Hey, so i have a question. I'm pretty sure i know a lot, but i want to know if its a good decision. I'm trying to trade my nook color for my friend's kindle fire. Now, i know the kindle has no physical volume keys and no micro sd slot, but it does have a dual core 1 ghz processor. plus, my friend's has a super stable aosp stock 4.2 rom on it. its smooth and runs a lot better than my nook on cm7. so is the trade worth it?
I guess the question should be......if the Kindle Fire is better, why would he trade?
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idk, i think he doesn't know anything about the nook color. so is it worth it? his only has 8 gb of storage
I have a Kindle Fire and a Nook Color in my house. The main reason I can see for going with the Kindle Fire is if you want to run the stock OS to get access to Amazon's content (Kindle books and Amazon App Store). Amazon seems to have more free books and Apps (their daily free App). I haven't seen as much of this with B&N, sadly, which is why I liked the rooted Nook OS. If you don't care about the content from Amazon, I think the Nook Color is a better device. It's designed better and offers much more flexibility on upgrades (microSD slot) and media types it can handle. The Kindle feels more locked down.
Now, if you plan on going with a custom ROM on either device, you can get access to all the content you want from Google or Amazon on a Kindle. That makes it even more worthwhile. The CPU is a minor issue compared to the rest of the specs.
so which one do u think is better with a custom ROM?
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demifalcon said:
idk, i think he doesn't know anything about the nook color. so is it worth it? his only has 8 gb of storage
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I have an 8gb Nexus 7. You have to be extremely careful or you run out of space.
I know it's "different strokes for different folks" but IMHO, the NC is the more versatile device.
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true. so i think the main reason i'm trading is for game performance. if i keep my nook, can you direct me to a thread to get the maximum performance out of my nook?
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I know the kindle only gives you what? 1gb of your "own" space in it but i was wondering can you load PDF on it? CBZ/CBR? or do you pretty much have to load whatever you buy from amazon on it?
It gives you 5GB of local storage, reads PDFs fine, and can be sideloaded with most Android apps if they don't rely on phone, gps, camera, etc.
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It gives you 5GB of local storage, reads PDFs fine, and can be sideloaded with most Android apps if they don't rely on phone, gps, camera, etc.
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How is the netflix app on it? is it smooth?
And when you load do you load it via computer and if so does it come with the cable?
I cant help with netflix question but I can tell you it doesnt come with a USB cable just a mains charger.
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Cbr and Cbz files are read easily on comicrack, I read a lot of comics on my fire and its my preferred software.
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Storage also is not an issue, upload your files to box or dropbox and download when needed.
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Belgorm said:
Cbr and Cbz files are read easily on comicrack, I read a lot of comics on my fire and its my preferred software.
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Is this right out of the box? no rooting or anything? is it an amazon app i dl? one of the biggest reasons i want one is because of comics/books and the panel by panel viewing on kindle is why i want it so bad, does this comicrack do the same?
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Storage also is not an issue, upload your files to box or dropbox and download when needed.
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Not a big tech savvy person i have no idea what a box or dropbox means.
Go check out http://comicrack.cyolito.com/
There is a android version which works fine on the Kindle, you can download and move the free version to a folder your Kindle and install.
I was reading up on the dropbox and stuff is there a way of putting pdfs etc. on the fire without an android phone? i don't have an android phone.
You can copy them across to the documents folder with a USB cable or setup dropbox on your PC and put them in the shared folder and then download them on the Kindle through Wi-Fi.
Netflix works fine.
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Belgorm said:
Cbr and Cbz files are read easily on comicrack, I read a lot of comics on my fire and its my preferred software.
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Thank you! I've been lazily looking for a CBR/CBZ reader for my Fire. This one works great. This device just gets better and better
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How is the netflix app on it? is it smooth?
And when you load do you load it via computer and if so does it come with the cable?
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I've been using the Netflix app for a few days and I'm very impressed with it.
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I also second the Comicrack. I tried a few that I had tried initially with my galaxy s. Obviously screen was too small to really enjoy. When I tried those same ones on the Fire, it was ok. JJ comix spams you to purchase it after every tap practically, even in the settings and preferences before you start reading anything.
Android comic viewer was ok, but I like to hold it landscape and set to fit width. This one kept randomly changing that even though I had it set to fit width.
I saw comicrack had a droid version, which i used on PC before, and its been great.
I havent tried the part/panel feature yet. Just setting to fit width is great. I set top left/right to next page, bottom left/right to previous so regardless which hand I hold, same function. Only time I zoom is if its a 2 page spread and depending you don't need to zoom since the res is so nice.
For reference, and not exaggerating, 95% of my Fire has been messing with comics. I loaded one book up to see if it worked, and 1 video. No music.
Got me a nice 26gb marvel pack.
