ereader for Dad - Page 2

TheNewton · 01-20-2011, 04:17 PM

Made it over to the Best Buy over the noon hour and they did actually have the nook color powered up. The Nook eink, Kindle, and Sony display models would not power up. Once I set the NC to larger font size and double space it did hold that selection no matter what book I went to. Of course the problem still is I didn't see anyway of changing the font size when viewing the library, from which to make a selection.

Thanks for all the replies.

I'll take a short drive over to Borders and give the Kobo a look this weekend.

boswd · 01-20-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TheNewton

Made it over to the Best Buy over the noon hour and they did actually have the nook color powered up. The Nook eink, Kindle, and Sony display models would not power up. Once I set the NC to larger font size and double space it did hold that selection no matter what book I went to. Of course the problem still is I didn't see anyway of changing the font size when viewing the library, from which to make a selection.

Thanks for all the replies.

I'll take a short drive over to Borders and give the Kobo a look this weekend.

yeah you probably aren't going to find that feature because it needs to know what font you are changing. If no book is open it wouldn't know what to change.

but good luck on your search and let us know how you make out.

CatsMeow · 01-20-2011, 05:32 PM

As an older person with vision problems who has both the Nook Classic and the Kindle 3, I found the Nook's little digital keyboard to be very difficult to operate. I much prefer the Kindle's keyboard. Being able to feel the little buttons makes it much easier to operate.

As for changing font sizes, the K3 has a button on the little keyboard for that. I know the Nook has the little menu at the bottom, but I found the electronic menus tough to negotiate, so I rarely changed my font size. But with the K3, the little button made it so easy, that I change things up when I start a book until I'm happy with both the font size and style. Just show your dad the key and he'll be able to do it himself.

I definitely prefer eInk to color since my only interest is reading books that are in black and white and LCD quickly gives me headaches. I also love the long battery life of the Kindle. Being older, I found it a PITA to always be charging the Nook.

FizzyWater · 01-20-2011, 08:36 PM

I sold mine long ago, but I believe the Cybook G3 has a global font setting. The ability to choose from a LOT of font sizes and to easily change user fonts was the one thing I liked about the Cybook G3.

I think the firmware on the newer Cybook is similar, but perhaps someone who owns one can answer that for sure.

FF2 · 01-20-2011, 09:30 PM

By the way, it is a feature not mentioned much and I don't really know much about it but the Kindle does have audible navigation that can be turned on. I believe it reads the title/author and menu page type stuff.

ProfCrash · 01-20-2011, 09:33 PM

I have not seen this mentioned but the Sony 950 and Kindle DXG are larger screens. My Mom loves her DXG for the clarity and the screen size. She can fit a lot more text n the 9.7 inch screen then the 6 inch screen.

jbcohen · 01-20-2011, 09:33 PM

My Aluratek Libra Pro can do that but may not be the very best answer it can set font sizes but they must be individually set for each individual novel. I'm honest about the short comings of my reader.

SeaBookGuy · 01-21-2011, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TheNewton

Besides bad eye sight, he has very large fingers so it makes for a bad combination when working with small electronic devices.

Sonys come with a stylus included - he need never use his fingers at all. As for changing font, one hits the "size" button on the device (actual button, not on a screen), and then taps the desired font size, which sets it for the duration of the book (unless he changes his mind).

Andrew H. · 01-22-2011, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

If your Dad has floaters in his eyes, as I do, and many older people do, backlit screens are a problem. E-ink is much better if you have floaters. I love my iPad, but not for reading - my Kindle is far better for that.

I'm curious - does using the black background on the Kindle App make a difference on the ipad?

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01-20-2011, 04:17 PM	#16
TheNewton Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Made it over to the Best Buy over the noon hour and they did actually have the nook color powered up. The Nook eink, Kindle, and Sony display models would not power up. Once I set the NC to larger font size and double space it did hold that selection no matter what book I went to. Of course the problem still is I didn't see anyway of changing the font size when viewing the library, from which to make a selection. Thanks for all the replies. I'll take a short drive over to Borders and give the Kobo a look this weekend.

01-20-2011, 05:32 PM	#18
CatsMeow Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook & K3	As an older person with vision problems who has both the Nook Classic and the Kindle 3, I found the Nook's little digital keyboard to be very difficult to operate. I much prefer the Kindle's keyboard. Being able to feel the little buttons makes it much easier to operate. As for changing font sizes, the K3 has a button on the little keyboard for that. I know the Nook has the little menu at the bottom, but I found the electronic menus tough to negotiate, so I rarely changed my font size. But with the K3, the little button made it so easy, that I change things up when I start a book until I'm happy with both the font size and style. Just show your dad the key and he'll be able to do it himself. I definitely prefer eInk to color since my only interest is reading books that are in black and white and LCD quickly gives me headaches. I also love the long battery life of the Kindle. Being older, I found it a PITA to always be charging the Nook.

01-20-2011, 08:36 PM	#19
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I sold mine long ago, but I believe the Cybook G3 has a global font setting. The ability to choose from a LOT of font sizes and to easily change user fonts was the one thing I liked about the Cybook G3. I think the firmware on the newer Cybook is similar, but perhaps someone who owns one can answer that for sure.

01-20-2011, 09:30 PM	#20
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	By the way, it is a feature not mentioned much and I don't really know much about it but the Kindle does have audible navigation that can be turned on. I believe it reads the title/author and menu page type stuff.

01-20-2011, 09:33 PM	#21
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have not seen this mentioned but the Sony 950 and Kindle DXG are larger screens. My Mom loves her DXG for the clarity and the screen size. She can fit a lot more text n the 9.7 inch screen then the 6 inch screen.

01-20-2011, 09:33 PM	#22
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	My Aluratek Libra Pro can do that but may not be the very best answer it can set font sizes but they must be individually set for each individual novel. I'm honest about the short comings of my reader.

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