What E-reader should I buy?

[Chocolate Lover]

I've downloaded books to my Kindle and to my phone and read them on the computer too. I don't think there's a one copy rule at Amazon. You may have to go to your account and deliver it to your device or connect via USB to do it though.

[sarcasticgirl]

No, you can download them on multiple devices. I switch between my tablet, my phone and a desktop reading app all the time. The book syncs to your last read location so when you open the book on another device it will ask if you would like to go to the last read location.

I have had 3phones, 2 kindles and 2 tablets and could access every book in my kindle library from any of them over the years.

All you have to do is sync your kindle and then find the book in your library and download it to the kindle. Or you can go into you amazon account, find the book and choose send to kindle.

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[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Thanks....

[tskeeter]

May 1, 2015 12:42:06 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

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.

So, why don't you like to read on your iPad?

I'm considering digital versions of some magazine subscriptions and it looked like the larger screen of a full sized iPad would be more like reading hard copy.  (60 year old eyes aren't like 20 year old eyes.)  So I was considering an iPad.

Your advice would be appreciated. 

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

May 1, 2015 18:51:05 GMT -5 tskeeter said:

May 1, 2015 12:42:06 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

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.

So, why don't you like to read on your iPad?

I'm considering digital versions of some magazine subscriptions and it looked like the larger screen of a full sized iPad would be more like reading hard copy.  (60 year old eyes aren't like 20 year old eyes.)  So I was considering an iPad.

Your advice would be appreciated. 

2 reasons....it is heavy.  I have a iPad 2, which is a heavier one.  After awhile, just holding it in a position to read is a pain.  Second reason is that if there is any sunlight whatsoever, it is difficult or impossible to see.  So no reading in the car or on the beach or pool.

A newer iPad air might be more comfortable to hold, but you are still limited as to where you can read it.

[tskeeter]

May 1, 2015 21:03:50 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

May 1, 2015 18:51:05 GMT -5 tskeeter said:

So, why don't you like to read on your iPad?

I'm considering digital versions of some magazine subscriptions and it looked like the larger screen of a full sized iPad would be more like reading hard copy.  (60 year old eyes aren't like 20 year old eyes.)  So I was considering an iPad.

Your advice would be appreciated. 

2 reasons....it is heavy.  I have a iPad 2, which is a heavier one.  After awhile, just holding it in a position to read is a pain.  Second reason is that if there is any sunlight whatsoever, it is difficult or impossible to see.  So no reading in the car or on the beach or pool.

A newer iPad air might be more comfortable to hold, but you are still limited as to where you can read it.

Thanks for your input.  I was thinking about the iPad Air 2.  Lighter.  (I'll have to see if I can find out how much.  And compare the weight to the Kindle.) And I remember the specs on the Air 2 referred to anti-glare screen, or something similar.  That's another feature to check out in more detail before making a decision. 

[973beachbum]

I don't have an ipad but my DD has a holder for her kindle that doubles as a stand.  It allows her to stand it hands free either direction.  She actually prefers the smaller 6 inch kindle right now.  It is kind of her smart phone type of thing except it isn't a phone.   She likes it because it can do all the tablet things and still fit easily in her bag.  It also has things like a two sided camera so she can skype, if she has Wifi.   The only thing she can't do it talk to me on it.  I'm not sure if that is a bad thing to her or not.

For the kids the ads can be a big pain.  They come up in games and sometimes you can't skip them.  It really does slow down the game sometimes.

I thought I saw the case that is also a stand for other tablets too. Just a thought.

[t-dog]

I have a Kindle Fire and use it all the time. I never pay for books because I check them out of the library or from several different Kindle freebie websites.

[CCL]

I have a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 I use to read magazines. I've been very happy with it except they keep changing things so I cannot use my magazine app on it. I think they are trying to force me to buy from Amazon. Grrrr... I may ditch it and get some kind of Android tablet. Right now the only thing I can read magazines on is my phone.