OT: Ipad pro as an E-reader

[11.4]

I have a 10.5 iPad Pro and a new 11 iPad Pro, plus a Kindle Paperwhite. The Kindles have some nice attributes -- light weight, great readability, low cost. If you're just reading text the Paperwhite is pretty nice. The problem is that I have a number of birding books where illustrations are critical. I have art books with ... images of art. I have math, navigation, and physics books with equations that sometimes don't get reproduced accurately on a Kindle. Plus, when I'm carrying around a device, with a wireless-enabled iPad Pro, I have a great substitute for a notebook computer and a great device to surf on, to serve as a hotspot, or whatever else. If I'm on a long plane flight or whiling away an evening at a hotel, I can stream or play downloaded movies on the iPad and can keep a massive music library on the iPad and play high quality music via headphones, earbuds, or onboard speakers. I can even use it as an easy-too-read navigation screen when in a strange town. One device does it all.

Shortcomings of a current or very recent iPad Pro as an e-reader? Now that Apple gives you the option of filtering out blue wavelengths during an evening span that you choose, it takes out most of the problem of a computer screen keeping you up at night. The iPad doesn't have a crazy long battery life like a Kindle (but then it's having to do a lot more work), but I've taken it on a round trip Seattle to Paris flight and on a round trip Dallas to Tokyo and not run out of power. Mostly it's just crazy expensive and I think Apple is telling us that if we won't keep buying devices frequently they're going to price them proportionately higher. If they think that I am so submissive as to let them draft an autopay of their choice off my bank every year, they are sorely mistaken.

I tried the Kindle again a couple months ago but I'm sticking with the iPad. It's just the best solution. The gimmicks aren't needed, but I can read as well as travel or work with the iPad and get it all done, and in very high quality. And for those books that won't reproduce well on the Kindle, the iPad is a necessity.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by skiezo

I have been doing alot of reading as of late and am sick of buying hard cover book and having them sit around till I can decide what o do with them.
Is there any experience with the Ipad pro as an ereader?
It will be mainly for non fiction and maybe a few mags.
Is the eye strain a problem?

Not at all particularly since you can change settings(I use NOOK) with Nook and with ipad..it's all wife and I use.

[PQJ]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

I dont have an ipad pro but have had an ipad and occasionaly read on my iphone. As a desicated ereader though, I would choose kindle and kindle only. Screen is awesome because it does not fatigue eyes, does not keep you up at night, battery lasts for a month, its light so you can easily read ine handed and easy to read in direct sunlight. Its also cheap.

This. iPad Pro just as e reader is overkill.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by PQJ

This. iPad Pro just as e reader is overkill.

Maybe he already has one...

[Ozz]

Kindle.....Oasis or Paperwhite.

I go thru about 3-5 books per month (bus commuter) and have an Oasis. The battery lasts a week or more when in airplane mode, screen is very easy to read, has both touch and buttons for turning pages.

The big plus is the screen though....no glare and easy on the eyes. The Oasis has an automatic lighting feature. Not sure if Paperwhite does, but I would imagine so.

[Spaghetti Legs]

I've used an iPad mini for a few years and use Kindle app and Overdrive app for Amazon books and library books. I use iPad for all kinds of stuff but for just an ereader I would probably go with a Kindle.

[kookmyers]

My vote is a for a dedicated e-reader over the ipad. I love my ipad, but the e-reader is superior for the type of reading i do.

[PQJ]

There's also the purity component to a dedicated e-reader - no distractions, no crap, no notifications, no nothing but words (and poorly rendered graphics).

[MerckxMad]

I love my iPad Pro as an e-reader. With the night shift, you can cut down on glare. Also, the display is exceptional for photos if you read mags or digital books with lots of images. The cons: 1) the 11.9 version is heavy if you're holding it for long periods or balancing it on your belly for supine reading sessions; and 2) it's terrible for outdoor reading as the sun glare bounces off the glass.

[martl]

Originally Posted by skiezo

I have been doing alot of reading as of late and am sick of buying hard cover book and having them sit around till I can decide what o do with them.
Is there any experience with the Ipad pro as an ereader?
It will be mainly for non fiction and maybe a few mags.
Is the eye strain a problem?

i use my smartphone a lot for reading (Kindle) and i like it. Main hassle is the battery charging interval, in which a hardware Kindle or other dedicated e-Book reader is vastly superior.

[skiezo]

I just picked up a Ipad Pro 9.7 256 wi-fi for a heck of a price($150 NIB) so I will be setting it up whin in the next few days.
I just have to keep it away from the wife or she will try to claim it.

[MikeD]

I read my local newspaper on my iPad. I figure what I save over the print edition has probably paid for the iPad, plus no newspaper waste.

[Hindmost]

One habit I have developed while reading on a tablet is referring to definitions, associated topics, and maps by using the browser and apps. Does the Kindle have similar capabilities?