kindle paperwhite, are they worth buying as well as buying a tablet

acon2119 · 29-08-2014 03:52PM #1

Hi
Kindle paperwhite: is it worth buying one or are they over rated. Are they great or not?

L1011 · 29-08-2014 03:54PM

They aren't tablets. Its an ereader. Only any good for reading books on.

acon2119 · 29-08-2014 03:57PM

MYOB wrote: »

They aren't tablets. Its an ereader. Only any good for reading books on.

Thanks but I know what they are. I meant that are they worth buying in addition to a tablet.

L1011 · 29-08-2014 03:57PM

acon2119 wrote: »

Thanks but I know what they are. I meant that are they worth buying in addition to a tablet.

Probably not. Do you read a lot, and more importantly, in the bath?

Orion · 29-08-2014 03:58PM

I have both a paperwhite and a tablet. I wouldn't use the tablet for books tbh. So it's a yes from me.

Kevin! · 29-08-2014 03:59PM

acon2119 wrote: »

Thanks but I know what they are. I meant that are they worth buying in addition to a tablet.

Definitely if you read alot. The kindle has an e-ink display which is less harsh on the eyes, while a tablet has an LCD which is tiring after a while.

Battery life on the kindle is also ridiculous, measured in weeks not hours

jimgoose · 29-08-2014 03:59PM

acon2119 wrote: »

Thanks but I know what they are. I meant that are they worth buying in addition to a tablet.

I have an original American-spec Kindle that was given to me as a present in 2009, with functioning WhisperNet and the whole lot. It is a wonderful bit of kit, and although I have the Kindle app on my Galaxy S4 it is the actual Kindle machine I usually use for ereading. Having said that, if I had an Android tablet to run the Kindle app on, I don't think I'd buy a Kindle device.

comongethappy · 29-08-2014 03:59PM

Kindle Paperwhite is the single invention ever.

Fact.

WeHaveToGoBack · 29-08-2014 04:01PM

comongethappy wrote: »

Kindle Paperwhite is the single invention ever.

Fact.

I can think of other inventions so you are incorrect haha

comongethappy · 29-08-2014 04:02PM

WeHaveToGoBack wrote: »

I can think of other inventions so you are incorrect haha

I can also think of other inventions.

All were mere foreplay toward the invention of the Kindle.

29-08-2014 04:03PM

Orion wrote: »

I have both a paperwhite and a tablet. I wouldn't use the tablet for books tbh. So it's a yes from me.

I can't agree with this enough. I love my tablet, but it's the paperwhite for reading all the way. It's much easier on the eyes, the battery life is fantastic, and it's lighter and easier to hold in one hand for long periods.

It's well worth buying both if you're a regular reader. I don't know anyone who's regretted buying a kindle, particularly the newer Paperwhite models. If you can afford it, it's a huge improvement on the grayscale one.

Tokyo · 29-08-2014 04:03PM

I had both, managed to crack my eReader and will buy one again ASAP. You *can* use a tablet as an eReader, but (a) it strains the eyes far more and (b) you can't even remotely compare battery life on them - my old eReader would go weeks between charges, which was a big deal when I was traveling and couldn't access power all the time. So yes from me for having a separate eReader.

Long Gone · 29-08-2014 04:07PM

mike_ie wrote: »

I had both, managed to crack my eReader and will buy one again ASAP. You *can* use a tablet as an eReader, but (a) it strains the eyes far more and (b) you can't even remotely compare battery life on them - my old eReader would go weeks between charges, which was a big deal when I was traveling and couldn't access power all the time. So yes from me for having a separate eReader.

How can you use an Android tablet as an eReader ? Is there an app you can download somewhere ? I have loads of ebooks in Kindle format but no idea how I can read them on my Google Nexus......

stinkle · 29-08-2014 04:08PM

I have both, the battery life on the kindle is excellent. I once forgot to bring it with me midway through a great book and was able to continue to read it using the kindle app on my tablet, but there was no contest - tablet is much better for reading.

jimgoose · 29-08-2014 04:08PM

Long Gone wrote: »

How can you use an Android tablet as an eReader ? Is there an app you can download somewhere ? I have loads of ebooks in Kindle format but no idea how I can read them on my Google Nexus......

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.kindle&hl=en

29-08-2014 04:09PM

Long Gone wrote: »

How can you use an Android tablet as an eReader ? Is there an app you can download somewhere ? I have loads of ebooks in Kindle format but no idea how I can read them on my Google Nexus......

