Not true at all... I "bought" 3 free books tonight. I did have to go into my amazon account and send them to my iPad. But it wasn't a problem. I'll have to do the same thing if I want them on my iPhone.
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Is it redundant to have a kindle and an iPad?
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Not true at all... I "bought" 3 free books tonight. I did have to go into my amazon account and send them to my iPad. But it wasn't a problem. I'll have to do the same thing if I want them on my iPhone.
Try borrowing books on your iPad through the Amazon Prime Kindle Owner's Lending Library:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000739811
Whoops. You can't.
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amazon prime owner's library is what i meant....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200757120
you have to have an actual kindle device to be able to do that. We sold our kindle a few weeks back and wife found the Hunger Games on amazon prime library to read for free. She was all excited...then realized she couldn't read it on the iPad unless she actually bought it or still had her kindle.
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I had a new Kindle Touch in February that was given to me as a gift. A month later I put in a pre-order for an iPad 3. Soon as I got the iPad 3, after a week, I sold my Kindle Touch to family. Haven't regretted it at all. Because 99% of my reading now days is online, especially after the discovery of Instapaper (how did I exist for so long without using this?!?!?!?!), the Kindle didn't seem like much of a loss.
Yes, the Kindle reading experience is pretty good, its far easier to hold in your hand for hours and hours (I read with iPad 3 on lap with legs folded), eyes don't hurt after 4+ hours of reading - especially if you like to read outside. But the iPad 3 is so sharp and the utility is far more. I don't look back.
That said, if I wasn't looking to recoup the iPad 3 costs so much (had to get one for the wifey too) - I'd probably have kept my Kindle as I don't get distracted as easily with it as I do with my iPad 3 (iMessages, wife has me hooked on Dragonvale for now, ugh!).
Yes, the Kindle reading experience is pretty good, its far easier to hold in your hand for hours and hours (I read with iPad 3 on lap with legs folded), eyes don't hurt after 4+ hours of reading - especially if you like to read outside. But the iPad 3 is so sharp and the utility is far more. I don't look back.
That said, if I wasn't looking to recoup the iPad 3 costs so much (had to get one for the wifey too) - I'd probably have kept my Kindle as I don't get distracted as easily with it as I do with my iPad 3 (iMessages, wife has me hooked on Dragonvale for now, ugh!).
I own an iPad (3) and just bought a Kindle today. The e-ink is much easier to read. They are both great devices.
I've had a kindle 2 since its release (love it). I used it everyday............... I picked up an iPad2 about a month ago and haven't turned on my kindle since then. Yes, the e-ink is easier to read, and the kindle is lighter BUT I can do so much more with my iPad I just can't seem to remember to ever pickup my kindle. I go back and forth with reading books (kindle app), comics and manga. So the iPad is for me, but I won't get rid of my kindle2.
I also live in the city, but would not get a kindle. The ipad is still small enough to read sitting on a crowded train, and is a far more powerful, better product.
My kids each got a kindle touch for the holidays, and i have an ipad 3 - and there is no comparison. The kindle is very limited and frustrating to use IMO, and a lot of the apps for the kindle fire, etc. cannot also be used on the touch.
You are also tied to the amazon site, which is another huge negative. What if amazon goes out of business (admittedly a long shot).
I would strongly NOT recommend a kindle, get a refurb ipad 2 from here:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad
The 32GB wifi 2nd gen is a steal at $399.
which might be the best price/value offer available.
I know its been a few months since this post, but the ipad 2 refurb 16 GB is $319, i might grab one for the wife/kids or the 32 GB for another $80.
Its why I think the ipad is a better option; I loved the ipad 2 and with the refurb pricing is a steal now.
Kindle is so much better for serious reading and the interface on the Touch makes it a pleasure to use. Its probably as light as most paperbacks too!
I have both. I use the kindle outdoors in the sun etc, and I bought it for just 100$ so I don't have to worry about losing it/dropping it as I do with my 64Gb iPad.
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This is not true. I converted my epub library using software called Calibre, and now I can read all my books on the Kindle.
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This is not true. I converted my epub library using software called Calibre, and now I can read all my books on the Kindle.
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I have both. Mainly because of the size of the kindle and the free books you get with prime(free prime books not available on Kindle app)
I have both. Mainly because of the size of the kindle and the free books you get with prime(free prime books not available on Kindle app)
I also own both. I love my iPad but after viewing an LCD monitor all day at work, my eyes thank me for switching to e-ink if I'm going to be doing any serious novel reading. For anything else, I grab the iPad first.
I have both, yet find myself doing little with the Kindle other than keeping it charged and books loaded on it. I tend to pull it out if I want to do some reading outside but that's it.
Most of my books are loaded via Calibre so they don't sync with other devices when read on the Kindle whereas they do if I read them via iBooks. So I tend to do most of my reading on my iPhone/iPad.
That said, I still love my Kindle and am glad to have it.
Most of my books are loaded via Calibre so they don't sync with other devices when read on the Kindle whereas they do if I read them via iBooks. So I tend to do most of my reading on my iPhone/iPad.
That said, I still love my Kindle and am glad to have it.