tablet over ereader ? - Page 3

Apache · 06-27-2013, 01:33 PM

I also never use my eInk devices anymore. I read everything on my Nook HD+. This includes Novels, Magazines and PDF's.
Apache

DiapDealer · 06-27-2013, 01:40 PM

We are legion. We be obsoletin' your stuff.

mike_bike_kite · 06-27-2013, 01:41 PM

I went from a K2i to a Nexus 7 tablet and then to a KPW.

I used to love my kindle 2 and it never left my hand for years when suddenly the wife decided she quite liked reading on it. I went out and bought a Nexus 7 as I thought it could do everything for me. It was a great tablet but I found it difficult sitting down to read on it for extended periods. I bought a Kindle paperwhite a month ago and now do my reading exclusively on this - I'm very impressed with it.

Tattncat · 06-27-2013, 01:47 PM

What an interesting question. I have 5 devices not counting my pc and laptop.

The Samsung Galaxy III, does basically everything my Nook Tablet does both devices can be loaded wirelessly easily and are back-lit; good for indoor and night reading. Since I don't spend much time reading outside. I would say I read on these two devices the most. I don't play many games, but do use them for email and surfing.

Of the other three devices, I use my PRS 700, which also allows me to read at night. I have to connect to my laptop via usb to load. Not convenient. My PRS 505 is used seldom, but used, however the battery needs to be replace. (I do not know how) Re the Nook classic - junk I don't use it at all.

HarryT · 06-27-2013, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Apache

I also never use my eInk devices anymore. I read everything on my Nook HD+. This includes Novels, Magazines and PDF's.
Apache

Do you never read outside in bright sunshine? I love to read sitting out in my back garden in the summer. Can't do that with a tablet.

spellbanisher · 06-27-2013, 02:30 PM

My kindle keyboard died a couple months ago so i've been reading exlusively on my tablet. The glossy screen can be really annoying in certain lighting conditions, but i just don't have the heart to buy another reader. I just can't believe she's gone. I keep thinking that i'm gonna wake up and she'll be there beckoning me with her hideous screen saver.

DiapDealer · 06-27-2013, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Do you never read outside in bright sunshine? I love to read sitting out in my back garden in the summer. Can't do that with a tablet.

I can't speak for Apache, but for myself; I can count on one hand the number of times direct sunlight and my book reading habits have ever intersected ... in my life. Work during the day ... relax with a book at night.

Gazella · 06-27-2013, 03:00 PM

I have both a Kindle Paperwhite and an iPad 3 and I use my Kindle all the time for reading; whether I'm at home or outside. I've never read a novel on my iPad and I rarely use it when at home, I use it when I'm out and only to have access to the web, PDFs, apps, emails etc., never to read books.

HarryT · 06-27-2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I can't speak for Apache, but for myself; I can count on one hand the number of times direct sunlight and my book reading habits have ever intersected ... in my life. Work during the day ... relax with a book at night.

Fair enough. I spend a lot of time outside, so sunlight visibility is an essential feature for me.

AlbertaCowboy · 06-27-2013, 03:06 PM

Bought my Samsung Tab because I got it on sale. I tried to read on it, changing the brightness, colour, contrast etc. etc. etc. No dice, still headachy.
Now it sits on my dresser out of juice while my 650 continues to see action every day.

BAD18 · 06-27-2013, 03:21 PM

My Nook Color is history. It collects dust. My primary ereader is my Samsung Tab 2 followed by my Nook Touch. I us the NT when reading outside, no glare.

Apache · 06-27-2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Do you never read outside in bright sunshine? I love to read sitting out in my back garden in the summer. Can't do that with a tablet.

I read any and everywhere. I have been able to read in sunlight just fine with my Nook HD+. I just adjust the screen brightness up in sunlight and way down when I read in the dark. I do admit that where I live you do not sit outside much in the summertime. Summertime temperatures average upper 90'sF to over 100F with 100% humidity.

