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Originally Posted by mavdm73
Well I have been an ereader for a little over a year and all of the books have been thru Borders. Now with the store closing, I still have my books thru the Kobo account, but I have started to purchase some from Amazon. Now all this time I have just been using the desktop app that is free and been using either my desktop or my laptop to read.
With the holiday's sales coming I am interested in getting something like either the Kindle or the Kobo that is easier for me to take with me or would it be better to just get a tablet?? My main thing would be that I would be able to access the media from both accounts regardless of what I get. I have looked at the Barnes and Noble site and I didnt like their library selection so that is not even in the running.
Please help me make the best decision  , or should I just invest in a better laptop....Decisions Decisions |
Personally, I don't think a (better) laptop is an alternative.
I'm using my MacBook Air quite intensively. And it definitely has replaced my iPad and other tablets for lots of tasks. But I'd never read on MacBook Air or any other laptop.
It's as portable as a tablet, but how would you hold a laptop? Resting on your lap? Reading for hours? I can do so when browsing the web and permanently interacting. But sitting quietly for hours?
So, for reading, it's between tablets and dedicated readers imho.
Personally, I don't have any problems at all with reading on tablets.
Yes, there is more glare. But in Germany, unfortunately, I don't have to care very much about reading in the sun. Would I live in Australia and mainly be reading outside, it might be quite different...
Yes, the battery gives up way earlier. But still, a tablet typically will do for about 10 hours. More than your average laptop and usually more than enough for a single reading session.
Weight is an issue, tablets obviously are way heavier.
So, I think there mainly are 2 issues of importance:
- How long do you read per session?
- Do you want to "multitask"?
The longer you read per session (ca. >3 hours in my experience), the more comfortable a dedicated reader will be.
Personally, I'm mainly using my gadgets while traveling. And often I have to care how much luggage I take. Taking a single tablet for reading, watching movies, surfing the web, sending emails, ... can be quite an advantage.
And of course there's the issue, already raised by many others: On a tablet, you can read using various apps. You easily can switch from Kindle to Kobo to nook...