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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
In my case I have several tablets because displaying eBooks isn't all they do.
My normal eBook viewing device is a generic 7" Android tablet from Yet Another Chinese Consumer Electronics Manufacturer. The first joined the family when computer retailer Micro Center opened a location in Brooklyn, a hop skip, and jump from me by subway, and offered a 7" Android tablet for $20 as a grand opening promotion. Sold! The primary use case was eBook viewer using FBReader for Android, which gets the nod because it handles ePub, Mobi, and FB2 native, and PDF, CBR/CBZ and DjVu via plugins. I mostly don't care what format the book is in.
If all it did was view eBooks, it would be more than worth the price, and it was a cheap way to learn about Android. It did a lot more, especially after rooting.
The current device is an improved model from the same vendor that cost a whopping $30, with a 32GB microSD card added to store my library. Add an external keyboard, and I can largely dispense with a laptop when traveling.
Another joined the family when a friend passed along one he got but never really used, figuring I could make use of it. His was a novel entry with both LCD and eInk screens, from a manufacturer ahead of its time that went belly up. But there's a support forum for it here on MR that pointed me to the stuff needed to root it and upgrade the early Android version it was released with, so I was able to make a useful device out of it.
The current time sink on the main tablet is running some old MSDOS programs on it with an Android port of DOSBox, an emulator intended to let you run old DOS games on something that isn't a DOS PC. I'm not using it for games, but games aren't the only DOS programs that will run.
So many tablets. So little time...
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Dennis |
Dennis you are way over my head. I have heard of rooting. No idea how to do it. I do need a forum on the RCA to learn about going from tablet mode back to using the keyboard that it attaches to. I like the RCA so far. It is running windows 10 .
I will look into getting the FB Reader as it would be nice to only have one reader do it all. I do have books on my Nook and Kindle accounts. Wondering how many books a 32GB SD card holds?
A friend just sent me her old , but very new, Kindle Fire 8 inch. It is purple. I forget the exact model right now.
I do need to work on clearing off my Nook then some how setting it up for my Mom to use and sending it to her. I do not want to leave my information on it because it is linked to my CC. EEEKKKK
Chris