• Filament Book CLub •

Welcome to the book club that gives away the reader so you can easily join the world of readers in the light!

That's right -- read your favorite authors from Coast to Coast in the dark, on the move, or anywhere you find yourself.

There's Kindle and There's Filament

What are the differences between Amazon's unfortunately named ebook reader and our bright idea?

Kindle -- I can't think of anything worse when it comes to the Amazon and the rainforest and the whole ecosystem that is slowly being consumed by the fires of civilization. Kindle -- as in kindling? Are you kidding me?

Whereas with Filament, you have the concept of a softly glowing line of light ... which is how the reading experience manifests itself when you click our reader on. Soft on the eyes, glowing words that flow from page to page in an illumed river of concepts and mental images. Very nice.

Pros and Cons

The Amazon ebook costs $400; our ebook is free when you sign up for a year in the club. That's $19.95 a month, and for that same fee you select two books each month from our ever-growing collection of fine reading. You can also order any number of books from the rest of our site or from our sister site at Fictionwise.

They both have ...

Let's compare kindles to filaments, shall we? Both readers have: built-in dictionaries, text-enlargment, long rechargeable battery life, page-turning controls on either side of the unit. You can bookmark your pages, use flash memory, and carry hundreds of books around with you at one time. There is an online bookshelf to preserve your books should you have to reload.

Only Filament has ...

Our reader, however also gives you the ability to hand-write notes and insert blank pages, a lovely touch-screen in addition to button-controls, and a full digital keyboard so you can type, if you wish. You can even vary the inking thickness so your handwritten notes are legible.

I've used this feature to get a cool digital autograph from Jerry Pournelle when I happened to have one of his books on my machine on the day I was lucky enough to meet him. That "note" can last forever, just like any other note I take with my Filament reader.

But best of all, you can load the reader -- at no extra charge, mind you -- with your own files saved in a plain text format, an RTF format, or an HTML format. If you want to put a PDF into the reader, you merely extract the text and upload it to your online bookshelf. Repeat: There is no cost for this feature, unlike the situation with the Amazon reader.

Uploading books ...

Sure, Kindle has a nifty wireless feature that knows where you are at all times and basically reads what's on your ebook along with you. That's convenient if you want to buy all your books from Amazon. But we have an ultra-cconvenient method for downloading books: Our reader can use the telephone. Remember that good old item? The telephone?

That's right. You don't even need a computer to download books into your reader.

So, which is better? I think it's Filament!

Click on the boook animation or click here to join today!

Meanwhile, if you would like to learn more about our wonderful book club, the one where you can get the free reading device that will spoil you forever, just have a look around our (unfinished but very nice) site here ...

And if you have more questions, you can write to me here:

webmaster@filamentbookclub.com

I promise to answer right away.

Meanwhile, please visit our store and check out all the cool books. If you're

not already a member, join! You will love it.