thinking about getting daughter at uni a kindle reader

gamston

hi
my daughters at uni she goes each day by bus
i was thinking about getting her akindle reader from amazon
so she can read her text books (e-books) while on the bus

what do you think, anybody used one to read text books

i've got her lots of course work ebooks, some the books are not a probelm

busenbust

I have the 3G + Wi-Fi version and it's a lovely little device imo. well made, very easy to use, very easy to - most importantly - read. I love it.

davester

how long is the bus journey? I had to do a 1.5 hr trip to and from home at weekends, I used to just listen to music. Read while moving on a bus can give you a headache or in my case fall asleep and miss my stop which was just before the bus station making my walk to my dorm 20 mins with a bag of clothes

tanith

I think its a great idea, I also have the 3G + WIFI and its great.. it will save carrying a heavy book around also...

JJ_Egan

Got the Kindle app on my Android Smartphone loads of free books as well .

jje

Ningy

I have no issues reading my Kindle and it's much more convenient than a heavy book, but would want to check availability of textbooks before investing in one.
You say you've already bought some? Can they be read on a Kindle? I work with students who have access to a lot of e-book textbooks but these are browser-based, not Kindle compatible.
Is she doing a subject which is all text? i.e. if she's reading a biology textbook with lots of diagrams I don't know how well that would compare - although I've been quite impressed with the Kindle rendering of images.

gamston

thanks for the comments

this would be mainly for reading e-books about dinosaurs which is the subject she has choose to do for her (whatever that D word thing is, that extra course work to get your degree

so i've got a lot of the e-books she can use,
from what i've read they can take pdf files, so they should work,
in my old job i would have just brought it, but in this job i have to watch the pennies

busenbust

gamston wrote: »

thanks for the comments

this would be mainly for reading e-books about dinosaurs which is the subject she has choose to do for her (whatever that D word thing is, that extra course work to get your degree

so i've got a lot of the e-books she can use,
from what i've read they can take pdf files, so they should work,
in my old job i would have just brought it, but in this job i have to watch the pennies

Not a problem

free4440273

busenbust wrote: »

I have the 3G + Wi-Fi version and it's a lovely little device imo. well made, very easy to use, very easy to - most importantly - read. I love it.

tanith wrote: »

I think its a great idea, I also have the 3G + WIFI and its great.. it will save carrying a heavy book around also...

Ningy wrote: »

I have no issues reading my Kindle and it's much more convenient than a heavy book, but would want to check availability of textbooks before investing in one.
You say you've already bought some? Can they be read on a Kindle? I work with students who have access to a lot of e-book textbooks but these are browser-based, not Kindle compatible.
Is she doing a subject which is all text? i.e. if she's reading a biology textbook with lots of diagrams I don't know how well that would compare - although I've been quite impressed with the Kindle rendering of images.

Have to agree with all; great little nifty devices :cool:

S0litaire

Most Uni / College required text books should have PDF versions available.

Think i read on a Tech Site last week, that most Uni's are moving towards E-Books only for students, it's more economical for them.

I love my kindle (I'm a light reader but it's 1 month old and not needed to recharge yet!)

I've got the Wi-Fi only version but i've tethered it to my Mobile so i've got access to more books if ever i feel the need for a new book while i'm out and about...

savercol

Can I pick someones brain please.
Thinking of getting one for my Wife. She reads a lot but also surfs the net a bit, nothing major. Is the internet any good for basic use?