Looking for an e-Reader with games
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May-02-2013 11:31 AM
Experiences or advice please.
Hubby has a Nook, and I have been thinking of getting an e-Reader for about a year .. we volunteer a lot and I use reading or playing games on my laptop as a form of relaxation (when weather not good for hiking).
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May-05-2013 04:43 PM
I use MobilityWare solitaire which I enjoy. When I buy eBooks from Kindle I read them on the Kindle app. Same for Nook. I also can read eBooks I take out of the library on the tablet. And DRM free epubs on the tablet, too. Samsung has an additional storage slot so I keep reference books on that, like cookbooks, travel guides, etc. I also have plenty of storage with the Dropbox cloud storage.
I have an Android smartphone so my those apps also work on my tablet. I can read them better on the tablet. I hardly read on my Nooks anymore. But if sun is very bright I read on my Nook Touch.
I read newspapers and magazines on the tablet. Keep favorite recipes on the tablet and use it in the kitchen, home or while traveling!
It is more useful than I anticipated.
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May-03-2013 05:13 PM
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May-03-2013 12:42 PM
However, I would look at a Nexus tablet instead -- best bang for the buck.
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May-03-2013 12:00 PM
"Don't Panic"
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May-03-2013 09:04 AM
She was a computer phobe, loved it, thousands of apps, most of them games INCLUDING spider solitare Mahjong, Shanghai (Mahjong take off) and more.
Many useful apps like RV-Assistant, RV Parky, RV Park finder, many store apps including My Pilot and Blue Beacon (Clean and fueled rigs run better) Maps, and so many more t hings I can't list 'em all (Though the small tablet did not have GPS)
I can plug in a standard 101Key "Windows" type keyboard for messaging (Same as my Android phone by the way)
And oh yes... Kindle for Android.
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May-03-2013 08:35 AM
Fizz wrote:
A true ereader using e-ink is not a tablet.
It can go weeks between charges.
Once the text is loaded for reading it sleeps till you flick the next page.
Not good for games so it has none.
X2! An e-ink ereader is also the only device that can be used in bright sunlight. In fact, the brighter the light, the easier it is to read. If you are serious about reading IMHO you will want the e-ink version. We have both eReaders and tablets/iPads. There is a role for both.
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May-03-2013 08:26 AM
It can go weeks between charges.
Once the text is loaded for reading it sleeps till you flick the next page.
Not good for games so it has none.
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May-03-2013 06:29 AM
I have a Nook color that I added the chip from N2A to convert it to an Android tablet. This removes all the restrictions that B&N put on the Nook so You can load as many games or apps as it can hold from about anywhere. It includes both Nook and Kindle software so you still have ereader capability.
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May-02-2013 11:46 AM
We opted not to go with Kindles or Nooks to be able to load what we wanted from where we wanted, and we'd heard stories of both Amazon and B&N limiting your downloads to what you could buy (as in pay for) from their stores. Plus at the time (late last year) the Google tabs had the best graphics going, and our tired old eyes appreciate things like that.
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May-02-2013 11:39 AM