i’ve read a lot of books on my iPad Mini (2nd generation from 2014). i also have a Kindle Paperwhite purchased two years ago which gets much use. With aging eyes i find the 8 inch colour screen of the iPad easier to see key elements within cover art of books in my Kindle Library. Then i can readily select the next book I wish to load onto the Paperwhite. The iPad Mini is also better for creating and editing notes and re-positioning the cursor precisely within them than the Kindle. Often i prefer the capability to continuously scroll down or up vertically through a book than swiping right or left to the desired page..This especially when the Kindle ereader fails to synchronize to the correct line on the next page. I’m fortunate to have both devices, thus enhancing my reading pleasure.
I’ve been using it since the first release of the kindle app, every day, for several hours a day. Never experienced eye strain or discomfort. Pages display perfectly in full colour, pages turn smoothly in milliseconds with no flickering refresh. I honestly don’t know why anyone ever uses a kindle device. I tried my wife’s and it’s absolutely awful.
My relationship with my iPad dates back to my active duty, sea-going days in the Navy. I had too many books that took up my space. I’d often lend these books out to have them returned in an inappropriate condition, even ones I hadn’t read yet. So I decided to invest in a kindle. Back then (2013) the first backlight kindle had launched and they were priced the same as a fully functional tablet of the same size. I opted for a Samsung tab with kindle capability and loved it. Time passed and I became dissatisfied with the android operating system because they were laggy and crashed. I switched to Apple and had every iPad mini since the 3rd generation one. I had access to unlimited books I could purchase and read offline. I also loved that the iPad mini fit amazingly in my cargo pocket of my military uniform. It was only recently in 2022 that I traded my iPad mini 6 for an iPad 9th generation for GoodNotes to use for college. Fast forward to now and I type this comment on my beloved iPad Air 5, as I gifted my iPad 9th gen to my stepdaughter. It’s a very versatile device and I love that I can use it for many things.
I've used the Kindle App on my iPad a few times and the experience wasn't bad, but, the Deal Breaker for me was battery life, and the Real Kindle wins hands down.
Took my iPad mini 6 on holiday. Spent around 5-6 hours reading per day. Got paper like on it. I used my iPhone for listening to audiobooks from audible for probably 1-2 hours a day. But even when I had used my iPad mini for most of the day, it still had 15-20% power left. That included reading and looking at some RU-vid channels for news and sport, and even the odd film. Charging it up whilst having lunch I use a solar charger that was about the size of an iPhone but twice as thick increased the remaining charge by 10-15%. Then I popped it on charge at night. I would not have use the kindle longer during the day and apart from a bit of contrast issue during direct sunlight, it was far better and more flexible. Kindle is great if you don’t need the functionality of a computer. Otherwise the iPad mini is probably the best tablet for most users who don’t need a computer replacement.
I’m done with Kindle’s…my iPad mini markup feature is so nice to have. Love the ability to have Google to deep dive into topics while I’m reading. Battery sucks that’s true, a non issue for me because I’m never reading for 8 hours continuously. 😂
I have an Ipad pro, given for Xmas 2 years ago, and have just bought the Kindle Scribe..........they both have their places and I keep each for it's significant use separately......then I bought the Kindle 6" model with the baby elephant in green cover.......reading on the go is now as easy as pulling it out of my jacket pocket.
For working people, I can't imagine using anything other than an iPad. Its rare I have the time to fully isolate into reading a book for long periods of time; I'm always getting some type of notification whether it be for my business or personal. The ability to pause my reading and switch right there to what I need to look at (or do) is wonderful. And I can do it on the same device! Once, I'm done (which isn't hopefully too long), I can go back to where I left off in the book. Great video. Hopefully you enlightened a few folks on the benefits of using the iPad as an e-reader.
One more tip - in the ipad settings, go to accessibility and turn on color filters and move the slider to make it all red. You can set up the triple click to make it easier to turn on/off. Now when you read at night, turn this filter on and the text will be red instead of white resulting in even less light hitting you in the eyes and its much less bright for those around you.
I spent a looong time deciding on what I wanted in a reader and knew that color was top of my list - and not the faded color some readers have right now. I’m in love with the look and feel of my iPad mini 6 and already thinking about how I can annotate and export content from my readings. Thanks for presenting in a nice clear manner. I found it helpful!
Ignorant. That doesn't do anything. The temptation to use all the features of the IPad is still right there. An IPad is not a good reading experience. It is much heavier to hold. The light on the IPad is hard on your eyes. People who use a Kindle understand why a Kindle is far superior to any other device for reading books.
