THE APPLE IPAD AS AN EREADER Skyler Lovelace GOOGLE BOOKS: BUYING FROM WATERMARK, READING ON YOUR COMPUTER http://bit.ly/ManyDevices eBooks iPad
Google eBooks iPad Watermark eBooks iBooks Managing your eBooks Resources for more info EBOOKS GOOGLE EBOOKS
Video: How Google eBooks works http://bit.ly/GoogleEBooks Stores your library in the cloud Read with any device with an Internet connection Automatically synchs all your books across all devices
2 minutes 13 seconds GETTING STARTED WITH GOOGLE EBOOKS & WATERMARK BOOKS
1. Set up an account at Watermark Books 2. Create a Google account 3. Install software on your eReader Nook Sony Android phone iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
see handout How do I start purchasing Google eBooks from Watermark? SET UP AN ACCOUNT AT WATERMARK BOOKS
1. Go to https://www.watermarkbooks.com/user/ login 2. Click on Create new account 3. Follow the steps on the screen
Be sure to write down or remember the email and password you used to set up the account
see handout How do I start purchasing Google eBooks from Watermark? CREATE A GOOGLE ACCOUNT
1. Go to https://www.google.com/accounts/ NewAccount 2. Follow the steps on the screen—you can use the same email and password you used for your Watermark account.
Be sure to write down or remember the email and password you used to set up the account
see handout How do I start purchasing Google eBooks from Watermark? WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT GOOGLE EBOOKS MANAGING YOUR GOOGLE EBOOKS
Main Page: http://books.google.com
Helpful articles http://bit.ly/ManagingBooks MEGA HELP PAGE FOR GOOGLE EBOOKS
http://bit.ly/MegaHelp GOOGLE BOOKS, MANY DEVICES
http://bit.ly/ManyDevices 101 TIPS http://bit.ly/eReaderTips
Getting One Downloading General Reading Tips Free eBooks Accessories Security and Protection IPAD AS EREADER IPAD HARDWARE
Weighs 1.5 pounds Compare to 10.2 ounces for Kindle Attracts fingerprints Can be wiped away with fabric Back-lit display may cause eye strain But not everyone reports this IPAD SOFTWARE Download all via App Store or iTunes Books Newspaper Apple iBook Press Reader Kindle for iPad Newspaper-specific apps Stanza for iPad Comic Books Magazines Comics by comixology Zinio Comic Viewer Magazine-specific apps Stanza for iPad WALT MOSSBERG REVIEWS THE IPAD EREADER APPS
http://on.wsj.com/appsforiPad
IPAD WALKTHROUGH
http://www.apple.com/ipad/built-in-apps/ ibooks.html APPLE IBOOKS
Read books purchased from the iBookstore, as well as non-DRMd epub-formatted books and PDFs Visually pleasing, and little touches like the page turning animation heightened my enjoyment of reading on the app Ability to add notes to epub files; not PDFs Books and notes sync to iBooks on the iPhone iBooks Bookshelf lets you change the order of how books appear on your bookshelf You can only view iBookstore from within the iBooks app. KINDLE APP
Download the Kindle app from the App Store Sign on to your Kindle account You’ll be able to synch all your Kindle books using the Archived Books Kindle app is available on iOS, Mac, PC, Adroid, Blackberry BARNES AND NOBLE NOOK
Customizable themes You can add notes and bookmarks You can also Google or look up highlighted text on Wikipedia STANZA
Side-loadable—lets you open with both ebooks and PDFs You can annotate non-PDF books You can also use iTunes file-sharing to transfer content ZINIO
More an e-magazine reader than an e-book reader IPAD IS MORE THAN AN EREADER…
Take a tour http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video 10-hour battery life Lighter than iPad 1 Better & faster graphics performance 2 cameras, including video
6 minutes GOOGLE BOOKS: BUYING FROM WATERMARK, READING ON IPAD http://bit.ly/ManyDevices SKYLER LOVELACE OWNS PIXEL TIME AT CITYARTS, OFFERING FUN, FRIENDLY CLASSES IN DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
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Dr. Lovelace also leads the Digital Media program at Butler Community College, offering courses in Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D software, and Digital Entrepreneurship.