hello - any tips for a newbie?

kim1111 · 05-05-2011, 12:49 PM

Hi everyone,
This is my first post, just trying to figure out my way here, if anyone has any suggestions of things you quickly learned as a newbie, please let me know. Any help is appreciated.

GeoffC · 05-06-2011, 05:57 AM

Help - in what way ?

Welcome to Mobileread ….

Have you seen The Apple Forum ?

neilmarr · 05-06-2011, 06:28 AM

Good to have your company, Kim. Do check out the Apple-dedicated forum here for tips and advice. Happy iPadding and best wishes. Neil

jbcohen · 05-06-2011, 08:04 AM

Well, I will give you some pointers:

1) First ask this same question in the apple sub-forum there are a bunch of people over there that know a lot more about apple devices then most of us do;
2) Second, not trying to disparage your ipad but ipad owners have told me that its sort of ackward as a reader and rather expensive to be used as that on a regualr basis;
3) Third, look at the formats that your device can read and when you go shopping for books make sure that you limit your search to electronic stores that sell one of those formats;
4) Fourth, Amazon is out for you, they will not sell open standard books;
5) I would also recommend looking for an apple forum on the information superhighway, people at that sort of forum will be better equipped to handle the ins and outs of an ipad, the dominant devices here tend to be: Kindle, Nook Color and Sony PRS; I personally have two - a Libra Pro and a Blackberry Storm and I have no experience with apple and their products.

ImogenRose · 05-06-2011, 02:13 PM

Hello and welcome to MR!

Imogen

kim1111 · 05-13-2011, 09:16 AM

Thank you for the welcome posts ImogenRose, neilmarr, and Geoffc and thank you jbcohen for the tips regarding the use of my ipad for this forum. I am considering getting a kindle since my ipad sucks so much battery when I use it to read books.

Javed · 05-14-2011, 03:21 AM

Hello kim1111 and welcome!

kim1111 · 05-20-2011, 09:12 AM

Hi Javed,
Thanks for the nice welcome, nice avatar!
-Kim

jbcohen · 05-20-2011, 10:08 AM

Is battery life really worth the $114? So what if you have to recharge it now and then. Only you can answer this question. I have been told Kobo sells someplaces for $60. I might be more willing to pay $60 for that conveniece then $114.

Can your ipad handle Kindle files? Don't know the answer. Might be worth looking into unles you want a balkanized electronic reading experience, a constant back and forth between the kindle and the ipad. Would be nice for the two readers to take boks from the same source so you can decide each day which one you want to read on.

GeoffC · 05-20-2011, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbcohen

Is battery life really worth the $114? So what if you have to recharge it now and then. Only you can answer this question. I have been told Kobo sells someplaces for $60. I might be more willing to pay $60 for that conveniece then $114.

Can your ipad handle Kindle files? Don't know the answer. Might be worth looking into unles you want a balkanized electronic reading experience, a constant back and forth between the kindle and the ipad. Would be nice for the two readers to take boks from the same source so you can decide each day which one you want to read on.

Pocketbook ?

05-05-2011, 12:49 PM	#1
kim1111 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: ipad	hello - any tips for a newbie? Hi everyone, This is my first post, just trying to figure out my way here, if anyone has any suggestions of things you quickly learned as a newbie, please let me know. Any help is appreciated.

05-13-2011, 09:16 AM	#6
kim1111 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: ipad	Thank you for the kind welcome Thank you for the welcome posts ImogenRose, neilmarr, and Geoffc and thank you jbcohen for the tips regarding the use of my ipad for this forum. I am considering getting a kindle since my ipad sucks so much battery when I use it to read books.

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05-06-2011, 05:57 AM	#2
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Help - in what way ? Welcome to Mobileread …. Have you seen The Apple Forum ?

05-06-2011, 06:28 AM	#3
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, Kim. Do check out the Apple-dedicated forum here for tips and advice. Happy iPadding and best wishes. Neil

05-06-2011, 08:04 AM	#4
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,030 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Well, I will give you some pointers: 1) First ask this same question in the apple sub-forum there are a bunch of people over there that know a lot more about apple devices then most of us do; 2) Second, not trying to disparage your ipad but ipad owners have told me that its sort of ackward as a reader and rather expensive to be used as that on a regualr basis; 3) Third, look at the formats that your device can read and when you go shopping for books make sure that you limit your search to electronic stores that sell one of those formats; 4) Fourth, Amazon is out for you, they will not sell open standard books; 5) I would also recommend looking for an apple forum on the information superhighway, people at that sort of forum will be better equipped to handle the ins and outs of an ipad, the dominant devices here tend to be: Kindle, Nook Color and Sony PRS; I personally have two - a Libra Pro and a Blackberry Storm and I have no experience with apple and their products.

05-06-2011, 02:13 PM	#5
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Hello and welcome to MR! Imogen

05-14-2011, 03:21 AM	#7
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	Hello kim1111 and welcome!

05-20-2011, 09:12 AM	#8
kim1111 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: ipad	Hi Javed, Thanks for the nice welcome, nice avatar! -Kim

05-20-2011, 10:08 AM	#9
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,030 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Is battery life really worth the $114? So what if you have to recharge it now and then. Only you can answer this question. I have been told Kobo sells someplaces for $60. I might be more willing to pay $60 for that conveniece then $114. Can your ipad handle Kindle files? Don't know the answer. Might be worth looking into unles you want a balkanized electronic reading experience, a constant back and forth between the kindle and the ipad. Would be nice for the two readers to take boks from the same source so you can decide each day which one you want to read on.

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