My last post was about buying an ereader - but you just spent $300 on a new smartphone and don't have the money to buy one, no worries. There are so many apps available for all lines of smartphones out now that you don't need on and better yet, most of the apps are FREE!!!
Amazon has their own Kindle app that allows you to sync your books between the different devices you have. SO if you have an actual Kindle, the Kindle app and the Kindle for PC, you can sync your books between the different devices and never lose your place when you read. This is a great feature because say you're at the doctor's office waiting for your appointment but you forgot your Kindle and the wait is forever. "Amazon offers seamless synchronization between devices. If you leave off reading your book on page 112, for instance, when you open any other Kindle app or Kindle reader, you'll be at page 112 automatically" stated Joel Friedlander at the http://www.thebookdesigner.com/. The Kindle reading app is very much like the actual Kindle where you can search though the book and make notes. The Kindle app is available for all phones that run Android based software as well as the iPhone.
Apple also offers a reading app called the iBook. Unlike the Kindle app this is only available for the iPhone. The biggest difference between these apps is that the iBook is suppose to "feel" like a real book, where you can see the binding of the book as well as the words on the next page as you turn it. The iBook is said to have better user control when it comes to the shelving where you can moved the books around to have them placed on the home screen where you want them vs. the Kindle where they are placed either in collections or are in line as downloaded.
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Google Books is available for both the Android and iPhone platforms. The Google Books app is more of an open platform that is not connected to any outside ereading device (this soon could change as Google makes their way into different markets.) This app is a no thrills type of app where it basically opens, closes and save the spot the reader left off. Unlike the Kindle and iBook app where there are search features, note spaces and highlighting opportunities.
Each of these readers is good and work in basically the same fashion. It becomes a person preference on systems and whether or not you have an outside reading device that you want to sync with. I did a quick search in Google Play with the words "reading book" and it pulled up over 1000 different apps, so if the Amazon Kindle, Apple iBook or Google Books doesn't sound like one you want to use, there are many, many other ones for you to look at. Below are 3 videos created by duncan33303 on YouTube that give a little more in-depth review of the 3 reading apps above...enjoy!
There are so many e-book readers on the market today that it can be hard to figure out which ones the right one for you.Just three years ago you could base your decision on price alone, with most of them costing in excess of $400.Pricing now is almost the last thing you take into consideration when deciding on which one in best for you.The cost of the cheapest Amazon Kindle is $79, Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch - $99, Sony Reader - $129.99 and the iPad comes in at over $499; and those are just the name brands makers.There are many more offshoot companies now putting out ereaders and even free apps for people who have smartphones.
When deciding on which ereader is best for you, you need to think about what exactly you want to use it for.If it’s for reading alone, you’re probably leaning more towards a basic Amazon Kindle or the Nook Simple Touch, as these readers are dedicated to reading a book and little else.If you think that you’re going to not only read a book on it but possibly watch a movie, listen to some tunes or play the latest version of Angry Birds then you’re going to be increasing your budget and going with the Amazon Kindle Fire ($199) or the iPad which are more tablets than ereaders.
The nice thing about ereaders becoming so popular is that you can do so much research on the ones you like online and then go to your closest Best Buy or Staples and try them out first hand to see how you like their functionality and design.There are so many websites as well as youtube videos out there debating which ereader is the best like http://ebook-reader-review.toptenreviews.com/ and the youtube video posted by tenzai18oolong which shows their comparison of the best ereaders of 2012. They both claim that the Amazon Kindle 3 is the best one on the market this year (remember I'm Amazon bias so I'll totally agree with them on this one!) The people at Top Ten Reviews say "the top four things you need to be on the lookout for with an e-book reader are design, content, memory/battery life and additional features." Personally I think the number one thing for an e-book reader is the battery life - you don't want to be in the middle of a book and have the thing konk out on you. The average battery life for an Amazon Kindle is 1 month with the wifi turned off.That’s pretty amazing!
E-book reading has gone up over 147% in the last 8 months which shows people are making the switch from paperback reading to electronic reading.Whichever ereader you choose to go home with make sure it’s one you love for years on end because you will become a bookaholic in no time! I know I did.
