what's the best e-reader to get?

[ret5hd]

i have to finally admit, my eyes aren’t what they used to be and i need the ability to enlarge print.

hopefully one for a laptop rather than a stand-alone device.

and i love books so much more than screens.

[LogDog75]

1. I use an iPad

I can down load books from the library and read them at my convenience. The iPad allows me to change font, the orientation from portrait/landscape, the background color from white to black, increase/decrease the brightness, as well as to highlight a word or phrase and look it up using wifi. I've owned a kindle in the past an it can do almost the same as the iPad but I prefer the iPad over a Kindle.

Note: If you want to go the iPad way but don't want to pay full price for it, you can buy a "renewed" iPad on Amazon for about a quarter of what a new one would cost.

[ret5hd]

2. what e-reader software do you use on the iPad?

I do not want another thing to tote around and worry about leaving behind.

I have an apple laptop and would like to download something onto it.

thnx.

[LogDog75]

4. Cloud Library

It takes me to my local library where I can search for books and borrow them for a month. I can also use their app on my iPad and cellphone to download and listen to audiobooks.

The app is free.

[PBC_Democrat]

3. Hoopla ... If your library supports it.

Most do ...

Gives you access to the entire range of media the library offers.

My library allows 50 downloads, each one is for 21 days.

Also offers TV, Movies, BingePasses to popular streaming channels and about a zillion other things.

[Bluestocking]

5. I really like my Kindle Paperwhite

I bought it so I could enlarge the print since having issues seeing the print in printed books. I had a regular Kindle before that which I didn’t like so I didn’t use it. Amazon gave me a little money for it when I bought the paperwhite. The paperwhite is lightweight and compact which is nice. The battery stays charged for a long time so you don’t need to keep charging it.

[retread]

6. Kobo.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Amazon Fire. Wait! I can explain.

Yeah, I know, Jeff Bezos. So do this:

Get one when they store on one of their many 50 percent off sales. Best Buy mat he's the Amazon price. The Memorial Day sale is probably on now.

The 8" one should be ~ $60, and the 10" one should be ~ $75. Unless a new 10" one has just been released, the 8" one is a slightly newer design. The 10" one is due for an update.

Out of the box, the only point of an Amazon Fire is to let you know about all the wonderful things you van buy at Amazon. But you can fix that. Once you've got your device charged, immediately go here and follow the instructions:

Install the Google Play Store on your Amazon Fire Tablet

Once you've removed your Fire from the Amazon ecisystem, it takes on a whole new existence.

My 8" Fire is easily my most used device. I'm posting this from it now.

You won't be sorry.

And good afternoon.