Fantasy Book Club discussion

Hi,
I have been reading ebooks using microsoft word 2007. Eventhough it is good, i would like to know of any ebook reader software for pc which lets you read for long hours without eye strain... Does anybody here use any ebook software for reading?

Regards,
Venkat

I own a Kindle which allows me to read on my iTouch and my computer. However, I do not use the Kindle for Computer because I just don't want to read books on my computer, I already spend WAY too much time on it. I do use the iTouch sometimes as it is smaller than my Kindle and I have it with me always. I don't use either for long hours so I wouldn't be able to help you out there.

I use both MobiPocket and the Barnes & Noble ebook reader for PCs. Both of them have pros and cons. If I'm looking for format compatability, MobiPocket reads quite a few formats and can convert quite a few formats. But the user interface is nicer and prettier (not necessarily easier to use but still very functional) of the B&N ereader.

I use MobiPocket, it has nice appearance so I can read for long hour without having my eyes strain
This software can convert word and html file

There is nothing that you can use on your pc that would lower your eyestrain. Most of the eyestrain is caused by the backlighting of the monitor and nothing changes that. I've always had a problem reading off my computer but I read alot and I'm really happy with my Kindle, I've read for hours on it without any eyestrain.

Perhaps because I work as an IT professional (IT meaning Information Technology) and I've been staring at computer screens for over two decades, I don't suffer from eyestrain. Or maybe I just don't know what it is or what it feels like. The nice thing about a computerized interface is I can control the size of the font and as I get older, that becomes more important. Large print books are woefully unavailable for the genre I read most often.

Hi Jon,
Even I am also an IT professional. I use msword 2007 for e-reading as you can increase the type and size of the font as you like. I tried MobiPocket and other softwares as suggested, but felt that msword was better than anything...That said, I must say reading from a paper book is the my best experience till now.But as you said, a lot of good books are unavailable in the book market as compared to ebooks which are readily available.

Hi,
actually I am using a Sony Reader for my eBooks, there is no eyestrain.
But for all those people reading at a computer monitor using Word or similar to read eBooks. Have you tried to change the background and font color to reduce the eyestrain problem? I know from my old programming times, blue background and yellow font color has a good contrast and is much less painful to you eyes over time. You can change in the preferences of MS Word the background color of your document w/o actually producing colored prints.

I usually use a slightly dark blue background in MSWord with the font type "Dotum" and font size as 14. And, I use two-screen reading which gives a feel of reading a novel.