Q. I'm an avid reader and I feel like I'm betraying myself by getting a kindle! However, I'm starting grad school and would like to start purchasing my textbooks as ebooks, which requires a kindle.
However, I, for the life of me, cannot figure out if the original kindle or the touch is better! I am told that with the touch I can also email papers and online journals etc. from my student account to my kindle to read that way, which sort of gives it a "one-up" in my book (pun not intended)
Does anyone have experience with these two? Any opinions? (I do not want the keyboard one etc, so please don't suggest another model, it's between these two)
A. The Kindle Touch is definitely better with the touchscreen. It's more convenient for the control, taking notes, highlights, etc.
However, I suggest you to go for the latest Kindle model instead. It has better screen resolution, and you can read on it in the dark without any additional light source (the basic Kindle and the Kindle Touch can't). It has touch screen for easy control as well. There's a good review here from a student using the latest Kindle, talking about its features and benefits. It'd help you decide:
http://budurl.com/KindlePWStudent
Kindle Touch question?
Q. I'm thinking of getting a Kindle Touch 3G and I have some questions.
First off it has free 3G. Can it access site such as Facebook, Youtube etc.?
Second does it support any media? Such as movies, music etc.?
And third can I run programs not specifically designed for the Kindle on it?
Thanks!
A. The kindle touch is the e-ink reader. Are you getting confused with the kindle fire?
It can browse the web and play mp3 files. But it doesn't do either of them well.
It can't play videos of any sort, including youtube, or use any web sites that need flash. The screen is far too slow to update.
It can only run the few e-ink kindle apps that exist. Not kindle fire apps and not anything else.
Basically it's an e-reader. It's designed to be good for reading books and not a lot else. And it is very very good for reading books, far better than a tablet. But trying to use it for anything other than reading a book is painful at best.
Also the 3G is generally not worth it. It's not a good web browser and so the main thing you use network connections for is downloading books. Since it can hold a few thousand it's not much of a handicap to only be able to download books when you have wifi coverage.
Difference between ipod touch and Kindle Fire.?
Q. I don't know if I should get a Kindle Fire or an ipod touch, what is the difference anyway besides the size?
I also hear that you can text on the ipod touch, what is up with that? And for free? Can you go on the internet with an ipod touch?
A. Kindle Fire is more of a tablet so its better for Internet use and watching movies. The iPod Touch is more portable. I have both and I use my Kindle Fire more than my touch because it's bigger and web browsing is a better expirence. You also get Amazon Prime the first 30 days of using your kindle which lets you watch movies for free. If you have netflix you can watch netflix movies on your kindle (you can also get the netflix app on the iPod Touch but again the Kindle Fire has a bigger screen and is better for watching movies) You can't really go wrong with either choice though
EDIT: Yes you can get on the Internet with an iPod Touch but you need wifi, same for the Kindle Fire. And yes you download a texting app, which I believe you can get on the Kindle Fire as well. Its free because you do it over wifi. If you don't know what wifi is, its something you connect to your Internet that allows you to use your Internet service on other devices like the ipod touch or kindle fire or laptop. You can buy a Linskys wifi thing for like $30.
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