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Originally Posted by Aspen
I kinda thought there were nook and kindle apps for every device....that seemed to be what ppl were saying on various reading boards. Am I mistaken?
The screen sometimes did not register my tap...seems I have to tap it harder than I expect...but when I used a fingernail it did great, so I think I may just get a stylus for it and hope that solves that issue.
I do know that there is a Cruz tablet coming out next month that is supposed to use the same operating system I have, so how could it only be written for cell phones?
I believe you when you say there are much better options out there for more money, but that isn't going to happen. I am interested in learning about better options (that aren't only eReaders) for the same money, but I couldn't find them during my research.
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1- Kindle and Nook do have android apps that *should* work for you. But they are (officially) distributed via Google's Android market only to cellphones. Beyond that it is up to the hardware vendor or the end user (or their inhouse tech support) to get the apps installed and running. The how is generally documented online but it takes a bit of surfing.
2- My experience with PocketPCs has been that resistive touch screens are best/most reliable with a stylus. Any old plastic stick will work fine but I'm partial to the multifunction pen/pencil/stylus combos like this one:
http://www.shoplet.com/Paper-mate-Mu.../PAP69076/spdv
A friend of mine used to grow his index finger nail long enough to clip it/file it to a sharp point so he could use it as a stylus.
Not my first choice but he managed it with seriously hurting himself, so I guess it's an option.
3- The current versions of Android (1.x, 2.x) were not designed for tablets and they are not supported/recommended by Google for that use. The official word from Google is to wait for Android 3.x next spring for a "proper tablet-like experience". That is not stopping hardware vendors from using the older versions (it helps that Android phones come with HighRes screens so the Apps usually scale properly to tablet screens) but the results *so far* range from merely "less than perfect" to totally unacceptable. For your purposes this should not be relevant since you don't expect/desire PC functionality.
(I'm looking into the Pocketbook IQ for similar reasons myself; I already have a Tablet PC and a Netbook but I might have a use for a color reader in that size/price range.)
Personally, if I were to spend much more than $300 on a slate-like device I'd expect it to run a full PC-grade OS not an upscaled cellphone/pda OS so I'd rather have a Win7 slate like the Viliv models. Just me, of course.
Given your outlook and inhouse tech support you should do fine with your toy.
Have fun!