Kindle or Tablet

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:29 am

So I need some advice, should I get a Kindle or a Tablet to use for reading Ebooks. my Books are in various formats from the kindle to epub,mobi and a lot in PDF.

Please help its doin my head in

Moved from lounge

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:45 am

Tablet anyday of the week.
Kindles are just book readers, Tablets offer so much more when you've finished reading.

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:49 am

Hmm I don't know much about the Kindle, I am presuming it is purpose built for ebooks ? I guess it comes down to how many features you want and how much you're prepared to pay. If you're just using it to like read on a train then kindle may be the go. I am thinking tablets offer more versatility, if that is what you desire. All my ebooks are stored on my laptop, I do have a tablet but rarely use it, tablet is cool for gaming Razz

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:53 am

Tablet is the only way to go if you have the money for it. So many more features. Kindle's are great, have one myself, but the versatility of a tablet is hard to beat.

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:22 am

A library card and a rucksack.

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:32 am

robmead wrote:

A library card and a rucksack.

Then when your bored, go catch some birds, get some elastic and go to your local farm to annoy the pigs Wink

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:26 am

Depends. If you strictly just want to read ebooks get a Kindle. They are the best at what they do. However if you want more I would say invest in a tablet. You can get them quite cheap these days so its not going to hurt your wallet as much as you think. Plus having read Deathly Hallows on my Xoom (800+ pages) I can confirm that they don't cause any eye strain or unwanted problems.

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:07 am

Hmm i was kinda edging for a tablet so as long as it will display all my file types i'm probably sold.

Thanks everyone

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:12 am

Thought I had a voucher for £100 off a tablet, it came with a blu ray. After checking 73 blu ray cases I found the voucher ............ it's £100 off an ASUS Gaming Notebook, I was nearly helpful !

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:27 pm

iOS and Andriod both have the KOBO app, and the KOBO device is an eBook reader so i assume at least those tablets would be compatible with most types of eBooks.

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:12 am

Thanks Rob i appreciate the effort

Thanks also Rasungod i will look into it

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:01 am

Ok so i have just ordered an Android tablet so i may have many more questions for you guys if you don't mind helping me out.

Will post again once its arrived and i have reached the limit of my knowledge (won't take long)

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:35 am

my question is in regard to which is easier on the eyes. cos i don't like straining my eyes looking at a screen

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:38 am

killa1986 wrote:

my question is in regard to which is easier on the eyes. cos i don't like straining my eyes looking at a screen

pacino23 wrote:

Depends. If you strictly just want to read ebooks get a Kindle. They are the best at what they do. However if you want more I would say invest in a tablet. You can get them quite cheap these days so its not going to hurt your wallet as much as you think. Plus having read Deathly Hallows on my Xoom (800+ pages) I can confirm that they don't cause any eye strain or unwanted problems.

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:28 am

pacino23 wrote:

killa1986 wrote:

my question is in regard to which is easier on the eyes. cos i don't like straining my eyes looking at a screen

pacino23 wrote:

Depends. If you strictly just want to read ebooks get a Kindle. They are the best at what they do. However if you want more I would say invest in a tablet. You can get them quite cheap these days so its not going to hurt your wallet as much as you think. Plus having read Deathly Hallows on my Xoom (800+ pages) I can confirm that they don't cause any eye strain or unwanted problems.

What he said^^ plus, the kindle can increase/decrease text styles/sizes to adjust to individual comfort levels