Many e-book readers let you borrow books for free from your local library. Some can play downloadable audiobooks , too. Pros: E-readers are usually smaller and lighter than tablets, which make them more portable and easier on your wrists while holding.
And their non-glare screen makes them better for reading in bright sunlight, which is not so easy to do on a backlit tablet. In other words, e-readers are ideal for a beach or by the pool. And yes, many are waterproof, too. E-readers also have a battery that lasts one to two months, on average, compared with 10 hours at most for tablets. Cons: E-readers are ideal for reading e-books but not for much else. That's fine for those who want only to read on them, but the lack of power and the limited functions such as no video playback, not to mention no apps, means the experience is, well, limited.
A black and white screen is perfect for books and newspapers, but when reading magazines without color, you'll see the obvious trade-off. E-readers typically have screens that measure 5 to 7 inches, but some people prefer reading on larger tablets that are typically 7 to 12 inches. The skinny: Touch-screen tablets — such as the mega-popular iPad, as well as Android, Kindle Fire and Windows models — are also thin and light devices.
Use your fingertips to tap, swipe and pinch through content on the screen. Tablets have a color and usually glossy screen and are built not just for reading e-books but also for browsing the web, checking email, listening to music, playing games and watching video.
Tablets usually have two cameras. They have more than a million apps available, downloadable from various online app stores wirelessly. Pros: Tablets are a computer, just like your laptop, but they rely on touch instead of a mouse and keyboards.
You can do almost everything on a tablet you would on a more conventional laptop or desktop, including chatting via video, creating documents, reviewing calendar appointments and shopping online. In fact, tablets can do things your other computer probably can't, such as shoot high-quality video and help you navigate city streets using GPS.
Tablets are versatile devices that also boast large and colorful screens, and they support countless apps at both the Apple App Store and Google Play; free apps are available for all the major e-book companies, too, including Kindle and Kobo.
Cons: While some exceptions exist, tablets can cost about three times more than e-reader. But because a tablet can do so much more than an e-reader with more power, speed and a beautiful color screen, you often need to pay for these luxuries.
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What is the pronunciation of e-reader? Browse e-paper. Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes. Image credits. Word of the Day have a heart of gold. Blog Outsets and onsets! Read More. And I love reading books. But more and more, I find myself reading on some kind of screen. Emails, blog articles, Facebook posts, text messages—the type of reading you do quickly on a computer or a smartphone. So where do you find time to read something longer without being distracted?
Enter the e-reader, an electronic device designed explicitly for reading books. E-readers use a special kind of display—called E Ink—that's much easier to read than traditional computer screens. You can even read in bright sunlight, just like a regular book.
I got my first e-reader about four years ago, and it's definitely changed the way I read. That doesn't mean I've given up paper books, but sometimes it's a challenge to beat the convenience of an e-reader. They're easy to use, extremely portable, and have a fantastic battery life upwards of two weeks on a single charge. Screens allow you to read even in bright sunlight without glare. Some models include a built-in light for night-reading.
Clear text and fonts, and a sharp display. Some later models allow you to customise the fonts that you see. Adjustable text size. Built-in wifi or, in some cases, 3G connection. Battery life of at least a month on most models if wifi is turned off. Books can be categorised or stored as collections.
Readers can make notes and highlight pieces of text. Your own documents can be saved to your eReader.
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