tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697831641194882798.post799519952333988189..comments2022-06-17T15:04:33.647-04:00Comments on The Reticulated Pi-thon: Alumni & Parents -- Do You Read Ebooks??Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697831641194882798.post-43377561949463736312018-03-30T20:39:18.177-04:002018-03-30T20:39:18.177-04:00Thank you for taking the time to comment. This in...Thank you for taking the time to comment. This input is SO helpful, especially since I've been agonizing over this particular decision for quite some time. "Crowdsourcing" can indeed be a beautiful thing (for the right question!).PiLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805093171994024908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697831641194882798.post-13577588311293766992018-03-30T20:19:00.449-04:002018-03-30T20:19:00.449-04:00Hi Natalie,
Yes, our whole family reads ebooks al...Hi Natalie,<br /><br />Yes, our whole family reads ebooks all the time and mostly we borrow them using the Overdrive app through the Decatur Library. We also listen to audiobooks and will borrow from Overdrive for those as well. We have never borrowed from Paideia, but mostly because we didn't realize that was an option. Overdrive is easy to use and the biggest downside is waiting for popular books to become available. Thanks!emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073174940317436523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697831641194882798.post-7431649754381508652018-03-29T12:10:50.597-04:002018-03-29T12:10:50.597-04:00Hi Bob -- I know what you mean. I grew up with TV...Hi Bob -- I know what you mean. I grew up with TV, in a small town where "good reception" meant there was only one of every character on the screen (without "ghosts"). I don't <i>prefer</i> ebooks, but if that's the only way I can get to the story or the information I want, I'll take it. On a rainy weekend, it's sure nice to have access to a supply of absorbing novels to go with the hot chocolate!PiLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805093171994024908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697831641194882798.post-76416156486347602372018-03-28T21:07:28.171-04:002018-03-28T21:07:28.171-04:00I have downloaded three or four ebooks (which I...I have downloaded three or four ebooks (which I've never read). I'll mostly download an ebook if I want to see if I like it without having to pay full price for the real book. I don't have any idea where my Kindle is right now.<br /><br />That said, I'm 52, so ebooks do not feel real to me. I didn't grow up staring at a screen -- except for the TV. And we only had three networks. Personally, I prefer printed books.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135646240130640507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697831641194882798.post-22648819613242763642018-03-28T10:10:13.484-04:002018-03-28T10:10:13.484-04:00Thanks, Brian, that's great info. I was re-re...Thanks, Brian, that's great info. I was re-reading the OverDrive info this morning -- I had forgotten another advantage of OverDrive is that the Kindle version is easier to access (I think) than in Axis. At least, it is when borrowing from DeKalb and Atlanta Fulton County, and I'm sure the school access is the same.<br /><br />Put your tax and tuition dollars to work!! Use your library!!PiLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805093171994024908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697831641194882798.post-10696962255035114162018-03-28T09:41:38.121-04:002018-03-28T09:41:38.121-04:00Yes. I read books on my Kindle. I always buy the...Yes. I read books on my Kindle. I always buy them so far, never tried borrowing yet (but interested in doing so). So ,were there an option to borrow them from Paideia, I'm sure I would do that at least some of the time.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405412863981839572noreply@blogger.com