Q. Okay, I got my birthday money, and I want to get a Kindle. If you look on this sight: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HZYA6E/ref=fs_kk3g, I have enough to get the Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite (the $119 one), and the Kindle Keyboard (the $139 one). Can someone explain all of the benefits and basically everything about each one and the differences to me? I really don't understand it.
A. Hello,
I would say, go for Kindle Paperwhite. Kindle Paperwhite is the most advanced e-reader. Amazon have included some extra features that were missing from the Kindle Keyboard. Here is the comparison:
How Kindle Paperwhite is better than Kindle Keyboard:
1. Kindle Paperwhite has built in light, which means you can easily read at night without any extra accessory. In Kindle keyboard you can not read at night, you will need a leather cover with light which costs around $50. So you definitely saves some money.
2. Kindle Paperwhite has a better resolution. Kindle Paperwhite has 212 PPI (Pixel Per Inch) whereas Kindle Keyboard has 167 PPI. (25% better contrast for sharp, dark text)
3. Lighter weight. Kindle Paperwhite is of 7.5 oz and Kindle Keyboard is of 8.7 oz.
4. Kindle Paperwhite has a New Time to Read feature uses your reading speed to let you know when you'll finish your chapter.
5. Kindle Paperwhite supports children's books and includes new parental controls.
How Kindle Keyboard is better than Kindle Paperwhite:
1. Storage:
Kindle Keyboard: 4 GB4GB on device for 3,500 books
Kindle Paperwhite: 2GB on device for 1,100 books
2. Kindle keyboard has stereo speakers, Kindle Paperwhite does not have speakers, which means it does not include the Text-to-Speech feature.
3. Connectivity:
Kindle Keyboard: 3G + Wi-Fi at $139
Kindle Paperwhite: Only Wi-Fi at $119 or $139
Hope this helps.
Best jacket designed for Kindle II non-leather....?
Q. ...I do not use leather but I want good protection because I am a klutz
I have animals that jump around when I am reading, I'm afraid of dropping my Kindle - any suggestions?
A. 10 Amazon Kindle 2 Accessories
Slide Title:8. Waterfield Designs Slip Case for Kindle 2
Slip into protection with the WaterField Designs Slip Case for Kindle 2. This slender and lightly padded case includes impact-resistant plastic to protect your screen. You also have six colors to choose from, including silver, black, and brown. Preorder it today for $27; it will ship on March 10.
Is reading on a kindle the same as reading a book?
Q. I love reading, but I'm running out of shelf space so I pre-ordered a Kindle Fire. However, is reading from a Kindle just as rewarding as reading an actual book? This sounds stupid but I feel like I'm gonna miss the feeling of the paper between my fingers, turning pages, and the smell of a new/old book. What do you think? Do you get the same experience?
A. Don't get a Kindle Fire. I'll address that in a moment.
Reading an e-reader doesn't have quite the same feel as reading a paper book, but for the black-and-white readers, it's pretty close. What you may initially miss about turning pages is greatly outweighed by cheaper book prices, nice feautres like searches, on-the-fly word definition lookups, automatic bookmarking, making highlights and margin notes without having to actually mark up a book, and being able to carry your whole library around in your purse. It may take you a day or two to get used to, but you will absolutely love having an e-reader.
Now the bit about the Kindle Fire. The KF, and other full-color e-readers, aren't like reading a book at all--they're like reading a laptop. That may be tolerable to you. However, a full-color screen has all of the problems of a laptop: it washes out in bright light (especially sunlight), and it drains the battery pretty quickly. The black-and-white e-readers read almost like a paper book. The screen is polarized, which means that once an image is displayed on it (like a page in a book), it requires no more power to display the image. You can look at the same illustration or page for 30 minutes and it won't drain the battery any more than just flipping past the page would have.
I understand why you're attracted to the Kindle Fire. A full color screen, fully touch sensitive, with the capability to play music, download apps, play games, and watch video. That's pretty tempting. However, Kindle products use their own OS, so game and app choices are going to be limited. Also, Kindle products use a proprietary Kindle e-book format, so the hundreds of thousands of titles in e-PUB and PDF formats, many of which are free, are inaccessible to a Kindle. Many of these books will have Kindle editions available, but not all.
If you want a full-color device, an Android tablet or an iPad is a much better way to go. Both platforms offer free applications to view e-books both for the Kindle and for other e-readers, so no title is out of reach for you. The screen and battery life will be similar, and when reading e-books, you won't notice the difference between the tablet and the KF. Your access to games and apps will be a thousand times what it would be on the Kindle platform, also. If you choose one of these, I recommend you demo both an iPad and an Android tablet. Personally, I prefer Android for a few reasons, but both platforms are excellent.
However, if the device is primarily for reading e-books, I HIGHLY recommend you get a black-and-white e-reader. Again, the B/W Kindle will let you read only Kindle format e-books. My recommendation is the Barnes&Noble Nook, first edition. The Wi-Fi version (you don't need 3G) is priced at $79 right now, and the accessories are on sale for dirt cheap also. You can get fully outfitted for under $100, and have plenty of room left over to stock up on books. The B/W screens do NOT wash out in bright light, and are much easier on the eyes are color screens. The first edition features a little color touch screen at the bottom, which can be used to view color illustrations and perform various other tasks. It shuts off while you're reading, so it isn't a big drain on the battery. You'll easily get a week (sometimes two) on one charge, even for hours of reading nightly.
The downside is that the Nook v.1 is pretty much a dedicated reading device. There are a couple very basic games, and a web browser which is fairly clunky to use. But, you have a computer, right? If you really need the extra stuff, get a tablet and not a KF.
Fun fact: you can now borrow e-books for FREE from most local libraries. Some libraries also offer Kindle format e-books, some don't. The e-books are electronically "checked out" and downloaded, and then automatically "returned" once the borrowing time is expired. You can download books from your library from anywhere in the world, as long as you have a library card. You can even place holds on books, or put yourself on a waiting list if the title you want is already checked out. Once the title becomes available, it's automatically downloaded to your e-reader.
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