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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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i'm toying with getting a kindle
now what i want to know is am i looking at kindle purely because its the name i hear all the time or because its the best one?
have you got an e reader?
what make is it?
do you recommend it?
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I decided to go the iPad route before they brought out the cut-down Kindle. I have a huge store of kindle books - and a huge store of iBooks too. The Kindle books are mainly just 'books' whereas I have loads of software reference manuals/tutorials/etc in iBooks.
I have a number of PDFs etc synced up to my DropBox account - so it's easy to load stuff in that way too.
Some of the reasons I chose an iPad is I find the reading experience better (black on white) even though this does use more battery power; I can use it for remote desktop working with my servers and I can hook it up to a projector to demonstrate stuff or simply watch movies.
My mum has a 3G Kindle - and loves it (she chose this one as she doesn't have internet at home). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ok stupid question..
What is the difference between an E Book and a Kindle and which is better?  "
It isn't a stupid question, there is a lot of misinformation around!
An ebook is a book in digital form; usually as a PDF, EPUB, DOC or MOBI file. An ereader is a device intended to read these files and duplicate the experience of reading a physical book.
A Kindle is a brand name ereader in the same way as Samsung is a brand name mobile phone.
There are pros and cons for any ereader you choose.
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for me one of the reasons was taking it on a beach by the pool on holiday. paying £100 means if it gets wet, or pinched, its not the end of the world.. if your paying 500 then its a different matter. |
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I have used ebooks on tablets and they are fine for an hour but then you get eye strain. The kindle I got a few months back has impressed me as its sharp contrast but far less harsh and the battery lasts at least a couple of weeks. I think the rule of thumb is to get a specialist tool if you read a lot and the kindle is precipice that.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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right so the kindle seems a good choice then from whats being said
now will the basic one surfice or do i need to fork out for one of the mid range ones? |
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"right so the kindle seems a good choice then from whats being said
now will the basic one surfice or do i need to fork out for one of the mid range ones?"
Im just going to get the amazon one for £89.99 or whatever it is |
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"right so the kindle seems a good choice then from whats being said
now will the basic one surfice or do i need to fork out for one of the mid range ones?"
ive got the kindle with wifi. its great, you can also play music on it, browse the web ( only in black and white though) and convert text to speech.. donst work so good with an erotic story though. the voice is a little odd lol |
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