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Article #324Re: PDA bible's in church/ministry
From: Grinder
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:00
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:00
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Cyli wrote: > On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:55:18 GMT, Al Smith <invalid@address.com> > wrote: > > > >>I read books on my Palm all the time. I seldom read a book any >>other way, because I've downloaded thousands of titles and have a >>huge library of books on my computer. I find that I enjoy reading >>on the Palm more than I enjoy reading a hardcover or paperback. >>Maybe it's the shorter length of the lines of text. > > > I can't say I prefer ebooks to paperbacks as much as you do, but I > certainly prefer them to hardbacks. And I read on my Palm a _lot_, > It's nice to be able to go to my card and pick which one of 80 to 100 > books I want to read next rather than try to remember in which > bookshelf or carton I left the paperback. Nice for reading in bed, > too, as the slight amount of light doesn't distress my husband the way > a lamp for the paperback would. Hardcovers are pretty out with me. > Cost too much, too awkward to handle, too big for my purse, etc.. > > Only problem with Palm is reading in the bathtub. Putting it in a zip > lock baggie works fine, but it's slippery slidey and sometimes a bit > hard to read through the baggie. And I still worry about dropping it > in the hot water. If you have a vacuum sealer, that works well.
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