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luckylady
Joined: 30 Jan 2012
Location: u.s. of occupied territories
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 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject: best e-reader? |
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I've been browsing the various e-readers and want to buy one - I was waiting for the second and third generations to come out, I never buy the first product of something new - but now there are so many and I've heard some negative feedback on the Kindle so I'm not sure which one I want.
I think one would be awesome for traveling, no more heavy books in my bag!
so who has an e-reader? which kind and why? what do you like or don't like?
any problems going thru airport security? and what about battery life? how does that work? |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Wanna be specific about what negative feedback you heard about the Kindle?
I have one and I absolutely love it. I have the keyboard version.
- fairly light
- last for a month on a charge
- holds thousands of books
- official case comes with a nightlight
- no harder on the eyes than reading a book
- WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?! |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| The best e-Reader is the one you actually use. Picking the best e-reader for you is like picking out a car for you. What will you use it for? Do you need extra bells and whistles (internet surfing, etc..)? Do you read more at night or during the day? Does an LCD screen bother you or do you need the eInk? |
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duke of new york
Joined: 23 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Kindle has the biggest store. Really, I don't think there are any other significant differences other than things like LCD/e-ink or internet browsers. If you just want to read books on an e-ink screen, you should just go for the most affordable model. I think you can get the older Kindle Keyboard for like $60 now, since the new touchscreen models are out. If you want something with a web browser, you might want to look into other models. As a Kindle Keyboard owner, I can vouch for how awesome it is, but its one weakness is the lack of a good web browser, but this is not very important if you are primarily concerned with reading books. I have no other negative things to say about the Kindle. |
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luckylady
Joined: 30 Jan 2012
Location: u.s. of occupied territories
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:01 am Post subject: |
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Hey thanks for your input -
I actually can't recall what I read about the Kindle - but if an ereader doesn't have internet - then how do you download books? sounds like you have to hook it up to your regular computer or use an external drive?
if it does have internet - does that just connect like a computer to your home network? or is it independent like w/the ipad?
I didn't know there were different kinds of screens - I do get frustrated with a screen that you can't see in a bright place (camera, phone, camera-phone!)
so the eink is better for that? |
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luckylady
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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I don't see how reading on a tablet with access to facebook and email would be any more distracting than having a TV or computer nearby while reading a regular book. |
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cj1976
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| I have the nook simple touch. Love it since I rooted it and installed some android apps. One minor gripe is that the wifi connection is a bit spotty, but I never bought it to surf the web. I just transfer books via the usb cable and I am good to go. |
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zappadelta
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I have the nook simple touch. Love it since I rooted it and installed some android apps. One minor gripe is that the wifi connection is a bit spotty, but I never bought it to surf the web. I just transfer books via the usb cable and I am good to go. |
Thats what I have. Love it without rooting. |
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duke of new york
Joined: 23 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| luckylady wrote: |
Hey thanks for your input -
I actually can't recall what I read about the Kindle - but if an ereader doesn't have internet - then how do you download books? sounds like you have to hook it up to your regular computer or use an external drive?
if it does have internet - does that just connect like a computer to your home network? or is it independent like w/the ipad? |
The Kindle does have internet, the web browser is just kind of spotty for many sites. It's fine for the Amazon download site, since it is made for the Kindle. All Kindles have WiFi, which you can only use where there is a wireless network in range that you can access, like your home network or a coffee shop's. You can also choose to get one with 3G, which you can use to get online almost anywhere, like an iPad. The 3G Kindles cost a good $30-40 more than the WiFi only ones, I think. I'm also not sure how good the internet coverage is and whether it is available internationally. You can also transfer books directly from your computer. This is actually what I usually do, because my Kindle doesn't have 3G, and I don't have a wireless router.
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I didn't know there were different kinds of screens - I do get frustrated with a screen that you can't see in a bright place (camera, phone, camera-phone!)
so the eink is better for that? |
Yes, e-ink is perfect for that. If you haven't seen an e-ink screen, I suggest you try to find a display model or a friend who has one to see if you like it. It looks very similar to a printed page, and there is no lighting involved at all, which means 1. no glare, 2. much less eye strain, and 3. it uses very little power (hence the month-long battery life. If you get a reader with a backlit screen, the battery life will be significantly shorter). To me, there is not much of a point in getting an e-reader with a backlit screen. Then you might as well just get a tablet or even a laptop and have more functionality. |
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mugshotz
Joined: 08 Aug 2011
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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I bought a Kindle for when I came out to Korea. I love it!!! I second the advantages everyone else has already said. I want to add a couple points in favor of the Kindle. I have the model with the keyboard and 3G by the way.
