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Tablets and e-readers
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"Look into my eyes. You are getting sleepy. Very sleepy..."
Agreed. The displays are tremendous especially in sunlight, and the Kobo's auto-adjust is very desirable, but I honestly don't recall the last time I experienced true "sticker shock".
So as not to derail what's now an e-reader thread, I'll say... after a fashion.
I found these AA site directions easier to get going with but an XDA thread or link is probably going to enter into any procedure posted online at some point.
New to Android Rooting
I couldn't find any standalone Android tool (Kingroot et al) that could locate an exploit for the Ares8... so I ended up using the PC and ADB after all.
Honestly... no sweat, even for a non-coder like myself.
Read twice... mix once. Just like any other written recipe.
/derail
Like my 7" Samsung, probably a lesser older version but still a noticable upgrade on everything over my old one and it was about as cheap as you can get.
I get most of my books through the library, so browsing their site on the device is far preferable.
I get most of my books through the library, so browsing their site on the device is far preferable.
Yeah, I saw that one and caught my mouse pointer moving towards the Add to Cart button. Not because it's waterproof, but rather it has the largest screen format of all the Kindles offered.
I find myself leaning towards a Kindle rather than going with a standard "tablet" just for the battery life alone. But that price tag...... Ouch.
IMHO, the Oasis offers few advantages over a Paperwhite. The screen is 1" larger (6" vs. 7"), probably better LED illumination for reading in the dark (may or may not needed for you), Audible if you want it, and reading floating in the pool.
It's a great e-reader but to me it doesn't provide enough for that sort of price premium.
It's a great e-reader but to me it doesn't provide enough for that sort of price premium.
I tend to do most of my reading at night after climbing into bed. Trixie curls up on her pillow next to me and I read for a while before calling it a night. It's been our routine since she was a puppy.
An additional "plus" to the Oasis is storage. Tons more than the Paperwhite. The IPX8 rating should also help keep dust out of the device (I live out in the middle of nowhere and it gets pretty dusty out here in the summer).
Yeah. I'm trying to talk myself into getting it.
An additional "plus" to the Oasis is storage. Tons more than the Paperwhite. The IPX8 rating should also help keep dust out of the device (I live out in the middle of nowhere and it gets pretty dusty out here in the summer).
Yeah. I'm trying to talk myself into getting it.
Allow me to be your enabler angel/devil: You haven't bought a new e-reader in SIX YEARS. You use your e-reader EVERY DAY. This is not a frivolous purchase. People (not us, but some people) pay this much for A PAIR OF SNEAKERS.
The screen quality is going to be miles better than what you have now. The quality all around is going to be so much higher, and feel so much better. Your eyes deserve it!
I'm also an every-day reader, and if I hadn't bought a Voyage a year and a half ago, I wouldn't hesitate.
The screen quality is going to be miles better than what you have now. The quality all around is going to be so much higher, and feel so much better. Your eyes deserve it!
I'm also an every-day reader, and if I hadn't bought a Voyage a year and a half ago, I wouldn't hesitate.
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I haven't paid over 60 bucks for a pair of shoes in years. And while I'll cheerfully drop a few hundred on a new firearm, other "expensive" purchases tend to languish in the "should I?" realm until it gets to the point to where I don't have a choice.
Hell, I've been in the new digs for nearly a year now, and I STILL haven't purchased a washer and dryer yet.
Hell, I've been in the new digs for nearly a year now, and I STILL haven't purchased a washer and dryer yet.
I haven't paid over 60 bucks for a pair of shoes in years. And while I'll cheerfully drop a few hundred on a new firearm, other "expensive" purchases tend to languish in the "should I?" realm until it gets to the point to where I don't have a choice.
Hell, I've been in the new digs for nearly a year now, and I STILL haven't purchased a washer and dryer yet.
Eh, get the e reader. That you can use every day. You won't get to shoot anyone with a firearm every day. As for a washer and dryer, why?
Because driving into town once a week to do laundry is a pain in the hind end.
(But not enough of a pain to where I'll drop the cash on a new set.
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I have a Kindle Paperwhite and a Voyage. The Voyage is by far the best of the two for reading books. I've been tempted by Oasis, but I still think I would like Voyage better. As far as storage of the books, Amazon stores them on the cloud for you, so I don't think it is much of a problem if you are mostly wanting to save books you buy from Amazon. If I really wanted to save books, I could download them via my PC onto a storage device. You can send non-Amazon content to the kindle, so I put my knitting patterns on the Paperwhite.
I also have the Fire HD6 and HD8 tablets. They are both better for playing on the web and watching videos, but the silk browser can limit things a bit. I would get the larger tablet if you wanted to play on the internet or watch videos. The Fire tablets usually have a slot for a memory card, so you can add your own memory if you need it. I've heard of folks rooting the Kindles, but I'm not confident in my skills to try sideloading software. Alexa is available on the Kindle, but unless you open the app, it doesn't do much. My first tablet was an Asus Memopad, but when I wanted to upgrade, the Kindle was offering more for the money.
I will admit to buying into the whole Amazon Prime experience, and really like the way all of the bits and pieces work with each other, but I think any of them would be nice as stand alone devices.