Apache

Josieb1 · 06-27-2013, 03:53 PM

I use a tablet now, a Nook HD, for traveling to and from work simply because I write book reviews and can do that on the same device, but at home I still use my Kindle Paperwhite. I wouldn't want to use a tablet permanently, and its certainly no good for beach holidays, too much sun!

mike_bike_kite · 06-27-2013, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spellbanisher

I keep thinking that i'm gonna wake up and she'll [kindle keyboard] be there beckoning me with her hideous screen saver.

I actually wonder whether the biggest improvement from the k2i to the KPW was the change in screen savers. I try hard to picture the focus group that Amazon might of gone to that would ask for pictures of Harriet Stowe and Emily Dickinson. You couldn't even turn the damn pictures off!

DiapDealer · 06-27-2013, 05:15 PM

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You couldn't even turn the damn pictures off!

Sure you could. When you were done reading, hold the power button until the screen went blank. No more pictures.

06-27-2013, 02:30 PM	#36
spellbanisher Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 6566849 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: kindle keyboard, kindle fire hd, S4, Nook hd+	My kindle keyboard died a couple months ago so i've been reading exlusively on my tablet. The glossy screen can be really annoying in certain lighting conditions, but i just don't have the heart to buy another reader. I just can't believe she's gone. I keep thinking that i'm gonna wake up and she'll be there beckoning me with her hideous screen saver. Last edited by spellbanisher; 06-27-2013 at 02:33 PM.

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06-27-2013, 01:33 PM	#31
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,306 Karma: 90981752 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I also never use my eInk devices anymore. I read everything on my Nook HD+. This includes Novels, Magazines and PDF's. Apache

06-27-2013, 01:40 PM	#32
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,891 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	We are legion. We be obsoletin' your stuff.

06-27-2013, 01:41 PM	#33
mike_bike_kite Digitally confused Posts: 500 Karma: 1500000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London, UK Device: KPW, K2i, Nexus 7 32gb, Kobo Mini	I went from a K2i to a Nexus 7 tablet and then to a KPW. I used to love my kindle 2 and it never left my hand for years when suddenly the wife decided she quite liked reading on it. I went out and bought a Nexus 7 as I thought it could do everything for me. It was a great tablet but I found it difficult sitting down to read on it for extended periods. I bought a Kindle paperwhite a month ago and now do my reading exclusively on this - I'm very impressed with it.

06-27-2013, 01:47 PM	#34
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	What an interesting question. I have 5 devices not counting my pc and laptop. The Samsung Galaxy III, does basically everything my Nook Tablet does both devices can be loaded wirelessly easily and are back-lit; good for indoor and night reading. Since I don't spend much time reading outside. I would say I read on these two devices the most. I don't play many games, but do use them for email and surfing. Of the other three devices, I use my PRS 700, which also allows me to read at night. I have to connect to my laptop via usb to load. Not convenient. My PRS 505 is used seldom, but used, however the battery needs to be replace. (I do not know how) Re the Nook classic - junk I don't use it at all.

06-27-2013, 03:00 PM	#38
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	I have both a Kindle Paperwhite and an iPad 3 and I use my Kindle all the time for reading; whether I'm at home or outside. I've never read a novel on my iPad and I rarely use it when at home, I use it when I'm out and only to have access to the web, PDFs, apps, emails etc., never to read books.

06-27-2013, 03:06 PM	#40
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	Bought my Samsung Tab because I got it on sale. I tried to read on it, changing the brightness, colour, contrast etc. etc. etc. No dice, still headachy. Now it sits on my dresser out of juice while my 650 continues to see action every day.

06-27-2013, 03:21 PM	#41
BAD18 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Northern California Device: Nook Color & Touch; Samsung Galaxy Tab	My Nook Color is history. It collects dust. My primary ereader is my Samsung Tab 2 followed by my Nook Touch. I us the NT when reading outside, no glare.

06-27-2013, 03:53 PM	#43
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2, Clara BW	I use a tablet now, a Nook HD, for traveling to and from work simply because I write book reviews and can do that on the same device, but at home I still use my Kindle Paperwhite. I wouldn't want to use a tablet permanently, and its certainly no good for beach holidays, too much sun!