Favorite e-reading device - Page 2

mcrow · 12-30-2013, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tompe

Kindle PW so I did not vote for anything since I feel that a PW is distinct from other Kindle eink readers.

I understand there is a distinction but the PW is an e-ink device.

shanghaichica · 12-30-2013, 07:39 PM

Kindle paperwhite. I read occasionally on my kobo/nook and ipad and Android tablet, but the Kindle is still king.

tompe · 12-30-2013, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcrow

I understand there is a distinction but the PW is an e-ink device.

Yes, but I will never go back and read on an device without the kind of light a PW have so I feel that voting for eink is not correct. The importand thing for me is the light and the battery time and the weight. It is not being able to read in the sun.

mcrow · 12-30-2013, 07:45 PM

So far results are pretty much what I expected for this website. Seems like a lot of Kobo and Kindle users hang out here and I know there are a good number of Sony fans. I thought I'd see more Nook fans, they seem like good e-readers.

49Kat · 12-30-2013, 08:00 PM

I really enjoy my iPads, both the iPad 2 and the Mini. I was surprised to find that I don't mind the iPhone 5 for reading either, but I likely wouldn't read on it regularly. So far, it's been when I find myself in an unexpected situation where I'm waiting and need to kill time and I didn't happen to bring the Mini along, then I'll use the iPhone. The iPads are not the greatest in bright sunlight, however. I wonder if anti-glare screens would help, but they seem kind of pricey. I still do like my Sony PRS 650, but it's such a nuisance adding books to it that I find I seldom use it anymore. I usually add books directly to my devices via wifi. If the Sony had wifi, it would see a lot more use (like on camping weekends).

Purple Lady · 12-30-2013, 08:03 PM

I can't vote because the only thing close to an Android tablet in the list is the Kobo tablet - the Nook and Fire are not real Android tablets. You may not have wanted to list a lot of devices, but should have included at least "Android Tablet".

fjtorres · 12-30-2013, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mcrow

I thought I'd see more Nook fans.

So did B&N.
( BA-DA-BA-DUMP)

cromag · 12-30-2013, 08:39 PM

Other.

ucfgrad93 · 12-30-2013, 08:41 PM

I voted for Kindle e-ink. They are excellent devices and great for reading.

CarolineNH · 12-30-2013, 08:46 PM

I've probably had and read on one of everything. I've had a couple of Nook tablets, used a Nexus tablet, had a Kindle Fire. What I have now (for portable devices) are a Kindle PW2, iPhone 5, iPad mini, and Samsung Note 8. I always have my phone at hand, but seldom read on that small screen. If I'm going to be away from home I generally take the iPad mini because it is the most versatile, with the Note 8 a close second. If I want to read with no distractions, I bring the PW. I read at night before bed on the PW. I find that if I have a tablet with me, I'm far too tempted to surf the web, check email, etc.

Rootman · 12-30-2013, 08:57 PM

After retiring my Kindle DS I have just stuck to an 10.1" Android tablet with FBReader using my entire library copied to the device as exported from Calibre. It just works well for me, no network access is required, no Calibre server to fuss with and I can use the tablet to do other stuff too.

booklover6 · 12-30-2013, 08:59 PM

Of the items on the list, my favorite to read on is the Nook HD tablet, followed by the Kobo Glo. Although in some situations, that would be reversed.

Not on the list is my true favorite, the Nexus 7 tablet.

I am curious about how many people read on their smart phones. Now that some of them are so big, do people read on them a lot more?

Katsunami · 12-30-2013, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

I am curious about how many people read on their smart phones. Now that some of them are so big, do people read on them a lot more?

Why not? There isn't too much of a difference anymore between a 6.1-6.3 inch "phone" and a 7 inch tablet. I for one could never use a smartphone that was bigger than a Kindle... too unwieldy to make calls with, and impossible to keep in pants pocket.

meeera · 12-30-2013, 09:35 PM

I voted Kobo e-ink, but that's for novel reading. For graphic novels, cookbooks, and magazines, it's iPad Mini Retina for me.

shootingMaNs · 12-30-2013, 09:36 PM

My Kobo Mini is my favorite, followed by my PRS-600. I hardly ever use my Nook Color for reading anymore.

