Oh my. I am sitting outside the orthodontist’s office, reading an e-book on my laptop. Oh my.
On Sunday at Barnes & Noble, during my wandering time, I happened upon the Nook. I’m thinking that the makers of the Nook and Kindle and the like are attempting to make quick sales in light of Apple’s impending iPad. Barnes & Noble has an army of sales people with NOOK ribbons. A saleslady asked me if I'd like to hear about it.
Of course I would. Me, who takes more books than clothes on vacation? Me, who takes books TO the bookstore just in case I don’t find the right one to peruse there? Me, the gal who had the three inch thick Theology book in her airplane carry on bag? (ya...true story)
[At the pool in Scottsdale, a 50ish man was flanked by late teen/early twenties girls - assuming daughters - each sporting a Kindle. Those girls read there for hours with their slim and sleek little readers. I must be getting old. I didn’t envy their slim and sleek bodies as much as their sexy little book readers…]
Well, since I’m an Apple gal now, I’ll wait for the iPad. But the NOOK was intriguing. At one point the saleslady made the side remark...that the books downloaded from B&N could be read on an iPod, a Blackberry, and a laptop. Um...I have all of those. I had downloaded a book onto my iPod before, and while VERY handy, it’s a bit...small. But my laptop? WHEW.
And so, rather than buy the book I was looking at, I downloaded it. And here it is on my Mac. I just turned to page one. Immediately I wanted to highlight something, and VOILA… I can! And I can make notes. It's very very simple.
Oh my. Oh my. Oh my. My laptop is usually with me, and now there will be books to read, whereever I am, without pre-thought and without adding weight and bulk to my bag. I hope some of my friends catch on to this, because you can "lend" electronic books too - for three weeks they are available to a friend but not to you on your computer. AMAZING.
I’m gonna love this.
Er - the iPad released last month - people were flocked around it the day I went in to buy the itouch.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, the font size on the touch is adjustable - my eyes are just as old as the rest of me. =^) I'd like a Kindle, but after the kerfluffle they had with not really having the rights to a book they released for Kindle (and subsequently deleting it - with no notice - from the Kindle owners who already purchased it!) I think I'll wait until the intellectual property laws catch up with technology...
Diane
ReplyDeleteI believe the iPad was released, but it is not available for sale yet. I saw the big unveiling by Apple online...
I'll check at the store tomorrow when I'm at my Mac for Dummies class. :)
I do think the iPad/Apple will do it right. I'm looking for seminary textbooks on it...so...we'll see! Ha.