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Post by bean29 on Apr 30, 2015 11:55:01 GMT -5
I am due to buy myself a new e-reader.
I am currently using a Nook Simple Touch with Glow-light. I had purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook (Color) at Christmastime, but I sent it back b/c I decided it was too heavy and I did not need color (I read in bed, so I hold it up, and occasionally I fall asleep and it might hit me in the face). I have been planning to get a new Simple Touch, but I went to the library to get some materials on updating my resume this week and the material was available only as a pdf. I can access it on my PC, but I might as well buy an e-reader that can access material from the library...and Kindle seems to have a corner on that market.
So what e-reader should I buy that will be able to utilize library downloads? I know there are numerous versions of the Kindle so I would appreciate some direction. I had a Kindle once, but I hated using it b/c it had a toggle thing instead of a keyboard...it was a pain to download books onto it.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 30, 2015 11:57:13 GMT -5
I have a Kindle Fire, not just the e-reader but everything is easy to do. I have the 3rd generation one. I get way more library books this way than going to the actual library. They want to close at decent times dang them!
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Post by muttleynfelix on Apr 30, 2015 11:57:30 GMT -5
I love my Kindle Paperwhite, but there are still some library stuff that I can't read on it.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 30, 2015 12:08:00 GMT -5
Are you certain you can't load books onto your Simple Touch?
I own a Simple Touch and can upload items from the library but first I had to download some software onto the computer (free thru the library).
The software checks out the book then converts it so I can transfer the file onto my NOOK.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 12:10:06 GMT -5
I have a Kindle Fire (older edition) that I love. But if I had known that I would be issued an Ipad, I wouldn't have bought it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 12:17:26 GMT -5
I bought an android tablet that I use as a reader, I love it and it is great as a mobile computer as well.
If I could make it a phone, it would be perfect lol!
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Post by grumpyhermit on Apr 30, 2015 12:21:04 GMT -5
I have the Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Edition. All navigation and input is done via the touchscreen.
The only thing I don't like is that you have to touch the screen to turn pages. I much preferred the dedicated buttons that were on my old Kindle Keyboard. They brought the buttons back on the Voyage, and if I hadn't upgraded to the Paperwhite a few months before Amazon announced the Voyage I would have one.
I don't really read library books, so I use Calibre to manage all my DRM free eBooks and sync them to the Kindle. Sending books to the Kindle should be as simple as emailing them to the Kindle's email address though.
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Post by bean29 on Apr 30, 2015 14:14:06 GMT -5
www.amazon.com/dp/B00IOY8XWQ/ref=fs_kv
So it's the Kindle Voyage. Now next decision...how annoying are the special offers? should I skip them or not? It's apparently $20 to skip them price goes from $199 to $219
Q2... how about 3G? I have always survived with just wi-fi and rarely have an issue with wanting to download a book and not having access-to go from Wi-Fi+Special offers at $199 to $269 for 3G +Special offers or $289 for 3G w/o special offers is quite a jump.
I think I could get along fine w/o 3G.
Drama...My screen has a number of flaws in it. DH got on my case and told me to buy a new one. LOL it bothers him to look at it, and he isn't even the one reading on it. So, since I am buying a new e-reader anyways and the library seems to be geared into Kindle technology...I will just update to a kindle.
I always wanted to stay with Nook b/c I already have quite a collection in my library. I also thought about buying an I-Pad mini, but apparently it is not as good as an e-reader as a Kindle or a Nook would be.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 30, 2015 14:21:24 GMT -5
The special offers are basically just wallpaper when I unlock my Kindle, I never see them again. Never had 3G and never wished I did. Hope that helps.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 14:22:16 GMT -5
www.amazon.com/dp/B00IOY8XWQ/ref=fs_kv
So it's the Kindle Voyage. Now next decision...how annoying are the special offers? should I skip them or not? It's apparently $20 to skip them price goes from $199 to $219 We have one with and one without. I couldn't even tell you offhand if it's mine or DS that has them. They're pretty much a non-issue to me. They're not there when you're using the reader, it's just the home screen.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 14:22:59 GMT -5
AND we did have one that came up that was a $10 Amazon gift card.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 30, 2015 14:27:42 GMT -5
AND we did have one that came up that was a $10 Amazon gift card. Was it free?? That'd be the one I zipped on past instead of actually looking at.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 14:31:06 GMT -5
AND we did have one that came up that was a $10 Amazon gift card. Was it free?? That'd be the one I zipped on past instead of actually looking at. Yes, it was just a promo code to enter at checkout.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 30, 2015 14:39:45 GMT -5
Was it free?? That'd be the one I zipped on past instead of actually looking at. Yes, it was just a promo code to enter at checkout. DANG IT!!! I'll be obsessively looking at them ALL now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 14:42:00 GMT -5
Yes, it was just a promo code to enter at checkout. DANG IT!!! I'll be obsessively looking at them ALL now.
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Post by justme on Apr 30, 2015 14:42:31 GMT -5
You can always choose at a later time to get rid of the special offers. It's still the same 20.
I have it on mine and don't really notice. It's the screen saver and on the very bottom of the homepage I'm rarely on. Haven't gotten a deal from it yet, only have noticed book deals/advertising.
