05-10-2010, 06:22 PM | #16 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,300
Karma: 1121709
Join Date: Feb 2009
Device: Amazon Kindle 1
|
It's all personal preference, so you'll just have to check one out yourself.
My girlfriend has one and I really like reading on it. But I've never had major eye strain issues with LCD screens. Of course I'm also seldom reading for more than an hour at a time, read often in dim lighting etc. so e-ink just isn't much of an advantage for my needs. |
05-11-2010, 12:01 AM | #17 |
Banned
Posts: 25
Karma: 260
Join Date: May 2010
Device: Kindle
|
Keep the information coming I love it.
|
Advert | |
|
05-11-2010, 01:00 AM | #18 | |
Karma Kameleon
Posts: 2,938
Karma: 26738313
Join Date: Aug 2009
Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn
|
Quote:
Lee |
|
05-11-2010, 01:36 AM | #19 | |
Groupie
Posts: 160
Karma: 416
Join Date: Apr 2010
Device: Astak EZ Reader Pro AND Sony PRS-505
|
Quote:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/ipa...e_skin;content The conclusion seems to be... it varies, depending not only on your reading circumstances (day vs. night, indoors vs. outdoors, contending with someone else in bed with you or alone, etc.), but also how you tweak the settings (black on white vs. white on black) and... how your particular set of eyes work. Last edited by Spiffy; 05-11-2010 at 01:39 AM. |
|
05-11-2010, 07:46 AM | #20 | |
Evangelist
Posts: 446
Karma: 1812
Join Date: Dec 2007
Device: iPhone
|
Quote:
My husband is much happier since I started reading my iPhone in bed. |
|
Advert | |
|
05-11-2010, 08:26 AM | #21 | |
Addict
Posts: 257
Karma: 960
Join Date: Dec 2006
Device: REB1200; REB2150; Sony 500/350; EZReader; IREX DR800SG; Nook/Color
|
Quote:
If you plan to use it for reading I personally cannot recommend it for size/weight consideration. Come to think for anything else too, if you have computer at home and tv. 3g might have it benefits though. But don't buy in the hype play with it. |
|
05-11-2010, 09:09 AM | #22 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 92
Karma: 14
Join Date: Apr 2010
Device: Kindle Paperwhite
|
I agree that a bonus that you get with the LCD screen is low light reading, but that is a benefit over books in general. I'm just saying that it is not really a negative against eInk only.
I tried reading on my netbook before I got my Kobo and it didn't work that great for me for 2 reasons. I felt reading on the LCD didn't feel right, it seemed like I was always aware that I was reading on a screen. Secondly, I found it hard to focus, like other have said if you have internet you can easily be drawn away. (or atleast I can) |
05-11-2010, 01:15 PM | #23 | ||
Wizard
Posts: 2,300
Karma: 1121709
Join Date: Feb 2009
Device: Amazon Kindle 1
|
Quote:
It's only a pound and a half which is still quite light, and most of the time I use it (or my Kindle) I'm sitting down or laying down so the weight of the device is resting on my lap or chest anyway. But I suppose the size/weight could be an issue for some. It's definitely not good if you want to read standing up on the subway etc. And I suppose the size/weight could be an issue for people with arthritis etc. Or maybe it could get heavy for avid readers who read for hours and hours on end--I'd never use a device like the iPad for more than an hour or two at a time if even that much in a whole day. Quote:
To the first, that's really a form factor issue. I can't read on a laptop, PC, netbook etc. at all. The form factor just isn't good for reading, and it does hurt immersion. But I don't have that problem reading on my girlfriend's iPad. The tablet form factor is great for reading, and the device quickly disappears, unlike laptops/netbooks for me. I also get less eye strain. Two the second, that's a fair point I suppose, at least for people lacking in self control/attention span! It's a plus for me as I'm not an avid reader so I'd get a lot more use out of a tablet than I do out of my Kindle that probably gets used 2 hours or so a week as I really only do any leisure reading when I need to get sleepy at night. My main hobbies are movies, TV, sports, video games and music, so I don't mind being distracted from reading. So yeah, something like the iPad isn't the ideal choice for the avid reader who's only main hobby is reading. There's the distractions of the other stuff, the device is bigger and heavier, gets less battery life, and costs a good bit more than a dedicated, e-ink reader. So it's hard to recommenced it to someone who ONLY really wants to read novels and other straight text reading. For someone who wants to do that and do all the other stuff a tablet can do, the iPad may be a good choice. It's not quite the right tablet for me so I'm still waiting for the time being. But when I get a tablet I'll probably ditch my Kindle. Last edited by dmaul1114; 05-11-2010 at 01:30 PM. |
||
05-11-2010, 01:28 PM | #24 |
Banned
Posts: 25
Karma: 260
Join Date: May 2010
Device: Kindle
|
I really think I need to get my hands on one!!!!
