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OK, here's my chance to put in a plug for iPod Touch! My hubby bought me one in April because I had talked about one but thought it was rather extravagant, useless etc. Much to my surprise, I LOVE IT AND COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT! It has an Amazon Kindle app (free) that I use to purchase books. I pay the same as someone with a Kindle only I don't have to carry around that heavy, bulky thing in my purse so if I'm unexpectedly in line somewhere, anywhere I just pull out my Touch and READ! It is awesome! I can now read in bed without bothering my husband because it has its own light. All the other apps (some of course are just for fun) are just as useful too: Contacts (I store all my address book here, it syncs with my Google Mail), Bloomberg for my stocks, Keeper for my passwords (it's encryted), Calendar (has a reminder which I need), Google Earth (need wi-fi), a shopping list, recipe book, dictionary, calculators, Public Radio Stations and Pandora, iFitnes, WebMD, art galleries, photo manipulation etc. We have wireless Internet at home and here at school so I can use my wi-fi when necessary. I have the 16GB Touch and it is adequate for me. It cost $299, less 10% on sale and I got a $30 Target gift card! They were having a promotion at that time. Kindle is at least $300, is ONLY a reader and the size and weight makes it inconvenient to carry. Gail Brewster Media Specialist Moline High School Moline, IL 61265 gbrewste@molineschools.org Phone (309) 743-8901 Fax (309) 757-3484 http://mhsav.wikispaces.com/ _____ From: Kathryn Frech [mailto:kfrech@SYRDIOCESE.ORG] To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Sent: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:08:53 -0500 Subject: Re: Kindle rival with way more options To be honest, I would hesitate to buy any propriatary book reader. I have many books in formats which neither Kindle nor Nook are set up to read, yet my ancient Palm PDA handles just fine - if I changed to either of these devices I would actually be taking a step back in some ways. Rather than looking at dedicated ebook readers, I am looking forward instead to the growth of all-in-one devices. In a few years, I expect to be able to buy a device which can read books in a multitude of formats, surf the web, take pictures, play music and videos, and act as a phone as well if desired. That said, if I were in the market for a new ebook reader today, I would probably look at a netbook (if my first priority was having a decent screen size) or an iPod Touch (if I was more concerned with portability). Kathryn -- Kathryn Frech, Librarian Seton Catholic Central H.S. Binghamton, NY 13905 http://www.setoncchs.com/library/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------