THE APPLE IPAD AS AN EREADER Skyler Lovelace
GOOGLE BOOKS: BUYING FROM WATERMARK, READING ON YOUR COMPUTER http://bit.ly/manydevices
ebooks Google ebooks Watermark ebooks Managing your ebooks Resources for more info ipad ipad ibooks
EBOOKS
GOOGLE EBOOKS Video: How Google ebooks works http://bit.ly/googleebooks Stores your library in the cloud Read with any device with an Internet connection Automatically synchs all your books across all devices 2 minutes 13 seconds
GETTING STARTED WITH GOOGLE EBOOKS & WATERMARK BOOKS 1. Set up an account at Watermark Books 2. Create a Google account 3. Install software on your ereader Nook Sony Android phone iphone, ipad, ipod Touch see handout How do I start purchasing Google ebooks from Watermark?
SET UP AN ACCOUNT AT WATERMARK BOOKS 1. Go to https://www.watermarkbooks.com/user/ login 2. Click on Create new account 3. Follow the steps on the screen Be sure to write down or remember the email and password you used to set up the account see handout How do I start purchasing Google ebooks from Watermark?
CREATE A GOOGLE ACCOUNT 1. Go to https://www.google.com/accounts/ NewAccount 2. Follow the steps on the screen you can use the same email and password you used for your Watermark account. Be sure to write down or remember the email and password you used to set up the account see handout How do I start purchasing Google ebooks from Watermark?
WHAT S GREAT ABOUT GOOGLE EBOOKS
MANAGING YOUR GOOGLE EBOOKS Main Page: http://books.google.com Helpful articles http://bit.ly/managingbooks
MEGA HELP PAGE FOR GOOGLE EBOOKS http://bit.ly/megahelp
GOOGLE BOOKS, MANY DEVICES http://bit.ly/manydevices
101 TIPS http://bit.ly/ereadertips Getting One Downloading General Reading Tips Free ebooks Accessories Security and Protection
IPAD AS EREADER
IPAD HARDWARE Weighs 1.5 pounds Compare to 10.2 ounces for Kindle Attracts fingerprints Can be wiped away with fabric Back-lit display may cause eye strain But not everyone reports this
IPAD SOFTWARE Download all via App Store or itunes Books Apple ibook Kindle for ipad Stanza for ipad Magazines Zinio Magazine-specific apps Newspaper Press Reader Newspaper-specific apps Comic Books Comics by comixology Comic Viewer Stanza for ipad
WALT MOSSBERG REVIEWS THE IPAD EREADER APPS http://on.wsj.com/appsforipad IPAD WALKTHROUGH http://www.apple.com/ipad/built-in-apps/ ibooks.html
APPLE IBOOKS Read books purchased from the ibookstore, as well as non-drmd epub-formatted books and PDFs Visually pleasing, and little touches like the page turning animation heightened my enjoyment of reading on the app Ability to add notes to epub files; not PDFs Books and notes sync to ibooks on the iphone ibooks Bookshelf lets you change the order of how books appear on your bookshelf You can only view ibookstore from within the ibooks app.
KINDLE APP Download the Kindle app from the App Store Sign on to your Kindle account You ll be able to synch all your Kindle books using the Archived Books Kindle app is available on ios, Mac, PC, Adroid, Blackberry
BARNES AND NOBLE NOOK Customizable themes You can add notes and bookmarks You can also Google or look up highlighted text on Wikipedia
STANZA Side-loadable lets you open with both ebooks and PDFs You can annotate non-pdf books You can also use itunes file-sharing to transfer content
ZINIO More an e-magazine reader than an e-book reader
IPAD IS MORE THAN AN EREADER Take a tour http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video 10-hour battery life Lighter than ipad 1 Better & faster graphics performance 2 cameras, including video 6 minutes
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SKYLER LOVELACE OWNS PIXEL TIME AT CITYARTS, OFFERING FUN, FRIENDLY CLASSES IN DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY LEARN MORE AT WWW.PIXELTIME.COM Dr. Lovelace also leads the Digital Media program at Butler Community College, offering courses in Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D software, and Digital Entrepreneurship.