Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance.
But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing.
Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort.
But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.
Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius)
As Robert continues on his 50 Novels in a Year Challenge, I watch in envy as he checks each interesting book from his list. My love of a good challenge and a good book, and my new Sony PRS-505 Reader purchase, finally made me decide to jump in and join him.
I miss reading for fun, as I was a kid who never let [...]
That’s right! I gave in and decided I really, really wanted one of these e-book reader things, and the last commenter who mentioned that Target had the Sony PRS-505 was the final straw that just broke my will power! I didn’t want to wait for the new Kindle or the new Sony, and, [...]
So, I’ve been toying with the idea of getting an Amazon Kindle. Yes, a little pricey, but cheaper than getting a slate Tablet or most UMPCs (not that I was planning on getting either of those anytime soon, however). I thought it could only read Amazon downloaded books and Amazon provided periodicals, but this Top [...]
Well the much anticipated Kindle e-book reader from Amazon has arrived (at least in the US - heaven knows when those of us who live elsewhere in the world are going to see it..sob!) and as you’ve no doubt seen for yourself already, it’s causing quite a bit if a stir on the blogosphere. The [...]
A big undertaking, perhaps, but I think it’d be very useful for the digital student to have a big list of textbooks and good resources that are available free online. Even simple textbook companion resources would be useful. There’s so much out there that is just hidden in the mass of the web but is for the free taking. [...]
Having a tablet lets you do many tasks with more interaction than you would otherwise. Many student tablet owners decide to digitize their books for easier reference and a lighter daily load, but digital books also have other advantages. They’re normal text and therefore you can do anything with them you can do to text, [...]
I checked our Wiki today to see what was up and got a good laugh under the Scanning a Book page. I think it was from a contributor with the username Marsm:
If the book has very glossy pages you can take pictures outside in the sunshine to avoid the text being blurred out by the [...]
While reinstalling Adobe Reader I stumbled upon a little surprise in the file menu labeled Digital Editions. I had no idea what it was but it sounded promising and I couldn’t help but click.
Adobe Digital Editions is a completely new way to read and manage eBooks and other digital publications. Digital Editions is built from [...]
As comes the end of summer, so comes the beginning of scanning. Are those of us who partake in this endless task of scanning book after book mad? Insane? Bored? Without a social life? OK, possibly, HOWEVER, we have our reasons. Right now I am sitting in an apartment, far away from family and friends, [...]
Much of our discussion revolves around scanning textbooks for use on a Tablet PC (we are students, after all). We’ve had people take these discussions as a way to beat the system and share textbooks like MP3s (old-school-Napster style). We’ve also had people wonder if this idea of scanning textbooks was legal at all, even [...]