Hardcover or Kindle Edition?

OfWolfAndMan

Hey guys. I just passed the CCNA R&S and am going to move onto CCNA: S. I already have Chris Bryant's series from Udemy and always try to make sure I have some video material and a book. In the previous cert guides, I usually highlighted here and there for the key stuff, but I know I can highlight in the kindle too. For studying purposes, should I get the paperback or the Kindle edition?

colby_ar

When I just had my Kindle I much preferred the hard copies because reference style books just don't look right on a small e-reader screen. Now that I have my iPad, I prefer to get my books in the Kindle app. They look as good or better than the hard copies, are searchable, can highlight AND unhighlight, quickly find bookmarks, and I can tote hundreds of books around with me.

spicy ahi

I think it'll boil down to your personal preference and which you like better. Personally, I like Kindle books because I read on an ipad like colby does and it reads well on the larger screen. Unfortunately, I work in a data center that doesn't allow personal electronics into the area, and doesn't have commercial internet access. So I'm forced to buy hardcover books.

theodoxa

I prefer physical books, but there are times (101 CCNA Labs, 101 CCNP Labs, Simplified Series, etc...) when the ebook is much cheaper.

DoubleNNs

colby_ar wrote: »

Now that I have my iPad, I prefer to get my books in the Kindle app. They look as good or better than the hard copies, are searchable, can highlight AND unhighlight, quickly find bookmarks, and I can tote hundreds of books around with me.

Really? I don't have an iPad but I have a Nexus 10. And I think reference books like horrible in the kindle app for android. I can't imagine the apple kindle app being that much better.

Legacy User

Is the kindle edition your only option for the ebook version? I looked at few of the cisco books and found plenty of pdf and epub version readily available after a google search which looked much better then the kindle version.

Oops read over the part you mentioned your kindle.

DoubleNNs

I prefer pdf over both kindle and hardcover.

SecurityThroughObscurity

Definitely both.

Mike-Mike

I am a big fan of using my Kindle Fire for studying, either a book in the Kindle app or emailing a .pdf to it. and if you use WGU (or anyone who offers Skillport) books 24x7 items look great on my Kindle Fire 8.9

dsgm

I personally prefer the hardcover or maybe its because I am old school

rowelld

I am on and off with ebooks vs physical. Currently I'm using mostly PDF on the computer. I used to have a Kindle and I loaded my PDFs on there but had issues with the font size.

If you're seriously considering Kindle, its best to purchase the Kindle versions of the books. If you're loading the PDFs on a Kindle, you're better off with a larger screen size.

I prefer to keep my books in PDF so I can read them anywhere. Right now I use an iPad with the app GoodReader. It works great with taking notes and syncing to Dropbox or Google Drive.

JeanM

Both. Papewhite is better on the eyes/reading than ipad/tablets etc.

CaptainL

when you buy the kindle version, does it let you download the pdf file? I always thought that once you bought the kindle version you must have the kindle to be able to access it.

DoubleNNs

If you buy the kindle version, you can access it from any device that can run the kindle app - whether it's a computer, tablet, or phone. But you do not get the .pdf file, just access to the material from the kindle app/device,

CaptainL

DoubleNNs wrote: »

If you buy the kindle version, you can access it from any device that can run the kindle app - whether it's a computer, tablet, or phone. But you do not get the .pdf file, just access to the material from the kindle app/device,

thank you for this information!