E-Reader Showdown: Kindle DX vs. iPad

[Guest]

How's a serious reader to choose? iPad purports to do everything Kindle DX does, and more, but we think bookworms will prefer Kindle-here's why.

E-Reader Showdown: Kindle DX vs. iPad : Read more

 

[dan117]

ipad isn't an e-reader, unless you mind headaches and blurred vision...

 

[ares1214]

^^^you guys never stop do you...

 

[Guest]

So you can get Kindle books for almost every platform but you can only get iBooks for iOS devices. So why would anyone buy an iBook?

 

[kartu]

Sony Readers aren't even mentioned instead we get yet another round of brainwashing about yet another crippled fashion device by Apple. How refreshing...

 

[kartu]

PS
There is quite a number of quality e-ink readers out there. Most notable, most of them are NOT BOUND TO A SINGLE STORE. Heck, many of them, unlike the ones mentioned above, allow to "rent" digital books from public libraries.

 

[icepick314]

I'm getting Archos 10 1 tablet as media player and e-reader myself...

screen isn't as nice as iPad but it does lot more than iPad for my use...

 

[Icester]

I read all my books on my iPhone using GoodReader. Sure the screen is small, but no one reads an entire page at once - it just requires more page flipping which is only a minor inconvenience. Plus I can set the screen to white text on a black background which is much easier on the eyes (and battery).

Who reads in the dark? Me. When I go to bed. And I am sure there are many more people who do the same.

Final point... since it's on my iPhone, my book reader is small and saves me from carrying another electronic device.

 

[Guest]

Not only is the Kindle easier to move than 10 boxes of books, it is cheaper than a book case to hold the books and doesn't fill up a home with stuff. Now if Kindle had a way to share a book.

 

[alchemy69]

The Kindle shown in the size comparison between the DX and the regular Kindle is a Kindle 2, not a Kindle 3, as the accompanying text would lead one to believe.

 

[gogogadgetliver]

Couple things not mentioned:
The Kindle 3 is the way to go. It weighs ounces. The iPad feels like a chunk of lead next to it. There is no way you can lay on your back and hold a book above you or many other creative position you find yourself in after reading for hours.
The iPad works at night, sure...but it will cause insomnia.
The Kindle 3 with a cover actually DOES work in the dark. It has a light built into the cover that runs off the internal battery. And it doesn't cause insomnia.
The 3G phone built into the Kindle 3 is FREE. As in you don't pay monthly for it.

 

[jaysbob]

why is battery life not mentioned? This is one of the Kindle's biggest strong suits, the kindle can go for (potentially) weeks without a recharge. iPad can barely go a day of regular use without a recharge.

 

[Guest]

Came across, http/goo.gl/zXv2M for a Kindle DX review

 

[igot1forya]

Wow, I think I learned more about these e-readers from the comments than I did from the article...

I'm in the process of evaluating e-books/tablets for our board members so they don't have to print/hull around these 900 page board packets and none of these devices (except for the Archos 10 mentioned in the comments) seem appealing for the 5h board meetings.

 

[jamesltoa4]

I have been considering an e-reader for a while.
Primary needs - something I can hold with my right hand, in a suitable position that I can do a couple of hours reading.
(many have controls where my fingers need to go, having sloping/tapered edges, or are just too big to get my fingers around the back to hold them that way.)
Follow that with at least 24 hours battery life and a screen big enough to show a full (paperback) page at a viewable font such as is usual on paper books.
I tried a Sony and a couple of other 6" screen readers - so much fun scanning around while trying to look at a PDF with pictures, or follow the wires in something like a diagram of something such as wiring for a photocopier.
There was a nice twin screen mini-laptop/netbook, but that seems to have been 'discontinued', shame, ' cos it looked to be a reasonable alternative avoiding the 'marketing' inspired problems of the ebooks, but admittedly at a price.
Me - I'm still looking - maybe xmas 2013

 

[Guest]

first had an ipad and then I bought a kindle DX (the smaller kindle is like reading a pocket book. the DX you can read without scrolling full page pdf files on).

I can only confirm what the author is saying: get both. ipad is for interactive stuff but for reading a lot in a pdf (e.g. manuals) or a book, the kindle is absolutely worth the cost.

it's like having a computer and a tv. There clearly is overlap in functionality but most people would opt to have both.