Kindle, E-reader, Tablet, which one?
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there is always alternative, just that they maybe impractical - just like him carrying 100000 book around with him,
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
erm,.. its "Artifical intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"
S'cuse me while I kiss the sky
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Hi All, I'm looking to buy a means of reading books with out the dead wood. My first thought was Kindle (I'm in the UK) like most every one else. But having chatted to a guy on the train he said well you email the books to it and it can show jpegs but he was a little unsure of it showing PDF's. Firstly I have a load of PDF's that I need to carry around (manuals mostly) and I am a bit of a reader as some you might know from comments I have made, really I just want something I can plug into a PC copy over some PDF's and may be the odd eBook, I don't need email, web browsing (Smartphone!) or full Laptop/Netbook. Just something to read all manner of book. Glenn :confused:
I guess it depends on what you like. I use a Nokia 770 (Ebay $40) with FBReader (free). With 2GB SD, it holds literally 1000's of books. I use Calibre (free) to convert any format to Epub, but FBReader is compatible with PDF and other formats. It goes about 4 hours per charge, backlit so you can read at night and fits in shirt pocket. It even works as limited internet tablet, mp3 player, etc. I have used it for a couple years as my only ebook reader.
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OK, the issue is will it need all .pdf converting to Mobi I was taken with the a Sony thing that just read straight pdf's Glenn
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Hi All, I'm looking to buy a means of reading books with out the dead wood. My first thought was Kindle (I'm in the UK) like most every one else. But having chatted to a guy on the train he said well you email the books to it and it can show jpegs but he was a little unsure of it showing PDF's. Firstly I have a load of PDF's that I need to carry around (manuals mostly) and I am a bit of a reader as some you might know from comments I have made, really I just want something I can plug into a PC copy over some PDF's and may be the odd eBook, I don't need email, web browsing (Smartphone!) or full Laptop/Netbook. Just something to read all manner of book. Glenn :confused:
Hi Glenn, I have a Kindle Fire which adds another way to read PDF's. There is a PDF Reader App available in the Kindle App Store. You can then either download the PDF from your email account or the web. If you do not have a Kindle Fire then emailing them to your Kindle Email address as other readers have posted seems to be the best way to read a PDF on a traditional E-Ink Screen Kindle. Dennis Saeva
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Hi All, I'm looking to buy a means of reading books with out the dead wood. My first thought was Kindle (I'm in the UK) like most every one else. But having chatted to a guy on the train he said well you email the books to it and it can show jpegs but he was a little unsure of it showing PDF's. Firstly I have a load of PDF's that I need to carry around (manuals mostly) and I am a bit of a reader as some you might know from comments I have made, really I just want something I can plug into a PC copy over some PDF's and may be the odd eBook, I don't need email, web browsing (Smartphone!) or full Laptop/Netbook. Just something to read all manner of book. Glenn :confused:
reading PDF's on Kindle, Kobo and such like can vary from just passible to hopeless. It depends on the person that creates the PDF. Trying to scan across an A4 PDF page for each line of text is a pain in the proverbial, and not recommended. I have not tried a tablet, but understand from others that its preferable to the smaller e-book readers.
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Hi All, I'm looking to buy a means of reading books with out the dead wood. My first thought was Kindle (I'm in the UK) like most every one else. But having chatted to a guy on the train he said well you email the books to it and it can show jpegs but he was a little unsure of it showing PDF's. Firstly I have a load of PDF's that I need to carry around (manuals mostly) and I am a bit of a reader as some you might know from comments I have made, really I just want something I can plug into a PC copy over some PDF's and may be the odd eBook, I don't need email, web browsing (Smartphone!) or full Laptop/Netbook. Just something to read all manner of book. Glenn :confused:
just go get an iPad or an Android tablet then you can both on the same machine and enjoy all they both have to offer. Granted you do not get 4 weeks of battery life but seriously I never read a book for more than 8 hours straight before sleeping for 8 hours. I have an iPad, Wife has kindle, daughters have a couple different android tablets. having used them all. I would take the 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab over any of them. Best thing ever!
