Ereader for my 63 year old mother - Page 2

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY

BREAKING THE LAW

IF YOU DO SO!

there is no law in the US that anyone is aware of at this point in time

GA Russell · 01-02-2011, 05:11 PM

s1mp, since you are going to be your mom's tech support, I would first wait to see if you like what you bought. (I think you will!)

If so, I would get her that, because your familiarity with the device will make it easy for you to answer her questions.

Poppaea · 01-02-2011, 05:11 PM

Or a Sony. It is crisp and clearly readable, copes excellently with PDF's (some library books here are PDF's) and is easy to work. As you just swipe to turn pages and tap for the dictionary it is the most easy to handle I ever saw. It is a natural for library books and you can buy anywhere you like, but Amazon.

Poppaea · 01-02-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GA Russell

s1mp, since you are going to be your mom's tech support, I would first wait to see if you like what you bought. (I think you will!)

If so, I would get her that, because your familiarity with the device will make it easy for you to answer her questions.

But I would not give someone over 50 a LCD-screened device. It is prone to cause eyestrain and there are perfect e-ink devices on the market...

thaigreg · 01-02-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

THE KINDLE IS NOT

LOCKED INTO AMAZON

AND LIBRARY BOOKS CAN

BE READ ON IT!!!!!

Hi KK,

You're absolutely correct, I can read library books on all of my ereaders.

Greg

ProfCrash · 01-02-2011, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA Russell

s1mp, since you are going to be your mom's tech support, I would first wait to see if you like what you bought. (I think you will!)

If so, I would get her that, because your familiarity with the device will make it easy for you to answer her questions.

And you can add her to your account and share books with her.

GA Russell · 01-02-2011, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poppaea

But I would not give someone over 50 a LCD-screened device. It is prone to cause eyestrain and there are perfect e-ink devices on the market...

Poppaea, the jetBook Lite has a reflective TFT screen, so eyestrain is not an issue. It's like looking at a digital watch or a pocket calculator.

s1mp13m4n · 01-02-2011, 07:12 PM

My mother just went to go visit her neice who has a B&N Nook. I asked mom to look at it and try it out. Then she can look at my wife's Kindle 3, and then my Jetbook Lite whenever I get it. From those three maybe we can find the right one for her. Without knowing any better, I wonder if the Nook would be her best bet.

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thaigreg

Hi KK,

You're absolutely correct, I can read library books on all of my ereaders.

Greg

thank you, karma for that

Pomtroll · 01-02-2011, 08:27 PM

I'm 62 & have both the Nook & the Kindle3. If she likes to use the library, the Nook will be the easiest. If not then as far as I'm concerned both the Nook & the Kindle 3 are great easy to use e-readers.

s1mp13m4n · 01-02-2011, 08:35 PM

My Mother does like to use the library because where we live we have three branches within 10 min or less from the house. We also have two B&N stores within 5-10 min from the house. Because of that and also being told that the Nook works out the box with no extra work to use library books.....that somewhat makes it a better choice for her. I realize that I can strip DRM and change file formats and mod this and that file....and for me that is ok, but for mom I would rather make it as simple as I can for her. She is looking at a Nook tonight, then will look at my wife's Kindle 3, and I will show her my JetBook Lite when I get it. Maybe from those three we can find the right unit for her.

Update:

She likes the B&N Nook, so if she decides to buy in the an ereader, it will be a Nook.

Thank you all for the help.

01-02-2011, 08:35 PM	#26
s1mp13m4n Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 1278 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Kindle Oasis	My Mother does like to use the library because where we live we have three branches within 10 min or less from the house. We also have two B&N stores within 5-10 min from the house. Because of that and also being told that the Nook works out the box with no extra work to use library books.....that somewhat makes it a better choice for her. I realize that I can strip DRM and change file formats and mod this and that file....and for me that is ok, but for mom I would rather make it as simple as I can for her. She is looking at a Nook tonight, then will look at my wife's Kindle 3, and I will show her my JetBook Lite when I get it. Maybe from those three we can find the right unit for her. Update: She likes the B&N Nook, so if she decides to buy in the an ereader, it will be a Nook. Thank you all for the help. Last edited by s1mp13m4n; 01-03-2011 at 10:51 PM.

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01-02-2011, 05:11 PM	#17
GA Russell What a weekend! Posts: 7,695 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	s1mp, since you are going to be your mom's tech support, I would first wait to see if you like what you bought. (I think you will!) If so, I would get her that, because your familiarity with the device will make it easy for you to answer her questions.

01-02-2011, 05:11 PM	#18
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Or a Sony. It is crisp and clearly readable, copes excellently with PDF's (some library books here are PDF's) and is easy to work. As you just swipe to turn pages and tap for the dictionary it is the most easy to handle I ever saw. It is a natural for library books and you can buy anywhere you like, but Amazon.

01-02-2011, 07:12 PM	#23
s1mp13m4n Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 1278 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Kindle Oasis	My mother just went to go visit her neice who has a B&N Nook. I asked mom to look at it and try it out. Then she can look at my wife's Kindle 3, and then my Jetbook Lite whenever I get it. From those three maybe we can find the right one for her. Without knowing any better, I wonder if the Nook would be her best bet.

01-02-2011, 08:27 PM	#25
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	I'm 62 & have both the Nook & the Kindle3. If she likes to use the library, the Nook will be the easiest. If not then as far as I'm concerned both the Nook & the Kindle 3 are great easy to use e-readers.