Comments on: Four Months, Two Books, and a Weekly Magazine http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html shifting libraries at the speed of byte Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:26:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jenny http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html/comment-page-1#comment-13773 jenny Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:22:26 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html#comment-13773 Actually, Sassy, I don't see any at this point, because the license prevents libraries from using them. If Amazon was smart, it would work with libraries to get people hooked on the Kindle, but they don't seem to be aware of how libraries help introduce technology to users. Actually, Sassy, I don’t see any at this point, because the license prevents libraries from using them. If Amazon was smart, it would work with libraries to get people hooked on the Kindle, but they don’t seem to be aware of how libraries help introduce technology to users.

]]> By: The Liminal Librarian » Blog Archive » The bookless librarian http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html/comment-page-1#comment-13703 The Liminal Librarian » Blog Archive » The bookless librarian Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:29:57 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html#comment-13703 [...] in a recent post on the Amazon Kindle, Jenny Levine talks about how her reading habits have changed post-Kindle, and notes that [...] […] in a recent post on the Amazon Kindle, Jenny Levine talks about how her reading habits have changed post-Kindle, and notes that […]

]]> By: Sassy http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html/comment-page-1#comment-13702 Sassy Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:09:21 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html#comment-13702 Soooooo......what applications (if any) do you see for Kindles/e-books in general in libraries????? Soooooo.…..what applications (if any) do you see for Kindles/e-books in general in libraries?????

]]> By: jenny http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html/comment-page-1#comment-13489 jenny Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:26:41 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html#comment-13489 Nancy, I am hoping to be able to comment on the PDF ability in my next update. I haven't done it yet, but I know you can manually convert PDFs to the right format and then put them on the device, or you can email the file to Amazon and they'll do the conversion and uploading to your Kindle for ten cents. Pretty sweet. That's how I loaded "Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow. Like you, though, I think I'll be carrying PDF reports around this way, and maybe even printing long web articles to PDF for the conversion. It will make life so much easier. Nancy, I am hoping to be able to comment on the PDF ability in my next update. I haven’t done it yet, but I know you can manually convert PDFs to the right format and then put them on the device, or you can email the file to Amazon and they’ll do the conversion and uploading to your Kindle for ten cents. Pretty sweet. That’s how I loaded “Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow.

Like you, though, I think I’ll be carrying PDF reports around this way, and maybe even printing long web articles to PDF for the conversion. It will make life so much easier.

]]> By: Nancy http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html/comment-page-1#comment-13481 Nancy Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:28:52 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html#comment-13481 I'm interested in reading books on the Kindle but I also want to be able to read all those pesky pdfs that I need to read. Can you read pdfs on it? Is it easy to get them on there? I’m interested in reading books on the Kindle but I also want to be able to read all those pesky pdfs that I need to read. Can you read pdfs on it? Is it easy to get them on there?

]]> By: Faye http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html/comment-page-1#comment-13436 Faye Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:55:48 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html#comment-13436 I've owned my Kindle since Christmas. I have always been a heavy reader but arthritis in my hands was hindering me from holding a book - even a paperbook. The Kindle was a totally positive answer. I have allowed my battery to go all the way down - the battery will still drain slowly when you have it turned off - but I re-charged it and no problem. There are some relativly minor changes I would make in the design but overall, I give the Kindle an A-. By the way, I am a retired librarian. I’ve owned my Kindle since Christmas. I have always been a heavy reader but arthritis in my hands was hindering me from holding a book — even a paperbook. The Kindle was a totally positive answer. I have allowed my battery to go all the way down — the battery will still drain slowly when you have it turned off — but I re-charged it and no problem. There are some relativly minor changes I would make in the design but overall, I give the Kindle an A-. By the way, I am a retired librarian.

]]> By: Mac Laird http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html/comment-page-1#comment-13038 Mac Laird Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:16:33 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/02/four-months-two-books-and-a-weekly-magazine.html#comment-13038 Retired. Writing the second book. Heavy reader of non-fiction and a steady reader of fiction. Kindle owner for six weeks. Still evaluating but a few hard pluses and minuses have emerged. First it is the closest I have seen to de-mystifying an e-gadget. Congratulations to the designers, but they are still not there. Hand this package to any computer illiterate (yes, the market is loaded with these) and I doubt they could get it going by themselves. And, I haven't yet found a way to hold it without accidentally firing a page turner button. That said, I am deeply pleased with the weight,size, screen, font choices, ability to load it with my and others manuscripts. That email system they offer for loading personal files is smashing good. The user's manual has so much information and useful surprises that it is a must-read to get anywhere near the full value of the Kindle. Among all the good things I leave unspoken, I have to at least applaud Kindle Customer Service--first class. Retired. Writing the second book. Heavy reader of non-fiction and a steady reader of fiction. Kindle owner for six weeks. Still evaluating but a few hard pluses and minuses have emerged. First it is the closest I have seen to de-mystifying an e-gadget. Congratulations to the designers, but they are still not there. Hand this package to any computer illiterate (yes, the market is loaded with these) and I doubt they could get it going by themselves. And, I haven’t yet found a way to hold it without accidentally firing a page turner button.

That said, I am deeply pleased with the weight,size, screen, font choices, ability to load it with my and others manuscripts. That email system they offer for loading personal files is smashing good. The user’s manual has so much information and useful surprises that it is a must-read to get anywhere near the full value of the Kindle. Among all the good things I leave unspoken, I have to at least applaud Kindle Customer Service–first class.

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