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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forumswhat's the best e-reader to get?
i have to finally admit, my eyes arent what they used to be and i need the ability to enlarge print.
hopefully one for a laptop rather than a stand-alone device.
and i love books so much more than screens.
LogDog75
(1,370 posts)I can down load books from the library and read them at my convenience. The iPad allows me to change font, the orientation from portrait/landscape, the background color from white to black, increase/decrease the brightness, as well as to highlight a word or phrase and look it up using wifi. I've owned a kindle in the past an it can do almost the same as the iPad but I prefer the iPad over a Kindle.
Note: If you want to go the iPad way but don't want to pay full price for it, you can buy a "renewed" iPad on Amazon for about a quarter of what a new one would cost.
ret5hd
(22,588 posts)I do not want another thing to tote around and worry about leaving behind.
I have an apple laptop and would like to download something onto it.
thnx.
LogDog75
(1,370 posts)It takes me to my local library where I can search for books and borrow them for a month. I can also use their app on my iPad and cellphone to download and listen to audiobooks.
The app is free.
PBC_Democrat
(457 posts)Most do ...
Gives you access to the entire range of media the library offers.
My library allows 50 downloads, each one is for 21 days.
Also offers TV, Movies, BingePasses to popular streaming channels and about a zillion other things.
Bluestocking
(789 posts)I bought it so I could enlarge the print since having issues seeing the print in printed books. I had a regular Kindle before that which I didnt like so I didnt use it. Amazon gave me a little money for it when I bought the paperwhite. The paperwhite is lightweight and compact which is nice. The battery stays charged for a long time so you dont need to keep charging it.