Name: Thrive! NCHE Homeschool Conference
Start: 2025-05-22T00:00:00-05:00
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Tagged: e-book reader, ipad, Kindle

This topic has 10 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 14 years, 4 months ago by Doug Smith.

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December 10, 2010 at 2:35 pm
DebB
Member
but you don’t own a laptop how in the world do you manage? I don’t have a laptop, only a desktop and I certainly cannot imagine sitting here reading to everyone.

Debbie
December 10, 2010 at 2:37 pm
houseofchaos
Participant
I just print them out and put them in a binder to read. It’s worth having a decent office printer, though.
Gaeleen
December 10, 2010 at 2:53 pm
DebB
Member
Are most of them of a managable size to print?
December 10, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Des
Participant
I print out the chp.’s as needed, but i’m planning to get myself a Nook after the first of the year, probably during tax time.

Des
December 10, 2010 at 3:19 pm
suzukimom
Participant
I also recommend getting an ereader, like the Kindle, or the Nook, etc. Much cheaper than all the paper and ink to print. The Kindle is easy on the eyes and very much like reading a book directly.
December 10, 2010 at 3:26 pm
houseofchaos
Participant
The size is usually fine – I get the text from gutenberg, paste into word and use fairly small print. Perhaps I’ll have to look at becoming more technologically advanced though – everyone seems to be using e-readers!
Gaeleen
December 10, 2010 at 4:16 pm
crazy4boys
Participant
I know someone who uses her iPod/iPhone, but that’s too small for me to use! I bought a Kindle to solve the “huddle all the kids around the computer” issue. I love it and have been able to find all sorts of “old” books that you can’t buy printed without spending a ton of money. I did print some of them off on my printer for a while, but we’re trying to get rid of “stuff” and so we’re weeding out our library. The Kindle has allowed us to put store some of them electronically. Also, depending on how much you print, the ink and paper really adds up. Within a short while the Kindle pays for itself.
I can’t speak to any of the other eReaders because I haven’t seen them or tried them.
Heather
December 10, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Doug Smith
Keymaster
We have both an iPad and Kindle we use for that purpose. Either one is very nice and will get you away from the computer screen or paper. We tend to gravitate more to the the iPad because of the larger screen and more intuitive touch interface, though.
December 10, 2010 at 9:56 pm
crazy4boys
Participant
I dream of an iPad someday. I chose the Kindle over the iPad for two big reasons. First, the Kindle was cheaper. Second, my boys read from the Kindle and they are all youngish. I knew (from experience with my iPod and computer) that they would touch all sorts of things they shouldn’t and get distracted and such. The iPad would have been a mess with them deleting and moving and opening and playings apps when they were supposed to be working….maybe when they are older!
December 11, 2010 at 3:55 am
LindseyD
Participant
We also have an iPad. Right now you can download the iBooks app for free and there are tons of free classic books to download as well. Just yesterday, my hubby downloaded Les Mis, Romeo and Juliet, Sense and Sensibility, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and about 20 more… ALL FOR FREE. Of course, not everything is free (it never is), so you are able to purchase books as well.
December 11, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Doug Smith
Keymaster
The iPad is sort of the lingua franca of e-book readers. Besides the built in iBooks ePub and PDF reader, you can download apps to read books for the Kindle, Nook, Palm, iSilo, Kobo, Zinio (magazines), Adobe, e-books checked out from your library, and Google Books too. There are also apps like GoodReader and iAnnotate PDF that will let you add notes to your PDF files.