eReader tablets?

I've purchased several good tech books in ebook format on black friday. But, I do not own a eBook reader tablet, do any of you here have a physical tablet that you read your ebooks on that you may be able to recommend?

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advanex1

@Moose - I suppose.. I'd probably get tired of drawing stick figures all day

philz1982

This is a stupid question that I could most likely Google but do the Kindle Fires come with Color by default or do I have to buy a non B&W one?

Iristheangel

Kindle Fire are all color. You have to get a regular Kindle to get the non-color

Brain-D

Iristheangel wrote: »

Kindle Fire are all color. You have to get a regular Kindle to get the non-color

Is the Kindle Fire tough on the eyes?

Iristheangel

Not for me. The resolution is pretty high (2560x1600) and I don't tend to suffer from eye strain as much as most people. That being said, its still a lot easier to read off my Kindle for long periods of time vs my computer monitors.

Mike-Mike

agree with Iris, I never have a problem reading books in the Kindle app on my Kindle Fire

Drovor

My wife does a lot of reading on her Kindle. She liked the Kindle keyboard version while working on her MA. I go her a Kindle Paperwhite and she likes it even better. When I was at WGU I converted some PDFs to kindle size and "emailed" it to the Kindle keyboard which was convenient.

Nightflier101BL

I'm interested in maybe the Paperwhite. Is this device decent when viewing Safari Books? I'm guessing the app works on this one? Is it cumbersome viewing diagrams/charts (Cisco Press books)?

Iristheangel

I don't think you can use the paperwhite with Safari. The Kindle Fire uses Android so you can easily install the Android Safari App. I don't think the paperwhite is android-based at all

Brain-D

Iristheangel wrote: »

Not for me. The resolution is pretty high (2560x1600) and I don't tend to suffer from eye strain as much as most people. That being said, its still a lot easier to read off my Kindle for long periods of time vs my computer monitors.

Would you say that the reading is better on the Fire than any other tablet or it is almost the same thing?

Iristheangel

I haven't owned a ton of tablets over the years but it was better than all of the others ones I've owned to date.

Drovor

Nightflier101BL wrote: »

I'm interested in maybe the Paperwhite. Is this device decent when viewing Safari Books? I'm guessing the app works on this one? Is it cumbersome viewing diagrams/charts (Cisco Press books)?

If you're looking to use the Safari app or any app for that matter you will need to look elsewhere since it is not available on the Paperwhite.

cknapp78

Picked up a Nextbook Windows tablet with keyboard in Walmart about 2 months ago for 200 dollars Best mulipurpose tablet I have ever owned. Reader, Work PC, comic books, videos, etc... Just upgraded tonWin 10 the other day and it works great. They also have an Android version for 175. Highly recommended.

Corey

Mike-Mike

Iristheangel wrote: »

I haven't owned a ton of tablets over the years but it was better than all of the others ones I've owned to date.

i again agree with Iris, I had a Droid Xyboard and a Samsung Tab, but my Fire is much better for reading

Deathmage

UnixGuy wrote: »

I'm a kindle addict...but I must admit I never use it to read tech books

I concur, I read a ton of psychology books and reverse psychology books, but hardly ever do I read technical. I prefer the hardcovers cause of the chapter questions and accomplishment of finishing a big ass book.

I'm actually addicted to psychology books on the female mind, being a alpha male it has it's perks..

powerfool

I love my Kindle Paperwhite (and loved my 2nd gen Kindle), but I cannot use them for technical books, in most cases. They are fantastic for reading novels and such, however. Beyond the screen size (which is my primary issue for technical books), I find myself flipping back and forth in books so often that it just isn't very conducive to using an eReader, imo. I still like getting physical books for that, I just try to limit the number I get to those that I really need.

powerfool

Iristheangel wrote: »

I don't think you can use the paperwhite with Safari. The Kindle Fire uses Android so you can easily install the Android Safari App. I don't think the paperwhite is android-based at all

I use the "Experimental Browser" and the mobile site for Safari. I don't really find it very usable, but others may.

powerfool

Deathmage wrote: »

I concur, I read a ton of psychology books and reverse psychology books, but hardly ever do I read technical. I prefer the hardcovers cause of the chapter questions and accomplishment of finishing a big ass book.

I'm actually addicted to psychology books on the female mind, being a alpha male it has it's perks..

