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My first ebook reader was the Franklin eBookMan [1]. Since I bought that one, back in 200X (don't remember when but it was after 9/11), I stopped reading paper

My first ebook reader was the Franklin eBookMan [1]. Since I bought that one, back in 200X (don't remember when but it was after 9/11), I stopped reading paper books. I have a few (technical) books I was forced to read on paper, because reading them on a Kindle is a disaster, but I solved that once I got my 10-inch tablet. My Kindle has 1,029 books on it at the moment... though at least 50% of those are fanfiction, which I prefer to original books. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_eBookMan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_eBookMan

stinos 9y ago
Ha I knew there wouldbe people giving up on paper books :] However where reading e-ink is almost like paper I really can't get used to lots of reading on a backlit screen (assuming your tablet is like that). Anyway, TIL there's a thing called fanfiction. Any recommendations? I read practically all genres but since English isn't my mother language preferrably something without too much uncommon vocabulary.
- mdpopescu 9y ago
  Recommendations... woohoo. Depends on what fiction you like (I prefer Sci-Fi and Fantasy). I'll give you a couple I prefer. For Buffy fans, [1] has a huge number of stories, both in-universe and crossovers with other worlds. [1a] to [1e] are a few of my favorite authors. Hotpoint's crossover between X-COM and SG-1 is absolutely amazing. For other worlds, [2] to [5] are the most well-known sites for fanfiction. One of my favorite stories is [6]. === What I normally do is I download the stories in the .mobi format - tth and ao3 have that feature in the site, and for the others you can use the FanFicFare plugin for Calibre - and then upload them to my Kindle. This allows me to read in bed, which is bad for my sleep but I like it :) === By the way, English isn't my maternal language either - reading a lot of stuff on the internet is pretty much how I learned it. [1] https://www.tthfanfic.org https://www.tthfanfic.org [1a] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-3980/Speakertocustomers.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-3980/Speakertocustomers.htm [1b] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-7859/becuzitswrong.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-7859/becuzitswrong.htm [1c] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-15310/Cordyfan.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-15310/Cordyfan.htm [1d] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-22082/DianeCastle.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-22082/DianeCastle.htm [1e] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-7284/Hotpoint.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-7284/Hotpoint.htm [2] https://www.fanfiction.net https://www.fanfiction.net [3] https://forums.spacebattles.com/ https://forums.spacebattles.com/ [4] https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com [5] http://archiveofourown.org/ http://archiveofourown.org/ [6] https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/taylor-varga-worm-luna-varga.32119/ https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/taylor-varga-w...

stinos 9y ago

Ha I knew there wouldbe people giving up on paper books :] However where reading e-ink is almost like paper I really can't get used to lots of reading on a backlit screen (assuming your tablet is like that). Anyway, TIL there's a thing called fanfiction. Any recommendations? I read practically all genres but since English isn't my mother language preferrably something without too much uncommon vocabulary.

mdpopescu 9y ago
Recommendations... woohoo. Depends on what fiction you like (I prefer Sci-Fi and Fantasy). I'll give you a couple I prefer. For Buffy fans, [1] has a huge number of stories, both in-universe and crossovers with other worlds. [1a] to [1e] are a few of my favorite authors. Hotpoint's crossover between X-COM and SG-1 is absolutely amazing. For other worlds, [2] to [5] are the most well-known sites for fanfiction. One of my favorite stories is [6]. === What I normally do is I download the stories in the .mobi format - tth and ao3 have that feature in the site, and for the others you can use the FanFicFare plugin for Calibre - and then upload them to my Kindle. This allows me to read in bed, which is bad for my sleep but I like it :) === By the way, English isn't my maternal language either - reading a lot of stuff on the internet is pretty much how I learned it. [1] https://www.tthfanfic.org https://www.tthfanfic.org [1a] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-3980/Speakertocustomers.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-3980/Speakertocustomers.htm [1b] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-7859/becuzitswrong.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-7859/becuzitswrong.htm [1c] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-15310/Cordyfan.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-15310/Cordyfan.htm [1d] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-22082/DianeCastle.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-22082/DianeCastle.htm [1e] https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-7284/Hotpoint.htm https://www.tthfanfic.org/Author-7284/Hotpoint.htm [2] https://www.fanfiction.net https://www.fanfiction.net [3] https://forums.spacebattles.com/ https://forums.spacebattles.com/ [4] https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com [5] http://archiveofourown.org/ http://archiveofourown.org/ [6] https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/taylor-varga-worm-luna-varga.32119/ https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/taylor-varga-w...