If you have a tablet you can simply download Bluefire Reader from Google Play, and this will make the tablet (or your smartphone) do extra service as an e-reader. I use my 6" smartphone this way, for reading books "borrowed" from the Bundy library (where I'm a member). Saves money and reduces the number of gadgets :)
They have over 900 adult fiction books available for download "loan". and yes, you do have to "return" them by the due date
-- Edited by The dog lady on Saturday 20th of July 2013 10:53:52 PM
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The Kobo Glo costs $60 more. Is the "Built-in ComfortLight technology" worth the extra money?
Are there people who have both an eReader and a tablet, and who find that the former has significant advantages? I'm thinking that an eReader would be designed to minimise eyestrain, and they appear to perform better in sunlight. Their battery life seems much better also. Is their smaller size an advantage or a disadvantage? Do people miss the lack of colour, especially when reading PDFs? Do people use them to read the news (from RSS feeds)?
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I use a Kobo touch mainly to read books borrowed from my local library and will probably join other libraries that have E books.
I prefer an E reader that uses E Ink as they can be read in bright sunlight, they are most like a book but you do need a light to read them by, but they have a long period between battery recharge usually weeks.
I chose Kobo Touch as the price is good and it can download books from multiple sources and formats whereas Kindle is to a degree tied to Amazon you can use other formats but you need to use another program to convert the files so they can be read on your Kindle.
I find that the 6 inch size to be comfortable to use.
I have been experimenting with a 10.1 inch Android device for reading newspapers and find it has advantages because of the large screen and can format the page well, I find that the size and weight for reading books to be a disadvantage, a good compromise might be 7 inch device. The main disadvantage of tablet devices for reading is the very short period before a battery recharge is needed, 4 to 5 hours
Adobe Digital Media is an excellent program for E readers and Overdrive Media Console App is very good on Android Tablet devices also Calibre E book management is an excellent allround program for searching, converting files and book management.
Wow David, sounds like you've done more research and experimenting than I have. It's true I have to charge my phone more often, and that it is not clear in sunlight. But it works for me as I mostly read at night and don't need a light on (so the power difference is probably negligible). And as I would want to have a phone anyway, it might as well do duty for as many jobs as possible. (I was going to say "have to have a phone", but actually I managed to survive the first 30 years or so without even a landline, so I guess phones are not really a necessity) Works for me, others will want it differently no doubt
Cheers, Marianna
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I have a Pico e reader. I would like to buy books to put onto the Pico from Amazon. Do you download the book you have chosen onto there txt reader for puters. Then onto my Pico e reader.
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Thanks David. I think I will buy a separate dedicated eReader. To Popeye, I believe that Calibre is one software tool that should be able to convert Amazon's Kindle format to something that your Pico is happy with.
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Arr yes Dorian I know all about Calibre. But how do you get the book down from Amazon to your computer. To be able to use Caibre. As Amazon ask you to download to a txt soft ware thingy.
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