Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Kindle Vs iPad - Which is More Beneficial to Readers?


There are common questions raised regarding the comparisons between Amazon Kindle And Apple iPad. These are the most popular brands of ebook readers well received by avid ebook readers. Below listed points are some known facts that Kindle Reader is still far better than iPad as an ebook reader.

1. Kindle street price is lower than iPad. The cost comparison with the assumption of built-in 3G capabilities: Kindle 2 - US$259, Kindle DX - US$489, iPad - US$629.

2. The next factor is the unit weight for easy portability. Kindle DX only weighs 10.2 ounces while iPad weighs nearly a pound and a half. This causes iPad less attractive to be used as book readers because people may be holding it for a longer duration when reading a novel.

3. Battery life results the duration of portable usage. Kindle battery can lasts nearly two weeks as compared to only 12hours for the case of iPad battery. Usage duration is especially important for heavy travellers on the move. It may not be easy to get power point for charging the device battery in remote areas or onboard the airplane.

4. Book readers must also consider its readability under outdoor conditions. Most readers like to read books during the day time under a tree or even under direct sunlight.Kindle hardware is especially designed to best read under direct sunlight and therefore it enables the ease of usage regardless of where the reader wants to read it. Similiarly, like other smart webpads, iPad does not read well under direct sunlight conditions.

5. It is better to do night reading via Kindle than iPad. This is because Kindle device does not have any built-in backlight on it. Its display brightness works best for bedside reading in the night. On the other hand, iPad's brightness may cause tireness for the reader's eyesafter some reading.

6. Power consumption can limit where to read. Kindle device's power consumption is quite low and therefore it is suitable to work under direct sunlight. iPad may have power consumption issue under hot weather conditions. Its power consumption will need to be improved in order to catch up with Kindle.

7. The size of the book resources can determine your reading scope. If you are an active reader in many different topics, it is essential to select kindle as the right device because Kindle can support over 450,000 kindle titles and these can be further read via iPad application.

8. The size of magazine and journal resources is larger for the case of Kindle. The more popular ones like Economist, Atlantic, Times and Reader Digest can be read via kindle but not on kindle iPad applications. Kindle also supports the best newspapers like The New York Times and etc.

9. Audio enabled reading feature of Kindle is not always necessary to use but it is convenient to readers whenever they are busying doing some other things. If the reader get tired after long hours of reading, this feature can be turned on to carry on reading. Kindle will make a better reading experience.

10. Kindle purchase is bundled with free internet access in US and other supported countries.

Having said all the above advantages of Kindle over iPad, they are mainly emphasised for better reading. If reading usage is not a major consideration, then iPad is still quite compelling. It is just another larger piece of iPhone. If one has a higher budget with lesser reading usage and more computing requirements, then iPad is certainly a good buy.








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