Do You Own/Regularly Use an E-Reader? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T09:40:29Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/do-you-ownregularly-use-an?id=537324%3ATopic%3A232371&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou can change the font size!…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-06:537324:Comment:2551682010-11-06T02:02:30.676ZAnnie Doghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AnnieDog
You can change the font size! And it's handy to have access to all of the internet anytime you wonder what that means or how that works...<br></br>
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And no! Lawl. I don't drive, actually. I've been ill for a few years now and I have enough trouble physically coordinating getting from one end of my house to the other. Shifting gears? Stop signs? MERGING!? The road does not need me endangering anyone, phone or no, thank you.<br></br>
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I'm all for revoking the lic or people who use their phones…
You can change the font size! And it's handy to have access to all of the internet anytime you wonder what that means or how that works...<br/>
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And no! Lawl. I don't drive, actually. I've been ill for a few years now and I have enough trouble physically coordinating getting from one end of my house to the other. Shifting gears? Stop signs? MERGING!? The road does not need me endangering anyone, phone or no, thank you.<br/>
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I'm all for revoking the lic or people who use their phones while they drive. Speaker phone is one thing (though i can't imagine personally carrying on a conversation while concentrating on the road) and that GPS that talks to you is fine I suppose, but texting? The whole point of texting is so you can DO IT LATER! Like when you've gotten where you're getting!<br/>
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But I was one of those children who would walk down the street with my nose in a book. Broke two pairs of glasses that way... then I almost walked in front of a car and my mom forbid me to carry a book in my hand if I was walking. It had to be in some kind of bag or purse or backpack.<br/>
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Then I did step out in front of a car once in high school and got tackled out of the way by a friend and realized how smart my mom really was! LISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS KIDS they only don't want to have to scrape you up off the pavement!<br/>
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I was thinking of getting an E-Reader for my friend though, I forgot to mention. She does the e-book thing. I do quite a lot of reading o…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-06:537324:Comment:2551592010-11-06T01:27:25.444ZAnnie Doghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AnnieDog
I do quite a lot of reading on my phone, but when I sit down to read a book (as opposed to ...say... a guide to or an essay on something?) I prefer to have a real, paper book in my hands. It's relaxing. I can kick my glasses off and my feet up and smell the paper and the ink (and cigarette smoke and old perfume usually, since I frequent libraries more often then bookstores) and there is something special about that that I don't think E-Readers will ever be able to compete with, no matter how…
I do quite a lot of reading on my phone, but when I sit down to read a book (as opposed to ...say... a guide to or an essay on something?) I prefer to have a real, paper book in my hands. It's relaxing. I can kick my glasses off and my feet up and smell the paper and the ink (and cigarette smoke and old perfume usually, since I frequent libraries more often then bookstores) and there is something special about that that I don't think E-Readers will ever be able to compete with, no matter how convenient or space-saving they are. And if you spill tea on a book it's a horrible horrible thing but it isn't The End Of All Things.<br />
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I can understand why E-Readers are good, but I don't think they're for me. I feel like a monkey when I try to figure them out in the store too... And I hate feeling stupid. There may be some underlying animosity there... LOL. I have a Kindle. Quite h…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-04:537324:Comment:2550342010-11-04T23:29:39.105ZKwei Quarteyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KweiQuartey
LOL. I have a Kindle. Quite honestly only use it while traveling. Saves space.
LOL. I have a Kindle. Quite honestly only use it while traveling. Saves space. When moving to Costa Rica fro…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-13:537324:Comment:2527232010-10-13T06:06:38.781ZBarbara C. Johnsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BarbaraCJohnson
When moving to Costa Rica from Massachusetts and fearful of losing my best friends, I loaded 39 boxes of books into a container scheduled for an ocean voyage. I am overjoyed at having shipped them.<br />
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Because Amazon does NOT ship books to Costa Rica at their usual shipping and handling rates, e-books are mandatory for me . . . and my own book has a Kindle version. Ironically, I have not yet purchased a Kindle, but, using KindlePC software, I have downloaded books directly to my computer. The…
When moving to Costa Rica from Massachusetts and fearful of losing my best friends, I loaded 39 boxes of books into a container scheduled for an ocean voyage. I am overjoyed at having shipped them.<br />
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Because Amazon does NOT ship books to Costa Rica at their usual shipping and handling rates, e-books are mandatory for me . . . and my own book has a Kindle version. Ironically, I have not yet purchased a Kindle, but, using KindlePC software, I have downloaded books directly to my computer. The problem: I cannot take my computer to bed with me.<br />
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Fortunately, there is a "Gringo" restaurant that has set up a library of 1000s of English-language books, which expats have graciously donated. No limits or deadlines for borrowers. (The bookshelves form the walls of the restaurant and the generous overhang of the real roof seems to be sufficient to protect the valued volumes.) I was skeptical about the sor…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-09-16:537324:Comment:2504292010-09-16T16:25:20.901ZAlan Hutchesonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AlanHutcheson
