Especially now that summer at the door is an e-reader is an ideal travel companion. Instead of one or more large books can now slide simply an e-reader in your travel bag, filled with a shelf of books. We test the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
Kindle is the e-reader line from Amazon. Worldwide, these devices are particularly popular. The convenience of the e-reader in combination with extended digital bookstore was a great success and an example for competitors such as Apple and Kobo. Lees Also: Kobo Aura – The best e-reader on the go
However, there is a problem. Amazon is not active in the Netherlands. That means that you e-reader to order. using the American, English or German Amazon website So you need to have some patience before the unit falls onto the doormat and you run the risk of having to pay. An import duty The connected digital bookstore Amazon has by far the largest selection of books compared to other e-readers. Downside is that the book is not offered. Dutch
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Do not hit right out of the field by these two negatives. Because opposite are excellent value for money and the fact that you can also read that you have downloaded from other sources. Without the Amazon bookstore book Note here that the Kindle Paperwhite can not cope with the well-known here as ePub files.
Before you put the books on your e-reader so here you have them on your PC convert, for example, the Calibre program, or you download the book in pdf or mobi format used by Amazon. When you connect the reader via a micro-USB cable, you simply copy the books through the Windows Explorer to the Kindle. Note that you place the books in the Documents folder, otherwise they are not displayed on the device.What is an e-reader?
An e-reader is different from a tablet because of an e-Ink screen. This basically mimics a book page after, without color, because the technology to make e-inkschermen color has not yet developed far genpeg consumer level. Of these screens is no light, so reading is more comfortable for the eyes. But it does bring back one of the disadvantages that you have also to ordinary books: you can not read in the dark
That’s why some manufacturers have a night light built in the display illuminated from the sides.. Another difference of an e-Ink screen with respect to a tablet is that the display screen does not consume any power. Only turning the page, navigation within the files, the wifi-verbinding and any nightlight consume power, so a fully charged battery lasts long. In tablets is indicated how many hours a battery charge will last. With e-readers that goes up to weeks.
Reading
In practice, the Kindle a very nice device to read. From The letters eyes ‘soft’ and the reader is comfortable in the hand thanks to the edges on the side. The screen is placed slightly lower, allowing you to touch the screen while reading is not accidental and page turns.
Minimalist and sturdy. The rubberized back allows for plenty of grip. There is only an on-off button is present, all control is via the touch screen. A tap on the right side of the screen brings you to the next page, the left just one page. It is also possible to scroll with a swipe. Press the top of the screen, then you come the right options. From here you can return to the main menu of the Kindle, you also serves here the brightness of the night light, you look at your shopping cart in the Amazon bookstore and search for other boeken.
There are also some buttons for reading settings, such as the ability to browse to a specific page or chapter to create a bookmark and buttons to change. font size and font Also worth mentioning is the reading shown progress and estimated time remaining for the chapter. In short, everything is there to relax and read a book, no matter where you are
and how dark it is.
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