Hey Quadius -- Sorry to hear about your mom. I hope you're still doing well as more time passes.
Thanks for the Kindle info. I think it was the e-Ink screen you were trying to think of that wasn't backlit. I ended up deciding on the Nook (the original, not Nook Color). I just couldn't hit the buttons on the Kindle with my fingers like I do other keyboards because they are so smoothly rounded and only slightly raised. My finger slid off just as I got enough pressure to activate it. The Nook has a small touch screen below the reading area with a touch keyboard for book searching and buying and for web surfing (if needed). It was available with Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + 3G. Wi-Fi was enough for me. The Nook Color is a full screen touch sensitive model but didn't have many other benefits I could see. I use the Wi-Fi quite a bit because I typically make purchases using the computer and they simply migrate directly to the Nook without me doing anything. Plus, I can read on my computer screen and rearrange the "shelves" (classics, Stephen King, Tech Stuff, etc.) on the computer and/or Nook and whichever I use next is set up exactly like the other... and I'm still up to date in both places on which page I left off reading. Basically saying the two sycronize quite seamlessly without me doing anything to make it happen. The Nooks both have user-replaceable batteries whereas the Kindles need an authorized dealer to do it. And you can easily add memory to the Nooks by adding a microSD card in the back. Mostly, though, it was the touch screen versus buttons that sold me on it. *I love it!!!* I carry it on my lap everywhere I go and it's always "open" to the correct page at the press of the ON switch! Best regards! --Tod On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Quadius <quad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry I am so late, but I really haven't been on the list for a couple of > months because my mother passed away early in December. > > As for the Kindle, I can understand why some people don't like them, but I > absolutely am in love with mine. When I first got it I was disappointed by > the fact that it went to stand by pretty quickly, but I finally figured out > how I would be able to operate the thing using a mouse stick. > > If you're wanting to surf the web or use applications like that, I would go > with the Ipad. I don't have one, but I have looked at it and found it to be > great. Then again, I've heard wonderful things about the Nook. For me the > Kindle was a better option because it had bigger page turning buttons on the > side. Not to mention it has the wonderful (I can't really name of this > feature) electronic screen which doesn't use a backlight. If I wanted to > read from a computer, I would just simply turn on my computer. > > So, I would recommend either the Nook without the color or or the Kindle if > you just want to use it as a book reader or magazine/newspaper reader. > > If you're wanting to do more, I would look at either the Ipad or the Nook > with color. From what I have been told the Ipad is better, but I believe > it's more expensive. > > I'm using mine just for reading, so I'm not using the wireless feature. > From what I have read about these it is good to use if you get newspapers or > have other subscriptions. One more thing I forgot, if you have the ability > to check out books electronically from a local library, the Nook is better > than the Kindle. And that's from someone who's using the Kindle and loves > it. > Q > > > > On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Tod Santee <mr.san...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Everybody out in the Land of Q's! >> >> Many of the old-timers here probably remember me. I kept getting kicked >> out by eskimo.com because my email was listed as a spammer (?? NO Idea >> why!) so I decided to re-join a while back using Gmail. So far-So good >> (fingers crossed). >> >> My info... My name's Tod, age 43, C5-6, 27yrs post from falling from a >> tree. I moved to Tucson, AZ, after 6 unhealthy years in the cold PA >> climate. AZ's warm, dry weather helped a lot but as I get older it seems to >> be getting cooler here (just getting spoiled, mostly). LOVE to travel! >> Been to Costa Rica 4-5 times, took public busses and ferrys to get from >> Seattle to the Olympic Penninsula to Victoria and Vancouver and an >> accessible Amtrak back to Seattle (interesting with no scheduled >> transports), and this summer I got my *SCUBA certification* and used >> frequent flyer miles/points (mostly from strategic credit card spending) to >> go to Thailand and Indonesia for my first ocean dives while touring around >> Bali for 3 weeks!! DAMN COOL! >> >> I taught high school biology from '96 to 2010. (Curently deciding whether >> to continue or change course.) >> >> Now I'm thinking abouta Kindle and decided to come out of lurking mode to >> get the advice of those I consider Experts... You All. >> >> I'm wondering how many of you use them. Are they useful for anything >> besides just "book reading" without the book? Also, I notice they have Wifi >> or Wifi/3G... is there a major benefit to the 3G if al you can do is load >> books and/or newspapers? Wouldn't you already have what you're reading >> loaded to memory? Or is there a web surfing capability I haven't heard >> about? >> >> So... It's good to see so many friends still hanging around! And I'm >> happy to say Hi to the "new" folks in the past year/year-point-five I >> haven't yet met. >> >> And Thanks A Bunch to anyone who might be able to offer Kindle insights or >> answers! >> >> Best wishes & Happy Holidays, friends! >> --Tod Santee >> > >
