chuckster11
Idaho
Senior Member
Joined: 04/30/2004
View Profile
|
Lady Fitzgerald wrote:chuckster11 wrote:...I also read a lot of Civil War stuff that requires me to refer to maps all the time and in hard books, I can bookmark those maps and simply flip back to the maps for reference quickly--not sure that is available on e-books...
Most e-book readers have the ability to bookmark pages. Many also have dictionaries for directly looking up any unfamiliar words you may encounter.
So my children tell me but given my total fail manipulating most electronic devices I wonder if bookmarking pages on an e-book would be as fast as a slip of toilet paper on the map page?
I'm still concerned about the cost of these books as compared to used book store prices.
|
Liriope
Sun City AZ 85351
Senior Member
Joined: 05/28/2007
View Profile
|
Yea, I like my 8 track tape and they are no longer here. Better get used to e readers because in a few years, that will be all that is available on new books.
Most of the people hating e readers probably also disliked email, wanted to enjoy writing on paper and reading the letter while bathing. Now, most could not e imagine life without email. Things change and most of the time for the better. Get a Kindle and I believe you will like this change.
Now for price, I have read about 30 books so far this year and my total expense counting gasoline is "0". I got these books downloaded from the library and it cost nothing. Join your local library or even one in a larger city near you and never have to return.
My daughter gave me my Kindle for a birthday present and it is the most useful present I've ever received.
|
Lady Fitzgerald
Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth
Senior Member
Joined: 04/26/2011
View Profile
 Offline
|
chuckster11 wrote:Lady Fitzgerald wrote:chuckster11 wrote:...I also read a lot of Civil War stuff that requires me to refer to maps all the time and in hard books, I can bookmark those maps and simply flip back to the maps for reference quickly--not sure that is available on e-books...
Most e-book readers have the ability to bookmark pages. Many also have dictionaries for directly looking up any unfamiliar words you may encounter.
So my children tell me but given my total fail manipulating most electronic devices I wonder if bookmarking pages on an e-book would be as fast as a slip of toilet paper on the map page?
I'm still concerned about the cost of these books as compared to used book store prices.
Not quite as fast as the toilet paper (assuming it or something similar is handy) but I've never had a bookmark in an e-book fall out like a bookmark in a dead tree book can.
I doubt you are any worse at mastering electronic devices than I am (I'm pretty bad but I'm also stubborn).
As people have already pointed out, there are thousands of free e-books available, mostly classics published before the 1920s but also many new ones are offered for free on a limited time basis or from new authors giving them away to get exposure. Libraries are also a source of free e-books.
* This post was
edited 05/23/12 06:40pm by Lady Fitzgerald *
Jeannie
|
Lady Fitzgerald
Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth
Senior Member
Joined: 04/26/2011
View Profile
Offline
|
Liriope wrote:Yea, I like my 8 track tape and they are no longer here. Better get used to e readers because in a few years, that will be all that is available on new books.
Most of the people hating e readers probably also disliked email, wanted to enjoy writing on paper and reading the letter while bathing. Now, most could not e imagine life without email. Things change and most of the time for the better. Get a Kindle and I believe you will like this change.
Now for price, I have read about 30 books so far this year and my total expense counting gasoline is "0". I got these books downloaded from the library and it cost nothing. Join your local library or even one in a larger city near you and never have to return.
My daughter gave me my Kindle for a birthday present and it is the most useful present I've ever received.
Actually, dead tree books are going to be around for a long time. There are a lot of them around already and, since they do not require a device to make them readable (sort of maybe lights and glasses), they will be readable for quite some time to come. It's expensive to properly convert dead tree books to e-books and copyright issues have to be dealt with so most of those books will not be available in e-book form for a long time.
What will change is the number of new e-books sold will increase and the number of dead tree books with the same titles sold will decrease.
|
xteacher
Newnan, GA
Senior Member
Joined: 06/30/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
I like paper books. I like being able to hold the book and turn pages. It comes down to personal preference.
Beth ('57)
DH ('55)
Fur Kids: Potsie (poodle), Maddie (westie mix), and Dempsey (boxer)
2012 Aliner Classic
2010 Nissan Pathfinder
|
|
|
chuckster11
Idaho
Senior Member
Joined: 04/30/2004
View Profile
|
I'm thinking I would really enjoy being able to read one of these things in the dark while in bed (or in the living room)--especially in the RV where we are pretty crowded with the dogs hogging space. I always hate to leave the light on while I read because it shines in the DW's eyes--plus it is hard to hold the book and turn pages. I might give one of these things a try.
|
msmith1199
Central, CA
Senior Member
Joined: 10/07/2001
View Profile
|
chuckster11 wrote:I'm thinking I would really enjoy being able to read one of these things in the dark while in bed (or in the living room)--especially in the RV where we are pretty crowded with the dogs hogging space. I always hate to leave the light on while I read because it shines in the DW's eyes--plus it is hard to hold the book and turn pages. I might give one of these things a try.
Most of them don't work in the dark. They are not backlit. I think the new Kindle color one may be backlit. If they were backlit then you wouldn't get much battery time on them. I have an iPad and it works just like the Kindle and it is backlit, but the battery isn't any where near as long as the Kindle.
2004 National Tropi-Cal T-350, Class A, Triple slide, 330 HP Cat DP.
2006 Dodge Dakota 4x4 or
2002 Harley FLSTF Fat Boy on a Trailer or
2004 Polaris Quad on the Trailer
|
Pawz4me
North Carolina
Senior Member
Joined: 06/05/2007
View Profile
|
There are covers with a built-in light available for Kindles. The light runs off the Kindle's battery. Link. I love mine.
Nook is coming out with a version of the e-reader with a "glowlight" (built in light). Link. And rumor has it that Amazon will soon be releasing something similar. I'd have to take a good long look at one of those before I'd buy, and be convinced that the "glow light" isn't just a different name for back lighting (which causes me eye strain), that it doesn't degrade the wonderful contrast of e-ink, and that it wouldn't be more disruptive to others since it seems to shine out (instead of down like the Kindle lighted cover).
Me and the DH 
Two boys and two dogs (and two cats who prefer to stay home)
2008 Forest River Georgetown 350DS (bunkhouse model)
2001 Honda CR-V
|
fchammer1
FL, PA & points in between
Senior Member
Joined: 08/19/2003
View Profile
Offline
|
Are all these gadgets battery operated? Or is there an electric cord hookup available. Besides reading throughout the day, I read at least an hour in bed at night and tend to drop off to sleep that way. DW then takes the book and turns out the light. (OK. I claim an hour; she says fifteen minutes!)
|
Opie431
Bellevue, MI
Senior Member
Joined: 06/19/2004
View Profile
|
I not only read books, I reread books so I have to keep them. Thousands of books, way too many sit on my shelves.
|
|
|
