eReader Comparison

[ltxi]

.............Lot to be said for paper books. And things that don't plug in, or give options, or have moving parts. I guess I really was born 100 years to late.

I so do understand this. But....I finally caved and bought into Kindle full time about a year ago. No more paper that ends up stored in the basement where you can't find it again and no more running out of reading material half way through a trip.

Hang in there...if I can do it, you can do it.

[LMT42]

I'm liking my Kindle Fire more every day. Today I learned I can check out eBooks from the County Library in Kindle format.

Might be worth noting that the Kindle Fire is more of a tablet than an ereader. It's backlit and causes eye strain like a computer screen. True ereaders are not backlit and do not strain the reader's eyes. Something to think about for anyone looking to buy an ereader.

[MW surveyor]

My Nook has been great for trips. Load up before I leave home and if I do run out of new stuff and reread what I have stored. Or go online, download some free books and then load into the Nook.

However, the Kindle would probably been a better choice for me as I travel out of the country quite a bit.

[OldLincoln]

Might be worth noting that the Kindle Fire is more of a tablet than an ereader. It's backlit and causes eye strain like a computer screen. True ereaders are not backlit and do not strain the reader's eyes. Something to think about for anyone looking to buy an ereader.

Do you have one? The comfort of reading my Fire is remarkable. Even my BIL who is alone except for several hundred books, reads a few every week. He had an early ereader and didn't like it. He was surprised with a Fire for Christmas and has already read 20 or more books. He told me he was amazed at how comfortable reading on it is. I's just getting started but I have to agree so far. BTW, you can adjust the brightness level which may be good in a low lit environment.

[Bawanna]

My wife ignored my request for a Kindle Touch WiFi for 99 bucks and got me a Kindle Touch 3G Wireless for 189. I think it still has the good reading screen and the capability to download books from anyplace.
Don't figure I'm worth that much but she did it anyhow.
I didn't have quite the 99 so she went 189. Wives, ya gotta love em.
Already sent out an SOS to beatlesfan. Not sure me and technology are meant to be in the same room.

Just an FYI, the Pandigital did in fact work last night after the brief flight across the room the night before. I read it for awhile. Maybe I skeered it into submission.

[OldLincoln]

One more thing I've learned is they tell you it can do this and that but leave out the part about limitations. Some things cannot be done on 3G and while there is a lot of wifi not many hotspots with good speed. At the hospital I can do this but not streaming video. I rented a movie and it took 2 hrs to download.

I'm also discovering which doctors have wifi ... not many. But its still very nice and I'm glad I have it.

[Bawanna]

The Fire is Wi Fi? I thought it was 3G since you can do your email and play games and stuff. Man am I technology challenged.

[beatlesfan]

The Fire is Wi Fi? I thought it was 3G since you can do your email and play games and stuff. Man am I technology challenged.

The Fire is only WiFi. There's no 3G options like in the other Kindles.

@Bawanna: Your Kindle will have the exact same screen as in the WiFi only touch. The ONLY difference is yours is 3G and will have a higher resale value. Slightly worse battery life to, but you should still get a full month or so on a full charge.

[Bawanna]

The Fire is only WiFi. There's no 3G options like in the other Kindles.

@Bawanna: Your Kindle will have the exact same screen as in the WiFi only touch. The ONLY difference is yours is 3G and will have a higher resale value. Slightly worse battery life to, but you should still get a full month or so on a full charge.

I got my fingers crossed. I think I'm gonna dig it. I hope the reading screen isn't too much better than the wifes fire, she'll steal it from me for sure. Plan to give it a test run when I get home. Hers doesn't seem to be too bad but I guess when the touch is better is outside, no glare and such.

If I can make it work without a headache I'll wear sunglasses if I have too. BUT I've heard the screen is really cool, just like a paper page.

Who knows maybe in my next life I'll qualify for the geek squad. NOT.

[beatlesfan]

I got my fingers crossed. I think I'm gonna dig it. I hope the reading screen isn't too much better than the wifes fire, she'll steal it from me for sure. Plan to give it a test run when I get home. Hers doesn't seem to be too bad but I guess when the touch is better is outside, no glare and such.

If I can make it work without a headache I'll wear sunglasses if I have too. BUT I've heard the screen is really cool, just like a paper page.

Who knows maybe in my next life I'll qualify for the geek squad. NOT.

It does look just like paper. I couldn't believe it at first. The touch is a lot better for reading books, but the fire is better for everything else. If she steals it just steal her fire

[sharpetop]

Just purchased a Kindle Touch for the wife's up coming hospital stay and her birthday. I'm not exactly a tech savy guy, more nuts and bolts. I've been on Amazon for the last hour or so trying to download the first book. At first it was pending and now it's processing. What the hell is up?

If it takes this long to download a book, this thing will be taking a trip back to where it came from.

A little help would be greatly appreciated.

[beatlesfan]

Just purchased a Kindle Touch for the wife's up coming hospital stay and her birthday. I'm not exactly a tech savy guy, more nuts and bolts. I've been on Amazon for the last hour or so trying to download the first book. At first it was pending and now it's processing. What the hell is up?

If it takes this long to download a book, this thing will be taking a trip back to where it came from.

A little help would be greatly appreciated.

If it takes more than a minute to download there's something wrong. If you have bad Internet signal that could cause it, or a problem on amazon's end.

Sent from my Nook Tablet that thinks it's a Droid 3 using Tapatalk.

[sharpetop]

Thanks beatlesfan! I've came to the conclusion that it's a bad internet signal. I now tap into my neighbors wireless system and pay for 1/2 the bill. My laptop only picks up 3 out of 5 bars on signal strength. The Kindle may not pick it up at all. We have limited internet service in our rural area. I guess I could go to my daughters house to download any books I want on the Kindle.

Thanks again!

[beatlesfan]

Thanks beatlesfan! I've came to the conclusion that it's a bad internet signal. I now tap into my neighbors wireless system and pay for 1/2 the bill. My laptop only picks up 3 out of 5 bars on signal strength. The Kindle may not pick it up at all. We have limited internet service in our rural area. I guess I could go to my daughters house to download any books I want on the Kindle.

Thanks again!

No problem at all my friend.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus AOKP using Tapatalk

[pocket pistol]

Hey, I'm typing this using my new nook tablet. I made the purchase yesterday. I got afew books on here and a couple of free games. I'm still learning my way around. Any suggestions about must haves on here???