Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Announced!

[skpuppy]

So Kobo vs kindle, which one better? Presume Kobo because can borrow books from NLB?

 

[RocketBunny]

Guess new paperwhite coming soon.

https://goodereader.com/blog/electr...se-kindle-paperwhite-5-signature-edition-soon

 

[RocketBunny]

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/21/amazons-kindle-paperwhite-2021-price-release-usb-c.html

 

[flowerpalms]

Am keen to get Kindle but a bit confused over the devices and have some questions.

1. What's the difference between the normal Kindle and the paperwhite one?

2. Which one is value for money if just buying ebooks for reading?

3. Is amazon the only platform to buy ebooks for kindle?

4. Where to buy the device that is affordable?
Lazada?

 

[flowerpalms]

Am keen to get Kindle but a bit confused over the devices and have some questions.

1. What's the difference between the normal Kindle and the paperwhite one?

2. Which one is value for money if just buying ebooks for reading?

3. Is amazon the only platform to buy ebooks for kindle?

4. Where to buy the device that is affordable?
Lazada?

Ups

 

[flowerpalms]

Am keen to get Kindle but a bit confused over the devices and have some questions.

1. What's the difference between the normal Kindle and the paperwhite one?

2. Which one is value for money if just buying ebooks for reading?

3. Is amazon the only platform to buy ebooks for kindle?

4. Where to buy the device that is affordable?
Lazada?

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[v1hypersg]

anyone have experience of converting books from amazon and load it into your kobo reader for reading ?

i like it that amazon has the largest collection of ebooks compared to rakuten

but i dont like the fact that kindle supports less format of ebooks compared to kobo

i dont like the fact that i cannot load books which are not bought from amazon into kindle

so i am thinking to get the kobo sage instead of the kindle oasis after comparing the facts,

hence the above questions before i make my purchase,

thanks in advance for anyone who is willing to spend time to reply and share their experience

 

[flowerpalms]

Am keen to get Kindle but a bit confused over the devices and have some questions.

1. What's the difference between the normal Kindle and the paperwhite one?

2. Which one is value for money if just buying ebooks for reading?

3. Is amazon the only platform to buy ebooks for kindle?

4. Where to buy the device that is affordable?
Lazada?

Ups

 

[sk0065]

Who is using kobo?
Is it good?

I use NLB overdrive often

Reading habits 50% physical books (preferred)
50% e books.

seemed like clara cheapest

 

[RocketBunny]

Am keen to get Kindle but a bit confused over the devices and have some questions.

1. What's the difference between the normal Kindle and the paperwhite one?

2. Which one is value for money if just buying ebooks for reading?

3. Is amazon the only platform to buy ebooks for kindle?

4. Where to buy the device that is affordable?
Lazada?

1. What's the difference between the normal Kindle and the paperwhite one?
Normal kindle is just a really basic reader
Paperwhite is IPX8 rated.
Screen is 300 pixels per inch so looks crisper.
More storage
more led

you can google some articles which go more in-depth bout the difference.


2. Which one is value for money if just buying ebooks for reading?
amazon store have many ebooks, or even a subscription plan which you can access certain books
and there are sales on ebooks everytime

You can consider kobo devices also as can link to NLB to borrow books


3. Is amazon the only platform to buy ebooks for kindle?
u can sideload your own books by using send to email or send-to-kindle app, need to be in .mobi format

4. Where to buy the device that is affordable?
amazon black friday normally got discounted price
or can check laz/shopee

 

[RocketBunny]

anyone have experience of converting books from amazon and load it into your kobo reader for reading ?

i like it that amazon has the largest collection of ebooks compared to rakuten

but i dont like the fact that kindle supports less format of ebooks compared to kobo

i dont like the fact that i cannot load books which are not bought from amazon into kindle

so i am thinking to get the kobo sage instead of the kindle oasis after comparing the facts,

hence the above questions before i make my purchase,

thanks in advance for anyone who is willing to spend time to reply and share their experience

Books bought from Amazon are DRM protected. so u got to strip them before you can open them elsewhere.

