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What do you think of eReaders?

von Alkanadi, 5. März 2015

Beiträge: 32

Sprache: English

Alkanadi (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 10:03:17

1- What do you think of eReaders?

2- What is the best eReader to buy?

3- If you have an eReader, approximately how many books do you have on it?

deltasalmon (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 12:34:42

1- I like them, easy to carry around a whole library

2- I prefer the e-readers that use e-ink as opposed to a backlit screen.

3- a ton. I like the fact that a lot of classics have outlived their copyrights and are free to download

bartlett22183 (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 17:37:15

1. The terminology is somewhat inexact. There are what might be basic eReaders proper, such as those from Amazon or Barnes & Noble, and there are tablet computers which (usually) are fully usable as eReaders also. (For example, the Barnes & Noble nook {sic} tablet and the Amazon Kindle Fire.) On the whole, I think well of them, as they make it easy to carry around a whole library. On mine (nook tablet) I have a number of Esperanto documents I have downloaded from the web, usually as PDFs. One consideration, of course, is that they have to be recharged regularly, which a printed book does not. okulumo.gif

2. In my opinion, there is no "best" eReader. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Tablet computers properly so-called tend to be more expensive than basic eReaders, but they can do much, much more than just store books for reading. Some basic eReaders are black and white only, whereas most tablets have good color. Go to some stores and try out various ones. In the end it may come down to personal preference and cost.

3. On mine, I have several dozen books which I have purchased, together with scores of documents (primarily PDFs, again many in Esperanto as well as Interlingua). I still have a lot of room left.

robbkvasnak (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 17:40:50

I have money saved up for en ereader and I really, really want to buy one but I am held back by two things: 1) I need some advice about which ereader would be best for me (I not only want to download books to it, I also want to be able to highlight things that i find interesting, like I do with paper); and 2) I know that as soon as I buy anything new in the electronics field, the next day a better version will appear, cheaper and easier to use. I bought an expensive Black Berry telephone and just 1 1/2 years later, it is a dinosaur and I can't download apps like Tango. It is super frustrating. Any advice?
Someone in these fora suggested a Kobo - I have looked at it but there is no place to buy one in person. I can only buy it online and online there is nobody to explain it to me, just what the company wants you to know. There is no place to ask questions.

jdawdy (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 17:56:02

Amazon Kindle.

I'd suggest you think about getting a Nexus 7 tablet (2013 version, not the original version). It gets reviews as one of the best android tablets, and is relatively cheap- I bought mine factory refurbished and I love it.

I use the Amazon Kindle app with it, which has the highlighting/bookmarking functions, everything is in color, and has full android functionality. Battery life is very good, although if you need max battery life a Kindle Eink reader is better. I have one, but I just keep it as a backup, like for international flights when my Nexus may die after 6-8 hours of continual use.

One reason to get a kindle, aside from the huge ebook selection, is that they have tools for you to email PDFs or ebooks to your reader via amazon.

1Guy1 (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 18:27:33

Alkanadi:1- What do you think of eReaders?

2- What is the best eReader to buy?

3- If you have an eReader, approximately how many books do you have on it?
I own a kobo. It handles Esperanto accents. It uses epub files which is a format for books the way mp3 is for music. You can get free epubs from places like project gutenberg and manually put them on your kobo. You can use the free software calibre to convert other formats to epub, for example I was able to convert the Lernu 'Gerda malaperis' pdf and put it on my kobo.

I do not know how many books I have but I have quite a few including several Esperanto ones. I prefer paper books but ereaders are a great way to read the free content available on the net without destroying half a forest in he process.

makis (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 19:00:28

You might as well go with a cheap tablet. If you buy a dedicated eReader, then you'll be spending at least 50-100$. You can get a decent tablet at the higher end of that range and have more features than just a eReader. And then download the kindle or the nook app onto the tablet and you can read all you want and be able to do other things.

Christa627 (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 19:54:23

I use a Kindle app for Android; I like it fine for reading, but as far as I know it can't highlight things, and I have no idea whether or not it can properly display the hat letters. The tab belongs to my mom, and she doesn't let me put Esperanto books on it. The tablet happens to be a Samsing Galaxy Tab a few years old, and is really lame, mostly when it comes to web-browsing.

makis (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 20:47:08

Christa627:but as far as I know it can't highlight things, and I have no idea whether or not it can properly display the hat letters.
It can do both. Long press to highlight, add notes and whatnot. And I just converted the PMEG PDF to kindle the other night and all looks fine.

robbkvasnak (Profil anzeigen) 5. März 2015 21:19:10

1Guy1:
Alkanadi:1- What do you think of eReaders?

2- What is the best eReader to buy?

3- If you have an eReader, approximately how many books do you have on it?
I own a kobo. It handles Esperanto accents. It uses epub files which is a format for books the way mp3 is for music. You can get free epubs from places like project gutenberg and manually put them on your kobo. You can use the free software calibre to convert other formats to epub, for example I was able to convert the Lernu 'Gerda malaperis' pdf and put it on my kobo.

I do not know how many books I have but I have quite a few including several Esperanto ones. I prefer paper books but ereaders are a great way to read the free content available on the net without destroying half a forest in he process.
Hey, 1Guy1! Which Kobo did you buy? Can you hilite (highlight) sections of the readings?

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