Vote for Favorite Brand of eReader - Page 2

jswinden · 12-29-2013, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

I'll just go wild and vote for google, though I have no idea what that is intended to mean, in this poll. I use a Nexus 7. It gets my vote.

Yep, he didn't think this poll out very well. Android and iOS devices can run multiple reader apps including the Kindle app. So if you have a Nexus 7.2 and mostly read on the Kindle app do you vote for Google (Android) or Amazon? Ditto for the iPads running the Kindle App, do you vote for Apple or for Amazon?

Just to rock the boat I voted for Apple as I use my iPad Mini Retina and iPhone 5 for all my reading, though 95% of my reading is using the kindle app.

ETA: I disagree with tubemonkey. I consider any device I feel comfortable reading on to be an eReader. I don't even have an eInk anymore as I don't like reading on them now that tablets have so much better resolution and pixel density.

sirmaru · 12-29-2013, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

Yep, he didn't think this poll out very well. Android and iOS devices can run multiple reader apps including the Kindle app. So if you have a Nexus 7.2 and mostly read on the Kindle app do you vote for Google (Android) or Amazon? Ditto for the iPads running the Kindle App, do you vote for Apple or for Amazon?

Just to rock the boat I voted for Apple as I use my iPad Mini Retina and iPhone 5 for all my reading, though 95% of my reading is using the kindle app.

ETA: I disagree with tubemonkey. I consider any device I feel comfortable reading on to be an eReader. I don't even have an eInk anymore as I don't like reading on them now that tablets have so much better resolution and pixel density.

Favorite brand of EREADERS has nothing to do with apps or active content. It only applies to the devices. One can use Apple Apps (if they exist) to read iBooks on the Kindles as well. One, theoretically, can use a Kindle or Apple App to read on the Nexus 7 as well.

Also, tablets can be used as eReaders. I did not specify only eInk eReaders.

Let's see if more Apple eReader owners vote now. So far they are at the bottom with Kobo a surprise winner.

SteveEisenberg · 12-29-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

Just to rock the boat I voted for Apple as I use my iPad Mini Retina and iPhone 5 for all my reading, though 95% of my reading is using the kindle app.

My rock the boat vote would have been for the brand that got me started with MobileRead-ing, Palm. It became obsolete, for me, when the AvantGo news service went of out business, but that wasn't Palm's fault.

My current favorite is mentioned at the left of this post. The event that will make that obsolete is the death of Whispernet. Hopefully that's far off.

However, I did not vote due to lack of experience with current models of any brand.

jswinden · 12-29-2013, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg

My rock the boat vote would have been for the brand that got me started with MobileRead-ing, Palm. It became obsolete, for me, when the AvantGo news service went of out business, but that wasn't Palm's fault.

My current favorite is mentioned at the left of this post. The event that will make that obsolete is the death of Whispernet. Hopefully that's far off.

However, I did not vote due to lack of experience with current models of any brand.

I read hundreds of books on Palm and Sony Clie PDAs years before eInks ever materialized! The best resolution on them was 320x480 pixels though, which is terrible by today's standards, but it worked.

BenG · 12-29-2013, 07:07 PM

My favorite was the Sony 350. If it had a built in light it would have been perfect.

sirmaru · 12-29-2013, 07:14 PM

I used to read Microsoft eBooks on my old Cathode Ray Monitor from 1990 to 2000. There were no eReaders back then.

Laine · 12-29-2013, 07:19 PM

I use my kindle the most because of convenience. However I love reading on my Aura HD best. The screen is better. And my Sony T3 is so small and light that it's the best choice for carrying around.
So I can't vote for just one.

Joykins · 12-29-2013, 09:21 PM

I voted for Kindle.

The only other dedicated e-reader I have used is the nook (B&N), which surprisingly is not on this poll. Of course, it is the oldest model nook and I have the most recent model of e-ink Kindle. But the Kindle is better than the 1st gen nook by far. Even the Kindle 4NT was.

sirmaru · 12-29-2013, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Joykins

I voted for Kindle.