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Hi Glenn, I have a Kindle Fire which adds another way to read PDF's. There is a PDF Reader App available in the Kindle App Store. You can then either download the PDF from your email account or the web. If you do not have a Kindle Fire then emailing them to your Kindle Email address as other readers have posted seems to be the best way to read a PDF on a traditional E-Ink Screen Kindle. Dennis Saeva
Hi, Thanks for that! I was aiming for a cheap option of reading books on the go, as I have got a bit sick of going cross eyed on my Blackberry (old 9300 Curve)
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Hi All, I'm looking to buy a means of reading books with out the dead wood. My first thought was Kindle (I'm in the UK) like most every one else. But having chatted to a guy on the train he said well you email the books to it and it can show jpegs but he was a little unsure of it showing PDF's. Firstly I have a load of PDF's that I need to carry around (manuals mostly) and I am a bit of a reader as some you might know from comments I have made, really I just want something I can plug into a PC copy over some PDF's and may be the odd eBook, I don't need email, web browsing (Smartphone!) or full Laptop/Netbook. Just something to read all manner of book. Glenn :confused:
I own a Kindle Fire. I am an adjunct faculty member of two career colleges and teach part time at both. The text books used in my clases come with instructor resources in the form of docx files, power point slide chapter presentations and I often include in my lectures multiple pdf documents found on the web. I connect my Fire to my pc and copy all this content and I can read it easily on the Fire. Unless I specifically have to reference the text book I can prepare and review my lectures easily by accessing only my Fire. The power point presentations are espcially nice. I do also read e-books and occassionaly can be found playing Angry Birds!!
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Hi All, I'm looking to buy a means of reading books with out the dead wood. My first thought was Kindle (I'm in the UK) like most every one else. But having chatted to a guy on the train he said well you email the books to it and it can show jpegs but he was a little unsure of it showing PDF's. Firstly I have a load of PDF's that I need to carry around (manuals mostly) and I am a bit of a reader as some you might know from comments I have made, really I just want something I can plug into a PC copy over some PDF's and may be the odd eBook, I don't need email, web browsing (Smartphone!) or full Laptop/Netbook. Just something to read all manner of book. Glenn :confused:
I'm going to save you a lot of money right here. DO NOT BUY KINDLE TO READ PDFs!!! People that recommend that have either never tried reading PDFs on their Kindle, or simply have no clue what they're talking about. Sure Kindle is capable of displaying PDF's, but if we're talking technical/engineering books with code/images, forget about being able to read them on that aspect ratio. The only way to do it is by using landscape mode, which forces you to continuously scroll through content (and the refresh rates are abysmal). Kindle fire has the same aspect issue, although you'll be able to scroll easier. Google's Nexus 7 may be slightly better for that, because of a higher resolution, but you still won't be able to comfortably read a PDF page in a portrait mode. I was looking for the same thing as you. I wanted to be able to read PDF engineering books on a tablet. Currently iPad seems like the only device that can do that satisfactorily. The price is way too steep for what I would use it for however (I also hate anything made by Apple). As it is right now, I use my Samsung Netbook to read PDFs on a couch. But I keep a close eye on Microsoft's Surface this fall, and if the price is right I'll definitely but it.
"There are only 10 types of people in the world - those who know binary and those who don't."
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Hi All, I'm looking to buy a means of reading books with out the dead wood. My first thought was Kindle (I'm in the UK) like most every one else. But having chatted to a guy on the train he said well you email the books to it and it can show jpegs but he was a little unsure of it showing PDF's. Firstly I have a load of PDF's that I need to carry around (manuals mostly) and I am a bit of a reader as some you might know from comments I have made, really I just want something I can plug into a PC copy over some PDF's and may be the odd eBook, I don't need email, web browsing (Smartphone!) or full Laptop/Netbook. Just something to read all manner of book. Glenn :confused:
I got an Asus Transformer for this. I like to read magazines and look at manuals/text books - so being able to read diagrams, flowcharts and code in colour with different fonts is easier for me. I also like to read comics - so colour is essential. Then there are all the other bonuses of a tablet - portable movie player etc. Hope this helps.
