“Forgotten Hollywood”- Dispelling iPad Reader Myths…
May 26th, 2011Manny P. here.
Thank you to Gary Lycan, radio columnist of the Orange County Register, and co-host of our weekly Forgotten Hollywood radio program on The Spa, who provided me with a recently written blog dispelling myths about reading eBooks on iPads.
According to the article:
Six Common Myths About Reading eBooks On Mobile Phones
1. The screen is too small.
If you have a modern phone, then the size of the screen is about the same width as a newspaper or magazine column. Most people are comfortable reading that size of text. The only real difference between that and reading on your phone’s screen is that you can’t see the rest of the page at the same time. But since you’re probably not reading all of the text on a magazine page at the same time, you won’t need to see the whole page at once.
2. The font size is too small.
The font size can be changed in just about any program that displays text, including eBook readers. Whichever eBook app you’re using will have this feature. You can just make a few taps and shrink or enlarge the size of the text. If you have a touch-screen device you can probably zoom in on the page as well. You can’t do any of that with a printed book or newspaper.
3. It costs extra money.
The eBook reading apps that you need are free. The only thing that costs money are the books, and those cost money whether you buy them digitally or on paper. There are eBook apps that cost money, but you don’t have to use those.
4. It’s too difficult!
It’s really not difficult if you’re comfortable with using the features of a smartphone. If you’ve ever gotten an app for your phone, you can get an ebook app in exactly the same way. A lot of the eBook apps will let you buy an ebook and download it directly to the app without even having to use your computer. If you do need to purchase the ebook on your computer, then you just sync it to your phone the same way you would any other file.
5. It’s not very convenient.
Downloading an entire book to your little mobile phone is a lot more convenient than driving to a store to get a book, or ordering it online and waiting for shipping.
6. There aren’t many books available.
Nowadays most book publishers are making their books available as eBooks. There are literally hundreds of thousands of eBooks available from a lot of different sources. You can pretty much take your pick of what you want and where you want to get it.
~~Jared Scott (the author of the story portion above) is an IT professional that has been working in the eBook industry for over ten years. His eBook Reader Software blog is updated regularly with informational posts relating to eBook software.
Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History is now available on your Apple or Diesal – iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.
For the complete text of this article (written on 2/14/11), please follow the link below:
http://ipadbestprice.org/tag/ebook-apps
Until next time> “never forget”
Despite the closing of a number of 
A new online store based in the U.K. called The Book Depository is a dedicated online bookseller offering the largest range of titles in the world. Along with publishers, distributors and wholesalers, they even list and supply inventory data from other retailers!
Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History is one of 2.5 million unique titles. The most amazing thing about The Book Depository is they ship their product within 48 hours FREE OF CHARGE to nearly 90 countries. And, this site is currently the fastest growing virtual literary shop in Europe with over a million loyal patrons.
The Artist merges the magic of a lush score and direction, reminding the audience of fine work by Charlie Chaplin and Fritz Lang. In fact, research was undertaken prior to its production examining the early performances of Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford to get the exact mood and movement of the actors. The plot also mixes a heavy dose of comedy and pathos, which is very similar to scripts of that bygone era.
The film features the talent of John Goodman, Penelope Anne Miller, James Cromwell, and stars Jean Dujardin. It was directed by Michel Hazanavicius. The Artist is one of twenty entries competing for this year’s top honor – The Palme d’Or – the Festival’s most prestigious prize. More than a few folks in the industry regard this motion picture as the favorite to win the award.
Guerrilla Reads is expected to be at next week’s 6th Annual Celebrating Words Festival. This special event will be held from 1p-7p on Saturday at L.A. Mission College. I’ll be moderating a panel discussion (at 4p). I’ll also be there during the day autographing copies of my paperback. The college is located at 13356 Eldridge Ave. in Sylmar.
In addition to now being able to download Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History for an 
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The International Film Festival was created on the initiative of Jean Zay, Minister for Education and Fine Arts, who was keen to establish a cultural event in France to rival the Venice Film Festival. 
It’s great to see my book travel to places I can only dream about. I wish David and his team the very best in reaching our mutual goals.
I have outstanding news!
One of the first great child actors when talkies emerged has died. Jackie Cooper’s career spanned seven decades, but he’s best remembered for his incredibly gifted performances during the earliest years of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Cast in small film roles after he served in the military during World War II, Cooper also starred in early television. He later turned to directing episodes of iconic shows as M*A*S*H and The White Shadow. He found a whole new audience when chosen as a replacement to an ailing Keenan Wynn as Perry White in the Superman movies that starred Christopher Reeve.
~ HOUSE OF KINDNESS 
The Legends of Hollywood commemorative stamp series has recently included Katharine Hepburn, Gary Cooper, John Wayne, and Cary Grant. Add Gregory Peck to this impressive list. The star of motion pictures as Gentleman’s Agreement, The Yearling, Duel in the Sun, and Roman Holiday has been lionized by the U.S. Postal Service for his starring role from To Kill a Mockingbird (for which he received an Oscar for Best Actor in 1962). In 2003, the American Film Institute ranked Atticus Finch the #1 movie hero in American cinema. Harper Lee’s first and only novel turns 50 this year.
Among the folk in attendance: his widow Veronique, his children, Christopher Dodd (the President of the Motion Picture Association of America {MPAA} and former Connecticut senator), director Martin Scorsese, and actors Sidney Poitier, Morgan Freeman, Laura Dern, and Sharon Stone, who emceed the ceremony. Also on hand was Mary Badham, who played Finch’s daughter Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. The event concluded with a nostalgic documentary on Peck.
Marilyn Monroe issued June 1, 1995 
Judy Garland issued June 10, 2006
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