If they are Kindle books bought from Amazon, simply download the Kindle app from Play and sign into your Amazon account and they'll be automatically added. If they're Kindle books sourced elsewhere, download the app, sign into your account, and sideload the books directly to your tablet or email them to your Kindle (not Amazon) account.

orchidsrpretty · 29-08-2014 04:11PM

Yeah you can download numerous e reader apps on android that can read all formats, moonreader or akido are two that spring to mind.

I have a tablet and a e reader. Would not try to read a book on the tablet, would drive me mad.

srsly78 · 29-08-2014 04:11PM

I use my 2013 nexus 7 as an ereader (with aldiko app). No eye strain, works fine. Would never bother with one of those kindle yokes.

silvervixen84 · 29-08-2014 04:23PM

I bought a new Nook for half the price of a new Kindle, rooted it, and put the kindle app on it. Works great for me.

osarusan · 29-08-2014 04:25PM

Is there anything to be said for an actual book and some good old ludic reading?

willabur · 29-08-2014 04:27PM

I love mine, great battery life vs that of a tablet.
Had a tablet, which broke and I never bothered replacing it as anything I did on it I can do on my phone. I know if something happened my kindle paperwhite tho I would replace it right away

bearhugs · 29-08-2014 04:28PM

I have a tablet, and I was completely against getting a Kindle at first. Got a Kindle paperwhite about a year and a half ago and I absolutely love it. I have read a little on my tablet with the Kindle app but it's very harsh on your eyes after a while and the glare is awful. For me it's absolutely worth having the two.

srsly78 · 29-08-2014 04:31PM

All you people complaining about eyestrain etc should just get a better tablet. I notice a big difference between the old nexus 7 and the 2013 version. Brighter screen, higher res etc.

BeerWolf · 29-08-2014 04:32PM

OP, have you ever used a kindle before...?

That's like comparing an apple to an animal - they're completely different things...

Great thing about kindles, zero strain on the eyes due to a backlight... you read it like a regular book. They got an incredibly long battery life, it uses minimal power to change the page, then it's off again. What stays on screen stays there indefinitely til you want to change it.

29-08-2014 04:33PM

srsly78 wrote: »

All you people complaining about eyestrain etc should just get a better tablet. I notice a big difference between the old nexus 7 and the 2013 version. Brighter screen, higher res etc.

A dedicated reading device is always going to be easier to read on than a tablet. I've new Nexus and a Paperwhite, I use the Paperwhite for reading all the time. The tablet doesn't compare.

srsly78 · 29-08-2014 04:35PM

That's just your opinion, not everyone has a problem with reading off screens - so please don't generalise. Same goes for pc monitors, some people complain about eyestrain, some don't. I'm short-sighted and wear contact lenses, working in front of a monitor usually. No problems with reading off a tablet, been doing it for years.

bearhugs · 29-08-2014 04:36PM

srsly78 wrote: »

All you people complaining about eyestrain etc should just get a better tablet. I notice a big difference between the old nexus 7 and the 2013 version. Brighter screen, higher res etc.

I don't think it's about a better tablet. Have you used the Paperwhite? It's a completely different experience reading the e-ink to a computer screen. There's no shine at all it's a matte surface.

29-08-2014 04:37PM

srsly78 wrote: »

That's just your opinion, not everyone has a problem with reading off screens - so please don't generalise. Same goes for pc monitors, some people complain about eyestrain, some don't. I'm short-sighted and wear contact lenses, working in front of a monitor usually. No problems with reading off a tablet, been doing it for years.

Try a Paperwhite for a while, you'll see the difference.

srsly78 · 29-08-2014 04:39PM

bearhugs wrote: »

I don't think it's about a better tablet. Have you used the Paperwhite? It's a completely different experience reading the e-ink to a computer screen. There's no shine at all it's a matte surface.

I also don't notice this much mentioned screen glare.

How is the paperwhite different from older e-ink screens? Just because it's white?

29-08-2014 04:46PM

srsly78 wrote: »

I also don't notice this much mentioned screen glare.

How is the paperwhite different from older e-ink screens? Just because it's white?

It's brighter, and it can be adjusted up or down for the light conditions. The screen is matt and the text crisper than on the older grey models. It also means you can read in bed without a beside light on or a clip on light, as needed on the older model. It's also lighter and a touch screen, unlike the older model where there were page turn and other buttons.

Cool Mo D · 29-08-2014 04:49PM

srsly78 wrote: »

I also don't notice this much mentioned screen glare.

How is the paperwhite different from older e-ink screens? Just because it's white?

Because it's got a backlight. And eReaders are just so much more pleasant than an LCD screen it's amazing. Modern eReaders are as easy on the eyes as reading an actual book.

kindle paperwhite, are they worth buying as well as buying a tablet

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