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Alohamora · 12-21-2018, 01:11 AM

I was talking to an older lady who's an avid reader and she mentioned that she's had to switch to large print books. That got me thinking that she might like reading on a Kindle. But she's not computer savvy at all. She does manage to use an iphone, at least at a very basic level.

How hard is it to shop for books right on the paperwhite 4?

I'd buy her a paperwhite as a gift, but I don't see her often enough to be her tech support for buying/loading books. Her library might be able to help her use Overdrive.

I think there's still a laptop in the house, but she has to have her granddaughter help her when she wants to use it for family pictures on facebook.

Is getting her a paperwhite a bad idea?

12-21-2018, 01:11 AM	#1
Alohamora Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 8897438 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Device: Android phone, Fire tablet, ios phone	Paperwhite as a gift for non-computer-literate? I was talking to an older lady who's an avid reader and she mentioned that she's had to switch to large print books. That got me thinking that she might like reading on a Kindle. But she's not computer savvy at all. She does manage to use an iphone, at least at a very basic level. How hard is it to shop for books right on the paperwhite 4? I'd buy her a paperwhite as a gift, but I don't see her often enough to be her tech support for buying/loading books. Her library might be able to help her use Overdrive. I think there's still a laptop in the house, but she has to have her granddaughter help her when she wants to use it for family pictures on facebook. Is getting her a paperwhite a bad idea?