Kindle books
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Kindle books
It looks like Santa is going to bring me one of these machines, what are the pro.'s and con.' when it comes to reading books this way?
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Worksoplad
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They're great. You can hold up to 3,500 books on one!! You can also swap books with other friends who have Kindles. The best thing for me, with poor eye sight, is that you can adjust the font size to one that suits you. It makes it easy to read a book while on the treadmill.
"Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself." John Milton.
I've had my kindle for a while. I am an avid book reader and I really like it. The ipad is a little too big for me, and the nook has a color menu that just drinks up the power. There are many racing/horsey non-fiction books available, but I have hardly purchased any of those online, because I do still enjoy the permanance of an actual printed book, and I like to keep all of my horse books in my collection.
There are a lot of classic free books available on the kindle. Anything pretty old is usually free: The Scarlet Letter, Mutiny on the Bounty, etc., so you can read those classics that you always wanted for free. Most books are cheaper than the paper price, but occasionally I have to surf around, because a book may be out on paperback but still at the original published price for kindle. That's rare, though.
One drawback (or possibly an advantage?) is that you can't loan a book unless you, God forbid, loan out your entire kindle. Never!
The power lasts a LONG time if you just turn off the wireless connection, then turn it back on whenever you need it. It is awesome for travel. I hate carrying too many books, and yet I also get bored with reading one piece of material sometimes. With the kindle, I can switch from a biography to a novel with one click. The kindle keeps track of where you were, and returns to that spot.
I think you'll enjoy it. It doesn't replace books in your life. It enhances your enjoyment of them.
There are a lot of classic free books available on the kindle. Anything pretty old is usually free: The Scarlet Letter, Mutiny on the Bounty, etc., so you can read those classics that you always wanted for free. Most books are cheaper than the paper price, but occasionally I have to surf around, because a book may be out on paperback but still at the original published price for kindle. That's rare, though.
One drawback (or possibly an advantage?) is that you can't loan a book unless you, God forbid, loan out your entire kindle. Never!
The power lasts a LONG time if you just turn off the wireless connection, then turn it back on whenever you need it. It is awesome for travel. I hate carrying too many books, and yet I also get bored with reading one piece of material sometimes. With the kindle, I can switch from a biography to a novel with one click. The kindle keeps track of where you were, and returns to that spot.
I think you'll enjoy it. It doesn't replace books in your life. It enhances your enjoyment of them.
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
I'm not aware of that. How do you do that?Worksoplad wrote:You can also swap books with other friends who have Kindles.
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
I have the newest graphite model...and love it. The best part for me is the dictionary--I love looking up words that I basically know the meaning of, to read their "real" and specific definitions. I also got the cover with the built in light that needs no batteries--and that's great for reading next to sleeping hubby.
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Worksoplad
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majxmom wrote:I'm not aware of that. How do you do that?Worksoplad wrote:You can also swap books with other friends who have Kindles.
You go to Amazon.com and click on manageyour kindle and download the App. It tells you how.
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I love my Kindle. It's a little amazing to read about a book and then download it 2 minutes later. Amazon has a pretty nice assortment of horse and racing books too. After seeing the movie, I downloaded the Secretariat book I hadn't read for years. I did it while I was waiting in an airport terminal to catch a plane.
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Gallop58 - Fasig, Keeneland, Equineline & others have been working on an Ipad for sales with the opportunity to purchase updates and/or the BUyers Guide/Auction Edge. A few prototypes were tested at this year's Saratoga Sale.
Issues to be worked out -
1 - weather - can these machines handle rain, snow, moisture as well as the cold?
2 - notes - most agents have a system for their notes (abbreviations, symbols, etc) and there is no universal standard. Also most agents position certain comments in specific places on the page - will these machines allow for that.
3 - flipping back and forth from hip to hip when comparing the short list - should be faster on machine?
It would be great tool and a great improvement upon hard copy catalogs & Buyers Guides if these issues (and others) can be resolved. [/list]
Issues to be worked out -
1 - weather - can these machines handle rain, snow, moisture as well as the cold?
2 - notes - most agents have a system for their notes (abbreviations, symbols, etc) and there is no universal standard. Also most agents position certain comments in specific places on the page - will these machines allow for that.
3 - flipping back and forth from hip to hip when comparing the short list - should be faster on machine?
It would be great tool and a great improvement upon hard copy catalogs & Buyers Guides if these issues (and others) can be resolved. [/list]
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I must say that I think the iPad would be much better for a sales catalog, as you could then use the Internet for data on a horse as well, and it would probably flip through pages faster. I do like a paper catalog, though.
Thanks, Worksoplad, for the tip.
Thanks, Worksoplad, for the tip.
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
