eReaders for the PC (and MAC)...Part 1, continued

Disclaimer: I am not paid or reimbursed for these 'reviews' and how-to's. I do them because I think they may be useful. I do not have a MAC computer, therefore I cannot vouch for the compatibility of these eReaders on MAC. The statement that they are compatible is based on the software claims. Enjoy!


So last post my Kindle for PC was downloading the book that I had just ordered (for free!) from amazon.com

I left it for a bit and did some other things. When I came back, here is what my Kindle looked like:



It automatically opens at the 'beginning' of the book, not necessarily where you want it to. You can find a different location of the book by clicking on Go To. A drop down menu will appear with your options. Some books will allow you to go to the Table of Contents, but this one unfortunately does not have that feature. If you click on Cover, that is exactly where it takes you.





You can turn the pages using your arrow keys, or placing the mouse cursor on the right or left of the page and clicking. For this book, a few 'pages' into it, there is a Table of Contents which are linked to the particular chapter in the book. Click on a chapter, and you're taken to the beginning of that chapter.





You probably can see that I have a larger screen on my computer and it spreads out the eReader quite a bit. I personally like to have the books I'm reading look more like, well, books. To do that, click on the Aa icon at the top of the eReader. From here you have the option of changing the size of font, the number of words per page, the color of the background (and if you choose black, then the font turns white), and the brightness of the page.





If you are not happy with your settings you can choose to reset it to the default setting. Also if you accidentally go to the wrong place in the book, click Back and it takes you to your last viewed page. One of the good things about the Back feature is that even if you scroll over a page or a few and then realize you are in the wrong spot, clicking Back takes you to the place you were before you turned any pages.

The Kindle for PC is a great eReader, in my opinion. It has some 'faults', such as the format the books are in to download them needs to be in one that it reads. If you go to Project Gutenberg and want to download an etext book to read on your Kindle for PC, as far as I know and have tried, you cannot read it on your Kindle for PC. In this case, you need to download it as a Mobi or MobiPocket format. The Kindle for PC will not read EPUB format.

eReaders for the PC (and MAC)...Part 1

Disclaimer: I am not paid or reimbursed for these 'reviews' and how-to's. I do them because I think they may be useful. I do not have a MAC computer, therefore I cannot vouch for the compatibility of these eReaders on MAC. The statement that they are compatible is based on the software claims. Enjoy!

If you use the AO curriculum, or OFE, or any other curriculum where your books are free but online, eReaders come in handy. You can print off the books but if money is an issue eReaders make it possible to view them in a much better way than just on the computer screen.

I am with those of you that say, "I would love one but they are too expensive right now." Not to brag ...but I was given a Kindle for my birthday...or I wouldn't have one either!

The internet is great, wouldn't you agree? But what if you can't find what you are searching for? That is where social networks (such as Yahoo! Groups, Google Groups, Facebook, MySpace *I don't/won't recommend that one very often*, email, support groups, etc) come in super handy! Some day I plan on compiling a list of groups and sites that are perfect for social networking for homeschoolers- yep, I'm partial to homeschoolers :)

This post however, is for a few eReaders for the PC that I have come across because of specifically my Yahoo! Groups. Those ladies are great! They can find anything!

First, is Kindle for PC. I have posted some about this before but nothing too in depth because I hadn't used it very much myself. The little clickable icon down there is for the Kindle to purchase but if you click on it and then scroll to the bottom of the page you can see the link to click for the Kindle for PC or MAC versions.

After you have downloaded the Kindle for PC it should look like the next screen (sort of!)

This is a very easy to use eReader. Here is a screenshot of my Kindle for PC. It has a lot of books on it right now!



If you click on Shop in Kindle Store in the upper right corner of the Kindle for PC, it will open Amazon.com in a window. From here you can either type in what you are looking for in the search bar or on the left sidebar are some more options. My favorite are the FREE books :)







To download a book to your Kindle for PC is so easy! Pick your book, click "Buy Now with 1-click". If you don't have an account and the information set up beforehand, then the screen you see will be a different one, prompting you to fill in the information required. If you do have all that taken care of, your book should be delivered practically immediately!





Once on the Kindle for PC, it may go to Archived Items. If the file is large it will most likely go here. The smaller ones usually show up on the Home screen almost immediately. I downloaded the Count of Monte Cristo and it went first to Archived Items.



I double clicked on the book in Archived to open it and as I suspected, it was still downloading.



Okay, that is all I have time for right now. I will post another to finish up with Kindle for PC and hopefully get to the other great downloadable eReaders as well :)