Tag: Kindle

In the bag & pocketses #techtools #edutech #mobile

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on September 23, 2016

Thinking back over the last five years about tech tools that have been in my bag or pocket there are some proven stayers and some […]

Posted in Digital life, Education, Photography | Tagged Adobe Lightroom, audible, facebook, Feedly, Fitbit, flickr, iPhone6, Jorno, Kindle, Leef iBridge, Macbook pro, skype, Topaz, Twitter, Ulysses, Weebly, yammer | 1 Comment

Some reflective thoughts about social reading…

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on March 6, 2016

We read to know we are not alone. SOURCE I have recently purchased a new Kindle e-reader. You can click on that last link and […]

Posted in Digital life, Popular culture | Tagged Amazon, goodreads, Kindle, kobo, librify, reading, social reading | 1 Comment

Where do you get your books?

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on November 8, 2015

I haven’t analysed how much money I spend proportionally on hardcover, paperback, audio or ebooks each year but know it is not as predicted several […]

Posted in Digital life | Tagged Amazon, audible, audiobooks, eBooks, hardcover, Kindle, kobo, paperback, reading | 9 Comments

Eggs & baskets, Kobo & Calibre

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 1, 2014

It always concerned me that Amazon had such a monopoly on ebooks. However, my customer satisfaction since purchasing my first kindle in 2009, compared with the obvious inferiority […]

Posted in Digital life, Popular culture, Professional development | Tagged Amazon, Calibre, DRM, ereader, Kindle, Kobo Aura HD, reading, social reading | 1 Comment

Amazon Fails Social Reader

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on May 10, 2014

I have written many posts about social reading but this one is focused on the the decline in Amazon’s (previously excellent) customer service. It is really difficult […]

Posted in Digital life | Tagged Amazon, customer service, iPad, Kindle, social reading | 1 Comment

My tools

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on December 30, 2013

Two years ago I posted about the tech tools I use daily. Many I continue to find essential, others have fallen by the wayside. What follows is a […]

Posted in Digital life, Photography, Professional development, WordPress | Tagged "iPhone 4S", Adobe, Adobe Lightroom, audible, Chrome, Diigo, edmodo, facebook, flickr, FujiFilm, iPad, Just Cloud, Kindle, Lee filters, Lightroom, Macbook pro, Nikon D800, Sonos, SoundCloud, Spotify, tools, Twitter, Wordpress, X100s | 6 Comments

What have you read (so far) in 2013?

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 13, 2013

Darcy tapped the page of his book and the next appeared. It had been years since he had to physically labour, turning page after page, […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Popular culture, Professional development | Tagged 2013, audible, audiobooks, Kindle, reading, shelfari | 10 Comments

Social Reading: Fad or Future?

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on July 29, 2012

Reading has always been a solitary pursuit – by definition – in my mind. I never sought membership of any kind of club or group […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Popular culture, Professional development | Tagged audible, iPad, Kindle, social reading | 25 Comments

Teacher-Librarians

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on May 8, 2012

Thanks to Robyn Beyer and the organising committee of the Northern Sydney Regional Teacher-Librarian conference for kindly inviting me to present the keynote today. It was […]

Posted in Digital life, Education, Featured, Professional development, Web 2.0 | Tagged Diigo, Kindle, socail reading, teacher-librarians | 2 Comments

Social Reading

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on April 1, 2012

cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo shared by Darcy Moore Reading has always been a solitary pursuit – by definition – in […]

Posted in Digital life, Education, Featured, Popular culture | Tagged iPad, Kindle, social reading | 11 Comments

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