Books have always been great companions in moments of tranquility and leisure, they have always been present in the lives of many people and, in addition to having fun, they help develop new ideas and improve the use of language. Although today we read much less than in the past, technology offers interesting alternatives to the classic paper book thanks to e-books, to all effects of the books in which the pages are in electronic format, therefore readable on the screen of a tablet or a specific device called an e-book reader; but which device should be chosen to read electronic books "> Download free Italian books to read (eBook, pdf, epub)
Advantages and disadvantages of a tablet when reading ebooks
The tablet is certainly the most used device for reading electronic books, since most of the time it is sufficient to install an app to start reading the books in PDF format or in one of the proprietary formats (for example to read the books of Amazon just download the Amazon Kindle app, available here -> Amazon Kindle (Android) and Amazon Kindle (iPad)).The advantages of a tablet in reading e-books are numerous: you can read the book on a screen in a larger format (especially on 8-inch tablets upwards), you can adjust the brightness, use other apps while reading (for example the web browser or a dictionary) and possibly immediately share fragments of text or quotes on chats or on favorite social networks. Many tablets have a convenient reading feature (or reading mode) that can automatically adjust the screen brightness based on the ambient brightness, thus reducing eye strain during longer readings. Some tablets also feature a night mode, where inverted colors allow you to read in the dark without disturbing others and further reducing eye fatigue.
The disadvantages of the tablet in reading e-books are quite well known and can be a strong deterrent in the use of tablets in reading: the battery drains faster during use (since the screen must remain on while reading), the screen brightness in the long run tired view (given the use of LCD screens) and the rendering of characters does not come close to that obtainable with specific devices such as e-book readers or the classic paper book.
Advantages and disadvantages of an e-book reader in reading electronic books
E-book readers are optimized for reading electronic books, therefore they have considerable advantages: the screen of the e-book readers faithfully reproduce the characters thanks to the use of e-Ink screens, where the ink is polarized and positioned via electromagnetic fields to reproduce characters (in fact it seems to read a real paper book even if on screen!), and consequently the absence of LCD screens significantly increases battery life (which can even reach 2-3 weeks) . The e-book readers allow you to read any type of electronic book (both PDF and specific formats such as ePub or Mobi), to use the integrated bookmarks, to navigate the book index and to emulate in an almost perfect way the reading obtainable with a paper book.The disadvantages of e-book readers are however sufficient to make the user think about their use: the e-Ink screen is severely limited in the reproduction of colored illustrations or graphics, it is not possible to use other types of apps (at most the dictionary integrated or the Web browser optimized for reading from e-Ink) and in fact it is not expandable as a tablet can be (which in addition to reading allows you to do many other things).
Best tablets for reading books
If we have decided to focus on a tablet to read e-books, which ones should we buy?We see in this part of the guide the best models that we can use for reading e-books.
1) Amazon Tablet Fire HD 8
One of the cheapest and most complete tablets that we can buy to read e-books or to do any other activity.
It has an 8-inch HD screen, 16 GB of internal memory (expandable via microSD), 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, WiFi, front camera and downloadable apps from the Amazon Store (but it's Android so we can install any Android app) and perfect integration with the Amazon e-book store and with the other services of the famous e-commerce site (for example with Amazon Unlimited we can read all the books we want by subscription).
We can view this tablet here -> Amazon Tablet Fire HD 8 (109 €).
2) Samsung Galaxy Tab E
Another tablet with a good quality / price ratio is the Samsung Galaxy Tab A, which has 10.1 "screen with WXGA resolution (1280 x 800 pixels), WiFi, 2 MP front camera, 5 MP rear camera, 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB internal memory (expandable with MicroSD up to 128 GB), 6000 mAh battery and Quad Core processor. The presence of the Google Play Store is a guarantee of readings, thanks to the books offered by the Google books section and the numerous apps that we can install to read books.
We can control this tablet from here -> Samsung Galaxy Tab A (210 €).
3) Apple iPad
Who said that to have an iPad you have to spend high amounts "> Apple iPad (€ 291).
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Best e-book reader
If instead of the tablet we want an e-book reader, it is better to choose from the models recommended below, so as to focus only on quality products.1) Kindle E-reader
The cheapest and most complete e-book reader is undoubtedly the Kindle, which features a 6-inch e-Ink screen with anti-glare technology, page scrolling via touch, 4 GB of internal memory, WiFi and integration with Amazon's e-book service (but we can also read other formats such as PDF or books purchased from other stores after unlocking and converting to Mobi). Excellent to be used with the Amazon Unlimited service, to read all the books you want by subscription. This tablet has no backlight, so artificial light or sunlight like real books is required to read correctly.
We can view this Kindle here -> Kindle E-reader (€ 69).
2) Kobo Clara E-Reader
A good alternative to the Kindle is the Kobo Clara E-Reader, which has a latest generation e-Ink screen, adaptive backlighting so as not to strain your eyes when reading at night, compatibility with all e-book formats and access at Kobo's book store, so you can immediately read new books.
We can view this e-book reader from here -> Kobo Clara (119 €).
3) Kindle Paperwhite E-reader
The evolution of the classic Kindle offers a high resolution screen (300 PPI) capable of obtaining a character rendering identical to that of paper books (hence the name). It has all the advantages already seen in the basic version, to which it adds the adaptive backlight for reading in poor light conditions or in the dark and the possibility of using WiFi and 3G together to connect to the Internet and download new books wherever you are. .
We can view this Kindle here -> Kindle Paperwhite E-reader (€ 129).
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