Paper or e-book?

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  • November 4, 2007 at 8:53 pm
    CindyS
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    Hi, I’ve been looking at Laying Down the Rails for months! Now that I have a wonderful recommendation, I’m wondering which format to choose. I’ll look forward to hearing opinions on which has been most helpful to you and why.

    Thank you!

    Cindy

    November 4, 2007 at 10:40 pm
    spotlessac
    Member

    I am glad I ordered the actual book vs the e-book!!!

    I would rather hold it in my hands, be able to make

    notes all over it and I don’t have a good printer it

    would have cost a fortune for me to print it out.

    Be Blessed

    Angie in GA

    November 5, 2007 at 12:50 pm
    gr8tfulCMmom
    Participant

    I have to second the actual book. I’m not a big “print your books” fan. I suppose if I took the time to learn how to make the hard cover bindings, I might try it more, but I’d rather just have someone make the book for me. Less work, more economical (for me anyway).

    November 5, 2007 at 2:01 pm
    nana2chase
    Member

    While I like real books, e-books have an advantage over paper in that they (1)can be read on-line (we use laptops) and (2)I can enlarge the text for easy reading(for me). So many of the classics have such tiny print. And (3)dh can read to us even when he is traveling. (4) it helps to control dd’s reading to the actuall assignment. I do not have the money to purchase all those books nor do I have a place to put them. I print very little out, and try to keep my purchases to only those I cannot find that are the best of classics. However I am picky as to which sites we read on line, otherwise I copy them to a pdf file. Oh the things you learn how to do just to homeschool. 🙂

    November 5, 2007 at 2:01 pm
    CindyS
    Participant

    I thought so. I have a couple of the ebooks that lend themselves well to that format. This seems like something I’d like to carry with me.

    Thanks for the input!

    Cindy

    November 9, 2007 at 1:29 am
    Yenia
    Member

    A question on the ebooks…

    Has anyone else tried those portable ebook readers/notebooks? You can load on them ebooks and audiobooks,you can book mark your books electronically, underline, highlight, and even make notes.

    They seem like a good choice but…well, I would like to know if they are convenient or not. With the amazing quantity of free resources online it seems like a good idea.

    November 9, 2007 at 8:13 pm
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    I’ve played around with every e-book reader I’ve been able to get my hands on. I think we’re getting really close to a great book reading experience on an electronic device because of Sony’s new model PRS-505 e-book reader they released last month. This is a slight update from their previous model and has a better quality screen along with a few other new features.

    http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=16184&XID=O:ebook%20reader:corp_read_gglsrch

    The unit is about the size of a large paperback book, and is about as comfortable to hold.

    It uses what is called an “e-ink” display and it’s very paper-like, with black text on a white background. There is no backlight needed so you don’t get the fatigue like that of a computer display. It reflects light very much like paper. You really have to see it to appreciate it. I was amazed at how good it was.

    The display uses very little power so it runs for a long time. In fact, it only uses power when you turn pages. They rate the batteries as lasting 7,500 page turns per charge.

    Sony estimates that it will hold 160 books with the built-in memory and even more with optional memory cards.

    There are a few negatives, however: It’s a bit expensive at $299. The “page turns” are a little slower than I’d like. And just like a real book, you can’t read it in the dark without a book light.

    November 10, 2007 at 3:07 pm
    gr8tfulCMmom
    Participant

    Hey Doug…this thing sounds AWESOME. Question though…does it read ANY e-book?

    November 10, 2007 at 5:58 pm
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    The Sony e-book reader can handle PDF, plain text, and BBeB book formats. It comes with software (Windows only) to convert Word documents.

    November 11, 2007 at 9:07 pm
    Yenia
    Member

    Oh Doug, thank you for the info.

    DH found the Sony 500 for $200 and we will be using it this coming school year (for us 2008, Jan to Dec) with our children and free resources on the Internet. I was very much impressed with the iLiad from IRex but when I saw the price…well, it is simply impossible for us to buy something like that. LOL

    I will try to post our homeschool experience with it.

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