tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4285758490177763870..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Bookmobile.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81624987753951117092013-02-27T19:17:52.374-05:002013-02-27T19:17:52.374-05:00Tam, I have the SII as well, but through Boost Mo...Tam, I have the SII as well, but through Boost Mobile. I mainly use the Nook app, but there are plenty of free epubs on Google Books and the "Aldiko" app is able to display a whole bunch of non-DRM books as well. I most of Larry Correia's stuff on epub as well as alot of Sherlock Holmes and Poe. The best part about alot of the "classics". They're free. :-D <br /><br />Wait till you discover ODIN with that Samsung SII. Head on over to XDA and let the fun begin. ;-) atlharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038518966004553345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12483117507481411202013-02-27T18:24:31.388-05:002013-02-27T18:24:31.388-05:00I will not tell you how any good pants I have ruin...I will not tell you how any good pants I have ruined by keeping a paper back in the hip pocket, but when I discovered Mobi Pocket for the Palm, it trimmed pounds of paper out of my luggage weight and I always carried it so as to have a book. And yes, I even keep a couple of paperbacks in zip lock baggies in the Bubba truck in case I get caught somewhere and the batteries die.<br /><br />But while I still buy dead tree editions of the books I like (and reference works), Having dozens of books in my phone (now that my Palm is dying) makes my life so much easier.<br /><br />-Bubba Man, one of the Bubba's of the Apocalypse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55116021899919619632013-02-27T08:46:02.901-05:002013-02-27T08:46:02.901-05:00I feel for you, Tam. I am of exactly the same per...I feel for you, Tam. I am of exactly the same persuasion. The best time I ever had eating dinner with a woman was on an occasion at which each of us had books in our hands, and barely said half a dozen words to each other. Both of us had a good time, and enjoyed excellent digestion.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77199011129111188812013-02-27T03:19:16.897-05:002013-02-27T03:19:16.897-05:00I've always been a 'reader' - as a kid...I've always been a 'reader' - as a kid, I would read the cereal box.<br /><br />Currently have about 250 books on my Sony reader (PRS-T1).Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128209683882251802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6466984412061843892013-02-26T21:03:47.080-05:002013-02-26T21:03:47.080-05:00montieth,
Does a Casio Zoomer count?montieth, <br /><br />Does a Casio Zoomer count?Buzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64487925581979855972013-02-26T20:00:51.703-05:002013-02-26T20:00:51.703-05:00I bought the original Galaxy Note since they were ...I bought the original Galaxy Note since they were selling them on clearance. It's huge.J.R.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498164179579546593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15036893716819758612013-02-26T19:21:23.828-05:002013-02-26T19:21:23.828-05:00Agree with all, and at least I can 'port' ...Agree with all, and at least I can 'port' my Nook books between my Nook and phone. But there's still pleasure in actually being able to turn the page...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80583534845144910992013-02-26T19:20:44.770-05:002013-02-26T19:20:44.770-05:00I was agnostic about the Kindle, even after my sis...I was agnostic about the Kindle, even after my sister gave me one last Christmas... okay, one before that. But I travel a lot, and it meant that not only could I lighten my baggage, and save on shipping books back and forth, but now I can carry around books I have in hard copy and would like to have but under no circumstances would go in the suitcase. Things like Gibbon's Decline and Fall, Momssen's History of Rome, Thucydides, Herodotus, Suetonious, Tacitus, Mahan, Corbett, Conan Doyle, Stevenson, Twain and lots of other old gems.<br /><br />Best of all, most of them are so old that they're in the public domain and are free or nearly so. I spent a total of $1.99 downloading both Gibbon and Momssen.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35706269350877520742013-02-26T16:29:03.143-05:002013-02-26T16:29:03.143-05:00I'm waiting for a tablet sized device that can...I'm waiting for a tablet sized device that can run Solidworks and not need recharging every 15 minutes. You won't be able to take that from me without a fight - I love reading but I love making things for 3D printing even more.ScottHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67555488314373126862013-02-26T15:29:11.437-05:002013-02-26T15:29:11.437-05:00What, you were putting books or other reading cont...What, you were putting books or other reading content on your Apple Newton back in the day? montiethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90081313689794747802013-02-26T15:27:41.859-05:002013-02-26T15:27:41.859-05:00"Reading from a phone is a crime against Gutt..."Reading from a phone is a crime against Guttenberg. You have been warned!"