Dear Morgan,
As an ICT specialist, I can pass on some information to your goodself about the IPad.
It, as like all machinery needs to be kept up to date and virus free. Apple, like all other computer manufacturers provide a recovery service if anything goes wrong with the hard ware or software if you pay a recovery premium to the firm, and they even help you set up the gadget for a price. Anyone whom has access, can browse the Internet to find a package such as this. Hope you find what you are looking for.
Kindest Regards,
J.S. MacLure MA(Hons) MBPsS MEd
On 7 Nov 2011, at 08:33, Morgan Leigh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Sadly the iPad suffers from the same problem as the Kindle in that Apple
is the central repository and know and monitors what books you have and
has the ability to remove things as it sees fit.
Apple is also severely anti anything that you might choose to access
from any source other than their app store, over which they excise an
iron grip. See - http://www.nothingbuttablets.com/4714 Apple forces
eBook apps to remove links to out-of-app book stores
http://www.ebookmagazine.co.uk/removal-of-in-app-store-link-prompts-anger-complaints-and-confusion/20111840
- Removal of in-app store links prompts anger, complaints and confusion
Regards,
Morgan Leigh
PhD Candidate
School of Sociology and Social Work
University of Tasmania
On 7/11/2011 4:03 PM, Julie S Maclure wrote:
The best gadget ever to be invented so far is the iPad. It is quite expensive but with a wireless connection, can access the internet, has iTunes and has Apps and Ebooks etc. It does not support Microsoft Office but the screen is slightly larger than on a Kindle, has e-mail access.
Regards,
Julie S. MacLure MA(Hons)MEd MBPsS
On 7 Nov 2011, at 00:00, ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Topics of the day:
1. Academic ebooks (10)
2. attending the AAR? There's an app for that!
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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 11:53:55 +1100
From: Caroline Tully <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Academic ebooks
Yes, apparently Orwell's 1984, I think, was one of those books which the
publishers said "Nup, you're not having it" and it subsequently disappeared
from people's Kindle reader thingummys.
~Caroline.
From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Samuel Wagar
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2011 4:35 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Academic ebooks
This brings me to the matter of archiving.
One thing that this thread has made very clear to me is that
convenience of access does not mean security and stability
of archives. Not within the electronic domain. Not in the world.
A single instance confirmed me in my suspicious of ebooks. When Amazon was
starting up its ebook system, they sold several thousand copies of a book
which they did not have copyright clearance to sell. This was pointed out to
them by the irate publisher. Overnight, the book vanished from the ebook
readers of all those that had purchased it (and their accounts were credited
with the $1.50 they had spent). It would be very easy to do the same thing
with a list of "prohibited" books.
All control over the content of your electronic book reader at all times
rests in the hands of the distributor, not yourself.
I prefer my cumbersome, difficult to move, physical library (including my
copies of several books that are no doubt on some prescribed list or
another).
In the Name of Thoth,
Sam Wagar
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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 16:17:31 +1100
From: David Mattichak <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Academic ebooks
Hi all;
Amazon is the worst place to get e-books of any sort because of the deal that they have going with kindle. I am not a big fan of the kindle, I see it as a kind of toy really. The sony reader is good but limited. Smart devices are good by the PC or laptop is the best. I suppose that tablets would be good too but I haven't really looked at them much.
I am not suggesting that all books be abandoned- heaven forbid! I like books too much to want to see them disappear. I just think that anybody who writes, or reads, should look at the opportunities that e-books offer.
As far as I know, mostly from reading the US copyright white paper, is that e-books have the same copyright coverage and laws as printed books. I think that kindle don't sell you the book so much as lease you a readable version for one device. Look on Scribd.com for PDFs, you can share them easily and store them on USB keys etc.
Caroline, if you want 1984 as an e-book you can download it at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/37945648/1984-orwell
I just want to say that this has been a great thread.
DGM
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 11:53:55 +1100
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Academic ebooks
To: [log in to unmask]
Yes, apparently Orwell’s 1984, I think, was one of those books
which the publishers said “Nup, you’re not having it” and it subsequently
disappeared from people’s Kindle reader thingummys.
~Caroline.
From: Society for The Academic Study of
Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Samuel
Wagar
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2011 4:35 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Academic ebooks
This brings me to the matter of
archiving.
One thing that this thread has made very clear to me is that
convenience of access does not mean security and stability
of archives. Not within the electronic domain. Not in the world.
A single instance confirmed me in my suspicious of ebooks. When
Amazon was starting up its ebook system, they sold several thousand copies of a
book which they did not have copyright clearance to sell. This was pointed out
to them by the irate publisher. Overnight, the book vanished from the ebook
readers of all those that had purchased it (and their accounts were credited
with the $1.50 they had spent). It would be very easy to do the same thing with
a list of "prohibited" books.
All control over the content of your electronic book reader at all
times rests in the hands of the distributor, not yourself.
I prefer my cumbersome, difficult to move, physical library
(including my copies of several books that are no doubt on some prescribed list
or another).
In the Name of Thoth,
Sam Wagar
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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 11:34:21 +0100
From: Margaret Gouin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Academic ebooks
On 6 November 2011 06:17, David Mattichak <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all;
Amazon is the worst place to get e-books of any sort because of the deal
that they have going with kindle. I am not a big fan of the kindle, I see
it as a kind of toy really. The sony reader is good but limited. Smart
devices are good by the PC or laptop is the best. I suppose that tablets
would be good too but I haven't really looked at them much.
The Amazon Kindle kerfuffle is here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html
Lawsuits resulted, as I understand; not only did Amazon arbitrarily delete
the books, but its action also deleted all the notes people had made on
those books. Some of those people were students and academics, and they
were upset. A note about Kindle: not only does Amazon know exactly what you
have on your device, and not only can Amazon arbitrarily alter that, it
also knows where you are. Avoid them. They aren't just toys, they're
invasive toys.
I have a Bebook One. It handles 23 formats including Microsoft .doc and
.ppt, .jpg (black and white) and music (mp3). Also .html, I can download
articles and web pages directly to the Bebook and read while travelling or
whatever. I wouldn't be without mine, but still find that for serious
studying, I need hard copy. For the best electronic reading, Dave is right,
a computer works better than any of the alternatives--an inexpensive
netbook is a lightweight and flexible reading platform. At least that's
what I've worked out for my own reading.
Pitch--google 'remove DRM from ebook' and see how many hits you get. Once
the DRM is off the file, it can be shared as widely as you wish. Of course
you would only do this to lend your books to friends...
Margaret
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