5 Rules to Choose the Best E-Reader

Market has some worthy varieties of e-book readers with different features and in different price range. You can choose from the affordable e-ink readers, mid-priced color tablets like the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet, and there is the costly iPad and galaxy tab, but to pick-up the best ones for your needs can be a daunting task. We have just compared some worthy choices available for you to trim down your dilemma.

1. Just to Read, or Want Something More?

If the sole purpose of you buying an e-book reader is ‘just reading’, then affordable e-ink readers like  Amazon Kindle (no touchscreen) for Rs. 6500, Amazon Kindle Touch (with touch-screen) for Rs. 12200 and Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch for Rs. 7999 are the best once for you.

But is you want to have some extra functionality for your investment then you have to step-up to a color screen tablet. Full screen high-end tablets like iPad, Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 and the new iPad are very much versatile than e-ink readers, but for their high-end features you have shed around Rs.30000 to Rs.40000.

Manufactures have found a gap in this market and there comes the mid-ranged Amazon Kindle Fire for Rs. 14599, Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet for Rs.15699 which are considered to be the best e-book readers.

2. What Size and Weight you Prefer, I Mean for E-Reader!

You are one among those who carry the reader everywhere? Then the size and weight factor matter a lot, for those who prefer light weight Amazon Kindle, Kobo eReader Touch Edition (7.1 ounces, Rs. 6,500) , Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch (7.5 ounces ), Amazon Kindle Touch (7.5 to 7.8 ounces) are the best.
When color screens and better batteries are clocked with these readers they gets bit heavier, the best among the mid-size readers or tablets are Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, Amazon Kindle Fire, Nook Color (Rs. 10,998).
And if you think small screens will not provide an enjoyable reading experience then the best one to hold on are Amazon Kindle DX (Rs.23363), Apple iPad 2 (Rs.24500), Apple new iPad (Rs 30000 to Rs 45000) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1(Rs.30000).

3. Your Screen Preferences are E-ink or Color LCD, Touch?

An e-ink screen gives the closest feel of a printed page, and dedicated e-book readers like Nook, Kindle, Kobo, and Sony Reader are the best in this category. The main drawback of these black n white screens is that they do not refresh as quickly as LCDs.
Color LCD screens with their bright, colorful, beautiful displays comes with one negative factor, they trade-off when it comes to reading in bright light and makes it’s a tiring job to read for long. Any good tablet will satisfy this category, to name a few best are Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, Amazon Kindle Fire, Apple iPad2 and new iPad.

4. Always in Need of Wireless Data?

Most of the e-readers make you choose between the affordable Wi-Fi model and the premium 3G or 4G model. The best of Wi-Fi e-ink readers are Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch and Amazon Kindle Touch. Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, Amazon Kindle Fire, Apple iPad 2 (Wi-Fi) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are considered to be the best among Wi-Fi tablets. Amazon Kindle Touch (3G/Wi-Fi) is the only best 3G e-ink reader and unboundedly Apple iPad2 and new iPad are the best 3G/4G tablet.

5. Which Reading Platform More Versatile?

 When your reading collections are ‘in the cloud’ the best advantage is you can access your books on multiple devices as some these readers provides an appreciable flexible cross-platform support. Kindle, Nook and Kobo are the supreme cross-platform e-reader providers, and all Apple products and all Android devices fully supporting Android Market are the most versatile hardware readers.