Ageing and Fear of Technology! (moving, raise, transfer, calculator)
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I haven't read this whole thread but I'll cut to the chase. I've never used an e-book reading device and now I want to try it. I wouldn't say I'm fearful, just skeptical that I'll take to it.
've considered a pricey apple ipad, but I really prefer my laptop (MacBook) for internet research and of course I have to have my apps on the larger-screen laptop for designing books etc. Nor do I want a device that stores photos, i have a separate G3 for photos and graphics.
So...just for a reader, I want at least 6" x 9", nonglare screen, and a technology close to reading a real book. Of the dozens of options, I zeroed in on the Kindle PaperWhite. There's other Kindles, so I don't know how to choose.
Anyone have a really strong recommendation after having tried many? Under $200?
The Kindle Paperwhite is the answer. The screen is front lit so the light won't shine into your eyes. I had an original Kindle before and was very happy with it, but the Paperwhite is even better. The user selects the illumination level from zero up. I reecommend the 3g model for convenience. The screen isn't as big as you wish, but don't buy the back lit garbage. Those are for nonreaders.
As to technology. I really do not see much fear :I see more having no use for more. Same reason you see computer sells way down. But I hear a lot of people saying and often worried that younger people seem to have little real interaction face to face. Reading on this forum it seems evident.
The Kindle Paperwhite is the answer. The screen is front lit so the light won't shine into your eyes. I had an original Kindle before and was very happy with it, but the Paperwhite is even better. The user selects the illumination level from zero up. I reecommend the 3g model for convenience. The screen isn't as big as you wish, but don't buy the back lit garbage. Those are for nonreaders.
My previous kindles had 3g which means you can download books without wi-fi, it is a cellular connection. When I bought the paperwhite I decided to just go with wi-fi because I always have it at home. If I am going to travel I just load up on books before leaving home.
I probably have close to 150 books on it right now and there are tons of free books you can find by subscribing to email lists.
**I highly recommend the Amazon cover. It keeps the dust out, looks good, and provides screen protection.
It means third generation. I'm appending a link to a short article that explains it. The article is incorrect, however, in statng that mobile telephones became available in the eighties; they were available in the fifties.
Let me tell a story about a wonderful 3g experience. I was in town and decided to stop for pancakes. I had my Kindle Paperwhite and had just downloaded a work on pyrotechnics writtten about 1900. It was a most enjoyable book but full of archaic terms, e.g., sugar of lead. I simply highlighted any term that I didn't recognize. The Kindle, not finding it in the dictionary, would offer me an option to go to Wikipedia where I found the old terms; it seemed as good as my Merck Index for that purpose. I did this several times while I was eating.
The restaurant didn't have wi-fi, but that posed no problem. The 3g signal provided me with the necessary connection. I have a reference library at home, but I wasn't home. My reading experience was heightened by that connection. In fact, had I been home with my library, I still would have used it.
Amazon has found it possible to provide the service with a small one-time fee. This is only available on the reading devices, not on pacifiers for the Great Unwashed.
Is anyone downloading Kindle books from your computer via a USB connection to the Kindle? Is that really slow?
I do it all the time because I download free books from sources other than Amazon. It's very quick. Some of the books that I download are in a format that Kindle doesn't like or recognize but there is some software that makes converting the format very easy (and it's free) calibre - E-book management
And here are some free sources for ebooks. I love rereading classics and many of them are free.
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