tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post723375959015544765..comments2024-03-20T03:11:21.756-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: Me And My E-ReaderSue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-29371035781357485852012-01-13T16:27:21.732-08:002012-01-13T16:27:21.732-08:00If all you want is the reader facility, it probabl...If all you want is the reader facility, it probably is best to get just a reader, Satima. AND they're smaller and easier to carry. But my school is buying iPads to lend out to the students and I thought it best to have one myself. It will be handy in a lot of ways. I can read the paper on the way to work and choose articles to use in class; we do have access to papers at work, but if I haven't read it before I get there, I just don't have the energy to read it later. Once i get my word processing program, I can use it to read and mark student work at my convenience.<br /><br />I guess it's a matter of which OS you're used to. I started with Macintosh and found it very easy for a person not brought up on computers - you, of course, were also not brought up on computers, but I suppose you first learned on a PC. But I love my Apple and wouldn't ever buy anything else for myself, though I use PCs at work.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-24738177670539867832012-01-13T15:56:55.596-08:002012-01-13T15:56:55.596-08:00I'm planning to buy a reader this year so it&#...I'm planning to buy a reader this year so it's good to read of your experiences, Sue. I think I'll buy a dedicated reader rather than a tablet because the newer readers have no back lighting so are easier on the eyes. <br /><br />But everyone who has an iPad raves about them! I don't want to learn how to work a Mac OS, though. I've tried several times before and just got myself frustrated and confused. (Doesn't take much to make me frustrated and confused these days!)Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-5653304123549217892012-01-13T04:17:31.811-08:002012-01-13T04:17:31.811-08:00Lan: Isn't is amazing how much free stuff is o...Lan: Isn't is amazing how much free stuff is out there - as you say, classics, not just the kind of stuff that everyone has forgotten? And not just out-of-print stuff either. I mean - Agatha Christie! Andre Norton! Even recent writers like John Ringo? Not pirated stuff, either.<br /><br />Diana: I'm just starting on this and I'm betting that, like you, I find a whole lot of pleasant surprises out there. That's something to look forward to. And with luck, even when I'm buying, there will be books I couldn't otherwise get hold of on this side of the world.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-74809041310870186802012-01-13T01:49:27.741-08:002012-01-13T01:49:27.741-08:00Yeah, it's great that it has e-reader facility...Yeah, it's great that it has e-reader facility :D Personally, I love this gadget, because I can read my eBooks downloaded from <a href="http://www.allyoucanbooks.net" rel="nofollow">All You Can Books</a>, a great site with hundreds of free titles... but with trial period unfortunately :( Now I read "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer, because it's my favorite book... I don't have a busy schedule.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129205815474143828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-45289216985921232582012-01-13T00:31:57.903-08:002012-01-13T00:31:57.903-08:00Yes Sue, we are all suitably jealous! There's ...Yes Sue, we are all suitably jealous! There's nothing better than free ebooks and I was so surprised that so many of the classics are offered for free.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.com