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2202099 No.2202099 [Reply] [Original]

So, which is the better Kindle? I was thinking of getting the 3G Touch. Are the 'special offer' ads annoying or can I easily ignore them?

>> No.2202103

so what books have you read recently

>> No.2202107

>>2202103
Last two books I read were The Perfume and Pedro Paramo.

>> No.2202109

the one for 79 dollars

>> No.2202112

>>2202099
The viewable screen size of that Kindle must be only around half of the other one. wtf are Amazon thinking?

>> No.2202114

>>2202112
>nook-vs-kindle-001_medium..jpg

>> No.2202125
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>>2202112
They're almost the same.

>> No.2202133

I have heard that some people find the keyboard to be almost useless on the kindle.

>> No.2202140

>>2202133
Haha. It's pretty useful when typing your password after turning it on or bringing it out of sleep mode.

It's pretty useful in doing a search for certain words (to quickly look for an excerpt in a text).

It's pretty useful to look up a word on the dictionaries it comes with.

>> No.2202148

Can't you just jailbreak it if you buy the Special Offers one?

>> No.2202162

>>2202112
The bottom third of the Nook is an on-screen keyboard. Their readable screen size is about the same.

>> No.2202169

>>2202140
>>2202133
>I have heard that some people find the keyboard to be almost useless on the kindle.

I never use mine. I treat my kindle like a book, so don't do searches or dictionary lookups or anything like that on it. I have a computer for searches, and an actual dictionary for word lookup.

I can see its usefulness to some people, though personally it's a waste of space on mine.

>> No.2202204

>>2202099
Kobo Touch is for people who actually care about reading.

>> No.2202216

I don't get why the Kindle and Nook would both waste space on a keyboard that's always there, whether it's a physical or onscreen keyboard. Why not just have one that pops up onscreen when an option is selected?

>> No.2202224
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>>2202216
The new Kindle DOES do that. There's a Kindle with a touch screen out there too.

>> No.2202226
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>turn Kindle off
>TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN NOW PLAYING
>cringe on the inside
>turn Kindle on
>turn Kindle off
>Get 30% off select yoga and fitness accessories
>feel satisfied with the advertisement and put kindle away

Does anyone else know that feel?

>> No.2202227

>>2202204
You mean the Nook Touch?

I have to say though, the kobo ereaders are the best no-bullshit ereaders on the market. (except for the vox)