eBook cookbooks

[Bruiser]

...is it possible to store all of my cookbooks in one place?

As someone who has a huge collection of cookbooks I use for reference on a daily basis, these new e-book readers seem like they'd be incredible for chefs to have all of their resources / recipes / etc in a neat little 10 oz. device.

Does anyone know if cookbooks will be made available on these devices, or if we can copy the ones we have onto them?

[Chris Hennes]

Not in my kitchen, that's for sure. I must admit to being a bit of a slob... I'd have that thing destroyed inside of ten minutes. Plus, I never liked clean cookbooks, anyway. Their state of disrepair proves (at least to me!) that they actually get used and aren't just there to look pretty.

[Fat Guy]

If you're talking about the Amazon Kindle product, the way it works is that, in order for a book to be available on the Kindle, Amazon has to release it in a Kindle edition. Most of these editions cost $9.99 each, though some are less or more. There are many cookbooks available this way, but nothing like a comprehensive selection. There is unfortunately no way to transfer an existing hard-copy print book onto the device. Also, the device has a black-and-white display, which can be a limitation with some cookbooks.

[suzilightning]

if you mean the kindle from amazon steve is correct about it being a proprietary format. there are quite a few books in the food/cooking/lifestyle section and i think it would be good for items like Animal, Vegetable, Miracle or Eat, Love, Pray or Omnivore's Dilemna. i did notice they had McGee but it was about 17.00.

we have two kindles at our library out in circulation and i can tell you that within 5 minutes you forget you are reading from an electronic device and it feels like a trade paperback in the hands.

[Ce'nedra]

Question: where do you get your e-books?

[suzilightning]

at work we have an amazon account which is where we download our kindle books. we are also part of a cooperative in the state of New Jersey by which we can download books to our computers for a limited time. we experimented with ebooks but gave up that format when it proved to be less than useful in the workplace.