Kindle fire vs kindle: what is better for reading books?
The two products are very different.Kindle Fire is a tablet computer, [classic] Kindle is an e-reader.An e-reader is better for reading books, mostly for its screen (explanation below), but that's pretty much all it's good for.Kinde Fire has an LCD screen while 'classic' [as you call it] Kindle has E-Ink screen.E-Ink is much more comfortable to read on than LCD.Reading on an E-Ink screen feels very much like reading regular ink on paper.Some info on E-Ink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_inkSo for reading experience alone, the classic one is much better.More relevant links:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Er...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta...http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Ere...
What can I do on Kindle other than reading books?
There are two “flavors” of Kindle:Kindle dedicated eBook reader, with E Ink screen, is used for reading. You can access several included dictionaries and, when connected, Wikipedia (and, of course, Amazon bookstore). If you are connected via WiFi (as opposed to 3G cellular connectivity), you can use its partially functional web browser. That’s it.Kindle Fire is just an Android tablet, with some bundled apps that make it well integrated into Amazon “ecosystem”. Youa can do with it the same as with any other tablet.So, if you want to read, buy the former. If you want a general purpose multimedia internet-connected mobile appliance which is also suitable for consumption of various Amazon-supplied content, buy the latter.
What are the uses of a Kindle other than reading e-books?
I'm guessing you've already researched how is it different (and better) than the iPad or your phone for reading books, so I won't delve in that aspect. What a Kindle can do for you:Buy eBooks from the Kindle Store, built in the device. One click book purchase. Hassle Free.Try a Sample of a book by Kindle Store. No credit card required.GoodReads Integration.Read Newspaper articles and Magazines. Softwares like Calibre fetch news articles online and send it to your device for free, it works perfectly.I believe you already know it displays definitions of words you tap on. It does more than that, it creates a database in the device. You can use it to go through those words at a later date. Your Kindle will display them as flashcards. Simply put, it's a device for 'Vocabulary Enthusiasts'.It has a primitive browser installed in it. Comes in handy sometimes.Look into author's details and other works in the Kindle Store.You can use it to check if there's WiFi available.While reading in a dark room on your Kindle Paperwhite, the screen can act as torch.Check the time, on the right hand top corner.
Are there any other reader apps besides Kindle that read Kindle (.mobi) books?
As others said, the problem is not e-book format (they can pretty easily and accurately be converted[1] from one to another, at least those in prc/mobi/azw and ePub family, as well as various word processor formats). The showstopper are incompatible Digital rights management (or “digital restriction management”, as they are often called) schemes. Technically, they are easy to circumvent*, but you are not supposed to do that as per various terms-of-use agreements one is forced to enter in order to buy e-book licenses.Owners of e-book “ecosystems” (Amazon, Apple…) have no incentive to make their DRM mechanisms compatible - they prefer to keep you in their own sphere. Amazon is a bit lesser villain here, since they provide Kindle reading apps for a wide variety of platforms, not just their Kindles, and they allow publishers to specify their content not to be DRM-encumbered. But, still, one cannot (legally, at least by the prevalent interpretation) read most of Amazon commercial content on, say, Kobo.*) As any cryptographer will tell you, wherever plaintext, cryptotext and keys are present at the same time on the same general purpose computer, the scheme is doomed to fail.Footnotes[1] calibre - E-book management
On the Kindle Fire can you........?
You were pretty specific and although I cannot answer everything you can do a lot besides reading books with it including cruisng the internet via a wireless connection or a smart phone, playing games, watching movies, and downloading songs. I have only had mine a few days but have not hooked it to a desktop to see if I can move songs or videos I already have onto it. You can read more about what it can do at the link below.
Is the Kindle Paperwhite just for reading or does it also have a good browser to surf the web?
Thanks for the A2A!I've had a Paperwhite for the past two years. I love it for reading books. The browser is more or less functional, but very slow and limited. Graphics don't always display terribly well, and most scripting (like the Javascript that allows for dropdown menus, etc.) doesn't work or works less than fluidly. Scrolling can be a bit clunky (but I have really big fingers, so occasionally trip links when I'm trying to scroll up or down). Video won't display (neither Flash nor HTML5), and there's no audio output on the Paperwhite, so obviously you can't stream music or whatever. That said, if you're looking at text-only (or largely text) pages — blog posts, news stories, etc. — you can go into "reader mode" and the page displays perfectly. I've read and responded to email on my Paperwhite. It definitely can work as a very basic tablet.I think it's best to think of the Paperwhite as a reading device that allows you some access to the net. If you are really interested in a more full-featured tablet, I'd consider the Voyage (which has a higher resolution screen) or a Fire, which is basically an Android tablet that's locked into the Amazon ecosystem.
What do you think of the Kindle?
I think it's really convenient, but I hate the idea of physical books fading away eventually.. I love the feeling of holding a book and flipping through the pages =/ What about you guys?
How can I reinstall Amazon Silk on my Kindle Fire? I deleted by mistake when I first got the Fire.?
I'd go to the settings and Reset your Kindle Fire. That will bring the tablet back to the factory settings, and you'll need to redownload all your previous content (saved currently on the Amazon Cloud).
Can we read colored books on a Kindle?
Amazon’s Kindle line of E-book readers come with a standard monochromatic display with an E ink technology. Normal Kindle Readers display black text on a grey background whereas Kindle Paperwhite has a brighter background with back-lit technology.Amazon also produces a line of tablets named Kindle Fire and it enables the reader to experience books in full color. There are also HD versions of Fire available.Above: Kindle Paperwhite (left) and Kindle Fire (right)Kindle also provides mobile and desktop E-Book readers which are available in Windows, Apple and Android platforms.Since Kindle Fire is getting popular, we have started publishing our e-books in both the normal kindle styles as wells as for Kindle Fire. Check out our eBook on Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum, Kerala popularly known as World’s Richest Temple published in Paperwhite and Fire versions. You can feel the difference easily.