Reviews will be separated into four categories (at this stage): Fiction Reviews, Non-fiction Reviews, New Zealand Literature Reviews, and my #365PictureBooks challenge reviews. Of course some of them may very well cross-contaminate :-) and a few adult books my slip in there sometimes.
Reading levels will be:
- 0-6 years: Early Childhood / Babies & Toddlers
- 7-12 years: Middle Childhood
- 12-18 years: Young Adults (YA) / Adolescence
For those of you unsure what an ISBN or AISN is:
- An ISBN is the International Standard Book Number, which is a unique commercial book identifier barcode, either 10 or 13 digits, generally printed on the back cover of a book.
- An ASIN is Amazon's Standard Identification Number, in unique blocks of 10 letters and/or numbers, that identifies the item. I'll likely be using this number for the majority of eBooks.
Oh Yeah..... I love books in whatever format they come in, so I will be reviewing any and all kinds of books. I love the tactility and scent of a physical book, but eBooks are so much more accessible after hours, and they don't need a suitcase of their own whenever I go on holiday like they used to.
I am currently reading my second book in a row off my phone. One thing I have noticed reading of my phone is that I read more quickly. It makes me wonder whether I am "deep reading" these books, or am continuing my skimming-and-scanning type reading that I normally do off a screen. Do you think you read books differently off a screen than you do from paper?
ReplyDeleteFor sure I do. I read them a lot faster, and I'm not sure that I 'take in' the whole story. I also find it quite hard to focus on the screen more often than not lately, especially on my phone, which is which is why I got my iPad mini. It's more like a standard book in size, and I can change the font size and background colour. I also tend to 'savour' a physical book, and maybe because of this I do 'deep read' 'cause I find I recall the storyline and characters more readily.
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