|
05-11-2010, 01:44 PM | #25 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,300
Karma: 1121709
Join Date: Feb 2009
Device: Amazon Kindle 1
|
For sure. Find the nearest Apple store or a Best Buy with them on display.
The only way to really get a good sense of whether it's the device for you is to play around with one yourself. |
05-11-2010, 02:44 PM | #26 |
The Forgotten
Posts: 1,136
Karma: 4689999
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Dubai
Device: Kindle Paperwhite; Nook HD; Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
|
All in all, if all you want is an ebook reader, the iPad is not a good idea. Apart from the whole LCD screen/eye strain issue, there's also the fact that it's a bit too heavy for reading for long periods of time, and it costs so much more than dedicated readers.
Yes, the iPad can read ebooks*, but that's not it's only, or even it's main, function. It's almost a computer (but not quite). So if you want a device that can be used to read books, looks damn good, and will replace your aging laptop/crappy netbook, then yes, get an iPad. If all you want to do is read books, stick to your Kindle. * And as far as that goes, the iBooks app is frankly terrific. Looks way too cool. |
05-11-2010, 03:04 PM | #27 |
.
Posts: 3,408
Karma: 5647231
Join Date: Oct 2008
Device: never enough
|
|
05-11-2010, 03:12 PM | #28 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,300
Karma: 1121709
Join Date: Feb 2009
Device: Amazon Kindle 1
|
Yeah, the iBook store isn't great.
Not much of a shortcoming though since you also have the Kindle app (which I assume he/she would mostly use since they currently own a Kindle), Kobo app etc. As well ability to buy ePub elsewhere to read in iBooks. |
05-11-2010, 08:30 PM | #29 |
Banned
Posts: 25
Karma: 260
Join Date: May 2010
Device: Kindle
|
ibook store how easy is it to get your ebooks on there does anyone know.
|
05-12-2010, 11:52 AM | #30 | |
Wizard
Posts: 2,300
Karma: 1121709
Join Date: Feb 2009
Device: Amazon Kindle 1
|
Quote:
Kindle books you just download into the Kindle app via the archives in the app. Books you have on your Kindle from other sources like Feedbooks etc. you'd have to send to your Kindle for Ipad via e-mail (I think). |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
iPad WWDC mugging victim gets replacement iPad, word from Jobs | kjk | Apple Devices | 7 | 06-15-2010 03:55 AM |
Romance Ebers, Georg: A Word, Only a Word. V1. 20 Mar 2009 | crutledge | Kindle Books | 0 | 03-20-2009 08:14 AM |
Romance Ebers, Georg: A Word, Only a Word. V1. 20 Mar 2009 | crutledge | IMP Books | 0 | 03-20-2009 08:12 AM |
Romance Ebers, Georg: A Word, Only a Word. V1. 20 Mar 2009 | crutledge | BBeB/LRF Books | 0 | 03-20-2009 08:10 AM |
Romance Ebers, Georg: A Word, Only a Word. V1. 20 Mar 2009 | crutledge | ePub Books | 0 | 03-20-2009 08:09 AM |