Tablet over ereader: Poll - Page 2

sakura-panda · 06-28-2013, 09:55 AM

My answer is "whatever device the book is on."

I'm not a fan of the three-steps-to-ebook-process (download, convert, upload). I'd rather download directly from/to my ebook reader. I read Kindle books on a Kindle, Sony/Baen/etc books on a Sony (T1), and everything else either on my Sony (505) or one of my iOS devices (phone or tablet.) I'm pretty even across the board with what I use for my reading.

Therefore, I have no preference (and no option in the poll. I guess I'm not the poll target.

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pastanley · 06-28-2013, 10:46 AM

I used to be a tablet only reader until I noticed a few shortcommings (mainly the short battery life on tablets). Now Im a dedicated eink reader

eschwartz · 06-28-2013, 11:14 AM

Ereader, because the tablet will die sooner and has glare. The ereader was specifically designed to overcome these downsides to a tablet, specifically for the purpose of reading, and it does that!

discopig · 06-28-2013, 02:25 PM

I pick my kindle over both tablet and books for reading, it's just so convenient.

ucfgrad93 · 06-30-2013, 08:09 PM

I prefer to read on my Kindle Keyboard.

SteveEisenberg · 06-30-2013, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joykins

Tablets have too much to distract you from your book

Depends on who the "you" is.

The long book I am now reading off and on is paper. So any device is a distraction from that

My Kindle Keyboard 3G has plenty to distract me, what with multiple news sources obtained via purchase from Amazon, Calibre news downloads, downloads from the like of longform.org, and text-based web sites. A tablet without cell-phone network internet might have fewer distractions away from book reading for me.

Advantages of eInk of course include battery life and price.

Man does not read by book alone.

teh603 · 06-30-2013, 09:13 PM

I tend to prefer ereading on a tablet. Means one less device to lug around.

Sweetpea · 07-01-2013, 02:14 AM

None of the above.

I let circumstances decide what I'll use. Bedtime = tablet, daytime = e-ink.

Dave_S · 07-01-2013, 03:09 AM

Definitely a tablet. Dedicated e-readers are much too helter-skelter about which format they support and how well. With a tablet, as many reader applications as necessary can be loaded, plus a tablet has many other uses as well. Now that most tablets can last somewhere around 8-10 hours between charges, the tablet is the winner for me. I can not imagine reading for that long in one day. I just put the tablet back on the charger every night.

BookCat · 07-01-2013, 03:57 PM

I'd go for the ereader, mostly for the eink, but this vid also makes a good argument against reading on tablets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdZAAT8n0kA

Joykins · 07-01-2013, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I've found that if a book has me engrossed (on my tablet), I'm just as unlikely to stop reading it to check my email, browse the web, or fire up a game as I would be to put an ereader down, grab the TV/game remote and fire up a show/game. From my reading chair, distractions are always at my fingertips ... regardless of the device I'm reading on.

So I never really bought the distraction argument. Good books keep me engrossed; not so good books don't. *shrugs*

I commented anyway; sue me.

I find I'm more likely to toggle between book and apps when reading on my smartphone, which is essentially a shrunken tablet, than I am to toggle between my e-reader and laptop. YMMV.

For what it's worth, I only use the phone to read in the dark or where other conditions aren't great for the e-reader, so my preference is obvious.

HansTWN · 07-01-2013, 09:43 PM

I would never read a book on a tablet, though I use it for magazines and newspapers. But for books, if my e-ink reader isn't available I would rather use my phone than a tablet. To paraphrase Bill Clinton: "It's the screen, stupid!". And now we even have front-lit screens, vastly improving the reading experience.

Sweetpea · 07-02-2013, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HansTWN

I would never read a book on a tablet, though I use it for magazines and newspapers. But for books, if my e-ink reader isn't available I would rather use my phone than a tablet. To paraphrase Bill Clinton: "It's the screen, stupid!". And now we even have front-lit screens, vastly improving the reading experience.

Well, you try reading on this phone:

I prefer my tablet for reading if I cannot use my e-ink device :P

meeera · 07-02-2013, 02:12 AM

I put ereader, but actually it's ereader for text novels, tablet for graphic novels and most magazines.

HansTWN · 07-02-2013, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Well, you try reading on this phone:

I prefer my tablet for reading if I cannot use my e-ink device :P

Well, I gave that one away in 2002, when I got my Palm Treo...

View Poll Results: Which do you preferr to read on a Tablet or Ereader
Tablet	35	17.95%
EReader	157	80.51%
Other (such as Desktop or a Laptop)	3	1.54%
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06-28-2013, 09:55 AM	#16
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 939 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	My answer is "whatever device the book is on." I'm not a fan of the three-steps-to-ebook-process (download, convert, upload). I'd rather download directly from/to my ebook reader. I read Kindle books on a Kindle, Sony/Baen/etc books on a Sony (T1), and everything else either on my Sony (505) or one of my iOS devices (phone or tablet.) I'm pretty even across the board with what I use for my reading. Therefore, I have no preference (and no option in the poll. I guess I'm not the poll target. )

06-28-2013, 10:46 AM	#17
pastanley Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 1776810 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle paperwhite 4, Kindle fire HD 10	I used to be a tablet only reader until I noticed a few shortcommings (mainly the short battery life on tablets). Now Im a dedicated eink reader

06-28-2013, 11:14 AM	#18
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Ereader, because the tablet will die sooner and has glare. The ereader was specifically designed to overcome these downsides to a tablet, specifically for the purpose of reading, and it does that!

06-28-2013, 02:25 PM	#19
discopig Book Addict Posts: 132 Karma: 1040318 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I pick my kindle over both tablet and books for reading, it's just so convenient.

06-30-2013, 08:09 PM	#20
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,372 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I prefer to read on my Kindle Keyboard.

06-30-2013, 09:13 PM	#22
teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	I tend to prefer ereading on a tablet. Means one less device to lug around.

07-01-2013, 02:14 AM	#23
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	None of the above. I let circumstances decide what I'll use. Bedtime = tablet, daytime = e-ink.

07-01-2013, 03:09 AM	#24
Dave_S What Title ? Posts: 1,325 Karma: 1856232 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bavaria Germany Device: Sony Experia Z Ultra	Definitely a tablet. Dedicated e-readers are much too helter-skelter about which format they support and how well. With a tablet, as many reader applications as necessary can be loaded, plus a tablet has many other uses as well. Now that most tablets can last somewhere around 8-10 hours between charges, the tablet is the winner for me. I can not imagine reading for that long in one day. I just put the tablet back on the charger every night.

07-01-2013, 03:57 PM	#25
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I'd go for the ereader, mostly for the eink, but this vid also makes a good argument against reading on tablets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdZAAT8n0kA

07-01-2013, 09:43 PM	#27
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	I would never read a book on a tablet, though I use it for magazines and newspapers. But for books, if my e-ink reader isn't available I would rather use my phone than a tablet. To paraphrase Bill Clinton: "It's the screen, stupid!". And now we even have front-lit screens, vastly improving the reading experience.

07-02-2013, 02:12 AM	#29
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,862 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	I put ereader, but actually it's ereader for text novels, tablet for graphic novels and most magazines.