So far I have been very happy with the iPad as an ereader. The Kindle app for it is great.
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NoiseDesign - May 13, 2010 11:11:30 am PDT #13789 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Gudanov - May 13, 2010 11:14:39 am PDT #13790 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I think something coming out at that price point is great news. The more options the better.
Gris - May 13, 2010 11:25:16 am PDT #13791 of 25501
Hey. New board.
I've been using the Kindle app on my iPhone more often since the death of my Kindle, and it's pretty nice (especially with the brightness turned way down and white-text-on-black-font at the second-to-largest size) though I still ended up with a headache after a marathon 5-hour reading session the other day. I hear the iPad screen is even nicer than the iPhones, so I'd be interested in checking it out, but at over twice the price of the Craigslist Kindle I've got lined up, I just can't justify it. I honestly don't think I'd use it for enough "other" stuff - I don't have that niche. Which doesn't stop me from kind of wanting one, but I could get a Mac Mini to use as a media PC for the same price, which would have far greater utility for me if I feel a compulsive need to give Apple another $600.
NoiseDesign - May 13, 2010 11:27:51 am PDT #13792 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yeah. I get heavy use out of all the other stuff so it is worth it for me. I do find the screen better than my iPhone.
Jessica - May 13, 2010 12:38:02 pm PDT #13793 of 25501
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The main complaint I've heard about the ipad from former Kindle users is the weight - it's obviously much lighter than a laptop, but heavier than the Kindle for holding like a book.
NoiseDesign - May 13, 2010 12:40:14 pm PDT #13794 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Very true. It is not the featherweight that a Kindle is. The glass screen probably accounts for a large part of that.
Gudanov - May 13, 2010 12:47:31 pm PDT #13795 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
If you don't buy books through Apple, you could get both and use the right device for the right situation. At $150 for an E-ink reader that starts to get practical.
javachik - May 13, 2010 1:00:14 pm PDT #13796 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
I'd buy any of the e-readers the minute they offered a free (or very, very cheap) version of every physical book that I am buying (or have bought recently). For instance, I'd buy a Kindle if I could get to read the 100 or so books I've bought off of Amazon in the last couple of years. It would be AWESOME to be able to read my physical book up to page whatever, but switch to an e-reader for a trip. Or I'd buy the Barnes and Noble e-reader if they gave me credit for the B&N purchases I've made (of physical books).
Zenkitty - May 13, 2010 3:24:06 pm PDT #13797 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
When buying my Kindle, I underestimated my reluctance to pay $10 for a book that I could buy for much less in softcover and be totally happy with. There is rarely a book that I just can't wait for the softcover.
Liese S. - May 13, 2010 7:40:54 pm PDT #13798 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I still want to see how the DRM settles out.