With the advancement in the technology and implementation of technology in kids’ education, our kids will soon be taking an e-reader to school in place of heavy textbooks. Rapid modifications and upgrades are being brought to e-readers devices thus, leaving moms in to the fix while choosing the best e-readers for themselves and their kids. Recent popular e-readers ruling the market are Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook. However, there are many more e-readers prevail in the market. Here are the major 5 things you must need to checkout when you are up to buying the right e-reader for you.
First of all, what do you wish to read?
What are you going to read mostly? Will that be e-books, audio books or magazines? Apart from reading, will you do other things as well on your e-book reader? You may think of a multitasking e-reader which may enable download books from online libraries, read online content etc. that can be done using a tablet. You need to ensure that your chosen e-reader will let you read the type of content that you focused upon. For example, if you want a newspaper e-reader, you may need to narrow down on e-readers with 7″ or larger, however, books can be read from smartphones.
Where are you going to read and use eReader?
No, of course, I exclude your habit of reading books in the bathroom. If you will be most of the time reading e-reader outside, make sure your e-reader can be read under the sunlight. Hence, you need a black and white E-Ink technology which is featured in Amazon Kindle having high contrast. However, if you moistly are an indoor reader, look for a tablet device like Apple iPad featuring vivid color through its LED screen.
Will you sync e-books between other devices?
With Apple iPad e-book reader app, you can start reading from the part where have read on your iPhone. Hence, you can sync your iPhone and iPad using some e-reader apps. The Amazon Kindle also has an application having Whispersync technology which enables syncing last page you stopped reading so that you can start picking up from there.
Which connectivity will you use to download?
Wi-Fi only e-reader devices will cost you less whereas e-reader featuring both Wi-Fi and 3G access will cost you more. However, 3G enabled devices have the ability to download content on the move. That means, if you are on vacation and want to go through or download your favorite magazines or local newspaper, then you need a 3G enabled e-readers, such as Apple iPad and iPad 2, Amazon Kindle etc.
What type of functionality will you be most comfortable?
Do you want e-readers with button based operation or a touch-sensitive screen control? You need to be clear about the user interface that you would feel comfortable in. you can browse an online gadget shopping portal like Best Buy to search and compare among various options. Check out features of both button controls and touch control e-readers and read reviews to understand the ease of use for both types of functionalities.
I still prefer the old e-ink readers of the earlier Kindles. Just like when the old Gameboy can be played under the sun, many people will not want their eyes get blurry by staring in the ereader for a very long time.