Table of Contents
About This Book Conventions Used in This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book
An e What? Why Can’t You Be More Like Your Sister? Comparing dedicated eReaders Comparing tablets
Comparing dedicated eReaders Comparing tablets
Batterying Down the Hatches Saving it up Making like a bull and charging it Reading the battery indicators Battery’s Connected to the Power Mode Off On Airplane Sleep Pushing Its Buttons and Keys eReader buttons Touchscreen and tablet buttons Keyboards, real and virtual Making Some Smooth Moves Swipe Pinch Drag
Saving it up Making like a bull and charging it Reading the battery indicators
Off On Airplane Sleep
eReader buttons Touchscreen and tablet buttons Keyboards, real and virtual
Swipe Pinch Drag
Moving eBooks to Your eReader Cellular communication WiFi communication Side loading Taking the Communication Scheme Less Traveled Tethering Copying files onto a card Syncing anywhere but in the Kitchen Ejecting You from the eReader Game Ejecting a device in Windows: Method 1 Ejecting a device in Windows: Method 2 Ejecting a device on a Mac
Cellular communication WiFi communication Side loading
Tethering Copying files onto a card
Ejecting a device in Windows: Method 1 Ejecting a device in Windows: Method 2 Ejecting a device on a Mac
Cracking One Open Selecting a book from your library Byrds do it: Turn, turn, turn Jumping from chapter to chapter Changing the size of text Changing the typeface Your Pages Are Numbered Using a Tablet as a Reader Turning the page on an iPad Jumping to a page or chapter Skipping through the table of contents Adding bookmarks Finding a bookmark you’ve set Searching within a book
Selecting a book from your library Byrds do it: Turn, turn, turn Jumping from chapter to chapter Changing the size of text Changing the typeface
Turning the page on an iPad Jumping to a page or chapter Skipping through the table of contents Adding bookmarks Finding a bookmark you’ve set Searching within a book
Letting You Loose File format Offering protection Open file formats Go (Shop) Carting Holding you account-able License to read Where to Buy Amazon Apple iBookstore Barnes and Noble Kobo Sony eBooks Google eBook Store Keep your card in your wallet Using Adobe Digital Editions Taking the Paper out of the News Putting Your Own Files on the eReader
File format Offering protection Open file formats
Holding you account-able License to read
Amazon Apple iBookstore Barnes and Noble Kobo Sony eBooks Google eBook Store Keep your card in your wallet
Invisible Ink Heavy Hitter Mite-y Recharge Huddle Up Don’t Try This Dog Ear Gone Look It Up Garaveticsans Moving Pictures Go Commando