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Originally Posted by cindys732003
I have no knowledge of them whatsoever LOL.....but I am thinking about getting one for dh for father's day.
What is the battery life of them? my dh travels so it would be used on the plane and would have to last a while to be useful.
What is the selection of books like?
are some brands better than others? (I'm in canada, so I'm not really sure about what is available here, I've seen something called the Kobo at Chapters and a Sony eeader at Best Buy, but that's about it)
Any info is appreciated...thanks!  |
We have the Kindle Touch with 3G and Kindle Touch with Special Offers. Both are e-ink and we've noticed the charge lasts a pretty good long time.
I'd suggest spending the extra money for the Kindle Touch with 3G if he travels, so that he can buy books no matter where he's at. I have the Touch with Special Offers and need a wifi connection to buy a book, which is really not a big deal at all for me, but I don't really travel much. I know that if I did a lot of traveling, I'd want to have a Kindle that would allow me to buy a book whether or not I had a wifi connection though.
I love our iPad too, but the Kindle Touch is smaller, lighter, and easier to just toss into a bag, purse or carry on. But then, the iPad is awesome for checking your email, playing games, etc. I also have a word processor on mine and a small keyboard for those rare times that I need to get some work done when I am out and about. The other advantage of the iPad is that you can use all sorts of eeader books on it: Amazon Kindle, ePubs on Apple iBooks, plus I'm pretty sure there are apps for most of the major chain bookstores so he wouldn't be restricted to one bookstore. He could also watch movies through Netflix on the iPad (which could expensive without a wifi connection), but I don't think he would be able to use Amazon's streaming. The iPad charge doesn't last anywhere near as long as the Kindle Touch ereader, though. But as long as he could plug it into a power source, he would be fine. There are also, I think, some portable chargers available now. We use a USB converter in our car when we are out and about to charge the iPhone, but it would probably easily work for the iPad and the Kindle as well.