Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/)

It's free and just super.

Real paper books have a certain utility to them.

How many Kindles do you need to burn for heat when you run out of firewood? (even with a name like Fire)

....and about the outhouse.......I won't even go there.

Just ask RnD, that takes real paper.

 In answer to the question, no.

nonsense. We all know that RnD uses Moonbeams for that purpose...

More likely I-beams. 

They don't call his butt rusty for no reason.

I get most of my e-books from Amazon.  They keep them available in case you want to download them again.  The Kindle with 3G makes it pretty easy.  I also like to download free books. 

If you like science fiction, the Baen Free Library http://www.baen.com/library/defaulttitles.htm has a few decent books.

The best free download I found was David Weber's Honor Harrington series at the 5th Imperium. It has the whole series along with some extras. 

http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/22-MissionofHonorCD/MissionofHonorCD/

Love 'em.

My house is full of books & book shelves.....best thing that ever happened to me was my wife and I getting Kindles...

Now when I read a book that I really like I'll step out and pick up a physical copy, but for the half dozen or so I read that are just OK.......ARCHIVE.

132 lineal feet of book shelves....all full.

Terry now has 2 Kindles...one a DX the other a touch ....and in 18 months has saved me building another 46 feet of shelving.

The Kindles are recharged every night as the font size she uses is so large they flatten from page load/turns in a day.

Yep on my Android Galaxy Note, love em!

For those of you who find the need to only read something that is written on paper here is something to moll over. 

I enjoy backpacking and hitching (even at 65).  In fact I will go out for several days at a time, hence carrying paper books can create a great deal of weight thus meaning you might have to leave something you really need behind.  That is where the Kindle is truly handy.  With the Kindle you can take a great deal of books with you, and not worry about leaving food behind or other needed items.  With a book light you can also read late into the night.

So in a world where technology is growing/changing quite fast a good deal of people are finding that there are some great things out there for them to use, and one of those is ebook readers.

So the next time you are looking to read a book think about how soon into the future you will have to break down and get an ebook reader.

i also read ebook plenty to be honest- if your writing is interesting ( it has to do with skinning so i guess it will be and your not only on wincustomize as far as i know ) i would take a look at it when your done sure

I don't read ebooks because I dislike to read on my desktop, or laptop. But if I had an kindle, things would be a little different.

Me too.  I read technical documents and the like on my iPad while web editing on my desktop.

All of our remote codes and household appliance manuals are on my iPad

I prefer to read physical books. I find it easier on the eyes, like to decorate with bookshelves, like to read in the bath, and I don't have a great record when it comes to long term data storage.

 I also prefer REAL books and have a 'small' set of libraries ie professional(computer stuff)of only 20 metres, relaxation (mostly scifi approx 40 metres, and general reference approx 15 metres, and all are double stacked ie TWO or more layers of books/magazines on EACH shelf so my total book/magazine collection would consume atleast 150 METRES of shelf space, and I find that staring at a computer screen for too many hours(more than 2-3 straight) a day does tend to trigger mild headaches, BUT reading for 12+ hours straight from a book/magazine does NOT, so from my experience I prefer REAL books.

harpo