Showing posts with label Kindle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kindle. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Reading on iPad before bed disrupts sleep - Kindle is OK, with the exception of Kindle Fire

As well know, the iPad contains a touchscreen liquid crystal display that, like computer screens and television sets, emits light. Exposure to such abnormal light sources inhibits the body's secretion of melatonin.

All light-emitting devices, including cellphones, "tell the brain to stay alert." Because users hold those devices so close to their face, staring directly into the light, the effect is amplified compared with, for example, a TV across the room or a bedside lamp.

References:

Reading on iPad before bed can affect sleep habits. LA Times.

Comments from Twitter:

@UChicagoMed: Is that mostly from the light? The Kindle app and Instapaper both have dark modes that aren't as bright.

Comments from Twitter:

@DrVes: Why are some doctors and nurses giving back their iPads? http://j.mp/Hq15aD - Easy: iPad works great for pt education, NOT for data entry. Only 10% of doctors currently use an iPad at work http://j.mp/Hq15aD - I use iPad daily to discuss these diagrams: http://j.mp/Hq1k5v

iPad is a great teaching tool @CraigCCRNCEN was able to explain to Vietnamese family AFib and clots by showing them animation from YouTube.

Brian S. McGowan PhD @BrianSMcGowan: so is the best option for docs still a touch screen laptop? teach w/ touch screen, work w/ full keyboard? #hcsm

@DrVes: iPad works well for discussing DDx, Tx options with pts. Much more portable than laptop. Full-keyboard COWs best for typing.

Jeff Bray @jeffkbray: I have been scanning all my medical reference books and store them on my iPad for quick use and no weight - great tool and mobile



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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Medical student about Kindle: those once 40-lb volumes are now in the pocket of my white coat

A medical student emailed the Kindle team: "What you have here is a great product. I am a third year medical student out of New York, and have loaded a bunch of my textbooks onto the Kindle. Those once 40lb volumes of ill-fated tree trunks, are less than a pound, and now in the pocket of my white coat. Really a great asset!"

A former law student commented: "If I had a Kindle in law school, I think I would be 2 inches taller, and not need glasses..."
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Monday, February 1, 2010

Digital piracy is rapidly spreading to books and e-books

From CNN:

Digital piracy, long confined to music and movies, is spreading to books. And as electronic reading devices such as Amazon's Kindle, the Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble's Nook, and smartphones boost demand for e-books, the problem may only get worse.

Textbooks are frequently pirated, but so are many other categories including professional content, such as medical books and technical guides, a lot of general fiction and non-fiction. It really runs the gamut.

Some authors have even gone as far as to shrug off e-book technology altogether. J.K Rowling has thus far refused to make any of her Harry Potter books available digitally because of piracy fears.

However, Amazon reports that Kindle owners buy, on average, 3.1 times as many books on the site as other customers.

References:
Digital piracy hits the e-book industry. CNN.

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

"I have an empty Kindle. What is a must-read book for flight to Paris?"

This is an example of one of the best uses for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader:

Robert Scoble was "stuck in a plane" before a long transatlantic flight and asked his followers:

  • Robert Scoble Scobleizer
    "I have an empty Kindle. What is a must-read book for flight to Paris?"

A few minutes later, the replies started pouting in (see the complete list here):


Wow a TON of great book ideas: http://twitter.com/scobleizer/favorites with more coming every second! I bought a few of these, thank you!

And now that I have a bunch of books on my Kindle we are off to see @Loic in Paris. See you on the other side of the pond.

RT @AaronStrout: @Scobleizer have you read The Road? If not, you MUST. <-- Agreed /via @DerekMassey OK I am getting this. Yes, the Kindle replaces books for me. Totally. How else could I have purchased the Road while stuck in a plane? Gotta go.
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Friday, December 4, 2009

Amazon CEO on Kindle growth: "It’s astonishing"

From the NYTimes:


Of all the books that Amazon sells, what percentage are digital books?

For every 100 copies of a physical book we sell, where we have the Kindle edition, we will sell 48 copies of the Kindle edition. It won’t be too long before we’re selling more electronic books than we are physical books.

How quickly are paper books migrating into their digital equivalents?

When we launched Kindle two years ago, it was 90,000 titles, and today it’s more than 350,000. We’re adding thousands of titles every week. Our vision is every book ever printed in every language, all available within 60 seconds.


Video: What Can Amazon Kindle 2 Do for You?

What do you say to Kindle users who like to read in the bathtub?

I take a one-gallon Ziploc bag, and I put my Kindle in my one-gallon Ziploc bag, and it works beautifully. It’s much better than a physical book, because obviously if you put your physical book in a Ziploc bag you can’t turn the pages. But with Kindle, you can just push the buttons.

My opinion: With the recent addition of PDF support for Kindle2 (the smaller version), you can carry hundreds of presentations/lectures. Kindle also has text-to-speech and the font sizes are kind to the eyes. The free Internet access through a device-based browser is unmatched among the current e-readers. The $259 price tag is a bit steep but this is a useful learning device that is as groundbreaking as the iPod touch was when it first launched.


Video: Medieval Helpdesk Solves Problems With a New Technology: The Book.

