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Re: PDA bible's in church/ministry

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From: Al Smith
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:55
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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.
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> Andrew Steele ROT-13 encoded wrote:
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>> In article <john.doggett-7889C2.17393114082005@News-West.newsfeeds.com>, john.doggett@x-files.gov says...
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>>> 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.
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>> I use my PDA in this way quite often - mostly when I'm travelling when it is convenient for size.
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>> 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.
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>> Andrew 

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.
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