tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post7814544505772301283..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: To read, perchance...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-52186359156791755312012-11-02T09:47:05.523-05:002012-11-02T09:47:05.523-05:00I own a Nook SimpleTouch reader and an iPad. In my...I own a Nook SimpleTouch reader and an iPad. In my mind, I break them down kind of like this: my Nook is my paperback and my iPad is like my textbook. <br /><br />That is, I read for fun on my Nook. Battery life is great, it's light, quick, responsive, and I can hold it in one hand, using a thumb to move forward and still hold a beverage. Plus I can sideload files, a nice plus when many of the classics are available via public domain. <br /><br />The iPad, however, I tend to treat as a textbook. Yes, I have all three apps loaded (iBooks, Kindle, Nook) and have purchased in all 3. The backlight is good for reading at night, in bed, but I so rarely do that so I don't consider it a huge selling feature. The iBooks app, however, has something the other two don't: a way to export my annotations and notes. Thus, if I want to read a larger book to learn about a topic (new The Weird anthology, for example, or a novel I want to pick apart and study), I use the iPad and iBooks. I can also sideload here, too, via iTunes. <br /><br />Plus, the iPad lets me read COMICS! If I read nothing else via the iPad, I'd keep it for the comics.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-55063851666138533922012-11-02T08:13:42.714-05:002012-11-02T08:13:42.714-05:00I agree. My Kindle's been good for catching re...I agree. My Kindle's been good for catching reissued books – I recently downloaded Cogan's Trade from Murderroom.com. Particularly as Waterstone's is only devoted to the latest books they want to market.<br /><br />But it's not so great for books like To Die For, a series of essays that it's fun to dip in to. Hard to dip in to an ereader.Robinhttp://crimetimepreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-40476964669494678342012-11-02T08:00:44.786-05:002012-11-02T08:00:44.786-05:00I was far from an early adopter of e-readers, and ...I was far from an early adopter of e-readers, and only bothered at all because I bought one so my vision-impaired mother could enlarge the fonts. Now i do about half my reading on it. You have summed up my feelings toward both media better than I have been able to so far. I may just link back here the next time someone asks me.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com