Tablet + eBooks = reading made simple.
Truly, an equation that
does work. I learned this important fact
about six months ago, and I only wish I’d bought the Tab earlier. But, more
importantly, I’m really glad I didn’t buy a proprietary eReader.
In fact, I’d looked at Kindles when they first came out.
Then I looked at Nook, and Kobo readers. I looked at ‘no name’ readers. But, I
didn’t buy, as I found some issues.
Proprietary eReaders = Different formats = Bad
One of the problems with buying a proprietary eReader is the
issue of reading other formats. Okay, so if you only buy eBooks on Amazon, and
you have a Kindle, that’s not a problem. But, if you like to shop around to
find eBooks, that is a problem. In my case, I’ve been buying eBooks and reading
them on my laptop since 2007, so I have the additional problem that some of my
eBooks cannot be read on a Kindle, or on a Nook, or whatever.
One other problem I’ve heard of, but not personally
experienced, is the issue of books that disappear from a Kindle or Nook or
whatever, because they’ve been ‘unpublished’ somehow. Now, for me, that stinks
(and I’m being polite here). If I buy something, I want to keep it for as long
as I want.
Reading on a Tablet
How does this work? Easy:
- Put an eReading app on your Tablet. I use FB Reader for Android, and
highly recommend it, for ease of use. (It presents all book formats with no
conversion necessary.)
- Buy your eBooks at Amazon, or the Apple iTunes Bookstore, or
at B&N, or at Kobo, or at Smashwords, or at any other fine eBook (online)
retailer. I use my computer to do this.
- Download the books from the retailer into your computer.
Make a backup copy on your backup drive, as you do for all important data.
- Transfer the eBooks from your computer to your Tablet.
- Start reading, and
enjoy.
Amazon – some of my print books are now available, with selected eBooks to be available at a future date
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