This post is for the ladies of the SCN LifeWriters list (a Yahoo! Group for SCN members). We’ve had a discussion about how the Kindle device compares to the Kindle iPad app. Here are some photos to show a visual side-by-side of each (this post may take a few seconds longer than normal to load). I also threw in a few pics of the Apple iBooks app. With the two-page view, it’s my favorite display of an e-book.
The big thing that sometimes brings me back towards the Kindle device: I have noticed more eye fatigue (compared to the Kindle device) when I read the iPad for a long period of time. The big thing that I like about the iPad as my e-book reader: it’s not just for books, but for web browsing, movies, music, email and more. When I travel for business, for instance, I take my iPad because of the multi-functionality and the long battery life. I watched movies and read books for the entire 10 hour flight from Frankfurt to Houston!
I apologize for the fuzziness of some of the photos–my digital camera with macro lens has a dead battery and I left the charger in Houston. Oops!
Home screen
Same page in a book
Kindle store
Apple iBooks
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Thanks, Becca!
This is helpful,Becca,thanks! Nice blog!
Becca,
Thank you! This is very helpful as I am still pondering this decision and feel like I need tons of info. The pictures are great! Happy Reading!
Peace and joy,
Regina
Becca, Thanks for posting the photos. I think you’ve found the basic difference: if you just want to read and want to read for hours (which may not be the best thing for eye health, I have to say!), Kindle may be the best choice. But if you want to do other than just read, an iPad is the best. I have to say that in terms of aesthetics, the iPad display is so much more inviting, and I like the fact that e-books on an iPad are closer to their actual design than on a Kindle, which “reinterprets” the type and design to fid its models.