| Ken Portner | 16 May 2012 4:41 p.m. PST |
My understanding is that books made for one e reader -- say a Kindle-- are not readable on other e readers. If that's so, any recommendations as to which one has the best selection of military history books? Thanks. |
| michaelsbagley | 16 May 2012 4:52 p.m. PST |
As an owner of a "Nook" (the main competitor), I have been very closely watching to see if there are any books available to one and not the other… And in my experience, if a book gets released on one format, it gets released on the other. The worst I have seen is that as a promotion, a publisher might release to one or the other a few weeks earlier (usually Kindle), so if patience is not an issue…. One is likely not going to be any different from the other. |
| Some other name | 16 May 2012 5:59 p.m. PST |
I have an iPad with both the Kindle and Apple iBooks apps. I've found that there are some titles available on one but not the other. Overall, though, the Kindle seems to have a wider selection. I've also found that graphics tend to be better in iBooks than on Kindle. |
| bjporter | 16 May 2012 8:24 p.m. PST |
There is a free program online called Calibre that allows you to edit the format of ebooks from one type to another. I have a kindle fire, which I really like because you can also put pdfs on it. So I have a bunch of pdf rulesets and scenario books saved on it. The fire is color so I can see the maps, etc… in the scenario and rule books. |
| bjporter | 16 May 2012 8:25 p.m. PST |
Many of the free ebook websites like Project Gutenberg or Archive.org have books saved in multiple formats. |
| Stosstruppen | 16 May 2012 10:09 p.m. PST |
Pdfs are readable on the nook as well. I have my lardie sets on mine. |
| Martin Rapier | 17 May 2012 2:26 a.m. PST |
Kindle is fine for both books and PDFs, maps are always going to be a problem on e-readers, but maps are often a problem in printed books too. (grey on grey Mr Glantz? really??) |
| Dynaman8789 | 17 May 2012 4:14 a.m. PST |
Ditto on Calibre, I use it to convert Kindle books to a format I can use on my nook. You have to search for the plugin that allows this – straight up calibre does not do it. |
Chortle  | 17 May 2012 4:14 a.m. PST |
I prefer to use my Samsung Galaxy tab 10" tablet for reading books with maps. It is better than the Kindle I have because I can zoom in on a map quite easily. That isn't so convenient on the Kindle. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 17 May 2012 7:13 a.m. PST |
Early kindles didnt read library books but now they do.
Nook has a touch screen interface. |
| pauld895 | 18 May 2012 8:30 a.m. PST |
I bought a cheap 10" screen epad tablet 18 months ago I read ebooks and all my pdf rulebooks on this now Wouldn't do without it Full colour and the Adobe Acrobat for Android app handles pdfs great, really fast and full colour. Trouble with a Kindle is it only does one thing and then small and in black and white Tablets are the way to go |
| Lfseeney | 18 May 2012 11:29 p.m. PST |
Kindle Fire is Android,
The iPad is good for color, but prefer my Sony I have had 12 years for reading.
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