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hartyewh · 02-26-2013, 05:35 AM

Hi,

so here's the deal. I'm trying to find out about the latest eReaders and the technology in general since I've never even touched one. I live in Finland and there doesn't seem to be any place where I could go to look at the Nooks and Kindles, only some of the more vague-ish brands that don't really seem to interest me.
The Paperwhite and Fire HD are the first ones that caught my eye, but I'm starting to think that maybe neither is what I'm looking for (the best of both might be what I want). And I'm not that interested in buying a proper tablet (with an appropriate price-tag) since reading is all I'd most likely use it for.

My ideal eReader would something like this: something suitable for several hours of reading (contrast, luminosity etc. Presumably much like the Paperwhite), "hassleless" user-experience (I'd actually prefer a simple folder view and a mp3-player -like drag-n-drop functionality) and sufficient format support (functions between and within formats), which leads to my questions (asked in general, while having Paperwhite and Fire HD in mind):

1) How is the screen-size and resolution for reading something like study materials (800+ page books with fairly large pages and smallish text)?

2) When an eReader supports a format, say for example PDF, it's probably limited in some ways? What if my material has horizontal pages or if the layout is non-standard in other ways?

3) About the overall use of an eReader. Let's say you get one (e.g. some Kindle). What's the basic operation like compared to like an Ipod (iTunes and other usability annoyances) vs any other mp3-player (drag-n-drop, life's good!)? How does Amazon stick it's moneygrubbing face into the operation (how bothersome are the ads on Paperwhite and so on?).

4) What's the browsing of ones collection (let's say the Paperwhites' announced capacity of 1,100 books) like? All I've seen is a view with a few book-covers that doesn't look too promising...

So if anyone could enlighten me in regard to any of these questions it'd be very much appreciated! Primarily I'm thinking in terms of Paperwhite vs Fire HD, but all other comparisons and recommendations are equally welcome!

02-26-2013, 05:35 AM	#1
hartyewh Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: none	Help an eReader newbie! Hi, so here's the deal. I'm trying to find out about the latest eReaders and the technology in general since I've never even touched one. I live in Finland and there doesn't seem to be any place where I could go to look at the Nooks and Kindles, only some of the more vague-ish brands that don't really seem to interest me. The Paperwhite and Fire HD are the first ones that caught my eye, but I'm starting to think that maybe neither is what I'm looking for (the best of both might be what I want). And I'm not that interested in buying a proper tablet (with an appropriate price-tag) since reading is all I'd most likely use it for. My ideal eReader would something like this: something suitable for several hours of reading (contrast, luminosity etc. Presumably much like the Paperwhite), "hassleless" user-experience (I'd actually prefer a simple folder view and a mp3-player -like drag-n-drop functionality) and sufficient format support (functions between and within formats), which leads to my questions (asked in general, while having Paperwhite and Fire HD in mind): 1) How is the screen-size and resolution for reading something like study materials (800+ page books with fairly large pages and smallish text)? 2) When an eReader supports a format, say for example PDF, it's probably limited in some ways? What if my material has horizontal pages or if the layout is non-standard in other ways? 3) About the overall use of an eReader. Let's say you get one (e.g. some Kindle). What's the basic operation like compared to like an Ipod (iTunes and other usability annoyances) vs any other mp3-player (drag-n-drop, life's good!)? How does Amazon stick it's moneygrubbing face into the operation (how bothersome are the ads on Paperwhite and so on?). 4) What's the browsing of ones collection (let's say the Paperwhites' announced capacity of 1,100 books) like? All I've seen is a view with a few book-covers that doesn't look too promising... So if anyone could enlighten me in regard to any of these questions it'd be very much appreciated! Primarily I'm thinking in terms of Paperwhite vs Fire HD, but all other comparisons and recommendations are equally welcome!