![]() Kindle Cloud Reader has good highlighting and note-taking ability. Kindle, in addition to its reading app for computers and tablets, also allows reading directly from the web via its Kindle Cloud Reader, which makes it easier for the student to log in anywhere, even without a tablet or a computer that has the Kindle app. There is an increasing ability to read books on the web. ![]() And the external keyboards of Mac and Windows computers make typing, as for notes and other functions, quicker than on a tablet.Ĥ. The availability of relatively large monitors for Mac or Windows computers makes them easier to study from than the smaller monitors of mobile devices. In contrast to tablets, it seems easier and quicker to highlight using a computer, whether Mac or Windows, using a mouse or trackpad. I found Nook for Macintosh buggy in that sometimes its menu does not appear when the application is opened.ģ. While the Nook app for Windows Vista works well, it appears the Nook for Windows 8 does not presently have a highlighting or notes feature. While the Nook tablet otherwise has excellent reading features, its somewhat awkward highlighting and lack of support for reading apps other than its own is a drawback. Medical students’ needs differ from that of the general public in that medical students, in addition to studying a lot, commonly want to highlight, and to a lesser degree take notes when reading. I found highlighting more awkward on the Nook tablet than on iPad, Kindle, or Android. So if you want to read books from Apple’s iBookstore, you presently need an iPad.Ģ. It is interesting that while the iPad has its own iBookstore, you cannot read iBookstore books on a Macintosh computer (!), or for that matter on any other tablet or computer. Thus, their tablets do not support the broad range of reading apps as the iPad. On the other hand, Nook (Barnes & Noble) and Kindle (Amazon) are mainly bookstores, and are more resistant to having other eBookstore apps on their tablets. I suspect that is because Apple, although having its own ebookstore, is mainly interested in selling iPads and wants its readers to know that with a single iPad they can read any ebookstore’s books. Of all the tablets, only the iPad supports reader apps from the all the various ebookstores (iBooks, Nook, Kindle, etc.). If you want to read using an ebook, which is the best tablet to purchase, and which ebookstores and reading apps should you use? I have summarized my current understanding of the matter in the chart below, along with some general observations that follow.ġ. But others prefer ebooks for their ease of acquisition, portability, searchability, hyperlinking and multimedia capability, and generally less cost than print books. Time is at a premium for medical students, and we need the most efficient ways to read. For ebooks, though,with time-consuming usernames, passwords, and wrestling with computers, mobile devices, and reading apps, it is a wonder that a medical student can get any reading done at all. Also, some books do not presently lend themselves well to ebook format.īuying print books is relatively simple: buy them any place no need to distinguish between reading tablets, apps or booksellers. ![]() Thus, a publisher may opt to place certain titles in only certain ebookstores. The particular ebookstore’s terms to a publisher may differ depending on the size of the publisher and the price of the book. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.), it is not that simple. While it may seem obvious that publishing companies should simply list all their books on every eBookstore (e.g. ![]() There is also the growing ability to read books directly from the web, whether from a tablet or a computer. Some ereading apps work with some tablets and not others. There are many different reading tablets. Which tablet (or computer) should you use to read ebooks? Which reading apps?Ĭhoosing the best way to read ebooks can be confusing. This post discusses the pros and cons of the various eReading devices and eReading apps. Goldberg, Medmaster)Previous posts discussed the pros and cons of print books versus ebooks.
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