E-book reader Kindle Paperwhite
DW just got her new Kindle Paperwhite. Up till now she has always read paper books, but she decided to get into the tech age. She is as happy as a clam and I may not see here much, until it's chargin...
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All the ebook readers be it iBooks, Kindle, Nook, Google Reader, Overdrive, etc. are acceptable readers for me to use on the iPad. Why bother with Calibre if you can buy a book or get a free book and read it without further work? Once read, with the exception of some non-fiction, I just archive and forget and take pride in having them like my real library. Also, still having them allows me to remember if I read a book (hey, I'm old ;) ). I may re-open the book for some quote or other reason. Often I have those quotes highlighted.
Buying books through iTunes is easy once you have an account set up which can also be used for movies, TV, AppleTV and music needs. Just a one click and password. Library books in Overdrive are somewhat more convoluted. Amazon.com is fairly easy as well if you have a one-click account. Amazon.com gives you a lot more information and reviews. I just bought a non-fiction book yesterday for the iPad Kindle Reader as it was $2 cheaper than iTunes and I knew my wife would never read it.
I'm curious as I don't own a Nook or Kindle device. On the iPad I think I can read a book on the iPad from just about any e-source such as Google, Amazon.com or B&N. If I owned a Kindle could I read a Nook or iBook (Apple iTunes) without some knowledgable conversion gymnastics or a need to resort to using a computer to do so? Same question for Nook reading Kindle and iBooks.
Buying books through iTunes is easy once you have an account set up which can also be used for movies, TV, AppleTV and music needs. Just a one click and password. Library books in Overdrive are somewhat more convoluted. Amazon.com is fairly easy as well if you have a one-click account. Amazon.com gives you a lot more information and reviews. I just bought a non-fiction book yesterday for the iPad Kindle Reader as it was $2 cheaper than iTunes and I knew my wife would never read it.
I'm curious as I don't own a Nook or Kindle device. On the iPad I think I can read a book on the iPad from just about any e-source such as Google, Amazon.com or B&N. If I owned a Kindle could I read a Nook or iBook (Apple iTunes) without some knowledgable conversion gymnastics or a need to resort to using a computer to do so? Same question for Nook reading Kindle and iBooks.
