The Cellar - View Single Post - Tablet/"E-reader" Advice, please...

Flint · 10-02-2011, 06:59 PM

I read/research a lot of articles, white papers, and forum threads--I always have a stack of printed papers on my nightstand.

I've said in the past that if I was ever enrolled in an online school that offered all of my schoolbooks in an electronic format, I would invest in some type of reading device. That has happened. WGU offers all-electronic books for a $45 fee per 6-month term.

I know nothing about these devices, but I do know that the WGU "books" are not compatible with the Kindle, etc. but rather must be accessed online through their website. So, I'd need wireless connectivity, and the one other concern: readability. I hate reading from a computer monitor.

I don't need bells and whistles, but I understand that I don't want a device that is instantly obsolete. I see $150 tablets at Radio Shack, is there anything wrong with these? Why would I spend more--what do the "better" ones do? What kind of device do the Cellar experts recommend, for me?

10-02-2011, 06:59 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Tablet/"E-reader" Advice, please... I read/research a lot of articles, white papers, and forum threads--I always have a stack of printed papers on my nightstand. I've said in the past that if I was ever enrolled in an online school that offered all of my schoolbooks in an electronic format, I would invest in some type of reading device. That has happened. WGU offers all-electronic books for a $45 fee per 6-month term. I know nothing about these devices, but I do know that the WGU "books" are not compatible with the Kindle, etc. but rather must be accessed online through their website. So, I'd need wireless connectivity, and the one other concern: readability. I hate reading from a computer monitor. I don't need bells and whistles, but I understand that I don't want a device that is instantly obsolete. I see $150 tablets at Radio Shack, is there anything wrong with these? Why would I spend more--what do the "better" ones do? What kind of device do the Cellar experts recommend, for me? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**