I also have the Fire HD6 and HD8 tablets. They are both better for playing on the web and watching videos, but the silk browser can limit things a bit. I would get the larger tablet if you wanted to play on the internet or watch videos. The Fire tablets usually have a slot for a memory card, so you can add your own memory if you need it. I've heard of folks rooting the Kindles, but I'm not confident in my skills to try sideloading software. Alexa is available on the Kindle, but unless you open the app, it doesn't do much. My first tablet was an Asus Memopad, but when I wanted to upgrade, the Kindle was offering more for the money.
I will admit to buying into the whole Amazon Prime experience, and really like the way all of the bits and pieces work with each other, but I think any of them would be nice as stand alone devices.
One thing I've learned over the years is to never, ever trust that there will always be Internet access. This is one reason I prefer ample storage.
I've been burned both ways, internet sites that go away with minimal notice as well as hardware/storage media that suddenly dies and/or goes obsolete. I'm much better about backing up onto multiple systems than I used to be, but for now, am comfortable leaving most of my books on Amazon's cloud and only downloading a few at a time to my device.
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EBooks take up very little room. All they are is text with some formatting code. Even a 2 GB memory can hold an awful lot of books, as a book should be well under 1 Mb. It's the video stuff that takes up room on my HDX, and I have at least 700 books on the device itself along with whole seasons of series. With a straight Kindle and no video/browser stuff a 4 GB Kindle Paperwhite is overkill. The only thing you might use the extra storage for would be if you're getting Audible books, then you can start eating up space. I'm also like @cats5365 in that I use it a lot with Prime, so lots of decent videos, and even Amazon streaming music.
And my VG,PG, and bottles (oh wick too) get here in two days or less for free (OK not free free, but worth the membership).
When you start adding in all of the prime benefits between the Kindle books, video, music and everything else, it really makes it easy to justify that membership cost. I probably get my money back just in shipping the big bags and cases of canned of cat food alone. The free books, music service (they even let you stream albums you bought back before streaming existed), and video just sweetens the pot for me. Like I said, I bought into the whole Prime experience, and cut the cable so even 1 month of cable covered the annual Prime membership, and the next months paid for the Amazon "toys."
@retired1 I noticed earlier today that there seems to be a sale on Kindle devices if you hadn't seen that yet.
$89 for a Paperwhite?
I almost wish I needed one.
That Voyage looks NICE, Cat (I didn't even know about it). I'll sit with what I've got, but always good to know for the future.
One thing to be aware of if you plan to store all your books on the device (and you have a lot of books) is that it will drain the battery faster as it has to process all that for indexing, searching, etc.
Instead, I just keep the books I want to have lined up to read and browse through instantly on my device, plus reference type books -- whatever I want instant offline access to in the near term. But for the whole library, I periodically download them all and save on my laptop and a backup drive. They are all still available in the cloud, too, so that's just for safety.
Here's a good guide to maximizing battery life. It refers to the Paperwhite, but most, if not all, of the info should be pertinent for newer models as well.
Instead, I just keep the books I want to have lined up to read and browse through instantly on my device, plus reference type books -- whatever I want instant offline access to in the near term. But for the whole library, I periodically download them all and save on my laptop and a backup drive. They are all still available in the cloud, too, so that's just for safety.
Here's a good guide to maximizing battery life. It refers to the Paperwhite, but most, if not all, of the info should be pertinent for newer models as well.
About twenty-five years ago, I was taking medication which messed with my ability to remember things.
I had just moved, one of those "pack as much as possible into the car, tell an auctioneer to sell off everything else, and head out for anywhere that's not here" things.
How those two things combine: I needed to buy a lot of things for my new place, so many things that it all became sort of a swirl because of the memory problem -- "I'll need a toilet brush; did I buy one already and forgot doing it or do I still need to get one?" Same for kitchen utensils, paper, cleaning supplies, etc. etc. etc. (anything put in drawers/cabinets so I didn't see them constantly).
That's how I wound up with over fifty pairs of boxers, dozens of pairs of socks, and six linear feet of clothes rod filled with shirts (running out of closet space was memorable enough to flip my memory switch from 'need' to 'don't need').
How this applies to the quote: I only went to the laundromat when I really needed to, and with the amount of clothes I had, that wasn't very often. That got me into the habit of doing laundry once a month. I've been doing it that way ever since.
The floor of my closet is covered with those collapsible mesh laundry hampers, so I never have to worry about sorting.
So laundry day is simply loading the hampers into the SUV, using those big double- and triple-load washers and dryers, and hauling it home.
Time: usually a little less than two and a half hours from "I have to do this" to "totally done." The biggest 'chore' part is putting the shirts on hangers. Folding pants and towels isn't all that bad. Everything else goes in bins.
I'm surprised more people don't handle it that way.
About tablets -- I don't use one myself, but I gave my mom (who's in her 90s) an RCA Voyager III and bookmarked Project Gutenberg. She loves it. I can't say anything about screen glare, but she never mentioned a problem (she only uses it inside).
I happened to notice the other day they're now only $50 at Wal-Mart.
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