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Any HEAVY readers use the iPad instead of a Nook/Kindle?
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I respect and understand your preferences. In that light, I would suggest you avoid a Kindle at all costs, otherwise it's highly likely you will buy one on the spot.
That's what I experienced. I just happened to cross paths with another person who had one, at a resort where I was vacationing. In less than five minutes I knew I had to have one, as I am a very avid reader. I had no idea reading electronically could be so nice.
I had a kindle but didn't like it. I don't like the flashing the screen makes when you change the page. It doesn't seem to bother people but to me it was like loosing a signal on a monitor for a second then coming back. Just hated it. Also I couldn't get used to a device with no backlight. I'm so used to reading stuff online on a screen. I like a white background and lit. I don't like having to sit under a bright light just to be able to read stuff. I know it's not good for you but I don't like to be forced to read under optimal lighting all the time. I like to read in the dark and dim areas.
My sister loves her kindle. Plus her boyfriend. They love it. It's just not for me.
My sister loves her kindle. Plus her boyfriend. They love it. It's just not for me.
Well, I just found out my boss has ordered a Kindle, and I'll get to play with it... I mean, set it up for him.
I'll report back on whether or not I feel compelled to rush out and get one of my own!My wife reads about 2 1/2 books a week. She very strictly alternates between "work related professional" books and "for fun" books. That is to say she reads one book form one category, then one from the other. She reads about 80% of the time on the iPad and about the other 20% on a kindle. She hasn't picked up a pulp book in over 5 months.
She really seems to prefer the iPad, and the only reason she ever gives for using the kindle is the lighter weight.
I've read about 150 books (novels) on my iPad since I got it last April 3rd. I only get books in hard copy now if I can't get them in a format I can read on the iPad.
It's great and suits all my needs. The backlit screen is good for all levels of lighting up to and including reading in bed and not disturbing the person next to me.
The weight doesn't bother me, I prop it up on my lap with one hand while I read. And looking at a backlit screen all day doesn't bother my eyes, so I'm lucky there.
I use my iPad for reading 1 to 2 books per week. It really is the best I have found for reading in bed without disturbing the spouse.
It has been months since I read a paper book.
I don't like the DRM scheme of the Kindle where they can remove a book from the reader without permission.
It has been months since I read a paper book.
I don't like the DRM scheme of the Kindle where they can remove a book from the reader without permission.
I use my nook color for reading books and newspapers...love the brightness and clarity of the screen. Barely any glare in the light as well.
I would mostly agree with you. Different people have different issues. My iMac's display is way too bright for me at full brightness, so I tone it down to about 50 percent. I use my iPhone 4 to read some books with the Kindle app. It was kinda painful to read much with the black text on white, but the sepia setting makes it much more like paper.
However, I think my work computer is probably contributing to eye strain for me. It's about 8 or 10 years old. It's a decent Apple Cinema Display, but I just don't think the clarity is good for extended viewing. It's certainly not the quality of today's iMacs.
Heavy reader but don't like reading on electronic devices. I purchased a NookColo when it came out but I didn't like it very much. I don't think anything can compare to holding an actual book in your hands and flipping the pages.
Average 1.5 to 2 thousand pages per week all on iPad. Have sony readers, kindle 2 and both gather dust. Now with my Viphone I find that I tinker a bit of reading on the small screen since bookmarks sync etc... I also do a fair bit if reading on the beach - simple umbrella takes care of the reflective issue.
Me too. Nothing beats having all my books with me all the time. I'm not going to take my iPad with me everywhere I go, just in case I have 10 minutes to kill somewhere, but my iPhone is always with me. I read mostly fiction and I've never understood people's complaints about the screen being too small; as long as I can fit a few sentences on the screen then I'm fine.
If I'm sitting on the sofa at home then I usually use the iPad because it's the device that lives next to my sofa so will be what is to hand but I do most of my reading on my iPhone while I'm out and about.
- Julian
I'm both a heavy reader and read several books concurrently....usually 100 pages or so per day of reading, cross between novels and technical books.
My iPad was never a comfortable reader. I'm tall, but don't have the best eyesight, so I never could find a comfortable reading position whether standing, sitting or lying down.
