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I tried to read my iPad on a beach and it sucked, but frankly, I do most of my readings in bed, on planes or indoors.
Reading on the Kindle is definitely easier on the eyes, but the iPad handles technical books much better, even with the Kindle PDF support.
My girlfriend has a kindle 2, and I have an iphone. I've found that the iphone has one killer feature that the kindle doesn't: It's in my pocket all the time. For whatever reason, my reading happens in 15 minute spurts while waiting for someone or something. The kindle app for the iphone allows me to do that, along with all the book options that amazon provides (and synced up to my girlfriend's kindle too, so we shar…
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One way to avoid kindle fees is to use USB to sync. If you're on Mac, use Ephemera ( http://goephemera.com/ ), or if you're on Windows, use Wordcycler ( http://www.wordcycler.com/ ). (I'm the developer of Wordcycler.) Another great benefit of these programs is that you can sync individual articles, not just the pre-made bundles that Instapaper provides. You can plug in your device, have the program download the artic…
And for Linux, check out calibre: http://calibre-ebook.com/
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 find it fascinating that people these days are willing to pay (a premium) for less features or less choice. It's counterintuitive, but if you look at e.g. Leica's exploding sales, or Macs, or indeed bare-featured Kindles, there's a pattern. In a perfect world (or, at least, one with perfectly consistent people) less features could never be worth more. People would do what they want and whether the device offers mor…
Well in this case people are paying a lot less for less choice. A kindle/nook/kobo is priced nothing like an iPad.
Having access to both, I too agree eInk is far better for reading. I don't feel like I am paying to have less choice. My nook is a far better reading experience than the iPad. The iPad is a great web surfing gadget, and has some nice games. The fact that they have some overlapping functionality is not that significant, IMHO.
And, I predict these things will be $99 by Christmas, in which case I will be definitely gifting them to my family. I am not paid well enough to be giving away iPads, alas :-)
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.
I guess I am in the minority. I found that the eInk displays of these readers made for a poorer reading experience than reading straight off my iPhone with the help of Stanza. (1) I can read with the lights off. (2) The default font is not as grating. (3) I can adjust the brightness. Without giving my preference, I had an older gentleman compare the experience of trying to read with both devices. He usually needs to…
2) On occassion I'd want to read a lengthy blog entry in the backyard -- how easy is it to read blog pages on it? So clearly not Flash pages, but web based text.
I had looked at a Nook, and it didn't seem to do a satisfactory job with technical books.
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?)
I play "We Rule" with my wife so it's fun because of that. You need to have friends in the game to make it fun. If you get into it again email me (from my contact info) and I'll add you.
Two questions for Kindle users: 1) How is it for reading programming books? I have a bunch of PDF programming books that I'd love to load on it, but fear that the screenshots (mostly B&W) and code snippets will look horrible. 2) On occassion I'd want to read a lengthy blog entry in the backyard -- how easy is it to read blog pages on it? So clearly not Flash pages, but web based text. I had looked at a Nook, and it d…
BTW, I won't EVER buy any DRM-laden book, music or anything else. It seems that the Kindle pretty much propose only that...
Two questions for Kindle users: 1) How is it for reading programming books? I have a bunch of PDF programming books that I'd love to load on it, but fear that the screenshots (mostly B&W) and code snippets will look horrible. 2) On occassion I'd want to read a lengthy blog entry in the backyard -- how easy is it to read blog pages on it? So clearly not Flash pages, but web based text. I had looked at a Nook, and it d…
I can't say about the Kindle, but I have a Sony PRS and it's pretty good. PDF are usually better seen in landscape. However you may want to convert them to ePub for better readability. BTW, I won't EVER buy any DRM-laden book, music or anything else. It seems that the Kindle pretty much propose only that...
How would you compare the ease of getting content on the Sony reader vs the Kindle (given that I have the PDF already on my desktop).