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Post by grumpyhermit on Apr 30, 2015 14:44:45 GMT -5
Special Offers - I never notice them. Like other posters said, its basically just an ad on the lock screen, and a small banner at the bottom of your navigation pane. You never see ads once you are in a book.
My Kindle keyboard had 3G - I never used it. It is pretty easy to find free WiFi just about anywhere, so I did not purchase the 3G for my Paperwhite. However, I also have a smartphone, so if I was desperate for a book I would just buy it on the Kindle App and read on my phone until I got to a WiFi so that I could synch my Kindle.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 14:47:11 GMT -5
We also have 3G on one and not the other. Again, not sure which one has it. I wouldn't pay extra for that either.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 30, 2015 15:06:54 GMT -5
I love my Kindle Paperwhite. I don't use it for anything but reading though.
After running out of reading material in Mexico, I wanted something I could read in the sun and could load up. If I shut the WiFi off (keep it in airplane mode), I get about 6 weeks on a battery charge.
BTW....mine is without ads and has 3G. It has served me well, when I needed to download something in an airport where they wanted to charge for WiFi.
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Post by bean29 on Apr 30, 2015 15:58:56 GMT -5
I did a little research on the Kindles on Amazon's website. I think I will go after the Voyage but it does kind of look like it is not as good for reading in the sun.
I think I will have DD order it as a Mother's Day present...I still have a few books to read on my Nook, so if I can just force myself not to buy anything new for two weeks.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 30, 2015 16:10:13 GMT -5
I did a little research on the Kindles on Amazon's website. I think I will go after the Voyage but it does kind of look like it is not as good for reading in the sun.
I think I will have DD order it as a Mother's Day present...I still have a few books to read on my Nook, so if I can just force myself not to buy anything new for two weeks. I had a stack of paperbacks to read, then got my Kindle. I really need to get through that stack of books, as they're taking up a lot of room on my nightstand. What I find is hard is not stopping and picking up a book at Costco.....
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Post by Robert not Bobby on Apr 30, 2015 16:19:19 GMT -5
Kindle is good, and I say that with some reservations. Sure, I have one.
I still like the tactile sense of wetting my forefinger and turning the page..a real book, paper and all.
I have this home library that I like to keep adding too...just a personal quirk, I guess.
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Post by lynnerself on Apr 30, 2015 16:24:49 GMT -5
I like my Kindle Paperwhite, the newest one. It's lightweight and I can read it in the dark or in bright sunlight. I don't mind the ads and don't see the reason for 3G
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Apr 30, 2015 19:13:49 GMT -5
I use the kindle app on my Android tablet or phone. I had a kindle... but ended up giving it to my sister.
Also- for all these ebook readers, if you aren't signed up at BOOKBUB.com do so now. The list all the books by genre that go one sale for a limited time. You can sign up for daily emails. It links you directly to the site, amazon/google play/itunes etc. that is selling the book.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on May 1, 2015 11:52:30 GMT -5
I use the kindle app on my Android tablet or phone. I had a kindle... but ended up giving it to my sister. Also- for all these ebook readers, if you aren't signed up at BOOKBUB.com do so now. The list all the books by genre that go one sale for a limited time. You can sign up for daily emails. It links you directly to the site, amazon/google play/itunes etc. that is selling the book. I have sooo many books to read and only took the free ones, I can't imagine how many I'd have if I went with the low priced ones too.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 1, 2015 12:42:06 GMT -5
I have a ton of books I got through Bookbub on my iPad. Only I HATE reading on it, so need to figure out how to transfer them over onto my kindle.
I bought low priced books too.......normally only the ones for 0.99.
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Post by justme on May 1, 2015 13:05:04 GMT -5
Geeze. I read practically anything I want from my libraries overdrive and get more free books than I know what to do with through work, now you guys are telling me where to get free ebooks! I don't have the time!
<goes to sign up>
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Post by bean29 on May 1, 2015 13:06:29 GMT -5
I have a ton of books I got through Bookbub on my iPad. Only I HATE reading on it, so need to figure out how to transfer them over onto my kindle. I bought low priced books too.......normally only the ones for 0.99. I think there is some kind of program you can buy that will transfer the books...but I think it is akin to "jailbreaking" a cell phone. I was reading info about transferring books from the nook to the kindle. Apparently it can be done, but I might need to buy some kind of program to do it. I prefer to read on my Nook. I am the rare person that prefers and e-reader over a regular book. Idk if it is the backlight, which I really like, or what, but I would rather read on my e-reader.
I have accessed my Nook Library on my I-phone or my computer. I don't mind reading on my phone, but I really don't like reading on my computer. Once I get my Kindle I will try that Bookbub site.
I will just keep my old Nook Simple Touch around indefinitely so that I can still read from my Nook library.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on May 1, 2015 13:28:50 GMT -5
I have a ton of books I got through Bookbub on my iPad. Only I HATE reading on it, so need to figure out how to transfer them over onto my kindle. I bought low priced books too.......normally only the ones for 0.99. What site did you use to buy them? I buy just about everything through Amazon and can access all my books through any device I log into... Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 1, 2015 15:23:55 GMT -5
Most are from Amazon.
What I'm wondering is if it is because they're downloaded on my iPad. Do they only let you use one copy?
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