RE: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
I have the nook reader and use both the nook and kindle app on my iPhone. I love reading on my phone because I can read in the dark but love the nook book (black and white flat no glare) during the day. Yes I have the Nook clip on lights for reading in the dark but they do glare and the batteries are not friendly to people like me who can spend hours reading in the dark. I tend to run the light batteries down. My son has been using my nook's charger for his HTC Evo phone because the charger cords are identical and he lost his HTC Evo charger. I told him he could use it if he was sure to plug in the nook when he wasn't using it but he finds it inconvenient to run back and forth into my room to get the cord (sigh) Wonder what he would think if I just took it back?? Wishing I had the iPad because I could keep my piecework magazines on it. I do keep my Queen Susan Shetland lace shawl pattern (knitted lace) on the iPhone but it is so small it is of very little use really (and the Queen Susan Shetland Shawl has just a zillion charts) The pattern book itself is pdf and 76 pages. (yes, that is for only 1 shawl) It is nice, though, if I have a question about something and want to read a section of the pattern book. (usually I take a printed chart in a plastic sleeve to use when I knit on the go) One chart, however, doesn't give you the research notes of the people who spent ages literally creating the charts for this "lost" shawl that was preserved in only 1 picture in a lace museum. Having the pdf on my phone is handy when you get into something that you question and want to see what they recommended or did themselves. Cearbhael -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Clay Blackwell Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 6:50 AM To: Ilske Thomsen Cc: kloeppelki...@t-online.de; Lace Subject: Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle Ilske, I have an iPad and there is a Kindle App for it. So I can read books from Amazon or Apple and other sources as well. Clay Sent from my iPad On May 20, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Ilske Thomsen wrote: > And if you have a i-Pad or a i-Pad Mini your are bound on Apple. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
I have an iPad and iBooks tend to be pdf in format for this reader. However, I was able to download a free kindle app from the AppStore to allow me to access kindle books. I think that amazon have realised that they need to make their ebooks available to other platforms so they opened up access. However, if you have bought a ebook reader (such as kindle) rather than a tablet (such as an iPad) it is unlikely that you will be able to add software to read other formats. This has been one of the reasons people looked at buying tablets. However, WH Smiths in the UK have their own ebook reader kobo which you can buy for 1/10 of the cost of a tablet such as an iPad. It is that cheap that it the cost of 4or 5 hardback books which makes people think that it is worth buying. But I also use my iPad to access e-ink version of my print magazines such as good food, gardener's world and knitting and crochet magazines which are not always available on other platforms (or ebook readers) L Kind Regards Liz Baker On 20 May 2013, at 12:31, Ilske Thomsen wrote: > > Kindle is a brandmark and is connected with amazon. And this is in my opinion > a problem, you can bye e.books only from them. > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Mine is a Kindle. Joepie. -Original Message- From: kloeppelki...@t-online.de Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:46 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is "Kindle" a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really use Kindle? I myself decided for a Sony (mainly for "junk food books"). Gabriele, chemnitz, Germany - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
I also meant to say that when I fall asleep and hit myself in the face with the iPad it hurts more than when I do that with even a hardback book. L Kind Regards Liz Baker - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Thanks, Clay, that was what I forget to write. And there ia another fine thing, but perhaps only in Germany. With some e-readers one could lend e-books from an organization I can't find the name so quick. But for Sony doesn't exist an App yet. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Ilske, I have an iPad and there is a Kindle App for it. So I can read books from Amazon or Apple and other sources as well. Clay Sent from my iPad On May 20, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Ilske Thomsen wrote: > And if you have a i-Pad or a i-Pad Mini your are bound on Apple. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
I chose the Kindle (black & white only) because I liked the non-reflective screen. It seems easier on my eyes Sue - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Gabriele, Kindle is a brandmark and is connected with amazon. And this is in my opinion a problem, you can bye e.books only from them. There excist several other e-readers like mine from Sony. Than you are free to bye where you want. The e.reader from Thalia are also connected with Thalia. And if you have a i-Pad or a i-Pad Mini your are bound on Apple. But if you want to buy one take one who has e-ink system you can't see color than but the script is perfect. Newer models have an integrated light, Sony offers a little lamp you can "pin" on the reader. Hope this helps. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
On 20/05/2013 11:46, kloeppelki...@t-online.de wrote: >>Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is "Kindle" a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really use Kindle? << Mine's a Kindle. Lesley in Marple, UK, wondering whether summer will ever arrive. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