I have to think that if the editors of the eBooks did a better job, they could make them far more usable, especially in-context to what you are saying. Have the questions link to the answers in the back, and vice-versa. In addition, ensure that all of the summary sections link to the sections within each chapter and have links back to the table of contents at each. Also, if you reference another section... make it a link to the section. None of it is rocket science, but it just doesn't seem to be done very often.

earweed

I love my Kindle Fire. I have an older model Kindle reader just for plain text but the Fire is good as a reader and more convenient as a tablet. I have kindle unlimited so access to a bunch of free books.

JoJoCal19

I just ordered a Kindle Voyage. I'm forcing myself to read for leisure because I've done nothing but read technical crap and cert study guides for the past year. I'm also moving away from hands-on technical security (a topic for a different post to come), and some of the material I will be studying is mostly text so the Voyage is perfect. I have an iPad Air I use for PDFs and technical stuff.

SGIT

I've only read kindle books on my PC so far using Amazon's Kindle for PC.
In the future I was thinking of getting an Android Tablet for reading Kindle books.

kohr-ah

I use a Nvidia Shield as my eReader. ($200)
- Use Moon Reader for eBooks
- use ezPDF for tech books

My wife uses an iPad mini ($299)

Kiddo uses a Kindle Fire scripted to remove ads. ($50)
- Use built in book reader for books
- Use ezPDF for tech books when I tested it

All 3 I have had no issues reading books on.

Remedymp

kohr-ah wrote: »

I use a Nvidia Shield as my eReader. ($200)
- Use Moon Reader for eBooks
- use ezPDF for tech books

My wife uses an iPad mini ($299)

Kiddo uses a Kindle Fire scripted to remove ads. ($50)
- Use built in book reader for books
- Use ezPDF for tech books when I tested it

All 3 I have had no issues reading books on.

How is the battery life on that nVidia?

powerfool

I was to revise my earlier statement, especially in regards to Safari Book Online on the Kindle (Paperwhite). I had used the browser in the past to access books that you couldn't get an offline copy (I am not sure if this feature is available to users, but my access is through work and we have a large partner program). Anyhow, a couple of the books that I am reading now are not available for offline mode and I went ahead and bought them, especially since I was becoming rather frustrated with them on the Kindle. Well, I decided I would go to bed at a reasonable time (something I try to do at least once a week) and figured I would take my Kindle with me to read for a bit as that always helps me to fall asleep. I got to goofing around with the settings in the browser and if you check the menu, it has "Article Mode". This changes things for me, considerably. Mostly, it is meant to get rid of all of the excess junk on regular websites, making it easier to render more quickly and not need the ads and javascript, blah. Well, I think that they use some layers in SBO so that each chapter is really just one page and when you go through each chapter section and hit next, it is just hiding one layer and presenting another. In article mode, it essentially makes it like reading a native eBook. The font is readable and the entire chapter is presented. It is rendered relatively quickly and it is a much better experience. So long as it isn't heavy into diagrams or you don't mind skipping them, it is fine.

Thumbs up for the feature.

siderealprex

Gonna contribute to this thread as I love reading on the paperwhite. Kindle paperwhite is like reading a book with backlight on. If reading a regular book is straining to your eye, then a kindle fire will strain your eye a bit more depending on the settings. Because it is a screen and not ink. Just like your computer. Kindle paperwhite, however, has ink which gets supplemented by backlighting for low light reading, reading at night, or even during the brightest day.

If you own a kindle, an application called Calibre is a must have and it is free. It will convert your books from any format to mobi(which what the kindle is optimized for). It can also manage your kindle books through there. It doesn't matter where you get the book from as long as you have this app.

Over all I recommend getting the paperwhite for technical reading and non-technical reading for leisure and self improvement and not for note taking and taking on a course. This is due to the fact that nothing can replace a book for note taking

kohr-ah

Remedymp wrote: »

How is the battery life on that nVidia?

Reading, surfing, etc - 10 Hours
Full 3D Gameplay or Streaming via NVIDIA to Tablet - 3hours
Video watching - ~7 hours straight

Danielh22185

I just got an ipad pro for as an x-mas with the pencil. I haven't put it much to the test yet. I am also a physical note taker, no typing for me, not for study reference anyway. The mind learns better by writing down notes IMO anyway. I need to look more into what the capabilities are available for the ipad pro, this landscape idea with with 2 apps running simultaneously perks my interests. I need to look into that and the the capabilities for study. I have thought at a minimum I can convert my notes completely into digital copies atleast for ease or organization and reference.

EDIT: I just downloaded Evernote over my lunch break for my ipad pro. So far so good. The pencil writes to it with zero latency. Looks like I may have found my new digital note pad