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A. Hi, quizzler, Kindle 3 is lighter and has a better screen and battery than Kindle 2. It's not a touchscreen, it's still e-Ink black & white screen. You should understand the limitations of e-Ink eReaders - they are limited to be black & white for now they "blink" at each ebookâs page turn, they're not too good for web browsing, they need external light source for reading when dark, and they cannot handle videos.
There's also similar Nook eReader devices available from Barnes & Noble that have a lot of advantages over Kindles such as:
1. Nook allows to lend Nook books for two weeks to friends and family or share with your other devices that run B&N app (PC, MAC, Android phones, Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad, etc.) Barnes & Noble allows (when you walk in with the Nook to B&N store) to read any available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi. With Nook, while in BN store you get exclusive articles from top authors, and great offers including cafe treats and unique deals.
2. Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for library ebooks.
3. Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for renting text-ebooks.
There's over a million of free public ebooks as well as over a million of ebooks that you need to pay for available through Barnes & Noble eBook store. Prices are generally much lower than for physical books.
If you're willing to spend a bit more, you could get Nook Color from Barnes & Noble which is a hybrid Android device, much more than just an e-Reader but not a full tablet as it doesn't have a camera (but iPad also doesnât have one.) Even though Nook Color has LCD touchscreen, it's a new generation screen which is anti-glare coated and is better performing in sunlight and produces less glare all of which are dooming reading on iPad. Also, the screen is amazing and readable/viewable at wide angles.
Nook Color has several apps that already come with the device (Pandora Internet radio, QuickOffice, etc.) Also, Barnes & Noble recently released Nook SDK and Nook Developer platform that will allow most of the existing 100,000 Android apps be ported to it. You can use the Social Settings screen to link your NOOKcolor to your Facebook account and your Twitter account. You can also import all your contacts from your Google Gmail account. Once you have linked to Facebook and Twitter and set up email contacts, you can lend and borrow books, recommend books, and share favorite quotes with your friends.
If all you want is to read novels, Kindle the original e-Ink Nook might be better for you. If you want something more from your device (color graphs and charts of college text books, childrens books, photos and videos, web sites in full color) at half of the price of iPad or Galaxy tab, then Nook Color is your best bet.
Are lights for kindle readers easy on the eyes?
Q. I'm getting a kindle fire for web browsing and movies - but I was also thinking it might make sense to get the basic touch kindle for just reading since it doesn't have a backlit screen during the day, and maybe the clip on lights will be easier on the eyes during the night then the color fire. Does that make sense or am I just wasting money?
A. Hi, Anakin, Kindle Touch is an e-Ink device for reading and not video/web/apps while Kindle Fire is a LCD screen devices for video/web/apps but not too much for reading. Pick which screen and functionality you need but consider my points below before you make a decision.
The only E-ink models I would take into consideration are Nook Simpletouch from Barnes & Noble and the new Kindle Touch (non-ad-supported) that both cost $139. Ad-supported Kindle models show full page ads to you (and everyone around you) every time they go to sleep mode and also show 2 line ads right there at your home screen - so annoying that Amazon even released a software that for $30 can convert ad-supported Kindle into non-ad-supported one. Non-touch screen Kindle models are such basic stone age devices (with page turn lag, buttons, and black blinks/flashes on each page turn) that I would not even speak about them. Nook (unlike Kindle) supports eBooks in ePub format that is the universal format most used in the world. Current e-Ink Nook Simpletouch has the latest generation touch screen display, no page turn lag, it weights less, its battery lasts twice as long (two months on one charge), it has microSD slot and it doesn't blink on each page turn - much better than current Kindle 3 or Kindle Keyboard. Nook Touch is still better designed than even the new Kindle Touch with battery lasting two months with ONE hour reading a day with Wi-Fi off thus it's still twice as long as new Kindle's two months with HALF and hour a day with Wi-Fi off. It looks like Kindle didn't get any battery improvement in the new model, they only changed the test condition. More, Kindle Touch still flashes black on each page turn while Nook Touch reduces the flashing by 80%. Nook Touch and Nook Color (unlike Kindle) have microSD card slot to take a card (class 6 or above) up to 32 GB. If you walk in with the Nook to Barnes & Noble store, youâre allowed to read ANY available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi.
Before you think of getting a Kindle Fire, here's some limitations of it that you need to consider:
- Kindle Fire doesn't have microSD slot that, for example, Nook Color has thus it is stuck with 6 GB usable internal storage unlike Nook Color that can get up to 32 GB card in. Kindles are made to be almost like a "dumb terminal" of the past to make sure you're tied up to Amazon's storage on the web (for which you need Wi-Fi connection to get to) and you can only store content you get from Amazon there, not other files. Quoting Amazon on Kindle Fire: "Free cloud storage for all Amazon content". Get it, Amazon content?
