ebooks &mdash; Ernest Ortiz Writes Now https://ernestortizwritesnow.com/tag:ebooks My chaotic brain needs a place to stay. Author of The Package trilogy. (Novelettes 1 & 2 out now!) Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:26:43 +0000 https://i.snap.as/lcehEm96.jpeg ebooks &mdash; Ernest Ortiz Writes Now https://ernestortizwritesnow.com/tag:ebooks The Connection is There, But It Won’t Print https://ernestortizwritesnow.com/the-connection-is-there-but-it-wont-print?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I’m a printaholic. I love printing PDFs into booklet form, folding, and stapling them. Sometimes, I’ll cut at the folds, two-hole punch them, and insert those two-prong holders if the book is too thick. I love the way fresh blank pieces of paper is imprinted with jet ink and heated on both sides, how stacks of finished sheets are ready to be folded or sliced in half, and how freeing it is to give the middle finger to those who keep saying “we’re going to live in a paperless society.” Unfortunately, today is a bad day in my printing world. I had to print out a lot of PDF documents for my son’s school to sign and turn in. When I tried to print them out my laptop didn’t recognize the hardware. Even after reinstalling the drivers the printer still didn’t work. My wife tried printing on her computer and it didn’t work as well. The printer is a Canon MX-522 that I’ve had for years. After being a dedicated and reliable printer surviving multiple computers and operating systems, moving from one house to another, and replacing countless ink cartridges, it’s finally time to retire it. So thank you for your service Canon MX-522. Maybe someone else can put it to good use when I donate it. Now the hard part is finding a reliable printer with ink cartridges that isn’t too expensive. printing printer documents ebooks ink PDF technology a href="https://remark.as/p/ernestortizwritesnow.com/the-connection-is-there-but-it-wont-print"Discuss.../a !--emailsub-- ]]> I’m a printaholic. I love printing PDFs into booklet form, folding, and stapling them. Sometimes, I’ll cut at the folds, two-hole punch them, and insert those two-prong holders if the book is too thick.

I love the way fresh blank pieces of paper is imprinted with jet ink and heated on both sides, how stacks of finished sheets are ready to be folded or sliced in half, and how freeing it is to give the middle finger to those who keep saying “we’re going to live in a paperless society.”

Unfortunately, today is a bad day in my printing world. I had to print out a lot of PDF documents for my son’s school to sign and turn in. When I tried to print them out my laptop didn’t recognize the hardware. Even after reinstalling the drivers the printer still didn’t work. My wife tried printing on her computer and it didn’t work as well.

The printer is a Canon MX-522 that I’ve had for years. After being a dedicated and reliable printer surviving multiple computers and operating systems, moving from one house to another, and replacing countless ink cartridges, it’s finally time to retire it. So thank you for your service Canon MX-522. Maybe someone else can put it to good use when I donate it.

Now the hard part is finding a reliable printer with ink cartridges that isn’t too expensive.

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]]> https://ernestortizwritesnow.com/the-connection-is-there-but-it-wont-print Thu, 21 May 2026 14:37:34 +0000 What’s On My Kindle Paperwhite? https://ernestortizwritesnow.com/whats-on-my-kindle-paperwhite?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[In a previous post, I talked about what’s on my Kobo Clara HD on What’s On My Kobo Reader?. I also have a Kindle Paperwhite that I bought used on eBay because I have so many books I haven’t read yet. I’m not going to talk about the recent Kindle controversy so here’s a link from Reader’s Digest. Right now, I’m not reading on my Kindle. Frankly, I bought so many cheap $0.99 books I have no interest in reading them anymore. I have a better collection of books on my Kobo Clara HD, Apple Books, and in my bookshelf. But the last books I’ve read are the Mike Hammer Collection Volumes 1 and 2. I like them and maybe I’ll read Volumes 3 and 4 when I have the chance. I’ll let you know. reading Amazon books ebooks Kindle ReadersDigest a href="https://remark.as/p/ernestortizwritesnow.com/whats-on-my-kindle-paperwhite"Discuss.../a !--emailsub-- ]]> In a previous post, I talked about what’s on my Kobo Clara HD on What’s On My Kobo Reader?. I also have a Kindle Paperwhite that I bought used on eBay because I have so many books I haven’t read yet. I’m not going to talk about the recent Kindle controversy so here’s a link from Reader’s Digest.

Right now, I’m not reading on my Kindle. Frankly, I bought so many cheap $0.99 books I have no interest in reading them anymore. I have a better collection of books on my Kobo Clara HD, Apple Books, and in my bookshelf.

But the last books I’ve read are the Mike Hammer Collection Volumes 1 and 2. I like them and maybe I’ll read Volumes 3 and 4 when I have the chance. I’ll let you know.

#reading #Amazon #books #ebooks #Kindle #ReadersDigest

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