Jeremy Thompson

Tag: Kindle

  • Why I don't think I'd like eBooks on an iPad …

    Click through to this link and check out the glare on that sucker: Using the iPad as an eBook Reader.  It seems a lot more like a computer screen than any of the dedicated eBook readers, which I don’t think I would like.  When I read on my Kindle I don’t get that feeling that…

  • The Old Testament and New Testament Separate?

    The Old Testament and New Testament are separate in the New Revised Standard Versions currently being produced for the Kindle.  Not sure what the publishers were thinking or if they have ever handled a Kindle for that matter, but this is very annoying.  Essentially, there are two separate books with two separate tables of contents. …

  • Kindle Publishing for Blogs – Has Anyone Tried This?

    I was looking at books for my Kindle today and saw the link for Kindle Publishing for Blogs.  I personally could not think of ANY reason why I would want to read a blog on my Kindle or publish my blog for the Kindle.  Of course, I can always read on my iPhone, so maybe…

  • 3 Kindle Shortcuts

    I’ve been doing a good bit of my Biblical Studies reading on my Kindle.  And, the main problem I was having at first was that it was cumbersome to add notes and mark places in the text.  Also, going into menus to start text-to-speech was a bit annoying as well.  But, here are three shortcuts…

  • Endogamy and Exogamy

    Today was the first time that the dictionary on my Kindle came in handy.  I was reading Niditch’s War in the Hebrew Bible: A Study in the Ethics of Violence and came across the words “endogamy” and “exogamy.”  Should have been able to figure those out based on prefixes and root, but it was early. …

  • Features I'm Liking on My Refurb Kindle

    So, I’ve had my refurbished Kindle for about two days now.  As I said in my previous post, I really don’t see any difference between it and the brand new item.  I thought I’d write about some of the things I’m liking so far.  Many of these will be under the menu function when reading…

  • Kindle Text to Speech Not Like an Audiobook

    Now, that I have my new Kindle, I can say with certainty that Kindle’s text to speech is not like an audiobook.  It is like text to speech on a computer screen.  I with almost absolute certainty suspected that coming in, but it makes it all the more difficult to understand why some publishers spoke…

  • Refurbished Kindle Here and in Ideal Condition

    Well, today is my birthday.  And, a number of family members pooled in together to get me a Kindle 2.  Of course, it was my job to do the ordering and I am stingy (I run a website focused on free resources for goodness sake!).  So, I checked out the refurbished model of the Kindle,…