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Originally Posted by QU2C371FcY
My dad loves his kindle, and is never without it. He get's all his books in an FB2 format, converts them to text and then moves them over to the kindle. A few of his friends got an iPad, and he's considering getting it to replace his kindle.
My question is this. If he downloads his books in FB2 format, which reader would make it easiest for him to download and read those books? I know that both the iOS and Android have apps capable of reading FB2 books, but which tablet will be best for downloading the books? He would like to avoid having to sync the tablet to something like iTunes.
The three tablets I have in mind are iPad 2, Notion Ink Adam and Motorola Xoom.
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I know nothing about the format so I won't comment on that.
Has your Dad had a chance to play with an IPad for a long period of time? Has he held it while using it for 30 minutes to an hour? I ask because the IPad is heavier then a Kindle. It has a ton of additional functionality but it might not be something he is as comfortable using.
What type of additional functionality is he looking for?
When my parents ask for a new tech toy I normally ask them what is it that they want, why they want it, and what they want it to do. Sometimes they get what it is that they wanted but more frequently there is a different device that they didn't know of that better suits their needs.
We went through this at Christmas. My Dad asked for the smallest IPod available. I asked him what he wanted it for, they already have an IPod, he said to listen to music and that the current IPod was just hard to find. He wanted a touchscreen. I asked about the ITouch, he said no an IPod. I bought him a Nano. He was shocked by the size of it and he really wanted to be able to search more easily. We traded it in for a ITouch.