Kindle Fire & Acoustic Guitar Magazine

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Permalink Reply by Larry Shone on November 17, 2011 at 3:44am

Well i have a sony book reader which I use for reading old out of print books for free, but Id like a colour one for magazines ans such. Saves having tons of magazines in the house that no-one else reads and just get thrown out!

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Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on November 17, 2011 at 5:15am

Just a personal preference with me, but I prefer a paper version of "collectable" magazines like AGM ... now newspapers and perishable things like Time or Newsweek and other throw-away stuff, that's different.

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Permalink Reply by Larry Shone on November 17, 2011 at 5:44am

Well i can't keep my magazines, once Ive read them they have to go!

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Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on November 17, 2011 at 6:10am

I fully understand.  Most magazines are trash after I've read them, but I find the stuff in AGM and a few others to be timeless, sort of like National Geographic or Smithsonian and a few others.  I hang onto them for future reference or to pass along to others.

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Permalink Reply by bluesguy on November 17, 2011 at 7:31am

Who says you would 'lose' them if they were electronic?  How long do you plan on keeping them?  And Amazon just created a 'sharing' system so you can share books between Kindle users.

 

I am finding that I want to de-clutter my life.  One way to do that is to go electronic when & where ever possible.

 

David

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Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on November 17, 2011 at 7:40am

Call me old-fashioned.  I plan on keeping them indefinitely.  I'm just not a fan of Kindle, etc.  I'm not trying to be critical.  I understand those who are fans and we just have different outlooks.  I don't consider a bookshelf full of my favorite volumes, or a collection of magazines with timeless information to be clutter.  Your original question was "Would I pay for a subscription to an electronic version of AGM?"  So, I guess my answer would be no. 

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Permalink Reply by Larry Shone on November 17, 2011 at 8:19am

Thing is i read then bin. Cant possibly keep them all. If they were emags however...
I have over 500 books on my little device!

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Permalink Reply by Ray on November 17, 2011 at 10:38am

I bought a guitar instruction book for my Nook color.  And I have been working my way through it, but I have to say interpreting the diagrams is not very easy to do.  Depending on how you enjoy AG, it might not be a problem, but I would find the graphic information a challenge.

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Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on November 17, 2011 at 10:51am

And by the same token, AGM offers some nice video lessons and reviews, etc. on their website that are not included in the hard copy of the magazine.  Certainly both paper and e-versions have their place.

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Permalink Reply by bluesguy on November 18, 2011 at 1:54am

The Web material I use my laptop & big monitor at home to read/watch & practice w/ my guitar.

 

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