SniperHunter
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i need a tablet for reading ebooks
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I second this recommendation. My brother got one for Christmas and loves it.
I second this. Kindle Paperwhite is great and the battery lasts forever.
Jest Chillin
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Nook HD and HD+ are both discontinued. Barnes and Noble uses co-branded Galaxy tablets now I believe.
TerryLee81
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I'm interested in getteing a Kindle, but have a question:
I don't like readin on my iPad in bed, because it's 1) too heavy and b) the light makes my eyes tired. So I thought hey, easy, get an e-reader with an e-ink display. The best ones seem to be the Paperwhite and Voyage. But wait, they are backlit? Isn't the benefit of an e-ink display that there's no light so your eyes don't get tired?
I don't like readin on my iPad in bed, because it's 1) too heavy and b) the light makes my eyes tired. So I thought hey, easy, get an e-reader with an e-ink display. The best ones seem to be the Paperwhite and Voyage. But wait, they are backlit? Isn't the benefit of an e-ink display that there's no light so your eyes don't get tired?
johnnyquicknives
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They are still a lot less tiring than a tablet screen, you can also keep the light to a very low level or turn it off completely when you aren't reading in the dark.
Typically I have the backlight on my paperwhite set to about 4/20 which is more than enough to read in a dark room and doesn't tire my eyes out at all.
The brightness can be adjusted or turned off if you want. It doesn't bother my eyes like a smartphone or tablet does. Personally I keep my Paperwhite's light turned on, but at a very low brightness setting. It makes the background whiter but it doesn't light up the room.
They are FAR, FAR less bright than an iPad. Its just to allow you comfortably read in a dark or shaded setting. I almost always read in the dark and the Paperwhite has never given me any eye strain at all.
Kindle Paperwhite if you just want a simple, non-color display, and a backlight. It's not over complicated like the Kindle Fire. Best device for ready just E-books. You can also convert texts to E-book format and add those to your Kindle. So, that's a bonus if you have light novels you want to convert, too.
EDIT: Paperwhites also have an adjustable backlight so you can modify how bright or low you want the lighting. I thought that was an awesome feature as well. That way you can read in a darker setting and not blind yourself.
EDIT: Paperwhites also have an adjustable backlight so you can modify how bright or low you want the lighting. I thought that was an awesome feature as well. That way you can read in a darker setting and not blind yourself.
I currently have 4 (yes 4) Kindles.
1) My beloved paperwhite, for when I just want to read.
2) Benton, a Fire I thought had died. A guy on e-bay fixed him for $20. He has all my videos. Is running out of memory.
3) Stanley, the Fire I purchased before I found out Benton could be fixed inexpensively.
He carries all my audiobooks, but only has less than 15% memory left.
4) Diefenbaker, less than 2 weeks old, and is amazing. He happily is picking up everything the others can't handle. He also does my audiobooks.
Things will be cleaned up and re-arranged soon, opening up space on each of them.
Kindles aren't tablets, but I LOVE being able to organize their contents, and being able at a glance at the covers (Red, Blue, Black, Purple) what exactly they contain.
I'm weird that way.
At less than $100 each, bought over several years, I'm happy with them. The only problem I've had was the battery port on Benton. Again, he was fixed on e-bay for $20. Well worth not trying to recreate him on a new one.
1) My beloved paperwhite, for when I just want to read.
2) Benton, a Fire I thought had died. A guy on e-bay fixed him for $20. He has all my videos. Is running out of memory.
3) Stanley, the Fire I purchased before I found out Benton could be fixed inexpensively.
He carries all my audiobooks, but only has less than 15% memory left.
4) Diefenbaker, less than 2 weeks old, and is amazing. He happily is picking up everything the others can't handle. He also does my audiobooks.
Things will be cleaned up and re-arranged soon, opening up space on each of them.
Kindles aren't tablets, but I LOVE being able to organize their contents, and being able at a glance at the covers (Red, Blue, Black, Purple) what exactly they contain.
I'm weird that way.
At less than $100 each, bought over several years, I'm happy with them. The only problem I've had was the battery port on Benton. Again, he was fixed on e-bay for $20. Well worth not trying to recreate him on a new one.
TerryLee81
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Thanks for all the replies regarding the backlight, guess I just need to give it a try. On my iPad, even the lowest brightness level is way too high for reading in the dark.
If you don't do that a nexus 7 is really comfortable to read on.You can't on the Paperwhite, but it's very close to off.
TerryLee81
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Got a Paperwhite today.
You guys were right. The difference to reading on a tablet is HUGE.
This is great, I love it.
You guys were right. The difference to reading on a tablet is HUGE.
This is great, I love it.
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