Comments on: Of ebooks and suburban moms, A Mom’s Reply http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/2009/11/02/of-ebooks-and-suburban-moms-a-moms-reply/ A Little Bit of Me - Mom, Cook, Gardener, Objectivist, Food Allergies, Homemaker, Geek, Entrepeneur Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:30:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rose http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/2009/11/02/of-ebooks-and-suburban-moms-a-moms-reply/comment-page-1/#comment-5573 Rose Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:15:56 +0000 http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/?p=363#comment-5573 Star - You do have a point that age of child matters a lot. It's been a year since I wrote that and I'd have to disagree (partially) with myself. I still don't carry around an eReader... but that's just because I now carry around my iPad. It's even bigger and bulkier but I can read things on it in the dark and surf the web. So I guess I'm willing to handle big and fragile... but only if the pay off is big enough. (But sadly during the day I still don't get time to read much :) ) Star – You do have a point that age of child matters a lot. It’s been a year since I wrote that and I’d have to disagree (partially) with myself. I still don’t carry around an eReader… but that’s just because I now carry around my iPad. It’s even bigger and bulkier but I can read things on it in the dark and surf the web. So I guess I’m willing to handle big and fragile… but only if the pay off is big enough. (But sadly during the day I still don’t get time to read much :) )

]]> By: Star http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/2009/11/02/of-ebooks-and-suburban-moms-a-moms-reply/comment-page-1/#comment-5562 Star Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:01:53 +0000 http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/?p=363#comment-5562 I think having an ereader is a function of how much you actually read. Even though I have 2 kids, one is 7 and the other is nearing two, so I have actual time to read. I do read for several hours a day. I've had a Kindle for over 2 years now and I can barely stand to read a regular book anymore. They are heavier, much less portable, and less easy to read in general. Talk to anyone who's had one for a while who reads a lot and you'll hear the same sort of dedication. Your objections sound reasonable if you don't read more than 20 minutes in a row, which you likely don't with two little ones closer in age. I think having an ereader is a function of how much you actually read. Even though I have 2 kids, one is 7 and the other is nearing two, so I have actual time to read. I do read for several hours a day. I’ve had a Kindle for over 2 years now and I can barely stand to read a regular book anymore. They are heavier, much less portable, and less easy to read in general. Talk to anyone who’s had one for a while who reads a lot and you’ll hear the same sort of dedication.

Your objections sound reasonable if you don’t read more than 20 minutes in a row, which you likely don’t with two little ones closer in age.

]]> By: Rose http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/2009/11/02/of-ebooks-and-suburban-moms-a-moms-reply/comment-page-1/#comment-3704 Rose Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:17:20 +0000 http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/?p=363#comment-3704 Welcome TechMama and thank you for commenting. Interesting, one thing I thought of after I typed the post is would my opinion be different if my kids were older. If I was back to purse instead of diaper bag and didn't have to worry about sudden destruction. However I think in that case I'd just go back to carrying either a real book or a laptop. If I could budget the expense to buy a netbook then that actually sounds ideal, but still I don't think a dedicated eReader. Not when so many similar things can do so much more. On a side note my iPhone is the very first PDA/smartphone like device that has ever worked long term for both myself and my husband. All the others we've tried in the past were fun toys for about a month but then just didn't "work". With the iPhone I actually use the online calendar on the go, probably cause it's linked to my google calendar. I agree typing on it isn't ideal so no long emails, but for quick on the go communication, data searches, etc it really clicked. I even text occasional, something I almost never did on a regular phone. Welcome TechMama and thank you for commenting.

Interesting, one thing I thought of after I typed the post is would my opinion be different if my kids were older. If I was back to purse instead of diaper bag and didn’t have to worry about sudden destruction. However I think in that case I’d just go back to carrying either a real book or a laptop. If I could budget the expense to buy a netbook then that actually sounds ideal, but still I don’t think a dedicated eReader. Not when so many similar things can do so much more.

On a side note my iPhone is the very first PDA/smartphone like device that has ever worked long term for both myself and my husband. All the others we’ve tried in the past were fun toys for about a month but then just didn’t “work”. With the iPhone I actually use the online calendar on the go, probably cause it’s linked to my google calendar. I agree typing on it isn’t ideal so no long emails, but for quick on the go communication, data searches, etc it really clicked. I even text occasional, something I almost never did on a regular phone.

]]> By: TechMama http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/2009/11/02/of-ebooks-and-suburban-moms-a-moms-reply/comment-page-1/#comment-3703 TechMama Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:31:10 +0000 http://www.alittlebitofgreen.com/?p=363#comment-3703 You bring up some good points. But I don't have an iPhone, I have a BlackBerry and don't read books on my smartphone. I do carry around a netbook, so I do wonder if more moms will adopt netbooks and e-readers. Funny - the moms that have iPHones seem to use that for more functions. I know that I need a physical keyboard for typing and like the screens of e-readers better then smaller phones. I agree that moms would not "flock" to something only because it is cheaper - moms look for functionality first! You bring up some good points. But I don’t have an iPhone, I have a BlackBerry and don’t read books on my smartphone. I do carry around a netbook, so I do wonder if more moms will adopt netbooks and e-readers. Funny – the moms that have iPHones seem to use that for more functions. I know that I need a physical keyboard for typing and like the screens of e-readers better then smaller phones. I agree that moms would not “flock” to something only because it is cheaper – moms look for functionality first!

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