MAMalody Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I was at my young nephew's house. I said: "Give me a newspaper." He said newspapers are obsolete and handed me his I-Pad. The fly never knew what hit him! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I still like paper. I read real books. I highlight and write margin notes in my texts and reference books. I read cheap paperback books on vacation or at the beach or anyplace my Nook or an iPad might get ruined or lost. If I finish a book or magazine, I leave it behind if there's a place someone would pick it up and read it, like a waiting room. If it's a subscription, I tear off my name and address. I consider where to take electronics, the risk/reward of having them lost or stolen or soaked or overheated in the sun vs. the need to receive a phone call from a client in the midst of an issue, for instance. I can pack lighter with a Nook on a long trip than a bunch of books. And, sometimes I just have to have my laptop, that monthly spreadsheet is due while I'm gone. But, I do try to consider what media is necessary &/or more convenient. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NECPA in NEBRASKA Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I use my phone/tablet a lot, because it would be a huge pain to drag my laptop everywhere and it can't take decent pictures. I have been to 4 doctor appointments with my mom in the last week and it's so much easier to take a picture of doctor orders, her new doctor referral, etc and then drag it into Evernote/and her folder, which then syncs to my tablet and laptop. I know that I could be much more efficient if I took some classes at the local community college. Any technical skills that I have are totally self taught as they were still teaching typing when I went to high school. Today I was doing group texts to my siblings giving them the updates and the new appointments that are coming up.My phone is password protected and running three different anti-virus and malware programs. It will mostly self destruct if I lose it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I still like paper. I read real books. I highlight and write margin notes in my texts and reference books. I read cheap paperback books on vacation or at the beach or anyplace my Nook or an iPad might get ruined or lost. If I finish a book or magazine, I leave it behind if there's a place someone would pick it up and read it, like a waiting room. I used to do all those, myself. Now, I use my Nook for almost all my reading, for 2 reasons. 1] My eyes are not what they used to be, so being able to enlarge the fonts is a huge advantage to me. 2] I'm a VERY fast reader, and always carried a book in my purse, but often used to be frustrated when I finished it while out somewhere. I've left many a paperback behind for someone to discover, but the problem is 'what to read now?' With my nook, I have always got the next book or magazine right there. Plus, the subscriptions are cheaper, for the nook version! I have over 800 books, and 25 apps, so I'm never just sitting wishing I had something to read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikester1967 Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Very interesting information everyone! Thank You for all the responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I was visiting my son and finished a book on my Nook. Had lots and lots of books on my Nook, but I'd just learned that the same author had a second book out. I immediately downloaded it and was a very happy camper. The nearest bookstore or even library of any size was a ninety-minute drive to Scranton. Hubby saw the receipt show up and called me to say I must've liked that author. (With Nook, it's a family plan, so both of us and our daughter who has my old Nook can read anything that any of us downloads.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Yes, I've done that too. That's why BookBub is so smart giving away free copies of the first in a series, so often. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelmars Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 anyone know if kindle has family plans???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Check the Amazon.com site. I think that they do. Or, there is something about borrowing books from each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Not aware of any family plans, but you can make a limited number of e book loans. Also, they just released a so called unlimited plan for about $10 per month with a number of restrictions: 1. Can only keep 10 books at a time 2. If you want an 11th book, you have to delete one of your old books. 3. Some publishers and some bestsellers not included with the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelmars Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 thanks for the info, going to look into the sharing available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 And don't forget, with a tablet you can watch things like this, anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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