tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post7182723293798022737..comments2023-08-29T08:48:55.919-04:00Comments on Carol Diehl's Art Vent: Footnotes, iPads, age and loveCarol Diehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-63322255282545055472010-11-30T19:58:29.549-05:002010-11-30T19:58:29.549-05:00I don't like staring at a computer screen, but...I don't like staring at a computer screen, but I do love the backlit iPad--which is adjustable, very handy on a dark airport bus. <br /><br />And while I don't need reading glasses, being able to enlarge the type makes reading less tiring. <br /><br />I certainly love the instant gratification--reading a review and downloading it immediately, rather than waiting for it to come out in paperback or getting in line at the library. <br /><br />If your really can highlight and transport passages from the Kindle, it would be worthwhile.Carol Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-71315719789409866682010-11-30T19:42:39.520-05:002010-11-30T19:42:39.520-05:00Lending books is my life. No matter how many I giv...Lending books is my life. No matter how many I give away, I still end up with more. And I also can't stand staring at a light source for extended periods. I heard of a library at some prep school in Massachusetts which made the front page of the Globe last year because it was building a brand new facility entirely without books. So I know I am extremely <i>derrière garde</i> about all this. But I just can't read much of anything on a computer screen. My eyes won't take it.LXVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396149640519096992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-8996734463626692582010-11-30T19:26:14.408-05:002010-11-30T19:26:14.408-05:00try a kindle. you can bookmark passages and keep t...try a kindle. you can bookmark passages and keep them. I love to save them and it is easy to find them again. I like that I can keep the kindle in my purse- great for travel. The ipad looks like fun but just for reading the kindle has some advantages. Though the fact that you can't lend "books" is a bummer.Katharinenoreply@blogger.com