I will be reading books but it would be nice to be able to do more- watch video, go on social media.
It really comes down to whether reading on the Kindle Fire is good or not. If it is, I’m getting the Fire.
Any thoughts?
I will purchase one when I get my disability check next week.
Don’t you have an iPad or a phone for doing stuff online?
I bought the Kindle e-reader because I want to keep things separate. Also the battery lasts a very long time when you just browse through books.
You could watch a comparison on YouTube if you have a hard time deciding?
I have a iPhone and a Chromebook.
The fire hd 8 looks tempting
I use a Fire HD8 tablet for browsing the forum. Works well for that. I would guess it works fine for reading e-books, but I don’t use mine for reading e-books so can’t really compare and contrast the two.
Id get the e reader so that you can concentrate on reading. It would be annoying to me to be reading and be getting Facebook notifications or soemthing. I like to do one thing at a time
You type on a tablet? You Savage 
I hate typing on a tablet.
Just get a cheap tablet?
I use kindle for android, I also have a kindle fire. I use both.
i dont like reading on tablet
@Nomad Do you have Amazon Prime?
The reason I ask is that the Amazon Prime Days are coming up in July and you can often get great deals including on Amazon devices.
I have a fire 8 got it cause it was 60$
It’s so slow. And serves ads every time I turn it on.
Good topic!! @Nomad
I have had a Fire tablet. It was ok and served its purpose. Slower than my old iPad I inherited. But I really wanted something with a bigger screen to use. Battery life was just so so. The kindle’s App Store was also lacking a lot of options I found out that I wanted. I couldn’t get certain apps that are available on iOS or Android App Store, for example.
I’ve never owned a kindle e reader so I can’t compare the 2. The idea of a separate device if it’ll help you use it more is definitely something to consider I think (like the wise @POET said).
I also want to remind you about the Amazon Prime days coming up. So I think if you can wait, it’d be worth it to get a deal on July 16-17 like @Moonbeam said. Very smart advice to think of that!!
I hope you get the perfect fit for you! Enjoy it! I read audiobooks. That’s the only format I can handle since sz. I’m so grateful for audiobooks!!
I picked up a Fire today. I managed to add Google Play Store to it to get all my favorite apps.
Did anyone else have a Nook? 
I saw the Nook at Barnes and Noble the other day. It looked like a decent mimic of the Kindle
Wow. I thought they stopped making those years ago. 
I believe they were discontinued at one point
Oh that’s way cool @Nomad
Enjoy! 
I am so glad you got Google Play Store added too. Very good addition! You’ll be much happier with that added.
Did you have a different username in the past? And thanks!
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