[Vision2020] eBooks

[Donovan Arnold]

Sue,
Bless you heart. That is great! I know that normal print books can be harder to read. You should give a ring to the Disability Support Office at UI or Co-Ad, and they can give you insight (pun intended) as to which assistive devices are good for reading normal print and where to get them. No doubt, you are not alone in being an avid reader with worsening eyesight. Assistive technology is improving in this area. They even have this pen, where you run it over the words and it reads it for you. How cool is that? 
 

Donovan J. Arnold
From: Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com>
To: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>; Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>; Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>; vision2020 at moscow.com 
Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2012 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] eBooks


Oh, Donovan, I do agree with you.  Nothing, absolutely nothing, beats a good book from the library or Bookpeople, and I do still continue to buy there.  In fact, I have to pick up a book tomorrow... Byron Johnson’s account of his days as an Idaho Justice of the Supreme Court. The title:  Poetic Justice.  My only problem with print books (except large print) is that I often cannot see to read them, hence the electronic substitutes which I can read.  

Sue H. 

From: Donovan Arnold 
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 5:11 PM
To: Sue Hovey ; Paul Rumelhart ; Art Deco ; vision2020 at moscow.com 
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] eBooks
All of you should be buying your books at Book People, or getting them from the library. I read books to get my eyes off a glowing computer screen. Ebooks negate that reasoning. Curl up in bed with a good computer or hand held personal device? Not me, a book is so much more comforting--and the batteries don't die. 
 
 
Donovan J. Arnold

From: Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com>
To: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>; Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>; vision2020 at moscow.com 
Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2012 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] eBooks


We have two older Kindle’s and I was wanting to upgrade to a Fire (they do look great and Christmas is coming,) but mainly now I use my I-Pad and I-Phone because I can see the type so much more plainly.  Even with the small i-Phone it’s pretty amazing.  I have always done all my downloading of books, etc, on my computer anyway.  

Sue H. 

From: Paul Rumelhart 
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:55 AM
To: Art Deco ; vision2020 at moscow.com 
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] eBooks
I bought a Kindle second generation as soon as they came out.  I don't buy physical books any more unless they are really cheap or I'm on vacation or something.  It's much easier to browse Amazon's book selection right on the Kindle, buy one, and have it delivered to you Kindle in a few seconds.

The e-ink display I think is a must if you plan to read for long periods of time.  No "flashlight in your eyes" effect that you get from a tablet, phone, laptop, or desktop.  I'll occasionally use the Android Kindle app to read one of the books I have in my electronic collection (around 50 right now) on my phone if I'm waiting for someone or something and don't have my Kindle on me.

One of these days I'll make a project of finding a way (legal or otherwise) to strip the DRM from the e-books I buy from Amazon so I can back them up in case there is ever a problem (such as Amazon going out of business or getting out of the e-book business).  I haven't worried too much about it since it stays out of your way and I don't have another e-book reader to try to transfer them to.  The DRM is the only real downside I've found, and I can live with it for now.


Paul


From: Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>
To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 7:28 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] eBooks


We are amidst a real paradigm shift for the delivery of books, reading material, and other media.

I wonder how many V2020 readers have eBook readers, what kind they have, what their purchasing/acquiring experiences have been, and their overall experiences with eBooks and readers.

w.

-- 
Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
art.deco.studios at gmail.com




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