To Kindle or not to Kindle?
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Re: To Kindle or not to Kindle?
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I realize a lot of people do read on them and there's no reason it can't be done but a regular Kindle, not a Fire tablet, has a much sharper screen and makes reading a lot better. Also the backlight on the Fire is a light shining straight into your eyes as you read so people who have problems with eyestrain will have a lot of problems with this.
Kindles have a front light that uses a coating over the screen to spread light evenly over the screen, pretty much the same way a lamp over your shoulder does. It makes a huge difference. All the Kindles except the very cheapest model have a front light.
By the way, battery life on the Fire is about average. I have a number of tablets and it doesn't need charging more often than the others. I've never actually measured it. I never turn mine off. It's the one that's always ready when I need a tablet at hand. I charge it about every other day. When I'm not using it it discharges less than most tablets. When I am using it it's about average.
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A Prime account is the account that gets you 2 day free shipping on purchases from Amazon. I live in a rural area and I don't have a car so I've had my Prime account for about a decade. And they keep adding new features to it. Thousands of movies and TV shows are free to stream or download. They've had a feature where you could read a free book a month for some years but only on an actual Kindle device, not on one of the apps. Now they've added this new 1,000 book thing. The selection doesn't seem bad. I read one book from it.
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HOWEVER
I found myself purchasing the new (at the time) Kindle Paperwhite.
While I will never allow myself to use it more than reading print, it has come in handy.
It is small, and looks like an actual page.
I can't distract myself with other apps, etc. because it is just an ereader, not a tablet like the fire.
It is compatible with goodreads and I often look on my TBR list for inspiration for a purchase rather than buying a book out of impulse (as I often do with printed books).
I have limited space, so I like to get ebook forms of books which I would likely not feel inclined to keep.
Ebooks can sometimes be cheaper.
The ereader can go many places a book cannot.
Others cannot see the title or cover of the book.
The battery will last for days, if not weeks depending on how much it is used.
While never my first choice, I do like my ereader, but it is definitely an individual's choice for their lifestyle.
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I have a kindle in my purse, a paperwhite by my bed, and a Fire by my chair in the living room. That's not counting the Kindle app on my phone. I looked at the Nook when it came out but it didn't seem to stack up to kindle.
Amazon has lead the way and continues to innovate in this area. I don't think you can go wrong with kindle or any of it's incarnations.
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