Which ereaders don’t have web browsers?

Cootey · 07-07-2018, 05:53 PM

I was asked today by one of my blog readers which ereaders *don’t* feature a built-in web browser. She wants her kids to enjoy ebooks, but not the seedy underbelly of the web. Got any suggestions?

I have a Kindle and Kobo, but can’t shut off the web browsers. Besides, they are helpful when logging into WiFi portals. I use my Kobo to log into Overdrive to get ebooks, too.

It might be easier to just prevent the ereader from accessing the web via MAC address blocking on her router, but maybe somebody out there has other suggestions. Thanks.

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Deskisamess · 07-07-2018, 06:08 PM

Kindles have Parental Controls. And the browser is horrible, slow, and can't be used on most graphic heavy sites. But the Parental Controls can be used to block access to the browser.

rcentros · 07-07-2018, 06:08 PM

I don't think any of the Nooks have accessible web browsers. The Nook Glowlight 3 is the newest.

DaleDe · 07-07-2018, 07:04 PM

Turning off WiFi makes any browser useless.

Dale

DNSB · 07-07-2018, 07:19 PM

Tell her to try using a eInk screen to browse the web and perhaps to try playing a YouTube video. I suspect that she will not worry about her kids browsing the internet on an eInk device after that experience.

Cootey · 07-08-2018, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

Kindles have Parental Controls. And the browser is horrible, slow, and can't be used on most graphic heavy sites. But the Parental Controls can be used to block access to the browser.

Thanks. I wasn’t aware my Kindle could do that. I never played around with the parental controls.

This might be just what she was looking for.

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GlenBarrington · 07-15-2018, 09:51 AM

Every browser I've ever seen on an eReader device is so awful, slow, and difficult to use, that no one in their right mind would willingly use them for anything when it is so much easier to use something else. That is certainly true of the Kindle browser.

And I doubt that there is any kid between the ages of 12 - 18, that can't get around parental controls on a browser. If kid "A" doesn't know how to do it, kid "B" will be happy to show him/her.

cmoim · 07-25-2018, 07:43 PM

Since E-readers aren't tablets ,they are dedicated to reading only , it is hard to navigate through the web with an E-ink screen, it is frustrating on my kindles and kobo. The browser is slow.

I think she has nothing to worry about with E-readers.

Braid · 07-30-2018, 06:23 AM

I understand the concern - I would be so devastated if I found my children on mobileread arguing about Kindle vs Kobo.

DaleDe · 07-30-2018, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Braid

I understand the concern - I would be so devastated if I found my children on mobileread arguing about Kindle vs Kobo.

4691mls · 07-31-2018, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Braid

I understand the concern - I would be so devastated if I found my children on mobileread arguing about Kindle vs Kobo.

Or e-ink vs LCD... or the Evils of DRM!

Cootey · 08-11-2018, 02:33 AM

Hahaha Well, I don't use the browser either, but my daughter uses the browser on her KA1 to add books with Overdrive. I don't have the patience for that.

I think this mother is more worried about potential issues. She doesn't realize how slow these browsers are.

Thanks for everybody's feedback. I told her to go with a Kindle.

Cheers!

Aesthete · 08-14-2018, 07:22 AM

The Sony digital paper products don't have web browsers (but she probably doesn't want to spend $600 on an ereader for her kids).

HLS · 08-27-2018, 06:35 PM

Nook does not have a browser. My kindle and my kobo does.

Deskisamess · 08-27-2018, 06:58 PM

I doubt buying a nook would be a wise purchase. Isn't B&N circling the drain?

07-07-2018, 05:53 PM	#1
Cootey Absentminded Reader Posts: 1,324 Karma: 7387565 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Kobo Mini, Libra Colour & Elipsa; Kindle Paperwhite 3 & 4; iOS apps	Which ereaders don’t have web browsers? I was asked today by one of my blog readers which ereaders don’t feature a built-in web browser. She wants her kids to enjoy ebooks, but not the seedy underbelly of the web. Got any suggestions? I have a Kindle and Kobo, but can’t shut off the web browsers. Besides, they are helpful when logging into WiFi portals. I use my Kobo to log into Overdrive to get ebooks, too. It might be easier to just prevent the ereader from accessing the web via MAC address blocking on her router, but maybe somebody out there has other suggestions. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone, proving definitively that I’m all thumbs. http://DouglasCootey.com

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Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,752 Karma: 45301087 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	Kindles have Parental Controls. And the browser is horrible, slow, and can't be used on most graphic heavy sites. But the Parental Controls can be used to block access to the browser.

07-07-2018, 06:08 PM	#3
rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,888 Karma: 52039845 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD	I don't think any of the Nooks have accessible web browsers. The Nook Glowlight 3 is the newest.

07-07-2018, 07:04 PM	#4
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Turning off WiFi makes any browser useless. Dale

07-07-2018, 07:19 PM	#5
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,190 Karma: 168983734 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Tell her to try using a eInk screen to browse the web and perhaps to try playing a YouTube video. I suspect that she will not worry about her kids browsing the internet on an eInk device after that experience.

07-15-2018, 09:51 AM	#7
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Every browser I've ever seen on an eReader device is so awful, slow, and difficult to use, that no one in their right mind would willingly use them for anything when it is so much easier to use something else. That is certainly true of the Kindle browser. And I doubt that there is any kid between the ages of 12 - 18, that can't get around parental controls on a browser. If kid "A" doesn't know how to do it, kid "B" will be happy to show him/her.

07-25-2018, 07:43 PM	#8
cmoim Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Morocco Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage , Kindle Oasis 2 , Kobo Aura Edition 2	Since E-readers aren't tablets ,they are dedicated to reading only , it is hard to navigate through the web with an E-ink screen, it is frustrating on my kindles and kobo. The browser is slow. I think she has nothing to worry about with E-readers.

07-30-2018, 06:23 AM	#9
Braid Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 700000 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: Kindle Oasis (2nd), Kobo Aura One, Kindle Voyage, Kobo H2O (1st)	I understand the concern - I would be so devastated if I found my children on mobileread arguing about Kindle vs Kobo.

08-11-2018, 02:33 AM	#12
Cootey Absentminded Reader Posts: 1,324 Karma: 7387565 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Kobo Mini, Libra Colour & Elipsa; Kindle Paperwhite 3 & 4; iOS apps	Hahaha Well, I don't use the browser either, but my daughter uses the browser on her KA1 to add books with Overdrive. I don't have the patience for that. I think this mother is more worried about potential issues. She doesn't realize how slow these browsers are. Thanks for everybody's feedback. I told her to go with a Kindle. Cheers!

08-14-2018, 07:22 AM	#13
Aesthete Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: Kindle DX	The Sony digital paper products don't have web browsers (but she probably doesn't want to spend $600 on an ereader for her kids).

08-27-2018, 06:35 PM	#14
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,132 Karma: 16342480 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	Nook does not have a browser. My kindle and my kobo does.

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08-27-2018, 06:58 PM	#15
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,752 Karma: 45301087 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	I doubt buying a nook would be a wise purchase. Isn't B&N circling the drain?