- The stats of how long the battery can last (Kindle Fire theory is 7.5 hours) are taken with Wi-Fi off. It will last only about 3 hours if you use it to access content from their Cloud storage over Wi-Fi.
- Amazon can spy on your web activity through their new cloud-integrated web browser of Kindle Fire.
- VERY IMPORTANT â lack of microSD slot means that if you decide to root your Kindle Fire, youâll have to root the actual device thus there will be no coming back. On Nook Color, you can make it boot from a ârootedâ microSD card and if you want to get back to the original Nook you can just take out the card and reboot.
- Kindle Fire doesn't have a camera.
- Kindle Fire has about 70% less usable screen area than iPad 2.
- Kindle doesn't support eBooks in ePub format that is the most used format in the world.
- Kindle app store contains only Amazon approved apps and it does not include (and will not include) Netflix app that iPad has and Nook Color is getting thus again you're stuck with Amazon content only.
- Amazon confirmed that you cannot download anything to Kindle Fire when traveling outside US.
- Amazon says it will review every app in its Appstore for Fire compatibility, as part of an automated process. Rejected apps will include those that rely on a gyroscope, camera, WAN module, Bluetooth, microphone, GPS, or micro SD. Apps are also forbidden from using Google's Mobile Services (and in-app billing), which, if included, will have to be "gracefully" removed. In terms of actual content, Amazon has outlawed all apps that change the tablet's UI in any way (including theme- or wallpaper-based tools), as well as any that demand root access.
- I'd recommend waiting for Nook Color 2 that is rumored to be released by Barnes & Noble shortly.
Kindles?????????????
Q. what extra equipment will i need to buy if I buy one (e.g adapter, case, kindle light..)??
how do you buy the books?
Is it just like when you download music from your computer to your phone?,
can you list me websites where I can get free books please!
and any extra information?
would you recommend one?
doesn't it hurt your eyes, or is it just like an actual book?
does it make you feel unsecure that you dont actually own the actual book? and if the kindle broke moneys worth of books would be lost?
what kindle would you recommend/ has the most features (i prefre touch screen) and has the most storage for books
what can you do on the kindle, e.g bookmark books? can you bookmark more than one book?
every answer will be appreciated, if you can answer all these questions i will give you best answer! :D
also what of the books would you recommend?
A. Hi
I have one and I LOVE IT!
It doesn't hurt your eyes because it works on as normal books, which means if you're in a dark room you cannot read, because there is no screen light for you to read, which leads to no eye damage :)
The latest kindle, I'd recommend the 6 inch one, like the one I have because it's practical and comfortable to hold.
My first kindle broke...I broke it, because I was careless, so you should be careful not to toss it around or use it harshly because to be frank, it is a bit delicate when it comes to that.
I get my books at www.smashwords.com, some are free, some are supposed to be bought. I'd recommend you to read the The Queen's Blade series, it will cost you about $30 but it's worth it.
The charger comes with the kindle. Get a kindle holder, a kindle bag or anything you can afford. I have a kindle protector, a simple one like the ones you put on Blackberry's back.
Amazon does replace your kindle for free if it breaks, but that means the warranty will be no longer functional at that point.
As for getting the books, it's very simple. You either connect to the internet and get the books to come at your kindle from the book site you'll be using and when connected to the PC it will open a window and you'll be able to drag and drop any book/song/image you like at the specified folders :)
This is the one you're asking for : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf
But I'd recommend a simpler one like the 3G one, so you won't get caught up in other things rather than reading.
As for books.....Be prepared.....Go:
Must read :
The Queen's Blade
Harry Potter
The DaVinci Code
Angels and Demons
The Lost symbol
Water for elephants
The Hunger Games
Veronica decides to die
The Alchemist
11 minutes
Sapphire
A thousand splendid suns
Kite runner
And many others :P But this is the kind of literature I prefer and I think you'll enjoy reading it :)
Oh and Yes you can bookmark books. Kindle automatically lets you read from the last read page, so you won't lose track.
As for feeling secure for not owning the book. I'm a bookworm and at first I felt kind of silly going around reading e-books instead of print ones, but now I feel fine and I just love it. I read more than 5 hours a day, considering school and everything and I seriously recommend one.
Cheers! Have a great time and get one AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
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