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emoorman · 10-20-2011, 05:42 PM

Well, my K4 NT just cane in yesterday afternoon. It was easy to work. I have been reading on some type of ereader for maybe 15 years, starting with a Sharp PDA, going to several Palms, including a Palm Centro phone, a Win phone and my present Moto Bravo Android.

The buttons are easy to work and I think I like them better than the touch screen on my Bravo. Actually, the small screen didn't bother me. Maybe that's because I have used one for so long. I'm only 73 so I guess my eyes are still pretty good. The K4 screen is bigger & better, unless the light is dim.

It was do big deal to charge up and download books. I had been doing it to K4PC and my phone so there wasn't much difference. I bought a $.99 book to try it that way. One click and I recall it was there. Then downloaded a few old ones with "Download & transfer via USB." A drag & drop and it was on my K4. I guess I did have to click "Show in Folder."

I have also bought books from several different dealers with various DRM and Amazon is by far the easiest. And I have tried the others, eReader.com, Nook for PC, Kobo for PC. Why should I mess with Adobe when I can click once or click twice and drag & drop and I'm reading.

I did order a cover. Something Amazon had. It was one you can stand the Kindle up on the table and read while eating. I do that a lot. i also wanter a cover because someone on these forums mentioned that a cat stepped on their screen and broke it. I reminded the wife to lay the K4 face down until we get the case as we have 3 inside cats.

Speaking of cats, I notice a lot of posters here on Mobile Rear have cats in their avatar. Don't dog lovers read. Maybe it's because dogs are your buddy and you don't use him/her for a little cutsie picture. Cats are just other occupants of your house that don't pay rent and demend to be fed and scratched several times a day. But, I digress.

Anyway, I like my K4 NT so far. It's easy to use, has good contrast for reading and was dirt cheap. Seems like a couple of years ago, people were praying for a $99 reader. What's not to like.

10-20-2011, 05:42 PM	#690
emoorman Obsessive Reader Posts: 74 Karma: 515292 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Shalimar, FL (in the panhandle) Device: Kindle PW, Nokia 1520	K4 NT just came in Well, my K4 NT just cane in yesterday afternoon. It was easy to work. I have been reading on some type of ereader for maybe 15 years, starting with a Sharp PDA, going to several Palms, including a Palm Centro phone, a Win phone and my present Moto Bravo Android. The buttons are easy to work and I think I like them better than the touch screen on my Bravo. Actually, the small screen didn't bother me. Maybe that's because I have used one for so long. I'm only 73 so I guess my eyes are still pretty good. The K4 screen is bigger & better, unless the light is dim. It was do big deal to charge up and download books. I had been doing it to K4PC and my phone so there wasn't much difference. I bought a $.99 book to try it that way. One click and I recall it was there. Then downloaded a few old ones with "Download & transfer via USB." A drag & drop and it was on my K4. I guess I did have to click "Show in Folder." I have also bought books from several different dealers with various DRM and Amazon is by far the easiest. And I have tried the others, eReader.com, Nook for PC, Kobo for PC. Why should I mess with Adobe when I can click once or click twice and drag & drop and I'm reading. I did order a cover. Something Amazon had. It was one you can stand the Kindle up on the table and read while eating. I do that a lot. i also wanter a cover because someone on these forums mentioned that a cat stepped on their screen and broke it. I reminded the wife to lay the K4 face down until we get the case as we have 3 inside cats. Speaking of cats, I notice a lot of posters here on Mobile Rear have cats in their avatar. Don't dog lovers read. Maybe it's because dogs are your buddy and you don't use him/her for a little cutsie picture. Cats are just other occupants of your house that don't pay rent and demend to be fed and scratched several times a day. But, I digress. Anyway, I like my K4 NT so far. It's easy to use, has good contrast for reading and was dirt cheap. Seems like a couple of years ago, people were praying for a $99 reader. What's not to like.