Upgrading!

[ladysprite]

So in spite of having held out and promising myself I'd never do it, I finally broke down a couple of years ago and bought myself an e-reader. I wound up with a Nook Simple Touch, and I have been madly in love with it ever since.

Except now it's starting to get a bit old. (Not that old; the original one glitched a little more than a year ago and had to be replaced.) It's running out of battery at random intervals, completely unrelated to how recently it's been charged, and sometimes it's just not responding. Nothing too bad, but it's starting to become a pattern. And I'm left with the thought of what to do.

I love the Simple Touch. What I want, most of all, is a way to read books, and that's all it does, and it does it well. And it's a lot easier for me to read on e-paper than it is on a standard monitor. And it's small enough to fit easily in my purse, and it doesn't weigh a ton.

Except... it doesn't do color. Or pictures. And I'd dearly love the ability to read graphic novels. I just don't know if I want that enough to give up my (slightly) easier reading.

And if I *do* decide to upgrade.... I'm not quite sure what to go with. umbran has a Nook Tablet, and he loves it, but if I am going to upgrade and get a tablet, is the Nook tablet worth it, or should I just bite the bullet and get an actual tablet?

I know bless-all about tech devices; I just know that I like reading, and maybe might want to upgrade my reader. Or maybe not. But I also know that my friends are smart and experienced and more knowledgeable in this field than I am.

So... opinions? What's your favorite e-reader, if you have one? What do you think would suit me best?

Comments

[evcelt.livejournal.com]

I love my Kindle for reading, but until there's something with a color e-paper interface, I'm sticking to hardcopy for graphic novels and books with lots of illustrations.

I've toyed with the idea of getting a tablet, but I just don't have enough use for one to justify it.

[umbran.livejournal.com]

One of our options is to get her a new Nook Simple Touch when her current one gets squirrely, and consider buying a full-sized tablet "for the house" - useful for graphic novels, my Marvel Comics Digital Unlimited subscription, taking recipes from the web into the kitchen, tabletop gaming reference, and so on.

[evcelt.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a cunning plan...

[mamatiger.livejournal.com]

If you don't care about access to the Google app store, the new Kindle Fire HD is supposed to be pretty cool, and accesses the web and email as well as movies and books. Otherwise the Galaxy 7 is the economical choice, the iPad/mini if you want to spend the big bucks. 7 inch tablets are comfortable in one's hands, the 10 inch ones, not so much, but do of course have the bigger/nicer display.

You'd have to go to a store and try them out in your own hands to get a feel for what works for you.