I'm sticking to our good old fashion library. Might be more trouble but it's a nice place to meet old friends and I can get most books I'm looking for and if not they order it and it takes 3 days to come in.
I'm sticking to our good old fashion library. Might be more trouble but it's a nice place to meet old friends and I can get most books I'm looking for and if not they order it and it takes 3 days to come in.
Asiel
I've been frosted--- thank you Cassie'smom
I've been Boo'd----
Thanks for everyone's input, I am particularly excited about being able to enlarge the print since my eyes aren't as great as they use to be.
don't breed or buy while shelter dogs die....
I have been frosted!
Thanks Kfamr for the signature!
Yes, I am wondering if an e-reader of some sort would enable my Dad to be able to read books again or not, as it is backlit and maybe that will help. He's got MD in both eyes, wet in one, dry in the other.
I've Been Frosted
I believe the Kindle Fire is the only one that is backlit - not sure about the Nook. My Kindle Touch isn't, and to read at night I have to leave a light on. I do plan to get a clip on light for reading in bed at night tho. I also like that I can adjust the size of the print, so I don't need my reading glasses. I had pretty much quit reading except for maybe 15 minutes at a time, since holding a book made my hands go almost completely numb, and the small print gave me a headache, even with my reading glasses. I'm already on my 3rd book, and I just started using it 5 days ago!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wolfy ~ Fuzzbutt #3My little dog ~ a heartbeat at my feet
Sparky the Fuzzbutt - PT's DOTD 8/3/2010
RIP 2/28/1999~10/9/2012Myndi the Fuzzbutt - Mom's DOTD - Everyday
RIP 1/24/1996~8/9/2013
Ellie - Mom to the Fuzzbuttz
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1The clock of life is wound but once and no man has the power
To know just when the hands will stop - on what day, or what hour.
Now is the only time you have, so live it with a will -
Don't wait until tomorrow - the hands may then be still.
~~~~true author unknown~~~~
I'm wondering if maybe an iPad would work for him, that's backlit, too ...
I've Been Frosted
Karen, I didn't read through the thread, but saw that your father has problems reading books. In England, one of John's family had this little "lamp" that you can attach to the top of a book - really smart! That might be something your father could use. In fact many people could, especially when you read in bed and your partner wants to sleep.
"I don't know which weapons will be used in the third World war, but in the fourth, it will be sticks and stones" --- Albert Einstein.
I've Been Frosted
I find the non backlit ones are easier on my eyes Karen! You can also buy a cover with a built in light for the kindle which is useful. The large print is a Godsend! I have severe diabetic retinopathy and the kindle enables me to read and enjoy books all the time!
Lilith Cherry
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"Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents, never revenges itself." -Mahatma Gandhi
I know a lot of people who use this site.
http://www.pixelofink.com/
*Thanks Ashley*
Finally got my daughter to spend a few minutes on the phone helping me, I had to go to settings and deregister her and register myself, now I will go search for some books...yippeee just love being able to enlarge the font
don't breed or buy while shelter dogs die....
I have been frosted!
Thanks Kfamr for the signature!
There was an article on the local news that your local library offers free books online. I haven't looked into it yet but they said there were like 14,00 titles to choose from. Not current best sellers but classics. I downloaded Little Women and look forward to reading it again. I think anything that encourages reading is a great thing.
I am loving my Kindle! I do have one question, so far I have only read my books at home where I have wifi. If I take it somewhere do I need to actually download the books if I won't have internet access?
don't breed or buy while shelter dogs die....
I have been frosted!
Thanks Kfamr for the signature!
Aren't you loading the books to your Kindle from home? Once they are on the Kindle, then you don't need to be connected to wifi to read them. Right now I have about 22 books that I have loaded since Christmas, and I can just take Kindle wherever I go and read any of the ones that are on there. I took it with me to the lab with me this a.m. when I had to have blood work done, since they're always busy on Monday and I knew I would have a wait.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wolfy ~ Fuzzbutt #3My little dog ~ a heartbeat at my feet
Sparky the Fuzzbutt - PT's DOTD 8/3/2010
RIP 2/28/1999~10/9/2012Myndi the Fuzzbutt - Mom's DOTD - Everyday
RIP 1/24/1996~8/9/2013
Ellie - Mom to the Fuzzbuttz
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1The clock of life is wound but once and no man has the power
To know just when the hands will stop - on what day, or what hour.
Now is the only time you have, so live it with a will -
Don't wait until tomorrow - the hands may then be still.
~~~~true author unknown~~~~
I synched my Kindle with my amazon account, does that load the books to my Kindle?
don't breed or buy while shelter dogs die....
I have been frosted!
Thanks Kfamr for the signature!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wolfy ~ Fuzzbutt #3My little dog ~ a heartbeat at my feet
Sparky the Fuzzbutt - PT's DOTD 8/3/2010
RIP 2/28/1999~10/9/2012Myndi the Fuzzbutt - Mom's DOTD - Everyday
RIP 1/24/1996~8/9/2013
Ellie - Mom to the Fuzzbuttz
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1The clock of life is wound but once and no man has the power
To know just when the hands will stop - on what day, or what hour.
Now is the only time you have, so live it with a will -
Don't wait until tomorrow - the hands may then be still.
~~~~true author unknown~~~~
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