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This has absolutely nothing to do with lung problems but your answers could save my bacon.

Wifey wants an E-reader for her birthday. Apparently it's a toss up between a Kindle Fire HD and a Nook HD. Now I know zilch about e-readers so if anyone can advise me which is the best buy please do. Fankoo. Bobby xx

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I,m not that familiar with either Bobby but the Kindle Fire can access the internet & you can surf the net & go on face book ect I know this cause daughter has one

Good luck

xxx

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chellshock

I have a normal Kindle and wouldn't be without it, so if it was for me I would go with Kindle Fire. That's just me

knowyourmobile.com/products...

now i know nothing i am with the zilch brigade on gadgetry, but my son just found this link for me, or rather you, (he came to say goodnight, and asked what i was up to) it is a kindle vs nook site ... hope it is useful

Anna :)

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Muchas Gracias Anna Bobby xxx

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libby7827

I actually bought a 7" tablet as I thought it would be a good back up if my laptop ever broke down and haven't been disappointed. There's just so more more you can use it for than just reading. I paid about £80 a year ago (and £20 extra for 3 year no quibble warranty) from Currys for a Versus, it's been fantastic. You just download the Kindle app (free) from Amazon and away you go. It's still small and light enough to hold comfortably and you can change brightness, page colour and print size just the same as a Kindle. I think they're even cheaper now 12 months on. Libby

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now that is a spanner in the works, now Bobby has 3 things to decide upon lol :) Anna

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did not know you could do a free download - think I would go for this. :)

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Hi, you can download it to your laptop too, and perhaps should have said "android" tablet - don't ask me what it is!! Link to download below. Once you have bought a book you can send it to all or any of your devices.

amazon.co.uk/gp/feature...

I am using kindle at this moment. Wouldn't be without it. All sorts of tricks on it. Music, books, games and much more. A good back up team from Amazon. Wifey would like it.

You should get a nice holder for it but go Tescos ..cheaper

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toonamp

My Android tablet cost £60 from Amazon and has all the facilitys that most of the more expensive ones have.

If you go on to Google Play, you can download just about every App and Game either free or or for little money.

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peege

Yes, all great advice. Don't just get her a simple e-reader. Get her an all singing all dancing tablet that does everything and more than a laptop.

It's small enough to fit in her handbag (with a protective case), plays, music, radio, iPlayer, skype, Google map wherever she goes and so much more.

I have the Nexus 7. It's flipping brilliant you can even speak to it & tell it what you want. I've a little adaptor (£2) so I can connect it to my hard drive which has dozens of movies and photos on it. The picture and sound quality are the best in a tablet.

You can get from Curry's much cheaper than Amazon which doesn't discount it (because it's competition for it's Kindle).

You can read all the reviews on Amazon though to make an educated choice. Good luck. Hope she likes whatever you decide - got to stop now and listen to Toonamp's Smooth by Santana

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raptor

I have a kindle,,,, it is fantastic,,,would not be without it mate,,, :)

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moneal

I got the wife a Kindle from Amazon she uses it every day and downloading the books is easy, the only thing to look out for is how heavy the one you buy is, lying in bed holding a heavy one in your hand can be hard work

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george68

I loved my kindle hd. Until my son bought me an ipad,it's an amazing thing to have

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phillips1

Ok. Now that I am thoroughly confused I think I will give Bossyboots the money and tell her to go get one. Twenty quid should cover it don't you think? Thanks to all of you from Bobby xx

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raptor in reply tophillips1

Think more in the region of one hundred quid,, old boy,, hahahahahh :)

Hi, I bought a 7 ins MID tablet from Amazon, £43. It is fantastic, II bought it so my grand kids can play games on it when they come. I installed all the games free. I have security on it which I installed myself, Adblockers to stop those pop up ads and I installed the Kindle App from Google play store where you can buy the books you need. It is fantastic. I installed a free movies app where you can watch tv links and movies for free. I can surf the web. In fact I can do anything.

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phillips1

How come you lot know so much more about these things than I do? I feel like I am trapped in a time warp. Nevermind, I am going back to my new transistor radio. Thanks to all of you for your help Bobbby xxx

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ginachron

Just one quick comment! I'm now using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 which is great. I've had both the Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire and loved them but unfortunately had problems with 'freezing'. In the end I decided to go with the Samsung. With Kindle you are also tied to getting books from Amazon. Whatever you choose, happy reading!

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caroleoctober

Not only can you download the kindle app to your laptop and tablet but also to your smart phone which is handy if you are waiting somewhere when you don't have your tablet with you. Keep smiling.

Carole x

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Spritz

I have a Kindle Fire, and it's brilliant! There are so many good, free books available for the Kindle. Yes, Amazon is the main site to visit but others do Kindle books (Waterstones for example). Happy reading!

Jude xx

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dunmow1

had a kindle for my birthday, had a couple of books from amazon, then forgot to charge the thing, now back to paperbacks, thst feels more normal to me

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Me too dunmow. You know where you are with a real book Bob

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