Haiku Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 The $79 Kindle or the $99 Kindle Keyboard? If you have a Touch do you get fingerprints on your screen? Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyrooch Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I'm asking myself those exact questions. I'm wanting a Kindle too but not sure which way to go. :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 It depends on how you think you'll use the Kindle and how you feel about using a button to navigate a virtual keyboard. The keyboard is needed if you play games (I play a word game), when you want to create collections (to name your folders), and if you want to search for something within a book. The $79 one has a button where you have to scroll to each letter in order to make a word. If you have a Target near you, I saw one there last night, so you could check it out. The touch has a virtual touch keyboard. The Kindle Touch isn't out yet, but several people who have the Nook Touch have said prints aren't an issue. Because it's e-ink and not an LCD screen, smudges and prints don't show up like they do on a backlit screen. I have the Kindle Keyboard (known as the Kindle 3 before all then new ones came out). I ordered the Touch for ds. As a lefty, I'm a little skeptical of the touch screen because the back page area is right where I'd touch it with my left hand. I plan to play around with ds' when it arrives and see how I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I've got a keyboard and I love it, but I ordered a touch screen for dil. We'll see which is best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 The $79 Kindle does not have a speaker for audio books, which may or may not be important to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 The Google Books site says that their books are not compatible with the Kindle, but all the books I have downloaded to my computer are PDFs, and the Kindle information says you can read PDFs on a Kindle. Is this true? The main reason I am getting a Kindle is so I can use OOP books in PDF format for homeschooling. If they aren't compatible with the Kindle, it defeats the point. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The Google Books site says that their books are not compatible with the Kindle, but all the books I have downloaded to my computer are PDFs, and the Kindle information says you can read PDFs on a Kindle. Is this true? The main reason I am getting a Kindle is so I can use OOP books in PDF format for homeschooling. If they aren't compatible with the Kindle, it defeats the point. Tara You can read PDFs on your Kindle, but they aren't formatted for the Kindle, if that makes sense. Basically it is like a photo of a book. You don't have wrap-around text and the only way to change the font size is by zooming in, which may or may not work because entire lines won't fit on the screen. So yes, you can do PDFs on your Kindle, but it isn't ideal. There are ways of converting PDFs to Kindle format, but that only works so-so and each file may work well or not, just depending on the PDF. I have several vintage textbooks on my Kindle, and while I can read them, they are small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Well crud. Does it work better on a Nook? Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Well crud. Does it work better on a Nook? Tara I imagine that the regular Nook would have the same problem, although I haven't played with one to see. I say this because I think the only way to get over the problem is to get another format than PDF or get a device with a larger screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Another question: I have read that you can use Calibre to convert EPub files to MOBI files to be read on a Kindle. How big of a pain is that? Should I just get a Nook? Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I've used Calibre and it works okay with more text heavy pdfs, not as well with ones with graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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