Our library has a program on their site that allows for ebook downloads to pcs, macs, e-readers, certain mobile phones. It is nice, but I have not done anything like that yet. Can anyone answer, does the Kindles/Nooks play audio books? I tend to listen to audio books as I do crafts or cleaning. I started listening to them to help me deal with the drudgery of cleaning. Then I listened to a book that I couldn't stop, but had to go sew something. So now, I listen to them as much as possible. I love my TV shows, but I find myself having to look at the screen a lot to catch everything. With audio books, there is no need to take my eyes from what I am doing. So I would like to know if I can listen to audio as well. Right now, I listen to audio on my mp3 player. I read e-books on my lap top. I can listen from my laptop, but that requires moving it room to room when I move about. I could put the Kindle/Nook into a small bag. I have a sweatshirt with a pocket on the front that I place some lightweigh items in. I figure that would work for the e-reader.
Candle "Scars remind of us where we’ve been, they don’t have to dictate where we are going." ~David Rossi of Criminal Minds *********************************************************************** ________________________________ From: Quadius <[email protected]> To: Greg <[email protected]> Cc: greg <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Kindle vs Nook I concur with everything Greg said. I have been using my Kindle for more than a year now and I absolutely love it. The E ink is actually better than reading a real book. It's hard to believe, but when I read a real book a small amount of light reflects off of the pages and eventually starts to bother my eyes later in the evening. That is not my experience with the Kindle. I am told that the newer Kindle's can be used with library books, but I'm not sure about this. I need to update the software on my, but when I do I'll let you know. My sister in law has the Nook and she loves it. The only drawback is battery life. I typically only have to charge my Kindle about every three weeks if I am reading about three or four hours a day. The problem I had was angling the Kindle so that I could turn on the Kindle and deactivate the screen saver when it is sleeping. It's not pretty, but I have mine sitting in a 30° angle (roughly) which permits me to hit the power button as well as turn the pages with ease. Keep in mind I am using a mouse stick. You might have a problem with the power button, so it would be a good idea to get a look at the different E readers. Quadius