References:
Book Learning. NYTimes.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

The answer to: "I have an empty Kindle. What is a must-read book for flight to Paris?"

Robert Scoble was "stuck in a plane" before a long transatlantic flight and asked his followers: "I have an empty Kindle. What is a must-read book for flight to Paris?"

Here are the answers from the replies he saved in Scobleizer's Favorites:
  1. Calamity Jane cmcjane @Scobleizer The Brain That Changes Itself 40 minutes ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  2. Jacob Nahin JacobNahin @Scobleizer what kind of a book are you in the mood for? Just finished Stephen R. Lawhead's "Hood" Good book! 42 minutes ago from SocialScope in reply to Scobleizer
  3. Brad Cantos bdc99 @Scobleizer A great book if you're interested in the US health care debate is T.R.Reid's The Healing of America. Informative, easy to read. about 1 hour ago from Nambu in reply to Scobleizer
  4. Matt Perez matt_perez @Scobleizer "Boyd" by Robert Coram. Factual, full of surprises and well written. Somebody should make a movie out of it http://j.mp/5cxRSF about 1 hour ago from Twittelator in reply to Scobleizer
  5. Alexander U Conrad darnoc .@Scobleizer Stephen Clarke's a Year in the Merde - great trans-oceanic read - especially for Paris flight. about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter in reply to Scobleizer
  6. Eugene eugenephotoblog @Scobleizer I also highly recommend Cormac McCarthy's The Road. McCarthy's No Country for Old Men is superb as well. #reading #books about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
  7. Michael Kauffman michaeljoel @Scobleizer I could NOT put down: Cast of Shadows = Chicago + cloning + crime fiction / Kevin Guilfoile http://bit.ly/7sxLAw (kindle link) about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  8. Martha Shaughnessy SFShag @Scobleizer Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik is GREAT about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  9. Keane Li keaneiscool @Scobleizer "Elegance of the Hedgehog" - a brilliantly written French novel that was brilliantly translated into English. about 1 hour ago from web
  10. Eugene eugenephotoblog @Scobleizer you can't go wrong with the list of classics I have read and recommend here: http://elbelbelb2000.blogtog.com/books.html #books about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
  11. Paul Gilbert RealPaul @Scobleizer My Life in France by Julia Childs about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
  12. Sam Glover samuelg315 @Scobleizer "Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown or "The Devil's Punchbowl" by Greg Iles. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  13. Tim Coldwell polit2k @Scobleizer Some recomendations here: http://thebrowser.com/books about 1 hour ago from Seesmic in reply to Scobleizer
  14. Danielle Gauthier inkneesocks @Scobleizer Our Lady of the Flowers Jean Genet - written while in a French prison, very controversial about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  15. tonyofla tonyofla @Scobleizer try FIRMIN by Sam Savage. Will change your world view of rats forever. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  16. Katherine C. James Kcecelia @Scobleizer Do u read novels? The Elegance of The Hedgehog would be fitting Paris bound: http://j.mp/33ybMx about 1 hour ago from Twittelator in reply to Scobleizer
  17. Christopher Burgess BurgessCT @Scobleizer easy - Generosity by Richard Powers - He is a national book award winner and great writer about 1 hour ago from HootSuite in reply to Scobleizer
  18. Derek Massey DerekMassey RT @AaronStrout: @Scobleizer Bring something light to counterbalance The Road. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  19. Rob Long rcbl @Scobleizer How about: Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik; The World at Night by Alan Furst; and Edible Paris by Clothilde Dusolier. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  20. judehere judehere RT @Scobleizer - True Compass Ted Kennedy about 1 hour ago from web
  21. Gayle Robin GRobin @Scobleizer Invisible, Paul Auster and Superfreakonomics. about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter in reply to Scobleizer
  22. alexislyon alexislyon @Scobleizer The Four Chambered Heart, by Anais Nin. If it exists for Kindle:) about 1 hour ago from Twittelator in reply to Scobleizer
  23. Derek Quessenberry drquiz @Scobleizer you should check out Crush It! by @garyvee if you haven't already. I read a lil bit, very good. Been 2 busy to finish about 1 hour ago from Tweetie
  24. ★ Marc Eglon ★ MarcEglon @Scobleizer Try "Enough" by John Naish - best book I read this year. For fiction, try "Women" by Bukowski. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  25. Michael Mertens mikemertens @scobleizer Moveable Feast - Hemingway, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier - Carhart about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  26. Anne-Marie Faiola brambleberry @Scobleizer The new Stephen King "Under The Dome" is incredible! Like a modern, revisioned "Lord of the Flies" for adults. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  27. Michael Reuter michaelreuter @Scobleizer White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter in reply to Scobleizer
  28. Bryan Mierke LocalVoiceJAX @Scobleizer wired for thought by jeff stibel http://myloc.me/1UvM3 about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter in reply to Scobleizer
  29. Ben LaMothe BenLaMothe @Scobleizer I recommend "Viral Loop" by @Penenberg http://bit.ly/6r0WX4 about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  30. Ken Peters thinkBIG_blog @Scobleizer Robert, some reading suggestions for your flight to Paris... http://bit.ly/4t6vge about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
