Lurker no more

Artasuli · Post by **Artasuli** » Mon August 13th, 2012, 6:31 pm

Hi I have to admit to browsing a lot on this forum for the last few weeks, but have decided it is time to own up and lurk no more. I live in Glasgow, Scotland and I am not a writer, or a reviewer but I do have a passion for history and HF. Not too fussed which era but currently working my way through Sharon Penman's Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II books. I'm having a little break though to reread Fall of Giants in fevered anticipation of Follett's sequel Winter of the World. I am a recent convert to the Kindle after months of luddite-esque refusal to even look at one. Should have listened to my friends. It's fab for new books only out on Hardback. Loathe hardback books - just too big to carry around easily, especially the tomes I read. Anyway Hello everybody.

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Mon August 13th, 2012, 7:13 pm

Hello and welcome to the boards, have fun here!

parthianbow · Post by **parthianbow** » Tue August 14th, 2012, 5:04 am

Hello Artasuli, and welcome to HFO! I too am a new convert to Kindle - mine arrived yesterday. This, after months of prevarication. However, I still like hardbacks - although I know what you mean about the biggies. It was Game of Thrones novels that finally persuaded me to buy an ereader.

Anyway, glad that you are no longer lurking!

MLE (Emily Cotton) · Post by **MLE (Emily Cotton)** » Tue August 14th, 2012, 5:32 am

Hi Artasuli-- I followed the same Luddite trajectory from p-books (paper books, or dead tree books, as one friend calls them) to e-books. My journey started 2 years ago, and once my foot was on that slippery slope, I was gone! I even switched my 9-oz. Kindle for the minimum 6-oz one.

Anyway, welcome to the forum.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Tue August 14th, 2012, 8:42 am

Welcome, Artasuli! I hope you enjoy it here. I'm a Kindle convert, too. Great for those chunky tomes!

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Tue August 14th, 2012, 1:13 pm

Glad you decided to de-lurk. Amazing how much you'll like the Kindle (or other e-readers) once you give in. I actually prefer HB over MMPB, but that's because most HBs can be propped on a pillow and stay open instead of my poor hands cramping trying to keep it open as I'm doing now with an 800 page gorilla.

fljustice · Post by **fljustice** » Tue August 14th, 2012, 2:29 pm

Welcome Artasuli! Looking forward to chatting with you on the boards.

Ludmilla · Post by **Ludmilla** » Tue August 14th, 2012, 3:54 pm

Welcome to the board. I'm just another reader as well. I'm also an avid ebook reader, and prefer paperback to harback (just easier to hold and carry around for me).

LoveHistory · Post by **LoveHistory** » Tue August 14th, 2012, 5:11 pm

Welcome to the group, Artasuli!

Carla · Post by **Carla** » Tue August 14th, 2012, 6:41 pm

Hello and welcome!