The only other dedicated e-reader I have used is the nook (B&N), which surprisingly is not on this poll. Of course, it is the oldest model nook and I have the most recent model of e-ink Kindle. But the Kindle is better than the 1st gen nook by far. Even the Kindle 4NT was.

I totally forgot about the Barnes & Noble Nook. Maybe one of the Moderators could add it to the poll. I do not think ordinary users can change polls.

I'm still surprised why more folks haven't voted for Apple.

meeera · 12-29-2013, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sirmaru

I'm still surprised why more folks haven't voted for Apple.

I love my iPad Mini Retina, but it's not an ereader, it's a tablet. So I voted for Kobo.

shanghaichica · 12-29-2013, 10:07 PM

Kindle. I'd choose my kobo or a sony reader over any of my Apple or android devices for reading though.

jersysman · 12-29-2013, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sirmaru

I totally forgot about the Barnes & Noble Nook. Maybe one of the Moderators could add it to the poll. I do not think ordinary users can change polls.

I'm still surprised why more folks haven't voted for Apple.

Why are you surprised? Not many Apple users come to this poll. Also, not many Sony, Kobo, or Nook users unless all of these users also have a Kindle. For a more broad perspective, the poll should have been in the General section.

Joykins · 12-29-2013, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sirmaru

I'm still surprised why more folks haven't voted for Apple.

I read on my iPhone sometimes, but it isn't ideally suited for the purpose. On the other hand, it fits in my pocket and sometimes that's all I have. Overall I prefer a dedicated e-reader, and I don't think Apple produces any of those.

rcentros · 12-30-2013, 03:05 AM

Where can I write in "Nook Simple Touch?"

jbcohen · 12-30-2013, 07:30 AM

How about an other catagory? I have had two Aluratek Libra Pros and a Pandigital Novel before buing my first kindle. I like my current paper white much better than either of the Libra Pros of the Pandigital.

My two aluratek's broke, one was shoved into a jacket pocket and sustained a broken screen. The other started speaking some sort of foreign languege after a few months of use. Neve rquite figured out what languege that was. The Pandigital was stolen.

View Poll Results: Favorite brand of eReader
Kobo	23	21.30%
Sony	11	10.19%
Google	6	5.56%
Apple	1	0.93%
Amazon	67	62.04%
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12-29-2013, 07:07 PM	#20
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	My favorite was the Sony 350. If it had a built in light it would have been perfect.

12-29-2013, 07:14 PM	#21
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	I used to read Microsoft eBooks on my old Cathode Ray Monitor from 1990 to 2000. There were no eReaders back then.

12-29-2013, 07:19 PM	#22
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	I use my kindle the most because of convenience. However I love reading on my Aura HD best. The screen is better. And my Sony T3 is so small and light that it's the best choice for carrying around. So I can't vote for just one.

12-29-2013, 09:21 PM	#23
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,610 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	I voted for Kindle. The only other dedicated e-reader I have used is the nook (B&N), which surprisingly is not on this poll. Of course, it is the oldest model nook and I have the most recent model of e-ink Kindle. But the Kindle is better than the 1st gen nook by far. Even the Kindle 4NT was.

12-29-2013, 10:07 PM	#26
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	Kindle. I'd choose my kobo or a sony reader over any of my Apple or android devices for reading though.

12-30-2013, 03:05 AM	#29
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	Where can I write in "Nook Simple Touch?"

12-30-2013, 07:30 AM	#30
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	How about an other catagory? I have had two Aluratek Libra Pros and a Pandigital Novel before buing my first kindle. I like my current paper white much better than either of the Libra Pros of the Pandigital. My two aluratek's broke, one was shoved into a jacket pocket and sustained a broken screen. The other started speaking some sort of foreign languege after a few months of use. Neve rquite figured out what languege that was. The Pandigital was stolen.

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