<br /><br />Yep. because ereaders are going to replace books.<br /><br />Just like escalators replaced stairs. I have recharged my Kindle solely with a solar panel now for almost a year. When they make a Kindle whose screen is also a solar panel we will have arrived at the future I want. I can carry with me so many books I need never run out of material, and I'm boggled by the number of new books I find free every day. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19483541779632366152013-02-26T14:23:46.252-05:002013-02-26T14:23:46.252-05:00I've carried book way off into the bush when I...I've carried book way off into the bush when I was worried about weight. Who needed that third pair of socks? Never had to turn my book off in preparation for take-off or landing.<br /><br />Reading from a phone is a crime against Guttenberg. You have been warned!<br /><br />Gerry<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89745457051684996882013-02-26T14:05:24.180-05:002013-02-26T14:05:24.180-05:00I no longer need to carry a book to the doctor'...I no longer need to carry a book to the doctor's office. I love living in the future.Jenniferhttp://injennifershead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4645274265341732252013-02-26T12:18:14.936-05:002013-02-26T12:18:14.936-05:00I was so proud to feel like I'd joined the 21s...I was so proud to feel like I'd joined the 21st Century too, after getting my Samsung Galaxy Nexus (the ugly twin sister to your S3). I was thrilled to find the reader program on it, already loaded with <i>Three Musketeers, Treasure Island, & Alice in wonderland</i>, which the first was one that I'd resolved to eventually finish reading after having to return it to the library before getting halfway. I'm impressed that this little thing has as much computing power as my first HP with it's Windows 98, and yet I find myself passing short moments of waiting by playing solitaire, much as I did on the old machine; longer waits are filled with reading, and I'm finding I appreciate Dumas much better this time. My only aggravation is not being able to load all my music collection onto it for remote listening-- the Google Play Music Manager program for the home computer hasn't DL'd properly after multiple tries, and supposedly that's the only way to upload music from one's computer to the phone. (I *do* have music on the phone that I've purchased; nothing like blowing a metalhead's mind by cranking up some <a href="http://www.hayseed-dixie.com/Video%20Evidence.html" rel="nofollow"> bluegrass covers of AC/DC and Led Zepplin</a>!Mattexianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364636677279037964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72041297632734323312013-02-26T11:20:58.787-05:002013-02-26T11:20:58.787-05:00I read at least ten of the discworld books on Kind...I read at least ten of the discworld books on Kindle for my Droid razor. And I have a spare 8 gig chip (The size of a dime!) with even more books on it. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35049183598592467522013-02-26T11:11:25.880-05:002013-02-26T11:11:25.880-05:00Right there with you; I made fun of all my iPhone ...Right there with you; I made fun of all my iPhone carrying friends for years and then got one issued to me by my job back in the fall and now I carry my 'kindle' with me everywhere I go and haven't been happier.<br />Now being a voracious reader doesn't also result in a backache.<br />sobriant74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02419780237703409179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53293284772212494112013-02-26T11:06:45.057-05:002013-02-26T11:06:45.057-05:00Books are only the start. If one is interested in...Books are only the start. If one is interested in learning things beyond how to catapult birds at pigs, the smart phone is a handy gadget. I've got a few apps on my Droid to help me try to learn Mandarin; it's a damned sight easier to tote my phone that a stack of textbooks, a CD player, and a pair of headphones around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11373806119079993742013-02-26T10:00:53.243-05:002013-02-26T10:00:53.243-05:00Thanks for the headsup! As it stands now, I'm ...Thanks for the headsup! As it stands now, I'm the only jobless... fool in America <i>paying</i> for an Obama Phone replica.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62131546499522311502013-02-26T09:57:46.687-05:002013-02-26T09:57:46.687-05:00Tam, not sure if they were there when you were, bu...Tam, not sure if they were there when you were, but it will always amuse me that Byron had books in his deer stands. I like to dine alone, so there is always a book (or two) in the truck as a back up if I forget to bring one.Al T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15440320733839798151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61396901026504785492013-02-26T09:57:10.107-05:002013-02-26T09:57:10.107-05:00I don't use a phone enough to get a fancy one,...I don't use a phone enough to get a fancy one, but I do like to carry my Nexus 7 with me a lot of places. I tend to wear a vest with pockets most places, so it is no problem taking it places with me.