E book reader recommendations

Beachview_2

I'm looking for recommendations for an ebook reader. I've never had one before and don't want to spend a fortune. If anyone knows of any good offers anywhere, all the better.

The most important features for me would be reliability, ease of use, and that the screen is easy to see - as in I want to be able to magnify the words so they are bigger than normal text that would be in a book/newspaper.

Do any of them have longer manufacturer warranties? Probably not.

I want one that has the e ink as I've read that if the book reader doesn't have this, it wouldn't be as easy to see.

What is the best way of downloading the books, is it done directly onto the book reader or do I have to download them onto the computer then transfer them over to the reader on a usb pen or something? Sorry if that's a very stupid question, but sure I might as well ask.

penrhyn

You'll be wanting a Kindle Paperwhite then.

Anne_Marie_2

Can't give you recommendations, as I've only ever used the original keyboard Kindle, which I am very happy with. Whatever device you do go for, make sure it is an e-ink reader.

alinwales

penrhyn wrote: »

You'll be wanting a Kindle Paperwhite then.

There's also Nook and Kobo. I read that the Kobo is very configurable (text size), and my £30 nook is also configurable. Both have book stores, and ways of getting books either directly on the device, or via computer. Not sure what all the fuss is over Kindles, tbh.. My aversion to apple products is probably a good analogy, which naturally makes me biased against people with more disposable income than me

Mayflower10cat

Comparison article here; http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2012/03/06/kindle-vs-kobo-battle-of-the-e-readers/

Basic Kindle (without keyboard) is £69 from Amazon at the mo, but I've seen 2nd hand ones coming up on eBay. My Father, as an ex-Librarian, favoured the Kobo initially as that's the format ebooks from the library use. But he bought a Kindle, too. Loves both. I've got the basic Kindle and it'd perfect for me, can't see why you really need the keyboard, there's an on-screen keyboard for when you need to set it up or buy books.
If you have wifi at home, your Kindle can access it. I go into the Kindle section of Amazon on the laptop, with my Kindle 'on' and connected to the wifi, browse and buy as many books as I want. The books then appear almost magically on your Kindle via your wireless connection. There are lots of books for 1p or even free if you look.

pedrothefish

get a Nook Simple Touch from john lewis £30.00 with a 2 year warranty {you have to be quick as they sell like hotcakes} or sainsburys, pc world, but you only get 1 year warranty.
My wife has the cheapest kindle{was £69 } and it is not as easy to use as the nook.

Supatramp

I bought a Nook Simple Touch from Sainsburys for £29.99, it simply does what it says on the tin.
As has been said, there's a parallel with Kindle/Apple, most current e-readers operate on the e-ink principle, but cost significantly less than the equivalent Kindle.

Luckyone

I have a kindle & love it, mainly because you can alter the size of the text & all the free ebooks Amazon has on their website

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Sensibility

I have a kindle that is about 4 years old. It has been excellent, but I would probably recommend a Kindle Paperwhite. if you have an iPad you can also add a Kindle app to it (for free) and all your purchased books will automatically transfer to this as well. Therefore this makes Kindle books easy to read at night.

OK, so the Kindle isn't the cheapest e-reader out there, but I have been really pleased with mine. You can buy books from the e-reader, but as I am very short sighted I find it easier to buy books from the amazon website.

it is so easy to alter the text and contrast on it - brilliant,

Beachview_2

pedrothefish wrote: »

get a Nook Simple Touch from john lewis £30.00 with a 2 year warranty {you have to be quick as they sell like hotcakes} or sainsburys, pc world, but you only get 1 year warranty.
My wife has the cheapest kindle{was £69 } and it is not as easy to use as the nook.

Just after looking in John Lewis and its out of stock, sounds like I'll be getting it in PC World.

On_My_Lonesome

I have the kobo touch, very easy to change text size etc and can easily hook up to the wifi. I went for it over the kindle because of the range of formats it reads. Not downloaded books from their library though as I have hundreds already on my laptop hence liking being able to use various formats.