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I got an Asus Transformer for this. I like to read magazines and look at manuals/text books - so being able to read diagrams, flowcharts and code in colour with different fonts is easier for me. I also like to read comics - so colour is essential. Then there are all the other bonuses of a tablet - portable movie player etc. Hope this helps.
Believe it or not yes!
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Hi All, I'm looking to buy a means of reading books with out the dead wood. My first thought was Kindle (I'm in the UK) like most every one else. But having chatted to a guy on the train he said well you email the books to it and it can show jpegs but he was a little unsure of it showing PDF's. Firstly I have a load of PDF's that I need to carry around (manuals mostly) and I am a bit of a reader as some you might know from comments I have made, really I just want something I can plug into a PC copy over some PDF's and may be the odd eBook, I don't need email, web browsing (Smartphone!) or full Laptop/Netbook. Just something to read all manner of book. Glenn :confused:
You can use your Kindle to read PDFs. Just install the free Calibre eBook manager ( http://calibre-ebook.com/ ), connect your Kindle via USB and copy your PDF files to your Kindle. Be warnend however, that many PDFs may not look good, because formatting is done for classic paper formats, like A4 or Letter. Try landscape display on Kindle. That's the way I do it, doesn't give me entire satisfaction, but is better than nothing at all. Calibre also converts common document formats, like Word, HTML, ePub, and others to mobi-ebooks for Kindle. And it keeps a backup copy of your library. Great open source software, under constant development. Marcel.
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Kindle You can read pdf's You can copy any file from a pc but it will only read Mobi(and amazon's version) pdf's text, word a a good few others if you have a book in another format (ie sony) it will need converting - Colibri (free software) will convert between formats its not colour but I find that rarely an issue. the bigger question is which kindle Kindle - small size, huge amounts of books 2 -3 weeks battery (love mine) Kindle keyboard - bigger footprint, twice the books, 4-6 weeks battery - a button keyboard - much better if you intend to make notes etc (never used it other than wifi password - happy to give it up for the smaller size of the kindle) keindle touch - as the kindle but a screen swip to change pages (tried it in waterstones was not impressed - i prefered the buttons) only thing i dislike is the library structure/maintainance - it assumes you will use Amazon cloud imo, otherwise a bit clunky
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
How susceptible are these tablets to viruses? I haven't seen any companies selling virus protection for tablets. Presumably if you get all your books from Amazon, it is relatively safe.
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Right, looks like a Kindle then!
Hold ....? I have 2 readers , a SONY PRS600 and a Kindle Touch. For normal ebook novels etc I would vote Kindle any time as the contrast on the eInk is so much better than the Sony(the reason for 2) . BUT I haven't seen the new generation eInk on the newer Sony devices, mine is 3 years old and they have released new versions. BUT PDF is another thing ,unless I am missing something, I read novels on Kindle and Tech stuff on Sony because the Kindle doesn't scale the text properly on PDF , it effectively shows it as an image and is one size, whereas Sony shows it as an image only on the lowest text setting which is far too small to read. The remainder of text sizes it shows true text (I hope I made that clear) . You can convert the PDF to Mobi and use Kindle that way of course We tried a Netbook for a while which works as my wife didn't like the contrast on the Sony but battery life is a bit limiting , also its a bit bulky. She eventually went for Kindle , but she reads novels only on it. It doesn't really matter but Kindle has no external SD card ability , on my sony I have a 16gb card which is quite a few libraries. Althought I must admit I keep all books on my LapTop and manage them with Calibre (Abs FAB Software and free), and just load what I will read in the next few days / weeks /holiday Hope This Helps Mike
Mike
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My point was that among all tech goodies, eBooks just rank first ( together with the electronic picture frame ) on my uselessness scale. And that buying such a useless thing to "save dead wood" is even more silly.
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My point was (...) that buying such a useless thing to "save dead wood" is even more silly.
Your point is wrong. Have a look at the numbers. Any way you look at it, ecologically and socially, an ebook reader is cheaper than paper books.