Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Which is best for college text books-Kindle, Nook Color, or iPad?

I heard college textbooks are cheaper electronically. But I still want to be able to highlight and mark pages. So which of these would be best for college text books? I like the idea of the anti-glare in the Kindle, but does it offer more than the nook or ipad?Which is best for college text books-Kindle, Nook Color, or iPad?
The Kindle will be better for long-form reading of text-based books because of its E Ink Pearl display. It also is about 1/3 of the weight of a iPad and about 1/2 the weight of the Nook Color. Reading from the iPad and Nook Color's LCD screen will be like reading from a computer monitor.



Any content that's graphics-based, especially color-graphics-based, will be much better on an iPad or Nook Color. PDFs are best on the iPad (as opposed to the Nook Color or Kindle or any other ereader). Apps and games and web browsing are way better on the iPad and the Color Nook. If these characteristics are more important to you than long-run reading of text, go for the iPad if money is no object or the Nook Color if the iPad is too much.



One last suggestion: If you have a laptop, consider loading it up with ereader software (free) for each of those devices and seeing how your first semester or so goes before buying an ereader. You'll know a lot more about which books are available in which formats. Ereaders will probably advance; your knowledge of what work methods fit your style certainly will. You'll be much more sure of what to get (and having the real keyboard of a laptop handy may prove to be very helpful in the meantime).Which is best for college text books-Kindle, Nook Color, or iPad?
BookByte is good I would also check out GreenTextbooks, TextbookTime, TextbookSavers and TextbookAceWhich is best for college text books-Kindle, Nook Color, or iPad?
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