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Re: PDA bible's in church/ministry

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From: Frederick Wilson
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:45
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I used mine to listen to Uncle Tom's Cabin. I was suppose to read it 
within a week, I knew I could not do it so I downloaded it. That is when 
I found out that listening to a book while I run is a lot nicer than music.


Andrew Steele ROT-13 encoded wrote:
> In article <john.doggett-7889C2.17393114082005@News-West.newsfeeds.com>, 
> john.doggett@x-files.gov says...
> 
>>How often do you see someone using a PDA bible or Franklin bible gadget 
>>in church/small groups?  Unfortunately I almost never see christians 
>>taking advantage of PDA bible technology.  My assumption would be that 
>>this is true across the board.  But you can help me substantiate my 
>>assumptions.
> 
> 
> I use my PDA in this way quite often - mostly when I'm travelling when 
> it is convenient for size.
> 
> But the PDA really isn't useful, IMHO, for reading any books other than 
> dipping in or or out.  I never get into the flow of reading from the 
> small screen and clicking down every two seconds after I've read half a 
> paragraph.  To read and fully absorb the book I'd go for a good old-
> fashioned collection of paper and ink between card covers.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
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