I bought myself an iPad2 a few months ago. It was hard to fork over the $500 plus but now I can say, beyond a doubt, it was a worthwhile investment. It runs flawlessly, which has sold me on Apple products. It is so well built that when I accidentally dropped it on the floor, the screen didn't even flash. Oh, and I love the 10-hour batter life! Fantastic!
As time goes on, I'm sure I'll discover many other uses for this wonderful tool, but for now it has:
- Simplified the process of updating my social networking pages
- Enabled me to build story ideas on-the-go with apps like Writers App (pictured above)
- Placed a library at my fingertips with iBooks. I am now reading more than I have in years.
- Allows me to take video and photo wherever I am. This has been very useful for book signing events because I used to always forget to bring my camera.
- Allows me to display covers and art for my current and upcoming book releases at book stores and schools.
2 comments:
Well, I'm an owner of a Kindle Fire myself. I think, ultimately, tablets harm my writing. Sure, there are all sorts of useful things...but having so much literally at my fingertips leaves it so I'm never without something to do. Which isn't a good thing in the long run.
I love tablets. But I think they aid in procrastination. ^_^
Anyhow, good post.
Hi Jake!
I understand where you're coming from, but I think the Kindle Fire was designed to do just exactly what you're talking about: it is primarily an entertainment hub, whereas the iPad is a lot more versatile and business-friendly.
If you were to use the Writers App on-the-go, as I do, any good idea that you have can instantly be entered into the tablet. Previously, the only way to do that was to carry a notepad around at all times. And even then you had to worry about winter chilling the pen ink, or running out of ink.
I used to spend a lot of time on my laptop, but the tablet is a much more efficient tool. And I love it that when I come to the laptop to write, I leave the other work on my iPad.
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