Hello Macrumors! LOng time no post....
The family wants to get an iPad for this summer. Well an ebook ereader to read books on the plane and everything. I researched into the kindle amd everything, and whilst it has a nice screen and endless battery (?), it still remains a pretty shoddy device in terms of usability.
I explained this to my parents like this:
The kindle costs 900 kuai, amd for that u get two features, the shop, and reading interface. But you still needa pay for the books and everything
The iPad costs 4000 kuai (which at first seems like a lot more) but then wjen you realise how many features you get it comes down to almost half a mao per feature.
My parents understood my argument and said "okay, but how good of an ereader is it?"
So i came here to gather opinions, experiences, and hopefully answers.
Excuse the long introduxtion and any typos (on iPod).
**FYI kuai is slang for RMB- 1USD=roughly 6.8RMB, and one mao is a tenth of an RMB (u do the math
) ** and yes, the ipad is more expensive in china.
So the questions:
1. Is the iPad a good ereader? Most of the reading will be done on the plane so glare isnt am issue? And if it is we'll get a protector...
2. What are some of the best ways to get books onto the ipad?
3. For the above, how big (in size, mb...?) is each book, how much would it cost, and do you find it to be a practical way.
Those are my main questions for now.
A few pointers,
*most of the reading will be done by my 8 year old brother, so kids books...
*we aiming to come to a decision by next week as we leave in two weeks for the holidays
*feel free to share any experiences, pointers, or whatnot about ereading experiences on the ipad, kindle, or any other devices you may enjoy ereading on
*and lastly, again, sorry about any typos/txt language, im on my ipod touch so im not really paying attention.
Thanks for all amd any help, all the best,
AJ--
The family wants to get an iPad for this summer. Well an ebook ereader to read books on the plane and everything. I researched into the kindle amd everything, and whilst it has a nice screen and endless battery (?), it still remains a pretty shoddy device in terms of usability.
I explained this to my parents like this:
The kindle costs 900 kuai, amd for that u get two features, the shop, and reading interface. But you still needa pay for the books and everything
The iPad costs 4000 kuai (which at first seems like a lot more) but then wjen you realise how many features you get it comes down to almost half a mao per feature.
My parents understood my argument and said "okay, but how good of an ereader is it?"
So i came here to gather opinions, experiences, and hopefully answers.
Excuse the long introduxtion and any typos (on iPod).
**FYI kuai is slang for RMB- 1USD=roughly 6.8RMB, and one mao is a tenth of an RMB (u do the math
So the questions:
1. Is the iPad a good ereader? Most of the reading will be done on the plane so glare isnt am issue? And if it is we'll get a protector...
2. What are some of the best ways to get books onto the ipad?
3. For the above, how big (in size, mb...?) is each book, how much would it cost, and do you find it to be a practical way.
Those are my main questions for now.
A few pointers,
*most of the reading will be done by my 8 year old brother, so kids books...
*we aiming to come to a decision by next week as we leave in two weeks for the holidays
*feel free to share any experiences, pointers, or whatnot about ereading experiences on the ipad, kindle, or any other devices you may enjoy ereading on
*and lastly, again, sorry about any typos/txt language, im on my ipod touch so im not really paying attention.
Thanks for all amd any help, all the best,
AJ--