You can email pdf's to your device at (yourusername)@kindle.com
I am thinking about ditching my TP running CM7 aplha 3.5 for a kindle fire. Aside from the decreased screen size, is there any reason to not do this?
All opinions welcome.
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I got rid of my touchpad for a kindle fire and I have no regrets except one. I went from 32gig to 8gig. Other than that I am very happy with my choice. CM7 runs so much better on the fire than the TP in my opinion.
One of the primary uses for the Nexus 7 will be as an eReader. To that end I was wondering if anyone conform whether the android Kindle app is compatible with the Nexus 7.
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One of the primary uses for the Nexus 7 will be as an eReader. To that end I was wondering if anyone conform whether the android Kindle app is compatible with the Nexus 7.
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No reason it wouldn't be, along with the B&N Nook app, Kobo, etc., etc.
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One of the primary uses for the Nexus 7 will be as an eReader. To that end I was wondering if anyone conform whether the android Kindle app is compatible with the Nexus 7.
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You should definitely be able to use the Kindle app, as well as the Amazon AppStore, and the Amazon MP3 store.
I assumed as much I just wanted to be 100% sure as that's where all my books are ;-)
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Kindle app on Nexus 7 and an actual Kindle side-by-side would be a nice comparison, if anyone can comment on that.
I could have tonight. I forgot to do it tho.
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Kindle app on Nexus 7 and an actual Kindle side-by-side would be a nice comparison, if anyone can comment on that.
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I've tried both, the nexus is hands down a better experience, its smoother and the screen is much nicer
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Kindle app on Nexus 7 and an actual Kindle side-by-side would be a nice comparison, if anyone can comment on that.
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The best kindle experience is available not on kindle fire rather it is available on Kindle iPad app. The interactive magazines on kindle store does not appear so interactive on kindle fire however the same magazine is very interactive on kindle iPad app. This is kind of surprising but true and I know because I have both. Also the iPad screen has better aspect ratio in order to fit the magazine fully in the screen whereas on kindle fire it does not fully fit the screen because of 16:9 aspect ratio and same is the case with Nexus 7. You can read magazines without much zoom on iPad as compared to any 16:9 screen ratio table which includes not only the 7 inch but the 10 inch tablets as well. I use to own Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I know how good the magazines used to look on iPad as compared to Tab 10.1.
Don't worry though I myself have order Nexus 7 for myself but I won't be using it for reading though. I wanted a 7 inch Tegra 3 tablet for gaming so thats what I am going to do on it. I hope that games would be compatible with 4.1 soon. The biggest problem with Android Eco System i.e. app compatibility on multiple devices.
saadi703 said:
The best kindle experience is available not on kindle fire rather it is available on Kindle iPad app. The interactive magazines on kindle store does not appear so interactive on kindle fire however the same magazine is very interactive on kindle iPad app.
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That might be true for magazines, but for ebooks I've found a 7" in portrait to be ablout perfect. It just about equals a single paperback page, and is very easy to old for longer periods of time. Text on my iPad is excellent, but it gets heavy after awhile and I don't like the Kindle 2-page format in landscape. And the iPad is positively ungainly in portrait.
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Play Books apps is nicer than the Kindle Android app, but, I think I'll do my book shopping on the Kindle store because it's very easy to strip DRM and share with others in my household. I haven't been able to find a solution to make Play Books DRM free/share with others I'd share a physical book with otherwise.
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Play Books apps is nicer than the Kindle Android app, but, I think I'll do my book shopping on the Kindle store because it's very easy to strip DRM and share with others in my household. I haven't been able to find a solution to make Play Books DRM free/share with others I'd share a physical book with otherwise.
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I agree that play books has a better ui, but I keep both on it as I use the kindle app to side load the books I already own, if I don't find a book on the play store for a great deal I also tend to buy them on kindle since its multiplatform.
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That might be true for magazines, but for ebooks I've found a 7" in portrait to be ablout perfect. It just about equals a single paperback page, and is very easy to old for longer periods of time. Text on my iPad is excellent, but it gets heavy after awhile and I don't like the Kindle 2-page format in landscape. And the iPad is positively ungainly in portrait.
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Yes that's what I said in my post as well that books are ok with 7 inch tablet but magazines are not so exciting. For books 7 inch is ideal size. Kindle magazines for Android Kindle are most not interactive although same magazine when downloaded on iPad is interactive. It is kind of strange because the Kindle app for iPad is also made by Amazon and why would amazon make a better app for iPad as compared to Kindle fire. It confuses me. The Kindle for Android is same as for fire.
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Can anyone provide screenshots of the same book/page on the Nexus 7 and a Kindle e-ink device. Just wondering if I'm going to still want an e-ink device for reading in addition to my N7.
Thanks.
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Can anyone provide screenshots of the same book/page on the Nexus 7 and a Kindle e-ink device. Just wondering if I'm going to still want an e-ink device for reading in addition to my N7.
