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.