E-Reader advice

me too. i like it for its simplicity, great battery life, and intuitive use. also, having 100s of books in a wee little gadget is awesome. the one thing that worries me though is that if i ever lost the thing, i would be losing loooots of books that i dont own hard copies to and that i would forget that i wanted to read. its a good idea to have a backup of all your books.

for a bunch of good reads check out "gutenberg project" on google. you'll be pleasantly surprised on how much is free and good quality reading.

 

you can back up your books to the computer - and they would originally be downloaded to your computer if you bought them anyway. The 100's of free books that come with the device are part of the Gutenberg project, so if you lose those, you can easily get them back.

 

I have a kindle

I love it, one thing I really like about it is the portability of the books. I have an app for kindle on my Android phone, my ipad, and my laptop. I can sync my location in any of the books I have on any of these devices and it will take me to the place where I last read no matter which device I am using. I so I can give my Kindle to my wife so she can read a book and I can use my Ipad to read what I am reading. Love this feature.

 

that has been on my Opera speed dial for a long time now. One of my favourites out there to visit.

 

Okay, so the Aluratek Libre (the device that I've been quite satisfied with for over a year now) has just dropped to $49 at Staples. Can't get more easy to get introduced to e-reading.

 

I'm reading Dumas on my Kindle and needed to go back and find a passage I couldn't remember.
What a huge PIA. Really made me wish I was holding the book.
Still like my Kindle but it's not perfect.

 

I love my kobo touch. I've read so much more since I got it, and I picked it up for $100 at Borders sell-out clearance!

 

how fast do the pages turn on the Kobo touch? I found that the earlier version is slow (the non-touch Kobo).

 

Fast enough for me. Every 100 pages or so it will have one laggy one, but other than that its essentially instantaneous.

 

Kindle hands down

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I have done more research on this product and have come to the conclusion that my daughter, age 14, would prefer a touch screen e-reader. So that rules out the Kindle for her. I may get one of those for me and a Color Nook for her. Of course, if I get my iPad for the holidays, I won't need an e-reader. Thank you all so much for the information and your opinions.

 

I really suggest getting the Nook Simple Touch or the Kobo Touch instead of the Color Nook. The huge benefits of dedicated ereaders are the e-ink technology and the very long battery life, and you don't get either of those with a Color Nook. The Nook may be just fine, but there's no persuasive reason to buy it over any other Android tablet (which is all that it is).

 

I am completely satisfied with the Nook Color. Paid $200 for it, and it's far cheaper than any android tablet that I know of.. (granted I haven't really priced out tablets)

The battery life isn't the greatest on the Nook Color if you are slamming wifi, but other than that, I have zero complaints.

 

yes, I am a price buyer. I've got a birthday list to attend to, and 3 e-readers are on it. Unfortunately, the recipients would like a little more flexibility than Kindle provides, so I'm going to look at the $89 Aluratek Libre. (actually - it was on sale at best buy for $45 last week, I'll see if I can get that price).