My Nook Color, on the other hand, has been my favorite eReader to date. Once rooted so I could access the Kindle app (and thus all my 'locked' books in library from same), I've found it to be a far superior reading experience than what I ever had on my iPad.
For almost every other use, the iPad's larger form factor was great. For reading...not my cup of tea. YMMV.
My iPad was never a comfortable reader. I'm tall, but don't have the best eyesight, so I never could find a comfortable reading position whether standing, sitting or lying down.
My Nook Color, on the other hand, has been my favorite eReader to date. Once rooted so I could access the Kindle app (and thus all my 'locked' books in library from same), I've found it to be a far superior reading experience than what I ever had on my iPad.
For almost every other use, the iPad's larger form factor was great. For reading...not my cup of tea. YMMV.
i read a book a week on my iPad and think its awesome it was actually a friend of mine that got me into ebooks when he borrowed me his Kindle 3 the eink was so easy on the eyes, but, in the end i started using my iPad due to the sheer flexibility of it. With a copy of dropbox/goodreader/Kindle and iBooks it will read pretty much anything i throw at it without issue.
Also, for anyone reading on an iPad i do seriously recommend a matt finish screen protector. Makes reading much easier without reflections
it was actually a friend of mine that got me into ebooks when he borrowed me his Kindle 3 the eink was so easy on the eyes, but, in the end i started using my iPad due to the sheer flexibility of it. With a copy of dropbox/goodreader/Kindle and iBooks it will read pretty much anything i throw at it without issue. Also, for anyone reading on an iPad i do seriously recommend a matt finish screen protector. Makes reading much easier without reflections
I am probably as heavy a reader as anyone on these boards, and I so love reading on the iPad that I'm selling my paper books. I've now read well over 100 novels on my iPad since last April, so this is not a casual opinion. I know what it's like to read on an iPad and I love it.
Tried a Kindle, hated it.
Tried a Kindle, hated it.
I am a heavy magazine and comic reader so the iPad gets more action than my Kindle3. I also like ibooks (epub) but use Kindle in bright light in the back yard. As summer comes I guess the Kindle will see more action but I take my iPad to work every day. It sits along beside my PC for both music and whatever I have time for.
Well, I just found out my boss has ordered a Kindle, and I'll get to play with it... I mean, set it up for him.
So I just got my boss' Kindle. And I don't see anything that makes me want one for myself. The text looks black on grey, and no matter how sharp the font itself is, it's just not attractive to read on a screen that dark. Operating the device is a hassle -- I keep inadvertently pressing the page turn buttons, and having to push the up and down button many times to select items on the menu really makes me miss the iPad's touch interface, where all I have to do to select something is to tap it. The keyboard is so tiny, entering words on it is very slow, and in order to input numbers and symbols, you have this pop-up window and you have to use the up and down arrows again to get to the symbol/number you want. If the Kindle works for you, then good for you, but I can now definitively say it isn't for me.
It depends on how you define "heavy".
I read books on my iPad for an hour and a half a day on my daily bus commute (45 minutes in, 45 minutes home,) as well as generally for an average of an hour a night. (Some nights none, some nights 4 hours.)
I got the iPad three weeks ago (well, it entered the house four weeks ago, but after a week my wife decided she didn't care about it anymore, so it became mine,) and have read five or six books on it by now. (Currently reading Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon in iBooks.)
I have iBooks (of course,) as well as Kindle and Nook loaded, but have so far done nearly all of my reading in iBooks. (I have purchased three books in iBooks. They were not available in Kindle; and I found that I just prefer iBooks more, although I have switched between them for free books.)
I read books on my iPad for an hour and a half a day on my daily bus commute (45 minutes in, 45 minutes home,) as well as generally for an average of an hour a night. (Some nights none, some nights 4 hours.)
I got the iPad three weeks ago (well, it entered the house four weeks ago, but after a week my wife decided she didn't care about it anymore, so it became mine,) and have read five or six books on it by now. (Currently reading Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon in iBooks.)
I have iBooks (of course,) as well as Kindle and Nook loaded, but have so far done nearly all of my reading in iBooks. (I have purchased three books in iBooks. They were not available in Kindle; and I found that I just prefer iBooks more, although I have switched between them for free books.)