Okay, who amongst us has tried a Kindle?
Disclaimer--I know this is no longer new news but remember I've been away in babyland. So it was news to me. And yes, I'm casting about for Christmas gifts. Various news outlets covered it--Newsweek among them. Here's a Cnet review of Kindle vs. Sony eReader.
I saw in the comments that people were bummed they couldn't check out library books to them.
That makes you feel good, huh?
The video makes it look really appealing.
They are backordered now, and for $399 I might think about an iPhone instead. But I heard all kinds of grief about the iPhone because you can't feel the keys. So it is hard to text while you drive, have the phone in your pocket, etc.
But texting while driving. I can't condone it but I can't say I haven't done it, either.
It also randomly reminds me of something I heard the other day--that advocates of the blind don't like the Prius because it's too quiet!
Showing posts with label eBooks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eBooks. Show all posts
Friday, December 07, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
The Sweet Smell of eBooks
At least, if you get them from CafeScribe.
Apparently they plan to issue scratch-n-sniff stickers with their eBooks?
Read all about it in Wired Campus.
Also in today's NYT. If you think library fund-raising is bad, at least we're not cleaning bleachers. (At least, I hope you're not having to clean bleachers to keep the doors open!)
And good news for Jackson Conty, OR: looks like the may get to re-open after all. With shorter hours and less qualified staff. Hmm. What I didn't realize, was that Jackson County would be joining a group of libraries already under management by LSSI:
Anyone from these places want to comment on your experience?
Apparently they plan to issue scratch-n-sniff stickers with their eBooks?
Read all about it in Wired Campus.
Also in today's NYT. If you think library fund-raising is bad, at least we're not cleaning bleachers. (At least, I hope you're not having to clean bleachers to keep the doors open!)
And good news for Jackson Conty, OR: looks like the may get to re-open after all. With shorter hours and less qualified staff. Hmm. What I didn't realize, was that Jackson County would be joining a group of libraries already under management by LSSI:
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Books on your iPhone
I don't have an iPhone yet, although it's way cool they want to hear from me about it if I did have one. I would love to have one, but so far the price is too high for my budget.
I'm sure there will be library users in your area--yes, even your small, rural public library--who have them and are intensely devoted to them.
Here's another reason to love them: now the phones enable eBook excerpt-browsing. Called HarperCollins Browse Inside, you'll be able to see it at the Frankfurt Book Fair Oct. 10-14.
In the meantime, it might be worth checking out the LibreDigital Web site to check titles and see if you have the full title available--whether in e or p form.
Related note: I did see, in the July/Aug 07 print issue of Information Today, that eBooks are making a comeback. New technology like the iPhone and Sony's Reader is credited with some of the renaissance...of course, libraries have been there, all along!
I'm sure there will be library users in your area--yes, even your small, rural public library--who have them and are intensely devoted to them.
Here's another reason to love them: now the phones enable eBook excerpt-browsing. Called HarperCollins Browse Inside, you'll be able to see it at the Frankfurt Book Fair Oct. 10-14.
In the meantime, it might be worth checking out the LibreDigital Web site to check titles and see if you have the full title available--whether in e or p form.
Related note: I did see, in the July/Aug 07 print issue of Information Today, that eBooks are making a comeback. New technology like the iPhone and Sony's Reader is credited with some of the renaissance...of course, libraries have been there, all along!
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