Tag Archives: book
Borrowing vs owning ebooks
I decided to research the advantages and disadvantages of owning and borrowing Kindle books. I am interested because I publish a Kindle book and also because I purchase an average of about one Kindle book a month. As a reader Amazon … Continue reading
eBooks in Higher Ed
I have been trying to comment on at least post from some author each day this month in a personal effort to model and contribute to the interactivity of online writing. Through Twitter, I encountered a link to a blog … Continue reading
Put the learner in the middle
Here is another idea for professional development via reading. Too many professionals read content that they agree with. They may ask colleagues for a recommendation and someone says “here is something you will like”. If much “development” from such experiences … Continue reading
Future of the Book
Extended essay from The Economist on the future of the book. The essay can be either read or listened to.
Is the Internet making us stupid?
Is the Internet making us stupid (with apologies to Nicholas Carr). This article from the Atlantic offers data on the reading of books. It reports that 23% did not read a book in any format (hard copy or ebook) last … Continue reading
Half way there
I was able to download the new Mavericks OS to my old desktop Mac and it seems to work fine. I know it was risky to try this on release day, but I have options in case I encountered problems. … Continue reading
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