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galvor · 04-17-2019, 11:49 AM

Okay, I see a blurb on a tech site this morning that there is a new Kindle Paperwhite that is now waterproof with more storage for about $130. Sweet! But here is my conundrum, 95% of my family's purchased ebook library exists in the Google Play Books store, the rest are B&N Nook. We have a Kindle Fire 8" and 10" for media consumption. I have side loaded the Google Play store and its suite of media apps on our Kindle Fires to get us access to our Google Play Family Libraries. They work, but personally I am not fond of reading on an LCD screen (so I tend not to). We used to have a couple of pre-backlit Nooks and we all really liked them. I have read on someone else's Kindle paperwhite and I liked it also. The article made me wonder, can I get what we really want? An e-ink ebook reader that accesses our existing Google Play Books library? So I Google search, and read articles and reviews, and then stumble on this community.

I am hoping the wise sages that reside here can help me find “The Device”. Optimally “The Device” would have a similar hardware feature set that the new Kindle Paperwhite has at a similar price: e-ink; backlight; wi-fi; waterproof; book, magazine, and audiobook support; Bluetooth support. But it would have to support the Google Play Books store. Additional pluses would be Micro SD card, physical page turn buttons, Google podcast support, Google Play Music, or even the moonshot feature of cell support. (Of course, I would expect to pay more for the pluses.)

Is there such a beast? Do I live alone in my weird Google-centric dream land? Thoughts, recommendations, rumors, or guidance?

Thank you all for reading all of this and for any input that you have.

04-17-2019, 11:49 AM	#1
galvor Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Oklahoma, USA Device: None	Device Selection Conundrum Okay, I see a blurb on a tech site this morning that there is a new Kindle Paperwhite that is now waterproof with more storage for about $130. Sweet! But here is my conundrum, 95% of my family's purchased ebook library exists in the Google Play Books store, the rest are B&N Nook. We have a Kindle Fire 8" and 10" for media consumption. I have side loaded the Google Play store and its suite of media apps on our Kindle Fires to get us access to our Google Play Family Libraries. They work, but personally I am not fond of reading on an LCD screen (so I tend not to). We used to have a couple of pre-backlit Nooks and we all really liked them. I have read on someone else's Kindle paperwhite and I liked it also. The article made me wonder, can I get what we really want? An e-ink ebook reader that accesses our existing Google Play Books library? So I Google search, and read articles and reviews, and then stumble on this community. I am hoping the wise sages that reside here can help me find “The Device”. Optimally “The Device” would have a similar hardware feature set that the new Kindle Paperwhite has at a similar price: e-ink; backlight; wi-fi; waterproof; book, magazine, and audiobook support; Bluetooth support. But it would have to support the Google Play Books store. Additional pluses would be Micro SD card, physical page turn buttons, Google podcast support, Google Play Music, or even the moonshot feature of cell support. (Of course, I would expect to pay more for the pluses.) Is there such a beast? Do I live alone in my weird Google-centric dream land? Thoughts, recommendations, rumors, or guidance? Thank you all for reading all of this and for any input that you have.