@@wondawomenluvsupaman I have several different iPads. Anytime I want to read with them I either use a stand or I use another method to hold it up. iPads are too heavy to hold and read with like a book or a Kindle e-reader. The books I will read with the ipad are picture books like Ken Burns the Civil War. I have a lot of books like that. I can read all day and have with a Kindle e-reader, I have 8+ Kindle e-readers. I own every new model except for the Scribe I have No use for that one right now. After an hour my eyes hurt reading on an iPad. The iPad or any other tablet computer is Good for Books with pictures but if you are an avid Book reader always use the Kindle the reading experience cannot be topped. The Kindle's least expensive model now has a built in light making it an outstanding device. I bought mine for Less than $50.00 Brand New ew. I paid $150 for the most recent Kindle Oasis I bought the newest Model Brand New. People like to complain about the price for a New Kindle e-reader but I have Never paid full price for a New Kindle. Several times a Year they go on sale for huge discounts. My Kindle Oasis was more than 60% off. You can try and pretend that an iPad is a good device for reading on but it is Not. This video is laughable...
I read a lot. I have a kindle and an iPad. I almost always use the iPad and the Kindle app because it is much faster to respond, I can add notes easier, the app is intuitive and my iPad is usually on. I tend to take the kindle on holidays where I may not have access to a charging point and there’s a higher risk of theft. One improvement I'd like to see is the ability to have several books open at once.
I have a kindle paperwhite and just got an I pad for reading my textbooks and taking notes! I can’t wait to read kindle books on my I pad when I want color!! Especially for reading fantasy books with maps it’s great to see it in color.
Recently, I bought Janson's History of Art for Kindle on my iPad. The color illustrations are shockingly good... better than the print book I had years ago in college. And they are hi-res... so they can be enlarged to see details without breaking up. Amazing! Also got a huge book about the wine business. 2500 pages. You can imagine how heavy and awkward either of these books would be in print!
Stop lying. Reading on an IPad is nothing like the experience of reading a book. The harsh light on an IPad is bad for your eyes. A Kindle is designed with e-ink to be easy on your eyes. At night you can use its yellow light which is very easy on the eyes. The color of the text and the lighted page is just like a book.
Good information. Reading e-books is actually the reason I got my first iPad. I’m always surprised how people buy an iPad and never bother to learn how to use it to its max. Why spend that kind of money without learning everything it can do?
These are precisely the steps I have been using for reading on my surface go. I believe that this actually tops the Kindle Oasis because. I can and usually do turn it to read in landscape mode and the Kindle app breaks it into a left and right page. The Oasis does not do that. So yeah, 10 inch tablet plus matte screen protector plus blue light filter. Makes it a pretty good experience to me. In addition with the app you can do text-to-speech while you're reading. You can't do that with an actual Kindle. My Surface Go has a great pen that I can use with Onenote or with the Kindle app...but to me even better is the magnetically attachable keyboard, which lets me make notes faster.
If you can deal with the horrible unresponsiveness of kindle screen for highlighting , then it’s a great tool. Otherwise go for the iPad and Apple Pencil.
I’ve had a kindle since 2020, I was a little late to the wave I must admit (barnes and noble nook was my first e reader) and I do use the app on my ipad quite a bit. I like using it when I am eating mainly, especially on work breaks, I can just prop it up in my case and read pretty easily, the bigger screen gives me the option for bigger text and it’s just ideal for that type of situation. I also like using ,y ipad when I’m reading a book that his pretty lengthy, like over 300 pages, because then I feel like I get through the book faster
Fantastic and very useful content! I love my Kindle but hated trying to read on the iPad. Trying some of these now and it is improving the experience tremendously!
great tips! Although I'm a big fan of matte screen protectors (I have them on all of my touchscreen devices), I agree with your assessment regarding the downsides. The deficiencies are more noticeable on my iPads that have laminated screens, but on my iPad 9th gen (non-laminated) the matte protector seems to reduce the visual affect of the air gap. That was a nice accidental benefit.
Clear instructions are good and useful in this video. Comments so far conflate: Using iPad for reading, if so, then maximizing comfort on eyes using settings and possibly screen protector. This is not a kindle replacement but it is maximizing utility of an iPad for reading and note taking. Thank you for the useful tips. Other commentators: Try to understand the intention and if commentating add value by describing the difference in comfort on the eyes for using the iPad "Before vs After" + "vs the kindle" in some sort of useful way eg minutes of reading before discomfort sets in.
It amazes me how people still use white screens on their devices. Even with the lowest light, night shift and reduce white point, white light can be so painful to the eyes. Some apps/websites do not allow dark modes, and I am so tired of asking for it. Dark mode doesn't only save you from going almost blind, but I heard it is also great to save battery. Thanks for the video! :)
Its a totally different thing. I don't like reading ebooks on my iPad or phone as the light is horrible for reading, also as other people mention there is no distraction on the ereader also I love to mark and create notes and have them in one place.
