iPad vs. Kindle

jschneier · 01-28-2010, 08:19 AM

I feel bad for Kindle. When you look at these two side-by-side it sort of tugs at my heartstrings.

Kindle was a major advance in getting rid of your books (something I have yet to do but I keep meaning to). I almost got one for the holidays because I live in a cramped apt. and I would double my square footage if I would throw out all my books. But now there is no way I would choose to get the Kindle over the iPad.

Anyway, on the upside Kindle has 3G built-in and you don't have to pay extra for it, it goes for 2 weeks without charging (iPad is 10 hours)....and well for me everything else seems like it is better on the iPad side.

EnzoTen · 01-28-2010, 09:50 AM

One of the big disadvantages the iPad has to the Kindle is the retina burning LCD screen. It might be ok for us nerds that stare at a computer screen for 12 hours a day, but to the average reader an LCD screen can be very fatiguing to read on for even a few hours. There is no "eye ball learning curve" going from a traditional book to a Kindle.

jschneier · 01-28-2010, 12:27 PM

True about the books. But how many people actually read books? I scrounged this up and found it to be funny/interesting/scary:

1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives.
42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college.
80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year.
(Source: Jerold Jenkins, www.JenkinsGroupInc.com)

Seems like there are more people sitting in front of some kind of screen (TV or computer) than there are people that read an actual book.

sanjay · 01-29-2010, 09:33 AM

There is no contest here. Non-readers will flock to the iPad because it is pretty, but power readers such as myself will not have the forearm and shoulder strength to hold a 1.5 lb devcice up for 3-5 hours at at a time.

Apple will win for magazines, textbooks, and cheesy self-help books but nobody will displace e-ink readers for power reading.

Just my 2 cents as an almost 4 year Kindle owner.

jschneier · 01-30-2010, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanjay

There is no contest here. Non-readers will flock to the iPad because it is pretty, but power readers such as myself will not have the forearm and shoulder strength to hold a 1.5 lb devcice up for 3-5 hours at at a time.

I didn't realize it is 1.5 lbs....there is no way I would hold a device that ways that much to read a full book.

I do think that the possibilities for textbooks/elearning is really amazing. I was reading about a start-up called Inkling that got funded to help convert textbooks to be iPad ready. That seems like a no-brainer direction to go with this device.

mekarls · 05-02-2010, 05:20 AM

Hi,jschneier
Its probably a person choice, but I know even on the lowest setting the iPad would hurt my eyes very quickly if I were trying to read a novel on it.

Best Wishes
Karls

mixoplex · 05-06-2010, 02:10 AM

Sorry I am a nerd.. iPad over kindle for me.. I am sure they will make a tint screen for it that you can overlay.. Kind of like and iPad sunshade thing. I can look at that thing all day an night.. I do all my reading on internet.. Tutorials, News, etc.. all that.. I plan to have all my notes and stuff all on it..

Samohajo · 05-18-2010, 09:06 PM

Well if your going to choose one, choose the iPad, you wont be dissapointed. the only thing the kindle does is read books, the ipad can browse the internet, play games, read books, listen to music, has a Calendar, memo pads, Organizer apps, its just really fun to use, it can totally replace a computer.

rosenlima5 · 06-15-2010, 01:47 AM

I am trying to decide between a Kindle and an iPad. I really only want it for the eReader function.

Question: HOW BIG ARE EBOOK NOVELS (assume 800 pages of text).

I ask because the Kindle DX advertises 3500 books. The iPad advertises harddrive size (I'd get the 64gig). I'm trying to figure out how many eBooks the iPad will hold versus the Kindle.

ipad ebooks

ipad comics

Brookstone · 07-14-2010, 10:59 PM

Compared to the Kindle, the iPad would seem to have some disadvantages. The entry-level model is nearly triple the price of the Kindle, yet it can’t download books everywhere. It can do that only where it is connected to the Internet over Wi-Fi. At 1.5 pounds, it is more than twice as heavy as a Kindle. And its battery lasts for just 10 hours, compared with up to a week on a Kindle when it has its wireless access on.

