Ereader for my 63 year old mother

s1mp13m4n · 01-02-2011, 04:02 PM

Hello everyone. I was talking to my mother who likes to read books and mentioned that she might enjoy en ereader rather than buying books in printed format. She likes the idea, however is not very tech savy. I can help her when she needs help so I will end up being the "tech support". Who makes an easy to use, back to basics ereader? She was talking about a B&N Nook because her neice has one, and my wife has a Kindle 3. My mother can see just fine so very large 32 point font is not needed for her. I do not know enough about ereaders to help her make a wise choice as I only bought my first one...a Jetbook Lite the other day. I am thinking that the reader should:

be easy to use and navigate
be able to get books from a store so purchases are easy and in one place
have public library support

thaigreg · 01-02-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s1mp13m4n

Hello everyone. I was talking to my mother who likes to read books and mentioned that she might enjoy en ereader rather than buying books in printed format. She likes the idea, however is not very tech savy. I can help her when she needs help so I will end up being the "tech support". Who makes an easy to use, back to basics ereader? She was talking about a B&N Nook because her neice has one, and my wife has a Kindle 3. My mother can see just fine so very large 32 point font is not needed for her. I do not know enough about ereaders to help her make a wise choice as I only bought my first one...a Jetbook Lite the other day. I am thinking that the reader should:

be easy to use and navigate
be able to get books from a store so purchases are easy and in one place
have public library support

Hi s1mp13m4n,

I think your choice of the Jetbook Lite would be perfect for your mom. I'm
64 myself and find the Lite a very easy to use reader and you're able to read many of the formats Good luck on your final choice.

Greg

wallcraft · 01-02-2011, 04:26 PM

Sticking with a brands and your mother know is a good idea. The Kindle 3 is probably the most easy to use, but the Nook isn't far behind. Both lock you into their own on-line store if you want maximum ease of use.

The Kindle cannot read library ebooks. The Nook can, but you would have to setup Adobe Digital Editions on a PC and "side-load" the library ebooks - they can't be downloaded directly to the Reader. I would check on lending library availability before putting much weight on library ebooks.

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by wallcraft

Sticking with a brands and your mother know is a good idea. The Kindle 3 is probably the most easy to use, but the Nook isn't far behind. Both lock you into their own on-line store if you want maximum ease of use.

The Kindle cannot read library ebooks. The Nook can, but you would have to setup Adobe Digital Editions on a PC and "side-load" the library ebooks - they can't be downloaded directly to the Reader. I would check on lending library availability before putting much weight on library ebooks.

THE KINDLE IS NOT

LOCKED INTO AMAZON

AND LIBRARY BOOKS CAN

BE READ ON IT!!!!!

FF2 · 01-02-2011, 04:38 PM

Yikes, I'm now deaf!

You do live up to your signature:
"well behaved women rarely make history!"

Hope you are enjoying the crisp blue sky weather.

Poppaea · 01-02-2011, 04:43 PM

Ah, now I see for the first time why some say there is a Kindle cult... Thanks for making me aware, Kindlekitten.

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FF2

Yikes, I'm now deaf!

You do live up to your signature:
"well behaved women rarely make history!"

Hope you are enjoying the crisp blue sky weather.

I'm almost always outrageous! actually I LOVE the weather! finishing a bowl of soup and headed out to the puppy park

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Ah, now I see for the first time why some say there is a Kindle cult... Thanks for making me aware, Kindlekitten.

it's called correcting rumours, lies and myths

what is the critter in you avatar?

Poppaea · 01-02-2011, 04:59 PM

Hopefully no critter at all! Its a newly found species of a flying fox from Papua. Cute, isn't it?

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 04:59 PM

yeah it is pretty cute. I was wondering if it was an oddly colored bat

Poppaea · 01-02-2011, 05:03 PM

yes, its a bat!!!! Sorry, I wasn't able to remember the word so fast. A bat, it is.

pholy · 01-02-2011, 05:04 PM

KK - Aside from waking us all up --- your post would be more useful if you would outline how to get library books onto a Kindle...

