Tablet wanted for reading stuff

[Cherub]

I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite this year to replace my old Google Nexus which died terminally. It has a good screen although being a Samsung it is a bit quirky compared to the Google but as Google don't make affordable tablets any more it was a reasonable alternative.

A Kindle is designed for reading text and as suggested a Kindle Paperwhite is best for reading in the sun but it would be useless for magazines and wouldn't run them anyway - unless they were in the Kindle store.

A Kindle Fire is a sort of tablet but is heavily slanted towards Amazon products. I would check it can run the magazine app - it may not. They also come in versions with and without adverts. You want the latter which will cost slightly more.

Re the costing more for ad free version: Yes that’s true however, I just got a new Kindle. The one I wanted only came with the ads but I phoned amazon customer service and explained I didn’t want the ads and they were slowing down the “wake up” process so they removed them for free. Usually costs around £10.

 

[Cherub]

Think of the Kindle Paperwhite as a paperback book, you can read it anywhere but illustrations are B&W. If you read a lot, like I do (several books a week) then unlimited is a good deal, allows you to ‘borrow’ up to 10 books at a time. I have the 3G version that gives free access to the amazon web site so you can download books wherever you are in the world without having to find Wi-fi. I’ve used it in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, China and Europe.

I have Prime rather than Unlimited and can also borrow 10 at a time. Very handy.

 

[Reallyretired]

whats the difference between a kindle and a kindle fire?

A kindle is especially designed for reading, but is black and white only. A fire is a cut down tablet tied to amazon and is no good for reading in the sun.