Safest way to carry ebooks outdoors?
There are a number of hazards that can kill electronic products (water, impact). We want to take a few ebooks with us (i.e. plant & animal identification, directions, trails info, etc).
Assume non-DRM ebooks. While it is possible to purchase one copy and share it between multiple devices, there may be legal issues.
I am thinking either a micro SD card or thumb drive, would be optimal but I don't know.
Short of having copies of everything on every device, what is the storage medium that will be least likely to fail and most transferable between similar devices?
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I would just get a waterproof case for whatever electronic device you have the books on and then a waterproof/impact resistant USB flash drive for the books.
SD cards are more breakable and prone to getting lost or misplaced than USB flash drives.
A quick price checks says you can get a
Water proof to 200M through the use of a EPDM waterproof seal Protected from vibration or impact damage through the use of a molded shock damping collar
For around $20, so that seems like the way to go.
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I own a waterproof smartphone and it works as an E-book reader. I think there are also waterproof tablets, which will give you a bigger screen. I do not know whether there are waterproof dedicated e-book readers, but there might be.
Both phones and tablets usually take SD cards, although not all will take all sizes so you need to be sure you have the right size for your phone or tablet.
If you look for an older model, 'last year', you will get a machine that is way better than you need for just an e-book reader, but for a modest price.
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