Favorite e-reading device

mcrow · 12-30-2013, 12:57 PM

So, which are your favorite reading devices? This includes both e-ink or tablets.

piperclassique · 12-30-2013, 01:36 PM

An option for "other" might have been good. On the whole I like my paperwhite best, but not all the time.

mcrow · 12-30-2013, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piperclassique

An option for "other" might have been good. On the whole I like my paperwhite best, but not all the time.

I didn't put other in because I see no point in tracking what could be a combination of any of 10+ devices.People are free to comment about other devices if they want though.

The ones in the poll are by far the most popular ones so I included them.

I think google tablets could be one that I missed but I don't think they have as many users for reading purposes as the ones on the list.

wawasteele · 12-30-2013, 02:49 PM

I voted for eink Kindle, because I love my PW. However, I do think Android tablets as a group should have been listed, since the iPad was. I also love my Galaxy Tab 7.0+.

NickyWithNook · 12-30-2013, 02:51 PM

I like my Kindle Paperwhite and Nook Glowlight equally. I think I'd like any lit e-ink touch screen reader. Brand is not important to me, and they are much more the same than different.

pendragginp · 12-30-2013, 02:55 PM

I voted for Kindle e-ink, since I too love my PW. However I do think Sony makes the most beautiful readers; if they had one like the 650 but with a frontlight, or especially if one of their larger ones was color e-ink with a frontlight, I'd love it. Too bad their support for their products is so poor.

I use Amazon because their ebook store is so huge and because their customer service has been stellar.

WT Sharpe · 12-30-2013, 03:05 PM

Full disclosure here: I haven't had a Nook since the 1st generation, and my only Sony is a PSR-600, so I'm not the best person to ask about Sonys or Nooks, but I'm fairly up to date on everything else. For reading books, my first generation Paperwhite wins out over all my other devices and over all devices with which I'm familiar. Of course, I'd rather have a PW2, but not enough to plunk down the cash.

PurpleStar · 12-30-2013, 04:00 PM

Kobo e-ink for me. I use a Kobo Glo.

mcrow · 12-30-2013, 04:03 PM

Of the e-readers I've had a chance to fiddle with I like the, Kobos and Kindle e-ink the best purely for reading but love my Kindle HDX for all around use.

saoir · 12-30-2013, 04:28 PM

Smart phones should be there. I spent almost two great years reading 20+ eBooks on my iPhone before moving to my KindlePW and I know others reading on smart phones. I still sometimes read on my iPhone5.

mcrow · 12-30-2013, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by saoir

Smart phones should be there. I spent almost two great years reading 20+ eBooks on my iPhone before moving to my KindlePW and I know others reading on smart phones. I still sometimes read on my iPhone5.

Like I said above, for users on this website I listed the most common devices. The list would be 30 devices long if I added every device one could use.

saoir · 12-30-2013, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcrow

Like I said above, for users on this website I listed the most common devices. The list would be 30 devices long if I added every device one could use.

Hey ... I'm not complaining

but how do we know smart phones are not common among readers here unless we ask :-) and one extra item could cover all smart phones .. but hey ... maybe next time :

Katsunami · 12-30-2013, 06:21 PM

I don't like tablets because they are hard to read in bright daylight. (However, I like them better than e-readers if the ambient light is really REALLY low.)

I don't like any of the current e-readers. Too much frippery on many, not enough customizations on others, too much bugs on some. The Kindle Paperwhite is the least bad and the most stable of the ones I've checked out.

VictoriaP · 12-30-2013, 06:28 PM

Another Kindle Paperwhite user here, but I do read sometimes on my iPhone, and all PDFs are read on the iPad.

tompe · 12-30-2013, 06:32 PM

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

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

12-30-2013, 12:57 PM	#1
mcrow Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 1486256 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle 4/Kindle Fire HD/Kindle Fire HDX 7"	Favorite e-reading device So, which are your favorite reading devices? This includes both e-ink or tablets.

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12-30-2013, 01:36 PM	#2
piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 974 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	An option for "other" might have been good. On the whole I like my paperwhite best, but not all the time.

12-30-2013, 02:49 PM	#4
wawasteele Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 656362 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: California Device: 1st PW, Sansa Clip Zip, Samsungs: GT 7.0 Plus, Note4, GT 4 10.1"	I voted for eink Kindle, because I love my PW. However, I do think Android tablets as a group should have been listed, since the iPad was. I also love my Galaxy Tab 7.0+.

12-30-2013, 02:51 PM	#5
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 749 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: American living in Australia Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	I like my Kindle Paperwhite and Nook Glowlight equally. I think I'd like any lit e-ink touch screen reader. Brand is not important to me, and they are much more the same than different.

12-30-2013, 02:55 PM	#6
pendragginp Guru Posts: 985 Karma: 4567263 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The End Of The Earth Device: Several	I voted for Kindle e-ink, since I too love my PW. However I do think Sony makes the most beautiful readers; if they had one like the 650 but with a frontlight, or especially if one of their larger ones was color e-ink with a frontlight, I'd love it. Too bad their support for their products is so poor. I use Amazon because their ebook store is so huge and because their customer service has been stellar.

12-30-2013, 03:05 PM	#7
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Full disclosure here: I haven't had a Nook since the 1st generation, and my only Sony is a PSR-600, so I'm not the best person to ask about Sonys or Nooks, but I'm fairly up to date on everything else. For reading books, my first generation Paperwhite wins out over all my other devices and over all devices with which I'm familiar. Of course, I'd rather have a PW2, but not enough to plunk down the cash.

12-30-2013, 04:00 PM	#8
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,620 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Clara 2E	Kobo e-ink for me. I use a Kobo Glo.

12-30-2013, 04:03 PM	#9
mcrow Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 1486256 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle 4/Kindle Fire HD/Kindle Fire HDX 7"	Of the e-readers I've had a chance to fiddle with I like the, Kobos and Kindle e-ink the best purely for reading but love my Kindle HDX for all around use.

12-30-2013, 04:28 PM	#10
saoir Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 2088290 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Smart phones should be there. I spent almost two great years reading 20+ eBooks on my iPhone before moving to my KindlePW and I know others reading on smart phones. I still sometimes read on my iPhone5.

12-30-2013, 06:21 PM	#13
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I don't like tablets because they are hard to read in bright daylight. (However, I like them better than e-readers if the ambient light is really REALLY low.) I don't like any of the current e-readers. Too much frippery on many, not enough customizations on others, too much bugs on some. The Kindle Paperwhite is the least bad and the most stable of the ones I've checked out.

12-30-2013, 06:28 PM	#14
VictoriaP Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 491576 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle PW2; Kindle Touch; Kindle 2; iPad Mini; iPad1	Another Kindle Paperwhite user here, but I do read sometimes on my iPhone, and all PDFs are read on the iPad.

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12-30-2013, 06:32 PM	#15
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	Kindle PW so I did not vote for anything since I feel that a PW is distinct from other Kindle eink readers.