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Posted: 7/8/2014 8:51:58 PM EDT
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I got a refurbished HiSense from Walmart for about 100$. It does the job just fine. 7" screen, large enough to expand out when I want, and no wireless bill. Also has a slot for a microSD card, for storing lots of free books.
I had a 2nd generation kindle. It was ok-but was slow, and had no expandable memory. When it bit the dust, I didn't cry. Don't know about the paperwhite, or Fire version. |
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Posted: 7/8/2014 11:13:41 PM EDT
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I don't like reading books on tablets. I had one of the kindles with a keyboard that I loved. I just got a new paperwhite with integral backlight that is great. For around $100 you can't beat it IMO.
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Posted: 7/9/2014 9:42:59 AM EDT
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I have the Kindle touch, and then got a MS Surface last year through my job. I think I've picked up the Kindle maybe about a half dozen times since.
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Posted: 7/9/2014 10:56:30 AM EDT
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I mostly read using the Kindle app on my Galaxy S5 or my Nexus 7 tablet. My daughter has a Kindle Fire HD and it works okay but for the money I'd rather have full-featured tablet.
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Posted: 7/9/2014 6:11:04 PM EDT
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Kindle fire (WiFi) connect, not the 4g unit. Had one of the paperwhites. IF you have 20/20 get the pw. If you \r eyes are less than perfect K/Fire. Trying to read on the PW for me was
Pg 1- Once Upon A Ti pg 2 Me, there was a litt pg 3 old lady who liv,, It wasn't that bad, but taking 1 page and turing it to 2-3 pages for my use, goodbye.. Plus i like the color screen the Fire has. Much easier to utilize, be it books or web smurfing. YMMV |
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Posted: 7/11/2014 12:24:23 PM EDT
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I have a paperwhite. Other than I wish the screen was bigger, it is a great thing to have. I used to read on my iPad but you can't do that in the sun.
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Posted: 7/11/2014 12:41:27 PM EDT
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I picked up a Samsung Galaxy Tab3 8" for reading. I like it, and it has a lot of other great functionality.
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Posted: 7/11/2014 12:42:37 PM EDT
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I've got a tablet and a paperwhite. Used to read books on my tablet all the time. Haven't done it since I got the paperwhite. It's far better for reading books.
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Posted: 7/16/2014 11:46:23 PM EDT
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I've got a tablet and a paperwhite. Used to read books on my tablet all the time. Haven't done it since I got the paperwhite. It's far better for reading books. Same here. Kindle paperwhite is much better for reading than my Ipad. Fits in cargo pants pockets and some jeans. Battery life is an order of magnitude better on the Kindle vs the Ipad. If the font is to small for your eyes, wear reading glasses. |
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Posted: 7/17/2014 5:07:33 PM EDT
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Paperwhite is far better in direct sunlight.
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Posted: 7/17/2014 5:11:22 PM EDT
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If you're going to use it to read, get the new paperwhite. I have about 7 tablets laying around & the paperwhite is the one I read with.
No eyestrain like tablets. And insane battery life. |
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Posted: 7/17/2014 8:01:31 PM EDT
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If you're going to use it to read, get the new paperwhite. I have about 7 tablets laying around & the paperwhite is the one I read with. No eyestrain like tablets. And insane battery life. Even compared to a relatively high res display like a Nexus 7 2013 a paperwhite is far easier to read. The battery life is better on the paperwhite also. Only thing that bothers me on it is the slight lag as it turns pages, but that's easy enough to get used to. |
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Posted: 7/19/2014 7:27:07 PM EDT
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I have a Kindle with the keyboard and a Kindle Fire. I read on the Keyboard the most. A paper white next.
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Posted: 7/20/2014 12:06:00 AM EDT
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I have a Kindle and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7 in.
I prefer to read on the Kindle just because of the "real" paper look of the screen and no glare. Reading a book on the tablet strains my eye's after awhile. |
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Posted: 7/25/2014 9:05:21 AM EDT
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I was using an ipad air, but bought a paperwhite when they went on sale ($40) a few months ago.
Reading on the paperwhite a better experience for me than the ipad. |
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Posted: 8/25/2014 1:54:30 AM EDT
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If you're going to use it to read, get the new paperwhite. I have about 7 tablets laying around & the paperwhite is the one I read with. No eyestrain like tablets. And insane battery life. This. I have a nook light also or whatever it's called. I picked up a paperwhite through a deal here someone posted and barely pick up the nook anymore. The paperwhite is awesome overall and actually has aftermarket products for it like covers. |
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Posted: 8/25/2014 1:57:31 AM EDT
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oops.
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Posted: 8/25/2014 2:11:16 AM EDT
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I have a paper white and love it. I would never buy the kindle fire shit, I want a reader not a half assed tablet thing that does neither well. Get the one that is cheaper with the ad bullshit. Only time you see it is when its off or at start up and if you don't connect to the internet for a while there are no ads because they all expire. I use Caliber to organize my books and to move them to the kindle.
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Posted: 8/25/2014 2:26:11 AM EDT
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I have a Kindle Fire HDX and wish I'd bought a different tablet. The browser sucks, the app store is barren, it doesn't work with anything Google. It's OK for reading but I find I get distracted by having a browser right there: I'll see something interesting in the book that I want to know more about and then 20 minutes later I'm still reading web sites instead of the book.
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Posted: 9/9/2014 10:02:31 AM EDT
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I use the cheap kindle 4 and love it better than paper books. I don't like the paperwhite's touch screen.
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Posted: 10/2/2014 1:29:59 PM EDT
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Paperwhite. Great battery life, great in the sun. It's just the way to go if you're a heavy reader, no question about it. Pair that with a Kindle app on your smartphone (free), and you're set...you'll be able to just spontaneously start reading at almost any moment.
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Posted: 10/6/2014 10:20:23 PM EDT
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I have an iPad and a netbook, but all of my reading is done on the paperwhite. I think I've charged it maybe twice in the previous 3 months, and I read at least an hour a day. . . .
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