I was skeptical about the sort of reading experience ereaders could provide but since the lion's share of my own book's sales were starting to come from that quarter I requested, and received, a nook for my latest birthday (almost wrote "last", which on quick reflection did not convey what I had in mind at all). I wanted to see not only how my own stuff was coming out, but there was also the allure of carrying the complete Sherlock Holmes and a bunch of other favorites with me wherever I went,…
I was skeptical about the sort of reading experience ereaders could provide but since the lion's share of my own book's sales were starting to come from that quarter I requested, and received, a nook for my latest birthday (almost wrote "last", which on quick reflection did not convey what I had in mind at all). I wanted to see not only how my own stuff was coming out, but there was also the allure of carrying the complete Sherlock Holmes and a bunch of other favorites with me wherever I went, not to mention some ready reference works like the complete Shakespeare I use to help me with my WIP. Since then I have been completely sold on the thing. It's not at all like reading off a computer screen. Very easy on these often tired eyes. And it helped me tweak my book to make it look better, so that's a plus right there.<br />
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I have a lot of stuff on my nook that has its paper twin on my bookshelves. When at home I reach for the real thing. But I'm not at home all the time. It's kind of like transferring music from cherished LP's to my iPod. There's nothing quite like gently lowering the needle into the vinyl grooves, but it's also nice to be able to take those tunes with me. [trembling]....Gosh Mr. you m…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-09-10:537324:Comment:2496032010-09-10T12:14:25.971ZMiriam Piahttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MiriamPia
[trembling]....Gosh Mr. you mean you might even want the one I wrote? Its a good story and you can get it through Kindle. An Adventure in Indianapolis. Its about how a lawyer, a fighter, a burglar and priest fight drug traffickers in Indianapolis.
[trembling]....Gosh Mr. you mean you might even want the one I wrote? Its a good story and you can get it through Kindle. An Adventure in Indianapolis. Its about how a lawyer, a fighter, a burglar and priest fight drug traffickers in Indianapolis. I don't, but that's partly a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-09-10:537324:Comment:2495992010-09-10T12:11:00.036ZMiriam Piahttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MiriamPia
I don't, but that's partly a budgetary and partly a mentality or generational thing.<br />
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What I do do, is sell the 2nd novel that I wrote to people who do use e-readers: the Kindle.<br />
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So, there is some kind of gap and some kind of very accurate understanding of what is going on. I'm not the technophilic gadget buyer who owns one...That's probably my ex-husband...He's an Aquarius, what do you expect? I mean: he's an aquarius, of course he likes high tech new fangled gadgets.
I don't, but that's partly a budgetary and partly a mentality or generational thing.<br />
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What I do do, is sell the 2nd novel that I wrote to people who do use e-readers: the Kindle.<br />
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So, there is some kind of gap and some kind of very accurate understanding of what is going on. I'm not the technophilic gadget buyer who owns one...That's probably my ex-husband...He's an Aquarius, what do you expect? I mean: he's an aquarius, of course he likes high tech new fangled gadgets. I think I agree on your choic…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-19:537324:Comment:2468852010-08-19T14:33:30.293ZEDWARD C MORGANhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
I think I agree on your choice Ben. I'm leaning heavily toward the Nook. My mom is pushing for the Nook too, as then we can loan each other our books.
I think I agree on your choice Ben. I'm leaning heavily toward the Nook. My mom is pushing for the Nook too, as then we can loan each other our books. I'm a big Mac fan, too, but n…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-19:537324:Comment:2468462010-08-19T01:15:28.921ZBenjamin Sobieckhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
I'm a big Mac fan, too, but not for e-readers. There's a reason that happened to you, Clay. iPads use an LCD screen. People read all the time on LCD screens on their computers, but they skim. It's not the same as hardcore reading. Kindles and Nooks use eInk, which is designed for long stretches of reading.<br />
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I've tried both and I actually liked the Nook better. The interface was smoother. But that's just me - and I don't have money to buy either. So take what you will from that.
I'm a big Mac fan, too, but not for e-readers. There's a reason that happened to you, Clay. iPads use an LCD screen. People read all the time on LCD screens on their computers, but they skim. It's not the same as hardcore reading. Kindles and Nooks use eInk, which is designed for long stretches of reading.<br />
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I've tried both and I actually liked the Nook better. The interface was smoother. But that's just me - and I don't have money to buy either. So take what you will from that. Hi Ben.
Let me start by sayi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-16:537324:Comment:2466392010-08-16T20:56:47.240ZEDWARD C MORGANhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
Hi Ben.<br />
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Let me start by saying I'm a Mac guy. Love 'em.<br />
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However, I won't be buying an iPad. I recently had the opportunity to read part of a book on an iPad for an hour or so, and found it hard on the eyes.<br />
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Similarly, I've tried out friends' Kindles and Nooks and find them easy to read.<br />
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Probably in September, I'll be buying one or the other - I just have to decide which one.
Hi Ben.<br />
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Let me start by saying I'm a Mac guy. Love 'em.<br />
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However, I won't be buying an iPad. I recently had the opportunity to read part of a book on an iPad for an hour or so, and found it hard on the eyes.<br />
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Similarly, I've tried out friends' Kindles and Nooks and find them easy to read.<br />
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Probably in September, I'll be buying one or the other - I just have to decide which one.