View Poll Results: Which do you prefer?
Kindle Fire	5	2.28%
Kindle e-ink	72	32.88%
Nook tablet	11	5.02%
Nook e-ink	12	5.48%
Sony	38	17.35%
Kobo tablet	2	0.91%
Kobo e-ink	66	30.14%
iPad	13	5.94%
Voters: 219. You may not vote on this poll

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12-30-2013, 07:39 PM	#17
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 paperwhite. I read occasionally on my kobo/nook and ipad and Android tablet, but the Kindle is still king.

12-30-2013, 07:45 PM	#19
mcrow Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 1486256 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle 4/Kindle Fire HD/Kindle Fire HDX 7"	So far results are pretty much what I expected for this website. Seems like a lot of Kobo and Kindle users hang out here and I know there are a good number of Sony fans. I thought I'd see more Nook fans, they seem like good e-readers.

12-30-2013, 08:00 PM	#20
49Kat Fanatic Posts: 580 Karma: 1309104 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: BC,Canada/NV, USA Device: iPad 9th Gen, iPhone 11, Paperwhite 10th Gen.	I really enjoy my iPads, both the iPad 2 and the Mini. I was surprised to find that I don't mind the iPhone 5 for reading either, but I likely wouldn't read on it regularly. So far, it's been when I find myself in an unexpected situation where I'm waiting and need to kill time and I didn't happen to bring the Mini along, then I'll use the iPhone. The iPads are not the greatest in bright sunlight, however. I wonder if anti-glare screens would help, but they seem kind of pricey. I still do like my Sony PRS 650, but it's such a nuisance adding books to it that I find I seldom use it anymore. I usually add books directly to my devices via wifi. If the Sony had wifi, it would see a lot more use (like on camping weekends).

12-30-2013, 08:03 PM	#21
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	I can't vote because the only thing close to an Android tablet in the list is the Kobo tablet - the Nook and Fire are not real Android tablets. You may not have wanted to list a lot of devices, but should have included at least "Android Tablet".

12-30-2013, 08:39 PM	#23
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,765 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Other.

12-30-2013, 08:41 PM	#24
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,372 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I voted for Kindle e-ink. They are excellent devices and great for reading.

12-30-2013, 08:46 PM	#25
CarolineNH Expert napper Posts: 112 Karma: 77362 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Hampshire Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Pro, Kindle Fire 10	I've probably had and read on one of everything. I've had a couple of Nook tablets, used a Nexus tablet, had a Kindle Fire. What I have now (for portable devices) are a Kindle PW2, iPhone 5, iPad mini, and Samsung Note 8. I always have my phone at hand, but seldom read on that small screen. If I'm going to be away from home I generally take the iPad mini because it is the most versatile, with the Note 8 a close second. If I want to read with no distractions, I bring the PW. I read at night before bed on the PW. I find that if I have a tablet with me, I'm far too tempted to surf the web, check email, etc.

12-30-2013, 08:57 PM	#26
Rootman Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 478 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Android & FBReader	After retiring my Kindle DS I have just stuck to an 10.1" Android tablet with FBReader using my entire library copied to the device as exported from Calibre. It just works well for me, no network access is required, no Calibre server to fuss with and I can use the tablet to do other stuff too.

12-30-2013, 08:59 PM	#27
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Of the items on the list, my favorite to read on is the Nook HD tablet, followed by the Kobo Glo. Although in some situations, that would be reversed. Not on the list is my true favorite, the Nexus 7 tablet. I am curious about how many people read on their smart phones. Now that some of them are so big, do people read on them a lot more?

12-30-2013, 09:35 PM	#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 voted Kobo e-ink, but that's for novel reading. For graphic novels, cookbooks, and magazines, it's iPad Mini Retina for me.

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12-30-2013, 09:36 PM	#30
shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	My Kobo Mini is my favorite, followed by my PRS-600. I hardly ever use my Nook Color for reading anymore.