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Phid, I can do everything I want even with poorly scanned PDFs on a computer (notes, highlights, bookmarks, etc.). I was just wondering if these ereaders can handle it just as well. From all I've been reading about them lately, it doesn't sound like it. I might look into some cheap tablets this weekend. Doubt the readability (eye strain) of a tablet would be as good as a dedicated ereader though. What I like about tablets over ereaders is that I can check out url links more efficiently as well as read other file formats like Word and stuff and the graphics are probably better too.
I guess it all depends on what you want to do with it. I don't a mini PC, I just want something I can read E-books on and the Kindle Keyboard that I have is amazingly good at that. For everything else I have my regular PC. I love its size and weight and the fact that it is 95% the same as reading a book. The readability of the text is actually somewhat better than the printed page, especially for someone like me who wears glasses. I really like the high contrast screen and e-ink display.
Phid, I can do everything I want even with poorly scanned PDFs on a computer (notes, highlights, bookmarks, etc.). I was just wondering if these ereaders can handle it just as well. From all I've been reading about them lately, it doesn't sound like it. I might look into some cheap tablets this weekend. Doubt the readability (eye strain) of a tablet would be as good as a dedicated ereader though. What I like about tablets over ereaders is that I can check out url links more efficiently as well as read other file formats like Word and stuff and the graphics are probably better too.
I guess I'm not sure what you want. A pdf reader on an ereader?I'm going to wait to see how much the iPad 2 costs once the iPad 3 is released, I think sometime this Spring.
I guess I'm not sure what you want. A pdf reader on an ereader?
An ereader that can read PDFs as fluidly as other formats.
As I said, I have not had any problem reading PDFs nor making notes and highlights. The only issue I have with the Kindle so far is battery life. It is supposed to be good for a month or so if you don't use the wireless too much, I have found that is about 2 – 2 1/2 weeks and I use my wireless very little. Still good but not what the ads say.
As I said, I have not had any problem reading PDFs nor making notes and highlights. The only issue I have with the Kindle so far is battery life. It is supposed to be good for a month or so if you don't use the wireless too much, I have found that is about 2 – 2 1/2 weeks and I use my wireless very little. Still good but not what the ads say.
Thats odd… I have had mine since Christmas, and it was my uncles before me, and I have yet had to charge it…
I now have over 50 books on my Kindle and have manage to read about 15 of them. My wife is starting to regret getting me one. I have downloaded almost all the classics from Gutenberg as well many from the renaissance, such as Hobbes and Gibbons. It might be a year or more before I pay fr another book as I work my way through the mass of books I want to read that are available for free. I have even found a site that offers my kind of SF for free. And the best thing, I don't have to pay for shipping.Remember, anyone who buys a kindle should buy it through the links on my blog, it is right there on the right-hand sidebar. Blatant advertising I know, but I am leaving it here nonetheless.
The iPad 2 has dropped in price to $399 new with the release of the iPad 3, which is making it more tempting to me. Expect to see it drop even lower among other non-Apple sellers. I also read an article today about why refurbished products sold by Apple are just as good as buying new. Note the refurbished iPad 2 sells for $349 on the Apple site – still a bit much for my blood but nearing my target price.
I am adamantly anti-Apple. I don't like the way they maintain control over your device after purchase.
I can understand that concern. I used to not use Apple products really at all until I got an iPod Touch, which I've been using for the past 2+ years. It is amazing in what it helps me to do – from looking up books to check out while navigating the stacks at the library, to using the map while driving in the car, to reading email while on the go. I think the reason why I don't feel constricted is because the breadth of third-party apps available. I still don't think I'd get a Mac laptop or desktop, though.