However, the comparison above is just based on ebook reader function. If I am selecting a media consuming device for myself, I perfer iPad to Kindle, especially for enjoy surfing, music, movies and games. The iPad's processing speed, brilliant touch screen, it is really worth that price.

01-28-2010, 08:19 AM	#1
jschneier Administrator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 43	iPad vs. Kindle I feel bad for Kindle. When you look at these two side-by-side it sort of tugs at my heartstrings. Kindle was a major advance in getting rid of your books (something I have yet to do but I keep meaning to). I almost got one for the holidays because I live in a cramped apt. and I would double my square footage if I would throw out all my books. But now there is no way I would choose to get the Kindle over the iPad. Anyway, on the upside Kindle has 3G built-in and you don't have to pay extra for it, it goes for 2 weeks without charging (iPad is 10 hours)....and well for me everything else seems like it is better on the iPad side.
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01-28-2010, 09:50 AM	#2
EnzoTen Administrator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 27	One of the big disadvantages the iPad has to the Kindle is the retina burning LCD screen. It might be ok for us nerds that stare at a computer screen for 12 hours a day, but to the average reader an LCD screen can be very fatiguing to read on for even a few hours. There is no "eye ball learning curve" going from a traditional book to a Kindle.
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01-28-2010, 12:27 PM	#3
jschneier Administrator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 43	True about the books. But how many people actually read books? I scrounged this up and found it to be funny/interesting/scary: 1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college. 80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year. (Source: Jerold Jenkins, www.JenkinsGroupInc.com) Seems like there are more people sitting in front of some kind of screen (TV or computer) than there are people that read an actual book.
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01-29-2010, 09:33 AM	#4
sanjay Administrator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 25	There is no contest here. Non-readers will flock to the iPad because it is pretty, but power readers such as myself will not have the forearm and shoulder strength to hold a 1.5 lb devcice up for 3-5 hours at at a time. Apple will win for magazines, textbooks, and cheesy self-help books but nobody will displace e-ink readers for power reading. Just my 2 cents as an almost 4 year Kindle owner.
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05-02-2010, 05:20 AM	#6
mekarls Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1	iPad vs. Kindle sugession Hi,jschneier Its probably a person choice, but I know even on the lowest setting the iPad would hurt my eyes very quickly if I were trying to read a novel on it. Best Wishes Karls __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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05-06-2010, 02:10 AM	#7
mixoplex Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4	Sorry I am a nerd.. iPad over kindle for me.. I am sure they will make a tint screen for it that you can overlay.. Kind of like and iPad sunshade thing. I can look at that thing all day an night.. I do all my reading on internet.. Tutorials, News, etc.. all that.. I plan to have all my notes and stuff all on it..
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05-18-2010, 09:06 PM	#8
Samohajo Banned Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4	Well if your going to choose one, choose the iPad, you wont be dissapointed. the only thing the kindle does is read books, the ipad can browse the internet, play games, read books, listen to music, has a Calendar, memo pads, Organizer apps, its just really fun to use, it can totally replace a computer.
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07-14-2010, 10:59 PM	#10
Brookstone Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3	Compared to the Kindle, the iPad would seem to have some disadvantages. The entry-level model is nearly triple the price of the Kindle, yet it can’t download books everywhere. It can do that only where it is connected to the Internet over Wi-Fi. At 1.5 pounds, it is more than twice as heavy as a Kindle. And its battery lasts for just 10 hours, compared with up to a week on a Kindle when it has its wireless access on. However, the comparison above is just based on ebook reader function. If I am selecting a media consuming device for myself, I perfer iPad to Kindle, especially for enjoy surfing, music, movies and games. The iPad's processing speed, brilliant touch screen, it is really worth that price.
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