I love talking books! You can't beat the
narration plus the books are from the Library of
Congress so you have a huge selection. I'm
listening to all the old classics. Since I live
alone, I have a lot of time to myself. TV is a
bore and you can only listen to so much music. So
when I found books on tape it was heaven! Now,
whenever I am alone I listen to the latest book I
downloaded and as you said you can download a lot
of books on one reusable tape. And it's all free!
Dan
At 07:03 PM 12/19/2011, Quadius said something that elicited my response:
I know that the Kindle has the capability of
playing audio books. I have not used this
feature, because I have the talking books player
instead. The new one is fantastic and you can
even download some of the books online to play on the talking books player.
Quadius
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Candle
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
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 weve been, they dont
have to dictate where we are going."
~David Rossi of Criminal Minds
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From: Quadius <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]>
To: Greg <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]>
Cc: greg
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]>;
<mailto:[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
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly
from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.
- Franklin Jones
