A Kindle’s For Reading, An iPad’s For Playing
December 28th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Wired.com’s Epicenter blog has a story about the success of the Amazon Kindle ebook reader this holiday season. In the article they quote Amazon chief Jeff Bezos about how many folks that own Apple iPads, also use Kindles for reading.
“Customers report using their LCD tablets for games, movies, and web browsing and their Kindles for reading sessions,” Bezos said in a statement. “They report preferring Kindle for reading because it weighs less, eliminates battery anxiety with its month-long battery life, and has the advanced paper-like Pearl e-ink display that reduces eye-strain, doesn’t interfere with sleep patterns at bedtime, and works outside in direct sunlight, an important consideration especially for vacation reading.”
I have a 1st generation Kindle and an iPad. I recently upgraded my wife’s 1st gen Kindle with a Kindle 3. It’s all I can do to keep from hitting the “Add To Cart” button on a Kindle 3 for myself.
I do have to agree with Bezos about the Kindle’s superior reading experience. Right now I am reading a P.G. Wodehouse book on the Apple iPad iBooks app, and a theology book on my Kindle. While the iBooks experience is prettier, the Kindle experience is much more book like.
Hey Santa, if you have have an leftover Kindle 3 in your sack, would you throw it my way, pretty please?
