CURVYBIRD12 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Can anybody tell me the difference between these two please...i am considering getting one but the ereader seems easier than kindle..and for some reason cant get on to amazon...ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forumosaurus Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 A Kindle is an e-reader... You're asking for the difference between one e-reader and an indeterminate e-reader. If this is any help: I have a Kindle, they're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Kindle is Amazon's branded eReader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockEnder Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 An e-reader is the type of device (eg an mp-3 player) and Kindle is one of the brands available (eg i-pod). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportsTrophy Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 If you go to WH Smiths you will see the Kobo on display which is very similar but has the advantage of open source book buying and different reading formats like pdf. The Kindle books can only be purchased through Amazon. Amazon is the biggest book supplier but you may be limiting the use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmie92 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Anything that displays text on a screen can be an e-reader. I have a Kindle and I'm 100% satisfied, if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Or for roughly the same price you can get a tablet and in turn get the kindle app for it.Then you would be able to read books,play games,surf the net etc.Also you wouldn`t be tied into the kindle book format (mobi) and would be able to get them from anywhere (epub) and also have a pdf reader if you liked magazines etc. Just depends how bothered you would be with a backlit device and a normal kindle would have a much longer battery life.Kindles are good though,i also have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryRiley Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Or for roughly the same price you can get a tablet and in turn get the kindle app for it.Then you would be able to read books,play games,surf the net etc.Also you wouldn`t be tied into the kindle book format (mobi) and would be able to get them from anywhere (epub) and also have a pdf reader if you liked magazines etc. Just depends how bothered you would be with a backlit device and a normal kindle would have a much longer battery life.Kindles are good though,i also have one. Any tablet for roughly the same price as a Kindle is going to pretty poor. I'd much prefer a master of one function rather than a jack-of-all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forumosaurus Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Or for roughly the same price you can get a tablet and in turn get the kindle app for it.Then you would be able to read books,play games,surf the net etc.Also you wouldn`t be tied into the kindle book format (mobi) and would be able to get them from anywhere (epub) and also have a pdf reader if you liked magazines etc. Just depends how bothered you would be with a backlit device and a normal kindle would have a much longer battery life.Kindles are good though,i also have one. Aight, this is wrong in two ways, firstly, any reasonable functionable tablet is going to cost upwards of £400. Kindle, £89. And secondly, the whole point of an E-Reader is that it's like reading from paper, tablets are back lit and are not meant to be read on for long periods. Roughly the same price, . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryRiley Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Aight, this is wrong in two ways, firstly, any reasonable functionable tablet is going to cost upwards of £400. Kindle, £89. And secondly, the whole point of an E-Reader is that it's like reading from paper, tablets are back lit and are not meant to be read on for long periods. Roughly the same price, . http://www.amazon.co.uk/NATPC-M009S-Google-Android-Tablet/dp/B004RAN7VI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AWLZ693JCX72F&s=generic&qid=1327578497&sr=1-1 It will certainly be functional but I'd still rather have the Kindle which does it's one thing perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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