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36556690096059221072013-02-26T09:47:57.878-05:002013-02-26T09:47:57.878-05:00I bah-humbugged Kindles and Nooks for years, but t...I bah-humbugged Kindles and Nooks for years, but there was Kindle software installed on the smartphone I picked up last year. <br /><br />And, gee, there were free Amazon books on Kindle. Might as well put a couple on for those times when I'm stuck in line or waiting for court to start. (I, too, was someone unable to go out of the house without a book since childhood - sort of a security blanket against boredom thing.) What the heck . . . .<br /><br />And, gee, there is a decent selection of books on Kindle at my local library. And, gee, I don't have to worry about picking up cooties or cat hair from the Kindle books. <br /><br />And yesterday I find myself One-Click downloading Chris Hernandez' book on your recommendation (thanks again!) after glimming the preview from Amazon. <br /><br />I have Kindle software on a couple of portable computers, but don't have a dedicated reader machine - and I almost only use the Kindle system on my phone on the bus home. Nice to find that new tech fills a niche . . . yet another good thing about our personal positional monitors, erm, smartphones. <br /><br />cheers, erich martell<br />albuquerque, nmErich505https://www.blogger.com/profile/04059604778613074084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77456165100594535282013-02-26T09:01:06.295-05:002013-02-26T09:01:06.295-05:00I started out reading books on my phone and found ...I started out reading books on my phone and found it so handy, I decided I needed a dedicated e-reader. I didn't want a tablet, being inundated with computing devices already. Wifey gifted me with a Kindle Paperwhite for Christmas. I love it. The e-ink screen is much more readable than any phone or tablet screen, battery life is better than any multifunction device, and I can carry a library with me.<br /><br />I still prefer dead tree books for those that I want to add to the "collection", but stuff that I'd read, then give away or sell at McKay's, I'd just as soon get in e-book form. However, some works are only readily available electronically (past and present titles). There are also a bunch of great titles available free electronically that you'd have to pay for in paper format (Our Southern Highlanders being a recent example for me). <br /><br />I've "discovered" so many great authors because their books were a mere $1.99 on Amazon.com (folks here would like DJ Molles' series on the zombie apocalypse, only available for Kindle apps and devices).<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25107918310747855642013-02-26T08:33:35.514-05:002013-02-26T08:33:35.514-05:00I long ago tired of ruining books toting them alon...I long ago tired of ruining books toting them along in whatever machine i was running , or pitching them in the gobag that got tossed around in the squad . Then along came the Ereaders . Nowadays even more than Tam my Phone is the thing that is with me , and it's my library. I went to far as to raise the bar with it higher by going with the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 last upgrade . Its a micro tablet that also makes calls and that suits me fine since when i am out and about or on a trip its likely the only device you will find me with . The wife still likes a smaller phone and a tablet to read on though . Farm.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383613366815582389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65371465187272865302013-02-26T08:02:48.051-05:002013-02-26T08:02:48.051-05:00NJT, I let my daughters read at the table, unless ...NJT, I let my daughters read at the table, unless there's a real conversation. <br /><br />The rule is "Don't be rude." Thus, you don't read your iPhone or gizmo while in a social setting, but you can slurp your book while slurping your soup, assuming your dining partner is, too. <br /><br />What confuses me is when I'll see four guys go get lunch together, and all four are engrossed silently in their smart phones. Why go together? <br /><br />Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89268247342672642382013-02-26T07:39:08.522-05:002013-02-26T07:39:08.522-05:00Hmph. The ONE thing I learned from Amy Carter was...Hmph. The <i>ONE</i> thing I learned from Amy Carter was to never read at table. Based on how appalled the adults were when a picture of a family meal at the Whitehouse was released. <br /><br />Now, if you insist on emulating Amy Carter, I guess that's up to you. Bless your heart. New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.com