Steve Perry Nikon E books - advice (Page 3): Quite a chore to provide updates for something already in print. I would imagine that there are places that could print them, with...

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Rich1939 wrote:

Indeed! What the photo community is able to get at a minimal cost now would be price prohibitive for many if the books were to be printed.
As for me, I can't enlarge a printed copy with my finger tips and I sorely need to enlarge everything I want to read.

Quite a chore to provide updates for something already in print.

I would imagine that there are places that could print them, with permission, and enlarge the print, but I don't know that for a fact.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

DaveO wrote:

Print isn't free and digital also makes for easy and free updates.

I like to highlight and mark my pages for easy reference. Cannot do that with digital.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

billnikon wrote:

I like to highlight and mark my pages for easy reference. Cannot do that with digital.

I can appreciate that, but most of the world is going digital...just like the cameras!

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

billnikon wrote:

I like to highlight and mark my pages for easy reference. Cannot do that with digital.

While it might not be as simple as it is with printed materials,PDF's can be noted and highlighted. It takes a key board and a mouse.

dione961

Hi & many thanks to all - great bunch of experienced folk here at UHH - your advice is much appreciated. Sounds like I needed to get these books a year ago - better late then never! If anyone has a view on my other post yesterday - "non-GAS" lens advice for D7200 Ocean traveller" please weigh in. It's a very complicated area for me & it would be nuts to spend thousands without knowing what I'm doing & why (sorry I don't know how to paste the topic link in here).

jamesl Loc: Pennsylvania

dione961 wrote:

Hi, wondering whether any Nikon members who have b... (show quote)

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Steve's books are excellent and I would definitely recommend them. You will gain a lot of knowledge from them. The newest book on "Exposure and Metering" will benefit you the most initially since the other Nikon book is all about the autofocus system. I bought both of them as well as his Wildlife Photography book. All are excellent and well worth buying. Also, you might want to watch some of the many videos available on YouTube.

CO

Tigger1 wrote:

Why do you say "you can't take them with you&... (show quote)

The OP said he'll be on the ocean for weeks at a time with no internet service. I have no idea if he has a tablet. Do you know if he has a tablet and will be bringing it on his trip? It's great to have a printed book in hand.

I have both Steve Perry's e-book and Mike Hagen's printed book. They're both excellent.

dione961

Hi again, I have a Windows laptop so I can store a pdf but it's often not practical to read from a laptop on a tiny sailboat on a huge & often violent ocean (fine in port though!), so books can be better. But I guess I can print sections to study enroute. Thanks all again!

CO

dione961 wrote:

Hi again, I have a Windows laptop so I can store a pdf but it's often not practical to read from a laptop on a tiny sailboat on a huge & often violent ocean (fine in port though!), so books can be better. But I guess I can print sections to study enroute. Thanks all again!

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Bill_de Loc: US

billnikon wrote:

I like to highlight and mark my pages for easy reference. Cannot do that with digital.

You have fallen behind the times. Download Adobe Reader. You can highlight, strike through, underline, even write on the page. You can add you name to the edits if you share the documents and undo any of it.

Try undoing a highlight in a paper book.

BTW - I just tried all these in one of Steve's book.

I highly recommend the app and doubly recommend all 3 of Steve's books.

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billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

DaveO wrote:

I can appreciate that, but most of the world is going digital...just like the cameras!

Not so. Many of his earlier books, which I have, are printed books, that, as I pointed out earlier, are highlighted and tabbed for easy reference without having to go to my computer.
Most of my books on photo shop are also printed, like my favorite one, "Teach yourself Visually" Photoshop CC. I also use the video tutorials available on line. So, I use both, but the book is a quick reference that I use most of the time.
Again, it is a personal choice. Like I said, I have used his earlier books, if he at some point decides to print them, I will then buy them.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Bill_de wrote:

You have fallen behind the times. Download Adobe Reader. You can highlight, strike through, underline, even write on the page. You can add you name to the edits if you share the documents and undo any of it.

Try undoing a highlight in a paper book.

BTW - I just tried all these in one of Steve's book.

I highly recommend the app and doubly recommend all 3 of Steve's books.

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It is a personal choice. When and if he decides to put them in print, I will buy them.

Tigger1 Loc: Surrey, BC Canada

billnikon wrote:

It is too bad that he has gone to digital. I preferred print.

Just download the e-book to your computer and save the file to your Desktop or other place you prefer, open the file once downloaded and print the complete file off on your home printer. Presto, you now hove both a digital file and a hardcopy. Also, Steve keeps his digital e-books up to date at no further cost to you!
Best of all worlds!

Bill_de Loc: US

billnikon wrote:

It is a personal choice. When and if he decides to put them in print, I will buy them.

I was not discussing choices. I was responding to your comment:

"Cannot do that with digital."

In fact, you can do 'that' with digital.

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DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

billnikon wrote:

Not so. Many of his earlier books, which I have, a... (show quote)

Time to quit whining and get with the times...

I was quite respectful of your position and obviously that doesn't suit you.