[CINC] New CINC eBooks...

[Joel E. Justin]

Hi Everyone,

I got bored today, so I finally created/updated eBooks for all the island hikes. This is in addition to the Historical Resource Study eBook I made a while back.

So what’s an eBook? It’s an electronic book you can read on a Kindle or virtually any mobile device (tablet or smartphone). You can also use them on a computer (PC or Mac). If you use a mobile device, you will need to download the free Kindle app from your app store.

You will find all the eBooks I’ve created on the CINC SkyDrive in the “IslandTrainingManual –> eBooks” folder:

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=A4B2402948FA1EE1!907

Here’s a list of eBooks available:

    - Anacapa Island Narrative
    - Santa Cruz Island Narrative
    - Santa Rosa Island Narrative
    - San Miguel Island Narrative
    - Santa Barbara Island Narrative
    - CINC Procedures and Information
    - CINP Historic Resource Study
    - CINP Additional Resource Information

The narrative eBooks contain the Logistics, Orientations, Guided Walks and Additional Resource Information for each island. The procedures and info eBook contains many of the documents in the “2 Forms and Procedures” folder on the CINC SkyDrive. The Additional Resource Information eBook contains many of the documents in folders in “8 Additional Resource Information” on the CINC SkyDrive. I’ll keep these up to date as future changes are made.

The first thing you’ll want to download and read is the “How to Install an eBook” PDF document. It has several useful links as well as eBook download instructions for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android phones and tablets and BlackBerrys. Now I’ll admit that I don’t have an Android or Blackberry device, but I know these instructions used to work. I do have iPhones and iPads and these definitely work for them.

Why would you want these? It provides an easy way have all this information with you when you’re on the islands. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve brushed up on an orientation or hike on my Kindle in bed the evening before a trip, or in the evenings on the islands, spent hours reading the Historical Resource Study. I never print or carry paper copies.

I hope some of you find these as useful as I have. And if you have any questions or new eBook ideas, don’t hesitate to ask. I’m working on putting together a eBook from the 7th (2008) California Symposium papers and when this year’s symposium papers are published, I’ll probably put one together for it too.

Enjoy, Joel...



From: David_Begun at nps.gov 
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:20 PM
To: David_Begun at nps.gov 
Subject: Fw: Historical Resource Study...


Thank you to Joel Justin for creating a Kindle eBook of the historical
resource study. See his message below for instructions to download it. I'm
assuming it can also be put on Android devices.

David Begun
Channel Islands National Park
david_begun at nps.gov
805-658-5731
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Below is a link to the Kindle eBook of Dewey Livingston’s Historical
Resource Study.

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=B7F1EA3E50EBA624!4285

Click on file and select Save As to save it to your computer. Once you have
it saved, here’s the instructions for getting it on your iDevice:

How to Install an eBook to iPhone, iTouch and iPad
1.      Install the free Kindle app to your device if you don’t already
have it.
2.      Launch iTunes.
3.      Connect your device to your computer and let it sync.
4.      Click on your device in the list on the left, then click on the
Apps button at the top.
5.      Scroll down to the File Sharing section and select the Kindle app
from the list.
6.      On the right where it says Kindle Documents, click the Add… bottom
at the bottom.
7.      Navigate to the folder where you saved the PRC file(s) and select
the one or ones you want to add.
8.      Sync your device with iTunes.
9.      You will now be able to read the eBook with your Kindle app.



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