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Originally Posted by barryem
It's especially not a good tablet for reading. That screen is grainy. I have one for videos and it's okay for that. I only have it because Best Buy had it on sale for $33 and I was curious. There are also a couple of games I play on it. I think of it as my disposable tablet.
A lot of people do read on Fires and there's nothing wrong with that but reading on a tablet with a better screen is a lot better reading experience.
Barry
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No, I wouldn't read on that one, either. The HD6 and HD8 are good for reading on. (HD 6 has the better screen). For $69-$89 they are pretty decent. I personally don't have much knowledge about similarly priced/spec'd tablets of other brands. I do know that the Fires are a little lacking in comparison to my Nexus 7 (which is 3 years old so not a contender).
Anyway, in the summer I carry my Kobo Mini everywhere. Smaller and/or lighter is best. A comparable device would be the basic Kindle, as was mentioned above. But as far as lighter/smaller, I think the Voyage is the one that is the smallest?
(I think the Oasis is lighter, but it's so expensive, I'd not consider it.)