complete circuit of Ireland, with a small fridge. The fridge even tries surfing and goes up in a helicopter. Playing Tennis With the Moldovans which was his next book, is another classic laugh out loud on a bus nearly let a little bit of wee out-style stuff.
another face is Marching Powder, the story of an English cocaine smuggler who gets caught in Bolivia, ends up in jail and to make a living eventually finds a way to run tours through the prison. A brilliant expose on the uber corrupt police state.
Also all of Bill Brysons books are very funny, the European one, I think it's called 'neither here nor there' is an absolute corker. One liner after one liner. I could not read it in a public place lol.
Good luck in your search!
Portrait of Dorian Gray. You can open any page and it's genius. Quite possibly my new favourite book.
I read it a while ago now but 'The Wolf of Wall Street' is by far the most entertaining book I have ever read. Totally unputdownable! How this guy is alive is crazy, hes an absolute mentalist! Blows any rockstar out of the water for living it up. Heard Di Caprio is going to play him in a Scorsese movie which would be amazing...Read it and laugh your head off! AWESOME
