Which Kindle?

mrscelo · 11-24-2011, 10:40 PM

My son is in college and wants a kindle to use to read his accounting textbooks. Is he better off with a kindle or with a regular textbook? If you think a kindle is best, which kind of kindle should he get--the DX or the Fire or something else? He says that he wants to be able to highlight text. Which kindle can do that?

SmokeAndMirrors · 11-24-2011, 10:56 PM

It depends on the class.

If the textbook has a lot of images and graphs in it, a textbook may still be a better bet at this point in time. If he's set on an reader and he has books like this, he may want to consider an ereader with a bigger screen, like the Pocketbook 902 or the Kindle DX. If color may be important, consider the Fire, Kobo Vox, or Nook Color.

If it's straight words, and regular 6-inch ereader may be a good substitute. Most ereaders can highlight, take notes, bookmark, etc. I have a Kobo Touch and I plan to use it for some of my classes.

BrowseTheStacks · 11-25-2011, 03:51 AM

What format are his textbooks in? They need to be compatable with the ereader that you choose. Allso the same for DRM.

11-24-2011, 10:40 PM	#1
mrscelo Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle	Which Kindle? My son is in college and wants a kindle to use to read his accounting textbooks. Is he better off with a kindle or with a regular textbook? If you think a kindle is best, which kind of kindle should he get--the DX or the Fire or something else? He says that he wants to be able to highlight text. Which kindle can do that? Last edited by mrscelo; 11-24-2011 at 10:41 PM. Reason: forgot something

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11-24-2011, 10:56 PM	#2
SmokeAndMirrors Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 2064388 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: MN, US Device: Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Pad Slider	It depends on the class. If the textbook has a lot of images and graphs in it, a textbook may still be a better bet at this point in time. If he's set on an reader and he has books like this, he may want to consider an ereader with a bigger screen, like the Pocketbook 902 or the Kindle DX. If color may be important, consider the Fire, Kobo Vox, or Nook Color. If it's straight words, and regular 6-inch ereader may be a good substitute. Most ereaders can highlight, take notes, bookmark, etc. I have a Kobo Touch and I plan to use it for some of my classes.

11-25-2011, 03:51 AM	#3
BrowseTheStacks BrowseTheStacks Posts: 127 Karma: 24316 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tampa FL Device: Kindle 3 3G + WI-FI	What format are his textbooks in? They need to be compatable with the ereader that you choose. Allso the same for DRM.

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