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Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by hugh3 »

jk8 wrote: post #59
pilif wrote: post #16

Three reasons why I personally think the Kindle is superior to the iPad as a reading device: 1) It's lighter and smaller and thus easier on your hands to hold it. My hands begin to hurt after holding the iPad for more than two hours. Reading is something I can do for hours without interruption. 2) I thought that an advantage of the ipad would be that I can read with the lights already out. I was wrong - staring at th…

My only issue with reading on kindle like devices is the way it changes the page. I don't think I can stand that. I feel like that would bother my eyes. EDIT: That is the only thing stopping me from buying one.

How often do you turn the page? Can't you shut your eyes for that half-second if it bothers you?

Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by minouye »

JoelSutherland wrote: post #4

One of the coolest things I do with my kindle is send my instapaper articles to it. It costs $0.15 per send (not per article), but it is great to have a bunch of really good, long form articles available. As an example, I read this great article about Lincoln the other night: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2005/10/lincoln-ap... There is no way I would read that on a computer.

Thanks so much for mentioning Instapaper--I had an account but forgot about it. Just finished queuing up some reads I've been meaning to get to!

Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by ryanricard »

Encosia wrote: post #46

I often wonder how many people are actually spending much time reading outdoors in bright/direct sunlight, versus just regurgitating that well-known point in favor of eInk. I find my iPad quite a bit more readable than the Kindle or Sony reader indoors, which is where I do nearly all of my reading. It's nice not needing to find a light source too.

I do a lot of my reading on the bus or waiting for a bus, which tends to involve sunlight on a semi-regular basis.

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Post by JoCoLa »

jmelloy wrote: post #9
jordanroher wrote: post #5

Very seriously considering a Kindle, but all my eBooks are non-DRM ePUBs. I know Amazon has a feature to get your existing files on the Kindle, but has anyone tried to import ePUBs? Do they transfer 1:1 to Amazon's format?

The nook support ePUB.

This is precisely why I got a Sony Reader instead.

Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by joshu »

jswinghammer wrote: post #2

I bought a Kindle recently even though I have an iPad. I enjoy the Kindle far more. I also don't mind taking it with me on the train because if something happens to it then I didn't just lose something super expensive-just fairly expensive. It's also nice that I don't get distracted playing "Plants vs. Zombies" or "We Rule" on it when I intend to be reading.

I agree. This paragraph is hard! Maybe PvZ will help?

(Seriously - I just deleted We Rule. Is there anything fun to that game?)

Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by slowpoison »

The Kindle is great. But I'll wait. I like the product, but, it doesn't quite fully solve the problem I have. Here's what will really tip the things over for me:

1. I love to read, but I don't want any dead trees around me anymore. What I need is a way to convert all my past Amazon book purchases into e-books without cost. Or better yet, all book purchases I have.

2. Have a better way to input text, notes etc. That awkward keyboard coupled with the holding position doesn't help.

3. Have a way to share things. May be share a quote, a passage or a page with others.

Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by JoCoLa »

I think in a couple years time, these large, 9 inch readers and tablets are going to look the way those old, chalk board eraser-sized cell phones, or the original ipod looks today. They just seem unwieldy and awkward. I think we'll see a market open up for devices that are larger than a cell phone, smaller than a tablet, like the Dell Streak.

Personally, I have a Sony Pocket Edition and it's the perfect size-about 6'1/4 by 4 1/4', with a 5 inch screen- about as big as paper back. True to it's name, I can put it in my jacket or back pocket and carry it anywhere with ease.

Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by borisk »

sprout wrote: post #37
pilif wrote: post #16

Three reasons why I personally think the Kindle is superior to the iPad as a reading device: 1) It's lighter and smaller and thus easier on your hands to hold it. My hands begin to hurt after holding the iPad for more than two hours. Reading is something I can do for hours without interruption. 2) I thought that an advantage of the ipad would be that I can read with the lights already out. I was wrong - staring at th…

Are you reading black-on-white or white-on-black? Google recently updated the Android maps application so everything is white during the day, which really annoys me. black-on-white is kind of obnoxious and wastes battery unless you're in full sunlight. But of course it's shinier, and shiny always beats functional...

Actually non-AMOLED screens take more power to display black than white. And anyway the difference is very very small, far from waste.

Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by nazgulnarsil »

the kindle offers a fairly straightforward utility. if you don't grasp the utility of the kindle (or see only marginal utility in a dedicated reading device) it isn't for you.

Re: Kindle is OK

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Post by sh1mmer »

JoelSutherland wrote: post #4

One of the coolest things I do with my kindle is send my instapaper articles to it. It costs $0.15 per send (not per article), but it is great to have a bunch of really good, long form articles available. As an example, I read this great article about Lincoln the other night: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2005/10/lincoln-ap... There is no way I would read that on a computer.

This is also true on the iPad and it's way cheaper. I could never quite stomach the Kindle delivery fees.
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