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Gives you somewhere useful to rest your paperback while reading in bed.
Apart from buying an e-reader, what's the best tablet for reading?
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When my kindle decided to stop working, I decided to look for a cheapish tablet. I looked at both the kindle fire and nexus 7. After looking at reviews of both opted for the nexus 7 and downloaded the kindle app. Works perfectly as a book reader as its a good size and not too heavy. Use the nexus 7 more now than my iPad 2. Can recommend, but I believe Google are introducing a new model, which might be worth waiting for. Either that or you may be able to pick up the older model for a better price.
It'll be the iPad mini retina, if you can bear to wait.Originally Posted by bonzo697
not in bright sunlight it won't- kindle wins by a mile
I've been using my e-reader less and less. With the contrast set low, and a very slightly textured background, I find that using a tablet is not all that tiring. So, I've got one device, an Asus Fonepad, that I carry around now. It works as a phone, tablet and e-reader. I'm happy with its performance, and especially the battery life. When I went to London yesterday for the watch event, I had a nearly full charge. I read for a couple of hours on the train on the way out, a couple of hours on the way back, used the GPS for a couple of hours when wandering around London, made a couple of phone calls, received a dozen emails, sent three emails, and did some surfing. I had 56% charge when I got home at 00.25, having left the house at 13.30.
So, if you want to combine e-reader, phone, and tablet, I would suggest that you have a look at the Fonepad. (Pretty inexpensive, at less than £200.)
Best wishes,
Bob
PS. It was also my first serious outing using Giffgaff, having switched from Vodafone. The coverage, including data, was good, and better, I think, than Vodafone's.
RLF
PPS. As it arrives, the screen is pretty bad in sunlight, and loves fingerprints. I put a serious anti-glare screen protector on it, and both problems were greatly alleviated.
RLF
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I have been using my Nexus7 daily on my commute to work and I find it excellent for reading my kindle books.
It works brilliantly under any light conditions and battery lasting ages and fantastic added features on one of the best tablets out there ...
Thanks for the replies so far. I'll be off to Pissy World over the weekend
So, have we reached the point where a tablet can replace a dedicated e-book reader? That's very interesting, an it's making me reconsider things....
Alex
Having both the ipad mini and a kindle paperwhite, I choose to read on the Kindle, a much better experience without the eye strain or battery issues.
Even with the contrast turned low on the ipad it still stings the eyes after a while and forget trying to read indirect sunlight. Therefore, I only really use the ipad mini to read on short journeys when I haven't got my kindle. I use the kindle app which syncs my books and collection so i can jump from both devices easily.
I was thinking of getting the Kobo Glo, for which I've heard good things, but seems like a 7 inch tablet like the nexus may be a good alternative....
Alex
Not a chance in my opinion, I have the original kindle with 3g and keyboard and a nexus 7 with the kindle app and all books available on cloud etc.
I can't stand to read on the nexus and do all of my reading on the kindle.
At night I just use the cover with the light I bought which is always on the kindle anyway.
Unless your tablet is always on charge at home then the nine-week run time of the Kindle is basically a charge-and-forget system. If like me you read in bed (lying on my side!) then weight becomes an issue too. E-readers are best. My Asus Transformer is too heavy for other than sitting up type reading.
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Only one - Kindle (most reasons aleady stated).
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Couldn't agree more, but the OP's question was "Apart from buying an e-reader, what's the best tablet for reading?"
Another vote for the Nexus 7. I think mine is superb.
The Kindle White is excellent, best I've used.
Rod
No impressed with the IPAD, its too shiny on a summer day, even with the brightness whacked up and it also overheats in the sun really easily.
Wife has a Kindle and even in Cyprus it was immense
Cheap = Kindle with back light - SWMBO
Less cheap = kindle fire - me.
We also have a couple I IPads but they are crappy as e- readers.
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Kindle paperwhite for me....the versatility of being able to use it in bright sunlight (ipad says no) and in the bedroom on low light intensity is brilliant, also with the charge and forget capability...Also the UI has improved much since the first generation..book covers are now standard instead of text only. If you use it with a good desktop companion, I.e. Calibre the document management is a breeze.
What's the Fire like as an e-reader?
At the moment I've got one of each of the main contenders in this discussion, a Nexus 7, a Kindle and an ipad.
For reading only, I've gone full circle and use the Kindle pretty much all the time, I've found the battery life, screen that can be seen whatever the light levels and weight just about perfect.
If all you want to do is read then I'd recommend a Kindle, well one of the early none tablet ones anyway :)
I went for a 16GB Kindle Fire HD 7''. My next question is how do I secure it? I'll set a password on it, but what about when I'm using public/hotel wi-fi - is there some form of VPN I can use? Also, what about anti-virus - what are the best options that won't drag it down?
Minor point but if you have to read on a tablet, changing the contrast and background colour (I go for sepia) can make quite a difference.
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