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Kindle vs iPad - A Review and Evaluation
- 05/12/10
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Yesterday audio and today video. No one is more surprised than I am to see me branching out into media other than the written word!
Since the launch of the iPad, and the Kindle before it, I’ve received a lot of questions about how the devices work and, of course, which one is the better option for reading e-books. After a while I decided it would most helpful to shoot a video showing how the devices work and offering comparisons and contrasts. My neighbor Martin was kind enough to come by and help me out (by which I mean I did the talking and he did everything else). So in this video you’ll see me compare the Kindle and iPad and, when discussing the iPad, compare the iBooks app with the Kindle app. I hope you find it useful!
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Comments (58)
I have recently transitioned to a KINDLE to narrate audiobooks on my new site.http://reformedpastor.podbean.com/
It has really helped me to NOT have to hold a book in my hand.The reason I would be afraid to use an IPAD is that I have found that if a device is used for a lot more than reading texts, I would be tempted to start experimenting with everything else on it besides reading. Than I never get any reading done.I seldom pay for anything, I use public domain books and then convert them to Kindle format.
How ironic that you still need a KINDLE app to work on the iPad. Seems a touch of a waste of money to me… Then again, admittedly I do find that most, if not all, of the Apple products to be a waste of hard-earned money. Well, to each his own. This was a good video review with a very clear and neutral approach. I applaud you on that.
For me, if I had the money, I’d spend it on the Kindle because I do not want to spend any money supporting Apple. I have my reservations about the brand itself.
Thanks.PS: I tried to send this comment a few times already and each times it says that there is a problem with Captcha. I just hope I didn’t submit multiple entries…
Good comparison. I also love the Kindle for iPad reader, so far I like it better than the iBooks reader. I was surprised that you did not mention that the Kindle for iPad does not have search in this 1st release. I agree that iBooks not being able to take notes is a big miss, Kindle for iPad should have included searching since it is a feature available on the Kindle itself.
Great comparison very helpful. I’ve sent the link along to a few friends looking at ebook readers.
Is this the Kindle or the Kindle DX?
Really helpful review… thank you! I have a Kindle 2 and have been happy with it, but it does have shortcomings. The keypad is difficult to use, and the Kindle store is not as easy to navigate from the Kindle device; I prefer to use the computer or the iPhone app. I am considering buying an iPad, but like you, found myself very disappointed with the iBook platform. The salesperson at Apple did not explain to me that I could use the Kindle app on the iPad, so I left without buying one. But now that I’ve seen your presentation, I think I’m heading back to take one home.
You can get a kindle format for pretty much any public domain book. Kindle will read .txt or .html (mobipocket which the kindle format is based on is just a modified html).
No real cost. Many public domain books are available for free on Amazon directly. If not you can transfer for free via USB cable.
Will the iPad bring the dreaded hostile computer takeover we have seen in the Terminator or the Matrix? I hope not, but it does mean new things for our lifestyles.Thanks - iPad Tablet
Couple things:1. Stanza reader is pretty nice on the iPhone, & its ability to read EPUB is great, especially with Google Books, I imagine it’s even better on the iPad.2. Apparently you can download a ton of free Project Gutenberg books from manybooks.net in whatever format you want, including Kindle3. Using Calibre, you can convert the Google Books EPUBs to Kindle format, though I can’t vouch for the end product’s quality.Basically I’ve decided to get the cheapest of the new Kindles, just because of the many many free books, I don’t know how many new books I’ll actually buy/read on it. I just can’t read those books on my iPhone or computer.