Thanks.
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I'll be keeping my Kindle as the e-ink display is just a lot easier on the eyes for reading as well as the battery life being superb.
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Yes that's what I said in my post as well that books are ok with 7 inch tablet but magazines are not so exciting. For books 7 inch is ideal size. Kindle magazines for Android Kindle are most not interactive although same magazine when downloaded on iPad is interactive. It is kind of strange because the Kindle app for iPad is also made by Amazon and why would amazon make a better app for iPad as compared to Kindle fire. It confuses me. The Kindle for Android is same as for fire.
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Sorry, missed that in your post. I'll note that I've decided that a good combination is a new iPad for a 10" device and a Nexus 7 for a 7" device. Best of both worlds, really.
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Can anyone provide screenshots of the same book/page on the Nexus 7 and a Kindle e-ink device. Just wondering if I'm going to still want an e-ink device for reading in addition to my N7
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e-ink is really nice for brightly lit environments. battery life is much better. and they they weigh a lot less. but they make really crappy general-purpose tablets
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e-ink is really nice for brightly lit environments. battery life is much better. and they they weigh a lot less. but they make really crappy general-purpose tablets
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Sure. I actually have both, because I live in SoCal and so no tablet is going to work everywhere I want to read.
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The wife has a kindle and a flyer. If I had to choose one I would pick a tablet because its so much more versatile but eink readers are very good at the one thing they are for. Synchronization between both kindle and the app makes it quite convenient to have both too.
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The margins in the Kindle app on Android are still too large for my tastes. They are much smaller on the Fire proper. So there is a difference between Kindle app and Kindle device.
I'm currently using Aldiko for sideloaded epubs. I'm hoping Google Books will allow sideloading in the near future as I find it a better user experience than Aldiko.
I've tried the vast majority of other readers, and so far haven't found anything better.
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The margins in the Kindle app on Android are still too large for my tastes. They are much smaller on the Fire proper. So there is a difference between Kindle app and Kindle device.
I'm currently using Aldiko for sideloaded epubs. I'm hoping Google Books will allow sideloading in the near future as I find it a better user experience than Aldiko.
I've tried the vast majority of other readers, and so far haven't found anything better.
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The Nook android app allows sideloading of epubs. It's very nice as far as the user interface.
Hey all,
I have the wired kindle app and it used to work great on my nook running cm9 but now force closes on the n7. Anyone know why and how I could fix it?
Thanks.
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apps designed for the kindle fire will not work with the Nexus 7. there is no way around this.
you can install the amazon app store and install apps from their, but kindle fire apps will not work.
Can I ask why?
Would it work on a custom Rom? For instance once cm10 is released, couldn't it work then?
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incredibly unlikely.
The kindle fire uses an insanely customized version of android like the Nook Color and apps that are made specifically for those devices won't work on any other version of android.
In some cases they can work on other devices, such as the amazon video on demand app which can work on a nook color running CM7, but it won't work on any device not running android 2.3 and on a 1024x600 resolution.
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incredibly unlikely.
The kindle fire uses an insanely customized version of android like the Nook Color and apps that are made specifically for those devices won't work on any other version of android.
In some cases they can work on other devices, such as the amazon video on demand app which can work on a nook color running CM7, but it won't work on any device not running android 2.3 and on a 1024x600 resolution.
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That's weird because it was working fine on my nook color running cm9.
Maybe if the new kindle comes out at a higher resolution and the woods are optimized for that...then maybe that'll work.
Thanks for your help.
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That's weird because it was working fine on my nook color running cm9.
Maybe if the new kindle comes out at a higher resolution and the woods are optimized for that...then maybe that'll work.
Thanks for your help.
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as i said, the Amazon VOD app worked on the nook color because it was the exact same version of android and the same resolution.
Any other variant and it won't work. Now yes the new kindle fire will have a larger resolution. but there it could be the same situation. same android version + same resolution otherwise it won't work.
I've been comparing the Kindle 8.9 and the Nexus 10 and think that overall, the Nexus is the better choice for me.
However, I already own a Kindle Fire and have purchased several books and movies.
Are there any apps or other methods for using the Nexus to access Amazon content and, more importantly, download it onto the Nexus? If not, it probably would not be worth it to me to make the switch.
Thanks for any help!
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I've been comparing the Kindle 8.9 and the Nexus 10 and think that overall, the Nexus is the better choice for me.
However, I already own a Kindle Fire and have purchased several books and movies.
Are there any apps or other methods for using the Nexus to access Amazon content and, more importantly, download it onto the Nexus? If not, it probably would not be worth it to me to make the switch.
Thanks for any help!
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If you download the Amazon app for android, you can access all your amazon content because they are all linked to your account. So there is really no need to go with the Kindle Fire just to view your media from Amazon.
And the kindle app also.
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