Touch e-Ink device for Mom

mimosavj · 11-26-2011, 11:12 AM

Hi

I am looking for a new Touch E-Ink device for my Mom who is a dinosaur (i.e. she knows minimally about computer & electronic devices). What I need:

1. a STABLE Touch e-ink device with ease-of-use user interface.
2. easy to install Vietnamese fonts (for her) to read Vietnamese books.
3. can read non-DRM Epub or Prc (Vietnamese books)
4. easy to drag & drop files to the reader.

I won't worry about web browser or downloading newspaper or any fancy like that.

I have tried the Nook Simple Touch in B&N store. It's OK but when I turn a page, there's a slightly dark ghost image for a fraction of a second - which is much more noticeable than what happens in my PRS 650. I heard the PRS T1 still has the freezing problem (?). How about the Kobo Touch and Kindle Touch?

Anne

NicholasV · 11-26-2011, 11:40 AM

Recently I went to the stores and tried the Kindle touch and Nook touch. I decided to finally buy the Nook touch and I will return by Kindle 3 Keyboard. The Kindle Touch is a pain imho, I much prefer buttons for page turning. The Kindles are all poorly designed. The keyboard versions have so many buttons it is not comfortable nor easy to find a position you can hold it, I often enough accidentally hit the page buttons myself because of this. The Touch version does not turn pages well either, sometimes I had to double tap, other times I turned pages the wrong way.

For the B&N Touch they set the page rate to refresh every 6 pages by default.

susan_cassidy · 11-28-2011, 12:41 PM

None of the big name ereaders can read both ePub and prc (mobi) formats. If they don't have DRM, though, you can easily convert with Calibre.

ProfCrash · 11-30-2011, 10:16 AM

You will find the ghosting on all of the devices. Itis getting better but it is there. You learn pretty quickly to ignore. At least, most people do.

Can you take your Mom to Target or Best Buy and let her handle the devices? That way she can play with them and let you know which is easiet to use.

The Kindle and the Nook are tied into large e-book stores and should be easy to use for shopping and reading. They both come with good warrenties and customer service.

mimosavj · 11-30-2011, 11:20 AM

Finally, I bought a Nook & the new Nook firmware solved the ghosting problem beautifully.

AndyfromVA · 11-30-2011, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mimosavj

Finally, I bought a Nook & the new Nook firmware solved the ghosting problem beautifully.

Good decision. I played around with a Kindle Touch today and found the page turning to be slower than my Kindle Keyboard and even my Nook 1E. In my opinion the Nook Simple Touch works better and has better ergonomics as well.

11-26-2011, 11:12 AM	#1
mimosavj Addict Posts: 205 Karma: 352572 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Device: Sony PRS 650, Nook HD+, Aura HD, Aura H2O v1, Libra 2	Touch e-Ink device for Mom Hi I am looking for a new Touch E-Ink device for my Mom who is a dinosaur (i.e. she knows minimally about computer & electronic devices). What I need: 1. a STABLE Touch e-ink device with ease-of-use user interface. 2. easy to install Vietnamese fonts (for her) to read Vietnamese books. 3. can read non-DRM Epub or Prc (Vietnamese books) 4. easy to drag & drop files to the reader. I won't worry about web browser or downloading newspaper or any fancy like that. I have tried the Nook Simple Touch in B&N store. It's OK but when I turn a page, there's a slightly dark ghost image for a fraction of a second - which is much more noticeable than what happens in my PRS 650. I heard the PRS T1 still has the freezing problem (?). How about the Kobo Touch and Kindle Touch? Anne

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11-26-2011, 11:40 AM	#2
NicholasV Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 13944 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Dover, NJ Device: Nook Touch, (ex)Kindle 3	Recently I went to the stores and tried the Kindle touch and Nook touch. I decided to finally buy the Nook touch and I will return by Kindle 3 Keyboard. The Kindle Touch is a pain imho, I much prefer buttons for page turning. The Kindles are all poorly designed. The keyboard versions have so many buttons it is not comfortable nor easy to find a position you can hold it, I often enough accidentally hit the page buttons myself because of this. The Touch version does not turn pages well either, sometimes I had to double tap, other times I turned pages the wrong way. For the B&N Touch they set the page rate to refresh every 6 pages by default.

11-28-2011, 12:41 PM	#3
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	None of the big name ereaders can read both ePub and prc (mobi) formats. If they don't have DRM, though, you can easily convert with Calibre.

11-30-2011, 10:16 AM	#4
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	You will find the ghosting on all of the devices. Itis getting better but it is there. You learn pretty quickly to ignore. At least, most people do. Can you take your Mom to Target or Best Buy and let her handle the devices? That way she can play with them and let you know which is easiet to use. The Kindle and the Nook are tied into large e-book stores and should be easy to use for shopping and reading. They both come with good warrenties and customer service.

11-30-2011, 11:20 AM	#5
mimosavj Addict Posts: 205 Karma: 352572 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Device: Sony PRS 650, Nook HD+, Aura HD, Aura H2O v1, Libra 2	Finally, I bought a Nook & the new Nook firmware solved the ghosting problem beautifully.

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