Originally Posted by
OFSO
With hindsight, I would not have bought the Kindle but would have gone for an Android tablet from Maplin, Amazon, or Morgan. They are the same price, have backlighting and a touch screen. Still, the Kindle's battery life is amazing.
I have both. As you say, the Kindle's battery life is better than the tablet, and the e-ink display is much easier on the eyes... a dedicated e-reader is still a better choice than a tablet if you're going to read a lot. Even with the backlight turned down to low, I can't read e-books on the tablet for anywhere near as long as I can on the Kindle, and I prefer using buttons to change page rather than the touch screen.