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As an iPad owner, should i get a Kindle?

Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:52 am
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
22512 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:52 am
They are on sale on amazon.

Mainly my issues are the following...

1. iPad is so heavy (its a 2)
2. Battery life, i envision going camping and such
3. Whats holding me back is all my books are torrented. Does anyone have experience torrenting an epub or the like and the emailing it to your device's amazon email address? easy?
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 8:57 am
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
61599 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:04 am to
Only you can know if you read enough to justify paying $90 for an improved reading experience (and another piece of tech to bring with you places). As for epub on Kindle, here's some instructions on converting them LINK
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 9:05 am
Posted by Phate
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
11725 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:11 am to
If you read a lot I would definitely get a Kindle. It's a much better reading experience than reading on an iPad. Using calibre from the link above makes changing the format and adding it to the Kindle very easy. Calibre will send the book to your Kindle so there's no need to use an email address.
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
25604 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:03 am to
quote:

1. iPad is so heavy (its a 2)


Posted by Spock's Eyebrow
Member since May 2012
12300 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:08 am to
Sounds like you would be very happy with a Nook + Calibre.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129046 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 12:42 pm to
I still have one of the first Kindles (Kindle 2) that came out in 2009. Still works great. I love the whisper ink and how much easier it is on my eyes than reading on a computer/tablet screen. Also love the battery life. While I read a lot on my Kindle app on my phone...I use my old Kindle when traveling or when I go camping(so I'm not draining battery life on my phone to read). Battery life on a regular Kindle is sooo much better.
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 4:04 pm
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
5899 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 3:10 pm to
I'm not an avid book reader, but I have had an Ipad Air 2 for years and love it. Bought my kids a kindle fire last year and I hated it just from setting it up. I didn't find it nearly as simple as an Ipad. If you want smaller, just get the Ipad mini. I can't speak for reading experience on either machine.
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
30979 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 7:54 pm to
I have an iPad 3 and thought about getting a Kindle, but once I got my iPhone 6+ i quit thinking about it. Not saying that the 6+ is a superior reading device by any means, I just couldn't justify another gadget to carry around when I had a phablet.

FYI, Amazon is supposed to release a new flagship Kindle next week. LINK
Posted by onelochevy
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2011
16606 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:15 pm to
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iPad is so heavy (its a 2)


Dafuq?
Posted by beauchristopher
new orleans
Member since Jan 2008
66425 posts
Posted on 4/5/16 at 4:09 pm to
I hated the kindle. Just not a fan of the processor, seems slow and buggy.. but perhaps that has changed with the more recent ones.. Just not a fan of android.
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
22512 posts
Posted on 4/5/16 at 11:22 pm to
Welp, i bought the paperwhite. Will update as to my impressions in case anyone is curious.
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