tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487788534673969493.post2911841064473368776..comments2024-01-30T08:11:01.975-05:00Comments on Dragonfly DIY: Kindle PaperwhiteJohn Ridleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09153053667463928276noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487788534673969493.post-61684404912931838002013-03-24T21:33:32.603-04:002013-03-24T21:33:32.603-04:00Thanks. That is the kind of comparison I needed.
...Thanks. That is the kind of comparison I needed.<br /><br />I use Calibre for most of my books. I also have a few things on Google Play and a few more left on B&N from when I was just using the Nook.<br /><br />I'll stay with the Nexus as I already own it and don't have the budget for another toy this year. I don't have problems with the display though I will admit to preferring the eInk. Better battery life would be nice, but it is good enough for my current use.Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263645693176777616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487788534673969493.post-71688602359999743232013-03-24T17:32:28.837-04:002013-03-24T17:32:28.837-04:00From everything I saw in YouTube reviews that show...From everything I saw in YouTube reviews that showed them side-by-side, the Kindle is a better device. The resolution is better (1024x768 vs 800x600), the battery life is better (6 to 8 weeks versus "more than 4 weeks), and the light is far better. When placed side-by-side, the Nook Glow looks grey and weak - the contrast is better on the Kindle.<br /><br />Here's an example:<br />http://youtu.be/ozs7fHzyQ5Y<br /><br />The Kindle has a better home screen - if I shut off recommendations, it shows just a screen of the books I have loaded. On the Nook (at least the one I had before without the light) there was always crap on the home screen that I didn't want ("What to read next", etc) which is HIGHLY irritating to me. You can get to a library view, but it's not the first thing you see.<br /><br />Once you're using Calibre as your ebook manager, the devices become commodities, you just buy whatever one is best right now. This is a very good thing, the alternative is being locked into one manufacturer.<br /><br />The Kindle has the Lending Library thing on Prime - this may be a big deal to some people, it's not that useful to me because nothing else on Prime is particularly enticing to me (I don't care how fast my stuff ships, and their free video pics aren't that great either), and I read too slowly for $80/year to be worth it to not pay for books, even if it 100% covered what I want to read which is surely never going to happen. Nooks "lending" feature is basically useless - it only works on a small number of titles and you can only lend a given book one time.John Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153053667463928276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487788534673969493.post-59091607065434390162013-03-24T16:37:09.863-04:002013-03-24T16:37:09.863-04:00Thanks for the post.
Any reason you went with Kin...Thanks for the post.<br /><br />Any reason you went with Kindle vs the eInk Nook with backlight?Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263645693176777616noreply@blogger.com