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On 02/05/2012 19:44, Tony Sumner wrote:
It's a dedicated ebook reader. It uses what they call 'electronic ink' to make the writing stand out more, plus I think they have matt screens as opposed to the glossy screens of tablets. The combination makes them, as you said, much easier to read in sunlight.On May 02, 2012, Dava wrote:paul sutton wrote:...given a kindle costs £89 a little more gets a tablet that can do a lot more. Or even a little less.A Kindle is not a computer, it's quite different. I don't know what the technology is but the screen is not a computer screen and you need light to read it, just like a book. You can read it in bright sunshine, like a book but not like a computer.
I guess these things hook up to wifi too, not that important but a feature.It's not just a feature, it is the way you buy a book. Tony
Exactly.. that or 3G. Julian -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq