Task #4 Downloading eBooks

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

After our Sony e-reader staff computer training in May I felt more at ease about e-readers.At that point my dearly beloved husband was ready to go out and buy one for me for my birthday in May. But now I'm glad he didn't do that!  Last week I attended Betsey's class with several of  the Orchard Mesa patrons and I found that review was very helpful to me as well. After reviewing 2 articles in Consumer Reports I likely would currently choose to purchase a Barnes and Noble Nook instead of an Amazon Kindle or a Sony e-reader. After the training Sony had me sold until I saw the ratings in the December 2010 Consumer Reports Cover Story "E-Book Readers." Alas in that report Sony is no where to be found. Kindle was tops in the Consumer Reports "Kindle tops our e-reader Ratings" article of July 2010 currently I'd pass on that brand due to its current lack of being able to accept library rentals. After all I'm a library employee!

I never am the first consumer on the block to purchase new technology, instead I usually go kicking and screaming towards new "tech toys." Waiting usually works to my advantage, as often items/apps get added and price comes down during my research phase. So if I wait long enough... Kindles will accept library rentals and combining that with their light weight, readability, versatility, responsiveness, page turns, and navigation I'll become a happy e-reader.

I've also learned that the first several steps to downloading are:
1. Download Adobe Digital Editions
2. Find and download an eBook from OverDrive or download Public Domain eBooks from Overdrive
3. Use Adobe Digital Editions to access my downloaded eBook
4. Transferring OverDrive eBooks to the Nook eReaders or possibly Kindle (once it accepts library rentals in the near future?)

Terri A