[AccessD] I love the Nexus

If you are going for large print, you probably want to avoid the 7" form factor since there just 
isn't enough screen area to go very big print.

I don't have a 10" so I can't say for sure but I would guess that would be fine, however when you 
get that big (I have read) they are not real comfortable to hold "like a book" for long periods.

As to comparisons, I prefer the e-readers for ease of reading except that they are not back-lit so 
reading them in low light isn't possible. e-ink really is very easy on the eyes.

After that, the Kindle Fire and Nexus are "equivalent".

Original Kindle:  	600×800
Kindle Fire: 		1024×600
Google Nexus 7:		1280x800

Supposedly the higher resolution screens cause less eye strain.

The other thing to know is that the original Kindles do not have the accelerometer so it doesn't 
(can't) "rotate" the screen to landscape mode.

I have been doing a lot of reading lately and I like the original Kindle or the Nexus.

The Nexus is significantly lighter than the Kindle Fire and easier to hold.  That said, the Kindle 
"Fire 2" is right around the corner so we shall see what that tablet looks like.  I would use the 
Fire if I couldn't use either of the others.

I really like that the Nexus isn't "locked in" to the Amazon store.  The Nexus can use either the 
Google Play store or, by using the browser, you can buy things from Amazon although the experience 
isn't as smooth as through the kindle Fire.  The Amazon web page is really crowded, designed for 
large screen computers, not (small) tablet friendly at all.

And finally, I actually rooted my Fire and loaded an alternate desktop which I can get at if I want 
to but I never really use that.

Because of the front facing camera and the GPS circuit, the Nexus is in a different league from the 
current Kindle Fire in terms of capability.  Again, my son (without any help from me) got on the 
Google Map, put in a starting point (Syracuse) and end point (Hudson), downloaded maps for the trip 
from Syracuse NY to Hudson, NC and was telling mom that her dedicated GPS was taking them the right way.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 8/30/2012 11:45 AM, Dan Waters wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> How do you compare reading a book on the Nexus vs. the Kindle Fire vs. a
> real Book?  My father needs large-print books so I've been considering some
> kind of reader, as well as one for myself.
>
> Thanks!
> Dan
>