CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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A bonus for avid readers is that many public libraries, including the Cumberland County Public Library, are now offering free digital lending services for people with e-readers. A look at some of the popular devices for sale this year DEVICE COST Apple iPad 2 (3G) Blackberry Playbook Kindle 4 Kindle Fire Lenovo Idea Pad Motorola Xoom (3G) Nook Samsung 10.1 Galaxy Tab 4G LTE Sony Reader vice with a regular screen." She said that someone who is only interested in a device for reading books, newspapers and magazines would likely be happiest with a Kindle, Nook or other e-reader, and there are many models of e-readers available now, with varying functions and options. With prices start- ing at around $79 up through about $250, e-readers are a more affordable option for most people. 56 | November/December • 2011 $629-$829 $499-$699 $79-$149 $199 $449-$499 $499-$599 $119-$249 $530-$630 $149 DIMENSIONS 9.5 x 7.5x1/3" 7.5x5x1/2" 6.5x4.5x1/3" 7.5x4.7x1/2" 10x7.5x1/2" 9.75x6.5x1/2" 6.5x5x1.2" 10x7x1/3" 7x4.3x3/8" A bonus for avid readers, she said, is that many public libraries, including the Cumberland County Public Library, are now offering free digital lending servic- es for people with e-readers. (For a full list of compatible devices, go to http:// www.cumberland.lib.nc.us/) Kindle us- ers willing to purchase their books have access to the full catalog of Amazon ti- tles and will be able to access the books they purchase on any device they use BATTERY About 9 hours About 7 hours Up to 2 months About 8 hours About 8.5 hours About 8.5 hours Up to 10 days About 9 hours Up to 1 month WEIGHT 1.35 lbs 0.9 lbs 6 ozs 14.6 ozs 1.7 lbs 1.6 lbs 7.5 ozs 1.25 lbs 5.9 ozs (tablet computers, smartphones, etc.) which has a Kindle app. iPad users get a similar benefit from Apple's iBooks store and can access those downloads from any device that has the iBooks app, and Nook users have access to Barnes & No- ble's massive offerings. For people who want to read books, watch movies, check email and surf the Web on their device, Suehle says the Kindle Fire should be sufficient, though