  31. Jackie Daly Pelayers @Scobleizer Three cups of tea. Uber-must read. Have a good flight about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  32. Sona Iliffe-Moon SonaMoon @Scobleizer How about 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' by Sedaris, 'Wind-up Bird Chronicles' by Murakami or 'The Alchemist' by Coelho! about 1 hour ago from TwitterBerry
  33. Tracey Segarra newsucnuse @Scobleizer the meaning of night by Michael cox is a wonderful read - engrossing and well written. But who has an empty kindle? Unheard of! about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  34. Rami Taibah rtaibah @Scobleizer The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable http://bit.ly/5adx Have a safe trip! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  35. Ryan Craver ryanmcraver @Scobleizer read super freakonomics about 1 hour ago from Seesmic in reply to Scobleizer
  36. Aaron Strout AaronStrout @Scobleizer @DerekMassey author Cormac McCarthy is a modern day James Joyce (but darker). Bring something light to counterbalance The Road. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  37. bookofjoe bookofjoe @Scobleizer William Boyd's latest book, "Ordinary Thunderstorms." http://bit.ly/7ilLzM A superb author's best book yet. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
  38. Donovan Watts donovanwatts @Scobleizer The Pleasures and Sorrow of Work is a fantastic read. http://bit.ly/8gHYBj about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  39. Michael Groner msgroner @Scobleizer I've been reading Too Big To Fail by Sorkin. Very interesting to get an inside look at how the financial crisis went down. about 1 hour ago from Seesmic in reply to Scobleizer
  40. Mandy Mladenoff mandyml @Scobleizer pillars of the earth! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  41. LoriMoreno LoriMoreno I third it! RT @KrisColvin @Scobleizer I second the motion for The Alchemist if you haven't read it. about 1 hour ago from web
  42. Thomas Christory thomaschristory @Scobleizer "le guide du routard" :-) about 1 hour ago from Nambu in reply to Scobleizer
  43. Dr. Tom Guarriello tomguarriello @Scobleizer read this, Robert. You'll get a lot out of it. http://bit.ly/7F5sCG about 1 hour ago from Seesmic in reply to Scobleizer
  44. Hunt Henning  HuntHenning @Scobleizer I suggest snagging The Last Lecture or Charlie Wilson's War. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  45. Lori lorib100 @Scobleizer Here's a link to the book on Amazon... http://bit.ly/6QJnQR about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  46. Gail R GailR @Scobleizer Rick Bragg's new novel (Oct 09) "The Most They Ever Had". Bragg 1 of best writers of deep south roots & a fave of mine about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  47. Gary LaPointe GaryLaPointe @Scobleizer Have you read "The Victorian Internet" by Tom Standage? The story of how the telegraph changed the world. It's Kindled. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
  48. Dan Shust getshust @Scobleizer Ever read The Ghost Map by Steven Berlin Johnson? Excellent. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  49. Rick Klau rklau @Scobleizer Daemon by Dan Suarez. Ultimate cyberthriller, and the sequel is out in a month (I've read both, they're awesome). about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  50. Michael Webb spudrph @Scobleizer "A Movable Feast" about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  51. Gurukarm Kaur Khalsa karma_musings .@Scobleizer I'm sure you're thinking business book, but I recommend "In Defense of Food". Eye-opening, well-written, important. about 1 hour ago from iTweet in reply to Scobleizer
  52. Steve Frost csfrost @Scobleizer Book recommendation: The River Why - David James Duncan about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  53. Lori lorib100 @Scobleizer "The Chopping Block" ... I want to read this one again! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  54. Dustin Hinton / Geek dustinhinton @Scobleizer "Don't stop the carnivale" by: Herman Wouk... Great book.. Lost gen writer about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
  55. Dan Bricklin DanB @Scobleizer Hey, Robert, why not try out my new iPhone app on the trip? Search App Store for "Dan Bricklin". Free & Paid versions. Enjoy! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  56. Pau N PauNUK @Scobleizer Read Vurt by Jeff Noon. Just brilliant, you should be able to read it in a few hours,very readable. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  57. Derek Massey DerekMassey RT @AaronStrout: @Scobleizer have you read The Road? If not, you MUST. <-- Agreed about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
  58. Laura Iriarte lauralovesart @Scobleizer The Alchemist by @PauloCoehlo or Johnathan Livingston Seagull by @RichardBach about 1 hour ago from web
  59. Marcos Baladron MarcosKBaladron @Scobleizer @PaulCarr 's Bringing Nothing to the Party! about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
  60. swardley swardley @Scobleizer : Douglas Parkhill, The Rise of Utility Computing, 1968. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  61. Alan W. Silberberg You2Gov @Scobleizer Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Awesome read! about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
  62. susan tellem SusanTellem @Scobleizer Empty Kindle - try Middlesex - fantastic. about 1 hour ago from Power Twitter in reply to Scobleizer
  63. Soulhuntre soulhuntre @Scobleizer Atlas Shrugged :) about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
  64. wx4svr wx4svr @Scobleizer iCon - Steve Jobs about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
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