I think the default iBooks screen is white becase traditional paper books are white, and this is part of the skewmorphic design, with the animated page transitions, etc.
Most of us read all day on our devices and I prefer the iPad to read, it's faster and crisper. quite easy to change the contrasts and brightness. The only thing I wouldn't do with my iPad is use that utterly hopeless apple pencil.
Well, i don't have an Ipad but a Samsung Tab S6 and i tried to read a book on it. It's not very comfortable because of its weight. A tablet can not replace a Kindle.
Yes, dark modes and such help. But at the end of the day, you're still reading on an LCD/OLED panel. And it won't ever be as enjoyable as a Kindle for a serious reader. You can optimize it to make it less bad. But it's still no E-Ink for longer reading. The only benefit of an iPad or Amazon Fire tablet is that since they are colored displays, they tend to be a bit better for reading comics on. This is because the color is used quite a bit for expression in comics. Plus since they use word bubbles, the larger displays allow you to see the text in those small bubbles easier. But for any regular book the Kindle all day. Comics the tablet is probably best in my opinion. That's why I just purchased the new "Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus" tablet. Plus since it's made by Amazon the Kindle app will likely offer the best and most optimized experience on a Fire tablet. I have the "Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition" as well. Plus I ordered the all-new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra with the S-Pen for Kindle on the go too. (For short-term reading on breaks at work and such.) 🙂
Yeah I completely agree, as someone who owns kindles, if I have one to hand I will always grab it over the iPad for the reasons you’ve said. But if I didn’t have one or had gone somewhere with my iPad instead and no kindle I would definitely still use it and with some changes to the set up it’s much more enjoyable than otherwise. I’d be interested to hear your thought on using the Samsung. I have an iPhone 14 pro as my device and carry a 14 plus for my work and never use either for reading. Maybe I should.
Perfect! Just what I needed because shelling out more cash for another device just seems ridiculous and I would rather remain within the Apple ecosystem.
Goodness, you are where many of us were back in 2015. The best device for the Kindle App is the Microsoft Surface Duo phones surg side by side pages. 2 pages side by side, pages turn like a real book, and super lightweight. The issue with the brightness remains.
I’m sure the Duo can provide a good experience but the aim of the video was to help people get more out of tech they already own rather need to buy more.
@@samuelbuckingham Sure, understood that. I've spent 7 years trying to address this problem across IPads, Android, Windows devices and now Eink tablets. So far the best ones are the Andoid based Surface Duo and the Kindle Scribe.
1) Shoving your iPad under the pillow or dropping it by the bed is not a good idea. Kindle can live with it. 2) Reading in a bath - won't risk an iPad. 3) iPad can hardly fit in a backpack, while Kindle feels ok in a coat pocket or a handbag. 4) Reading an iPad in a packed subway - crazy idea. Yet making notes while reading is cool.
great tips, been doing all of these for years since my old ipad2 pretty much just works as an ebook reader nowadays lol and it performs flawlessly at that.
I wouldn't get a kindle scribe but I do have a paperwhite. The paperwhite is great for just reading. Using my ipad or phone for reading is just too distracting and exhausting for my eyes.
I’ve just bought a Scribe after using my iPad to read Kindle books for the last couple of years. I prefer to scroll as I read rather than tap to turn the pages but I can’t see a way to do this on my new scribe, can you tell me if this is possible please, and if so how? Thank you.
Does anyone has the issue of Android Kindle reading app refuses to reduce brightness level? Even when I reduce brightness in the main menu of my tablet (Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2022) the Kindle app doesn't respond to it and stays too bright (even when on minimum brightness level). During the day that's not a big issue but in the night it's really painfull to read.
you do realize stuff is tailored from the very conception to do one thing, and as such, using stuff for the thing it was built will give you the best bang for your buck, regardless of what it is. dont shocked by that.. of course you ca utilize things for the stuff they were not built for, and i have some funny scenarios in my mind right now
i was also trying to simulate the kindle experience in my tablet, and i found "tracing paper" can give you that paper look if you put it on top of the screen, but idk if its a good idea.
That’s not a million miles off what the Matt screen protectors are the do have the look and feel of tracing paper so I bet the end result is very similar
Kindle are over priced slow pieces of junk that don’t last long. Waste of money. For every pro I can find a con. I use my kindle fire to read on. Way faster, cheaper, I can turn brightness down, use the blue light dimming, I have a screen protector that’s great for reading. I don’t get why people swear by the kindle lol
Ipad battery is terrible even for reading wtf! Only reason i have a kindle. Kindle gives me a month of worry free battery. If you love reading you know you want half the day to yourself. The ipad doesnt give me that!
LOL. I laugh at BOTH of you in real book in my hand, which cannot be retroactively censored/modified or summarily ERASED, without you breaking into my room and finding where I hid it.