1) I'm ok with the limited internet function. I did not buy a Kindle to browse the internet. I have a smartphone for that. I can also use my smartphone as a reader as well. I downloaded a free Kindle app and am able to copy any book from my Kindle onto my smartphone. Now I can also pull out my phone and read if the opportunity arises and I don't have my Kindle with me (on the bus for example). You can even sync the two devices so they will automatically turn to the farthest page you have read on either device!
2) I can still "rent" books from my library on my Kindle. I don't know if all libraries do this, but mine back in the US did so I kept my library card. Any e-book the library has is available for me to "borrow" for 2 weeks at a time. If you purchase a book for the Kindle, you can also "loan" it out to other Kindle owners for 2 weeks as well I believe. Finding other Kindle owners and doing a "book" exchange can help save money in the long run. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| zappadelta wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| I have the nook simple touch. Love it since I rooted it and installed some android apps. One minor gripe is that the wifi connection is a bit spotty, but I never bought it to surf the web. I just transfer books via the usb cable and I am good to go. |
Thats what I have. Love it without rooting. |
Even without rooting it is great, but the stock PDF reader is quite poor. I use the Android app EZ-PDF, which allows for landscape viewing, cropping and better zoom function. That was really the main reason for rooting it. |
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duke of new york
Joined: 23 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| zappadelta wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| I have the nook simple touch. Love it since I rooted it and installed some android apps. One minor gripe is that the wifi connection is a bit spotty, but I never bought it to surf the web. I just transfer books via the usb cable and I am good to go. |
Thats what I have. Love it without rooting. |
Even without rooting it is great, but the stock PDF reader is quite poor. I use the Android app EZ-PDF, which allows for landscape viewing, cropping and better zoom function. That was really the main reason for rooting it. |
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| zappadelta wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| I have the nook simple touch. Love it since I rooted it and installed some android apps. One minor gripe is that the wifi connection is a bit spotty, but I never bought it to surf the web. I just transfer books via the usb cable and I am good to go. |
Thats what I have. Love it without rooting. |
Even without rooting it is great, but the stock PDF reader is quite poor. I use the Android app EZ-PDF, which allows for landscape viewing, cropping and better zoom function. That was really the main reason for rooting it. |
I forgot about this; this is the only other gripe I have about the Kindle other than the web browser (and the browser is not really a gripe, since like many of the others have said, I don't really care about being able to surf the internet on my Kindle). PDFs are almost unusable on Kindle Keyboard (I don't know if newer versions have better functionality). You usually can't adjust the size of the text, and you usually have to crop and edit the file on the computer to get it in a readable state on the Kindle. Then, the only way to fit it to the screen by width, making the text large enough to read comfortably, is to view it in landscape mode (holding the Kindle sideways). Why Amazon doesn't let you fit a PDF to the screen by width in normal portrait mode puzzles me.
Not sure how much sense that made, but my point is this: don't count on being able to read any PDF files on a Kindle. Anything you want to read on the Kindle had better be in the native Kindle format, .mobi or .azw. .Epub, the format used by readers like Nook, can be converted easily to Kindle format, but not PDFs--they can be converted, but they will usually be riddled with errors. |
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katmcnichol
Joined: 07 Feb 2012
Location: Ottawa
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 2:38 pm Post subject: buying e-reader/tablet in canada or Korea |
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Hi
Im moving to Korea in a few weeks for a year and ive been wanting to buy a e-reader or a tablet for a while but im wondering whether it would be worth it to wait and buy one in korea, im wondering if i would get a better deal there or would it make more sense to buy one here in canada?
Anyone who has experience in buying technology over in korea and thinks its better to buy technology like e-readers or tablets in Korea or Canada i would really appreciate the info. |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| My vote is for the Barnes and Noble Nook. The new ones can be read in the dark. I was actually able to pocket mine in the front pocket of my pleated dockers. Same screen size as the Kindle. The on-screen keyboard makes it smaller. You could torrent lots of books with either, I suppose. |
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