Kindle or Tablet

Christina1982

Hi

I'm bit puzzled and after advice!!

I really want an e reader and originally thought a kindle was the way forward but I'm now thinking I would like to be able to go online too as well as being able to read books.

Can anyone help me in my decision!

Looking at:

• Kindle
• Ipad
• HTC Flyer
• Samsung Tab

Anyones experiences would be great! Probably just wifi.

Thanks in advance

tanith

I have a Kindle and love it, you can actually go online with the Kindle, its something they are trying out . Not very easy to navigate around or type but it might get better, the thing about the Kindle is its so light and small you can hold it with one hand and turn the page with your thumb, you can read it outside in bright sunlight perfectly, battery last a month before recharging , it will read the book to you if you want and you can store 3500 books on it I can't fault it... everyone has a different opinion but as I say I love it..

foxybabe

I love my kindle. I like the fact it isn't backlit so it feels more like reading a book. It is really user friendly. I personally am not bothered about going online with it as i have my phone and computer for that, and if i am reading I don't really feel the need to browse the internet. I'm sure there will be lots of different opinions though.

Linbox

Kindle, I can carry loads of books on a very light, easy to use bit of kit. Our family share ours and it holds the place of all (?) the books being read.

Christina1982

Thanks
Where do you get your books from? silly question I know! but had kindle app on my phone and it seems to be american!
Maybe should just get one as I have HTC Desire so can access online with that.....
I just don't know!!

penrhyn

Surprisingly you buy Kindle books from Amazon.

tanith

There also loads of free books in the Amazon Kindle shop, some there that I read years ago that I've enjoyed reading again and lots of classics..

Bogtrotter

I definitely concur with tanith and foxybabe. My wife bought me a Kindle for my birthday and I find it excellent as a e-reader. The e-ink display produces less eyestrain than reading on a LCD computer screen or an I-Pad and since the battery allegedly lasts for up to a month before it needs to be recharged you don't have to worry as much about finding somewhere to plug in.

As well as the amazon low price/free classics most other books are substantially cheaper than the paper version and you can download a sample for free to help you make up your mind.

Linbox

I suggest you use Calibre its very useful for manipulating/ converting ebooks as kindle sometimes has issues displaying PDF files.

Google dan brown ebook or any book of your choice there are lots are lots of links -
Some for amazon, some for barns and noble, water stones etc. You may want to investigate the others.
PM me If you need any advice.

Christina1982

Thanks for your advice. Think I'm going to get kindle.

What does everyone have wifi? I have wifi at home so that would probably do the job.

Where did everyone get one from?

When I asked where you get books from I meant can you also download books from waterstones etc? The kindle app on my phone doesn't appear to have a lot of titles, thinking its the wrong version especially when the prices are in USD!

penrhyn

If you travel around a lot get the 3g version otherwise the wifi only model is fine.

The folks from the university of the blindingly obvious would suggest getting one from Amazon.

If you get the 3 g version its up and running and connected to your Amazon account straight out of the box.

Otherwise I guess you could use some of your Tesco points against one.