At my age I am finding my Kindle Paperwhite or old iPad mini is much less weighty and awkward than a large print hardcover book. Also, i read when awaking in the wee hours; at those times dark mode is invaluable for not disturbing my sleeping wife LOL 😉
Why you hating? Maybe people like reading on a iPad, why people have need to make every into opposites groups? People with books making fun of kindle users, kindle users of iPad users? We all read fucking books chill out
Kindle books you purchase are safe from being charged. All you have to do is to turn off automatic book 📖 updates. The ability to have my entire book library in my hands at the same time beats a paper book every day of the week. I also have thousands of 100% free Kindle books 📚. Not garbage books no one wants to read. Books that are offered free from current top authors. I have gotten all the classics for free too. I happen to love the classics. The cost of buy new best-selling novels is a lot less expensive than buying the paper version. Kindle daily, weekly and monthly deals deeply discount every top selling authors books. A $45.00 book 📖 will cost $3.00. The price to build a high quality library is incredibly cheap compared to what physical books cost.
Ignorant video!!!! You do not understand what a Kindle is!!! A Kindle is like reading a book 📖. It is very lightweight, the reading experience is just like an actual book. The cost of a Kindle is 10 time less than an IPad too. An IPad is very heavy compared to a Kindle. The reading experience is not nearly as good. Also an IPad includes a lot of distractions.
Maybe check out my video before this where I compare every model of kindle as I’ve been using them every day for about 15 years and love them. The point of this video isn’t if your thinking about buying a kindle, then buy an iPad instead. It’s if you already own an iPad can you get a decent reading experience from it and I believe with these tips you definitely can.
@@samuelbuckinghamAnyone who is an avid reader would never consider an iPhone an iPad, any phone or tablet a good device for reading. I have owned several different iPhones and 7 or so different iPads. I currently have and use 2 iPads. I tried using the Kindle app for years on phones and on tablets including the iPad. Trying to read on these gave me terrible headaches. Not to mention with the heavy tablets, including the iPad. It was very tiring to hold them for reading. I would prop them up on a pillow or try anything to be able to read without hurting my hands and getting my arms tired. So 8 years ago I decided I would try using a Kindle because I had already invested a lot of money in my Kindle library. I discovered that people who love using the Kindle e-ink reader were right. I talked to friends of mine who used them, looked at theirs before I bought mine. I right now own and use 6 different versions of the Kindle from the 1st 10 inch Kindle to my Kindle Oasis. I use them exactly like a Book. I enjoy reading several different books at a time. So I go from one Kindle with a book I am currently reading to another Kindle with another book 📚 I am currently reading. I know other people who do this too. They even have a Kindle with Mystery books only on it another with only Classic Books on it and so on. I would never tell someone that an iPad was a good device for reading books on. An iPad is a horrible device for reading books on. Anyone who can afford an iPad can afford to buy a Kindle. Any iPad user who is an avid reader will get headaches from using an iPad to read on, that is a scientific fact. People who read on iPads are not avid readers. For example there are people like yourself who make videos exactly like this one about the iPad. I have talked with them and got them to be honest. In truth these people do not enjoy reading. When they read they read a physical book. Yes they only read one book on an iPad to make their videos. I have talked with numerous different iPad readers as well. I discovered they really could not be called iPad book readers either because at best they would complete 3 books a year. Many people who are in the comment section on these videos are not readers. They are casual readers at best. They read less than 2 hours a week. What they do is read for 15 minutes before they go to bed.
@@samuelbuckingham This video is great. I have a lot of trouble reading on the Kindle device outside. I also like to switch between audible and the Kindle app and you need the ipad for that. The Kindle App does so much more than the Kindle device. Thanks for the tip on the screen cover. I'll give that a try. This is definitely not an old problem.
@@barbaraross3853 I have never had any trouble reading my Kindle e-ink readers outside. Frankly it's pretty Stupid to try and use any type of screen in direct sunlight. It is Not a good thing to spend time outside in direct sunlight. You obviously are Not an Avid reader. Kindles and other e-ink readers are extremely popular among Avid readers because they absolutely cannot be beat. The e-ink technology is so good that the screen looks like an actual book, very easy on the eyes. Kindle e-ink readers are far Superior to an iPad because an iPad is very harsh light to try and read on for very long. iPads are very heavy for holding and trying to read on for a long time. Kindles have a very long battery life. iPads have very short battery life in comparison. A Kindle e-ink reader is something you can easily take anywhere, just put it in your pocket. If you happen to lose it you are not going to be losing the price of an iPad which is 10 times or more expensive. You can leave your Kindle on your desk at work and not fear someone will steal it. I have had 2 iPads stolen from me. People love to steal Apple products.