You can load books into kindle by send-to-email/ send-to-kindle windows software (https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle), which basically sends a copy as a doc to your kindle.
This way it also syncs to all your devices. Your progress etc.
95% of my books are all sideloaded to kindle, you'll have to convert to .mobi first thou if your books are in other formats.
I use the send-to-kindle software to send my books, as i always switch devices, so the sync is a must have. Kobo doesnt do this for sideloaded books.

 

[v1hypersg]

anyone know where i can buy the kindle paperwhite 2021 signature edition ?

amazon dont have stock and i want to get a unit ASAP to start reading

 

[King.Koopa]

what do you all usually use to clean/wipe your kindle screen ar? Notice my got some stains.

 

[eddielimcs]

Who is using kobo?
Is it good?

I use NLB overdrive often

Reading habits 50% physical books (preferred)
50% e books.

seemed like clara cheapest

i borrowed ebooks from NLB Overdrive and read over 50 ebooks this year on the Kobo.

Kobo can see different fonts if the book choose to show special characters which Kindle is not able. Example, Patrick Ness' series of Chaos Walking.

Kobo with Overdrive is really game changer for me since i had Kindles way before touch screen days and i even jailbreak to use screensavers when Kindle has keyboards.

 

[sk0065]

i borrowed ebooks from NLB Overdrive and read over 50 ebooks this year on the Kobo.

Kobo can see different fonts if the book choose to show special characters which Kindle is not able. Example, Patrick Ness' series of Chaos Walking.

Kobo with Overdrive is really game changer for me since i had Kindles way before touch screen days and i even jailbreak to use screensavers when Kindle has keyboards.

thanks for the reply.

bought kobo clara recenly during 11.11

even my kids love it. (they read physical books more than eboks)

but now, they go to my ipad (its faster to naviagate)
open nlb app
search for the books that they want
click borrow

go back to kobo to sync.


i read like 1 book every 1-2 weeks.
physical bought or NLB / epub from friends / nlb overdrives
Can expect me to go full kobo from now onwards.



just a minor (common) complain.
the Clara, refreshes the screen with a flash and it loads slower.



but then again, it is so much more comfortable to read on the kobo than on ipad. (ibooks or overdrive)
both the weight and the glare factor

 

[Shadow79]

i borrowed ebooks from NLB Overdrive and read over 50 ebooks this year on the Kobo.

Kobo can see different fonts if the book choose to show special characters which Kindle is not able. Example, Patrick Ness' series of Chaos Walking.

Kobo with Overdrive is really game changer for me since i had Kindles way before touch screen days and i even jailbreak to use screensavers when Kindle has keyboards.

For sideloaded books on Kindle, need to convert to MOBI (new) or AWZ3 format to retain the formatting. Otherwise you lose a lot of formatting on the older MOBI format. For convenience Kobo readers are better due to integration with OverDrive but Kindles have better and more uniform backlight. Sold my Kobo Libra H20 due to the slight gradient backlight.

 

[hwsstx]

anyone know where i can buy the kindle paperwhite 2021 signature edition ?

amazon dont have stock and i want to get a unit ASAP to start reading

https://sgereadershop.com/products/kindle-paperwhite-2021-gen-5

 

[RocketBunny]

amazon got offer on the latest paperwhite for BF/CM

 

[flowerpalms]

Ordered the paperehite 2021 from lazada yesterday. 8gb no ads. They only have stock for rose red smart cover but i dun want this colour. Will have to order the cover separately next week

 

[arvinsim]

thanks for the reply.

bought kobo clara recenly during 11.11

even my kids love it. (they read physical books more than eboks)

but now, they go to my ipad (its faster to naviagate)
open nlb app
search for the books that they want
click borrow

go back to kobo to sync.


i read like 1 book every 1-2 weeks.
physical bought or NLB / epub from friends / nlb overdrives
Can expect me to go full kobo from now onwards.



just a minor (common) complain.
the Clara, refreshes the screen with a flash and it loads slower.



but then again, it is so much more comfortable to read on the kobo than on ipad. (ibooks or overdrive)
both the weight and the glare factor

My only problem with Kobo is that it only syncs with Overdrive App, not the Libby App.