OP - I think a Kobo WiFi might be a reasonable choice. It's easy to use, has easy access to its store, and can read library books using ADE as wallcraft mentioned above. It has an active users' forum here, and several Kobo employees are active as well. (It's not perfect, but still pretty good.)

I think all library books currently require the use of a computer running ADE to get the books onto a reader.

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 05:05 PM

there is a thread in the Kindle forums right now covering this

ProfCrash · 01-02-2011, 05:05 PM

OK. so I doubt the OP 63 year old mother who is not tech savy is going to want to worry about stripping drm and converting files. The Nook would probably be a perfect fit for her. It can be used at the library without any extra steps. If there is someone in the family with a nook, Niece, then she can help Grandma with her device if needed.

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 05:07 PM

she has in house tech support.

HarryT · 01-02-2011, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

AND LIBRARY BOOKS CAN

BE READ ON IT!!!!!

BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY

BREAKING THE LAW

IF YOU DO SO!

01-02-2011, 04:02 PM	#1
s1mp13m4n Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 1278 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Kindle Oasis	Ereader for my 63 year old mother Hello everyone. I was talking to my mother who likes to read books and mentioned that she might enjoy en ereader rather than buying books in printed format. She likes the idea, however is not very tech savy. I can help her when she needs help so I will end up being the "tech support". Who makes an easy to use, back to basics ereader? She was talking about a B&N Nook because her neice has one, and my wife has a Kindle 3. My mother can see just fine so very large 32 point font is not needed for her. I do not know enough about ereaders to help her make a wise choice as I only bought my first one...a Jetbook Lite the other day. I am thinking that the reader should: be easy to use and navigate be able to get books from a store so purchases are easy and in one place have public library support Last edited by s1mp13m4n; 01-02-2011 at 04:12 PM.

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01-02-2011, 04:26 PM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Sticking with a brands and your mother know is a good idea. The Kindle 3 is probably the most easy to use, but the Nook isn't far behind. Both lock you into their own on-line store if you want maximum ease of use. The Kindle cannot read library ebooks. The Nook can, but you would have to setup Adobe Digital Editions on a PC and "side-load" the library ebooks - they can't be downloaded directly to the Reader. I would check on lending library availability before putting much weight on library ebooks.

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FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	Yikes, I'm now deaf! You do live up to your signature: "well behaved women rarely make history!" Hope you are enjoying the crisp blue sky weather.

01-02-2011, 04:43 PM	#6
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,536 Karma: 19491715 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra 2	Ah, now I see for the first time why some say there is a Kindle cult... Thanks for making me aware, Kindlekitten.

01-02-2011, 04:59 PM	#8
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,536 Karma: 19491715 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra 2	Hopefully no critter at all! Its a newly found species of a flying fox from Papua. Cute, isn't it?

01-02-2011, 04:59 PM	#9
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	yeah it is pretty cute. I was wondering if it was an oddly colored bat

01-02-2011, 05:03 PM	#10
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,536 Karma: 19491715 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra 2	yes, its a bat!!!! Sorry, I wasn't able to remember the word so fast. A bat, it is.

01-02-2011, 05:04 PM	#11
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	KK - Aside from waking us all up --- your post would be more useful if you would outline how to get library books onto a Kindle... OP - I think a Kobo WiFi might be a reasonable choice. It's easy to use, has easy access to its store, and can read library books using ADE as wallcraft mentioned above. It has an active users' forum here, and several Kobo employees are active as well. (It's not perfect, but still pretty good.) I think all library books currently require the use of a computer running ADE to get the books onto a reader.

01-02-2011, 05:05 PM	#12
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	there is a thread in the Kindle forums right now covering this

01-02-2011, 05:05 PM	#13
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	OK. so I doubt the OP 63 year old mother who is not tech savy is going to want to worry about stripping drm and converting files. The Nook would probably be a perfect fit for her. It can be used at the library without any extra steps. If there is someone in the family with a nook, Niece, then she can help Grandma with her device if needed.

01-02-2011, 05:07 PM	#14
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	she has in house tech support.

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