Calling All Reading Groups (or just Readers)
Here's a newly refreshed post to talk about what's happening with your reading club/group or just want to share your recent book finds. Tell us what you're reading--rave about your new discoveries!
Tags: reading groups
June 26th, 2010 at 1:07 am
Taking the liberty of pasting J. A. Rath's earlier comment below. I'd love to know what others think of Kindle & e-books.
"Awe struck: Makes me think about lovely print "auwe"...Took three minutes to bring "Slices of Life in Hawaii Volume 1" from amazon.com order to being read my Kindle...already on internet with Japanese explanation.
Contrast: Took me three weeks to receive conventional printed copy in the mail... Just want to share this amazement: Writers, readers, stand up and cheer: a new world of publishing books is here.(...Of course, there is nothing like the feel of paper in one's hands.) No more ingenuous amazement expressed from me on this subject... First-time for me publishing like this has been done: now I feel naif and stunned. Maybe this will encourage others out there."
June 29th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
I like the idea of being able to search and highlight digital books, to have my library on a small pad. The books I want are not digital yet - David Malo, Samuel Kamakau, etc. When they go digital, I'm going for it. All other books I now get at the library. I might even be willing to pay a small ($1) fee to rent e-books, rather than spring for the full price.
However, I have not actually held a kindle or ipad in my hands and tried to read, so perhaps I will have a different reaction when that happens.
July 16th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Hi Makana: While not quite the same as an e-book, are you aware that Kamakau's Ruling Chiefs is available as digital scans and text files on http://www.ulukau.org? If you haven't checked the site recently, it's quite surprising what is there. I think Kamehameha Publishing submitted almost all their titles and UH Press has had about a dozen, mostly language reference titles.
When you go to ulukau.org, suggest clicking on the "Browse Ulukau" tab (after selecting English Text at the top right).
Aloha, Carol
July 17th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Wow Carol thanks! You just made my day. One more reason to get at ipad!