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[Acer Iconia A500] Dusto79:
I've read a couple of books on mine, they were purchased through google market and read with google books. I enjoyed using it this way and will do so in the future. As far as weight goes, the tab isn't any heavier than a good sized hard back book. I use the acer cover which has a built in stand so that helps with the weight as well.

The big question is how your eyes hold up to the lcd screen. The eink displays cause much less eye strain and are fully viewable in sunlight, the tabs screen will definitely give some eye strain if used for hours on end, and will be less visible in sun light.

Edit: the nook color is an lcd screen as well.
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
That's WHOLLY dependant on personal taste. I do not find it too heavy even for 4-5 hour reading session, I often have such streaks when I'm reading stuff, but I also know many other people who would find to bit too heavy.

One thing that would make it better as primarily an eReader though would be non-slippery back, like for example gluing a really thin sheet of porous gum on it. It might not look as fancy, but it would be much easier to hold even with one hand.
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
From my experience it's wholly unusable in sun light.
[Acer Iconia A500] harveydent:
Thanks for the replies!

The sunlight glare isn't a concern since ALL LCD tablets have that problem, to varying degrees.

How does it handle pdfs? And any good ereader apps aside from the Amazon/Nook/Google apps?
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
There's plenty of software for reading PDFs, just try them all and choose the one you like the best :)

Can't help you with ereader apps though, I don't use those. I am 100% PDF.
[Acer Iconia A500] nithos1:
It really depends on what you are planing on reading. If it's mostly text based stuff (novels, etc.), an eInk display is the hands down winner. Once you start tossing PDFs and CBRs into the mix then a color LCD tablet becomes a better option.
[Acer Iconia A500] bpivk:
I have both so I'll chime in.

If you're purchasing a LED Ebook reader then go for Iconia.

But if you're looking for an eInk display then go for it. The battery on Iconia is awsome but even a great battery can't compare to an eInk display.

The other thing is reading in sunlight and eye strain. I love both my ebook and Iconia but I mostly read books on ebook.

Edit: I forgot to mention. If you're into comics or anything that has lots of pictures than stick to a tablet.
[Acer Iconia A500] klaus9000:
I sold my Nook color after I got the a500. I find reading on either to be about the same - however web browsing is much better on the Acer. At first I didn't know if I would like the side by side view while holding the Acer in landscape but it quickly grew on me. I agree if you are considering LCD get the Acer - if you like eink don't consider the Acer.
[Acer Iconia A500] cfrock:
I have an Iconia and a Kindle3.

While I can read on my tab, the kindle provides a much better reading experience for me. I do get eye strain from my tab in about an hours time- I read on the eink display without any strain at all for hours. The difference is all about the lcd vs. eink. I personally, never considered the weight of either an issue. I must be the only one that rests their book/tab/reader on something while they read our use it. If I read in bed I stand the reader upon my chest. If I'm surfing the internet I rest the tab up on my lap while on the sofa or on the table while sitting. Weight is not an issue for me either way. Ultimately I use the tab for recreational purposes (email, internet, games) and the reader to read. I wouldn't want to give either up.
[Acer Iconia A500] mknewman:
I've been using mine to read books on Nook and also Moon+ Reader. It works pretty well, just a tad on the heavy side for me.
[Acer Iconia A500] goodintentions:
Google jetbook lite if you want something portable and 100% readable under full sunlight. I've been using this for years. Works great. The best part of this is it reads just about every ebook format under the sun. Even the highly priced kindle can't do this.
[Acer Iconia A500] techfan2011:
Eye Strain

I can tolerate reading on my Iconia, but I do not like the glare from room lights when I read at night. Weight is not an issue. E books are great. I may eventually buy a Nook or kindle with e ink. However, tablets can do so much more than e readers. I have no regrets about my Iconia purchase.
[Acer Iconia A500] evelbug:
I have used this, a nook color and a sony reader (eink). I prefer this to the other two. I do a lot for my reading in low light situations, so the eink is kind of a pain in this situation since it needs an external light. The nook color is nice for reading, but I don't like it as much for web and tablet functions. The only reason I still keep the nc around is android can't support nook kids books yet.

I usually use the nook app to read books and get them from barnes and noble. Bn gives away a free book every Friday. And I've been reading a lot of them.

The weight has not been a big issue for me.

Hope this helped
[Acer Iconia A500] SeanX:
FBReader is my personal fav + Calibre on the PC to do conversions to epub.
[Acer Iconia A500] edscholl:
I have an original nook (eink, preiously had a sony ebook) and an iconia. I find the eink displays superior to the iconia for reading ebook formatted files made to reflow, and makes for easier reading in general. The tablet is superior for most pdfs, largely owing t the screen size (as most pdfs as formatted for 8.5"x11").
[Acer Iconia A500] holdup:
I had question regarding this actually. I'm trying to collate all the ebooks ive downloaded from various sources into one app I can use for reading (i was thinking lumiread). I was wondering if there is a way to do this for books downloaded from the borders australia android app. specifically, in which directory would the books be located so I can read them in lumiread
[Acer Iconia A500] xjestersdeadx:
I believe lumiread is one of the readers that lets you go into settings and choose what folders to scan for ebooks, AND you can exclude folders, which is really nice.

In terms of features and how they perform, Lumiread is one of my favorite readers.

Nook would be #2 and Kindle #3.

They all are similar. Lumiread has the eye candy presentation of your "books" on shelves like the ipad, but that's all personal taste of course.

To answer the ops question, its a great ereader. Eink is still better for strictly reading ebooks at long sessions, but the iconia is a great option if you are looking for an LCD device. I find the trade off between weight a very viable option because of everything else it can do.

Acer is coming out with a 7" tablet soon, so if weight is a HUGE factor for you, you could go for that. If you go with a Kindle, you are stuck with Amazon books only tho, you can't sideload books yourself.

There are also some great news reader apps on Android and they make magazines and newspapers unbelievably AWESOME if you are looking for other things to read.

Hope all this helps. I have about 200 books on mine. :D
[Acer Iconia A500] MJ-12:
It sounds like a plan, but if you are a hard core reader its not a good one :)

Yes of course there are some fantastic apps out there for reading via the iconia, and they look (and sound) fantastic, but at the end of the day the iconia or any other tablet is NOT an ereader.

As for the nook, again it is abit in-between, with that colour screen etc.

In short, I have a kindle. It looks rubbish, is grey scale and can do nothin but show text!

But thers's the trick. Read inside or outside, it is light, you can put your own downloaded books on to it, there is a hack to put your own cover/screen/personalise it. It is very light, can play mp3 externally or via headphones while you read and off-course last but not least - 30 days of CONTINUOUS READING without recharge!!! Now that is an ereader right there.

A kindle and a samsung galacy 10.1 (or an iconia wearing galaxy brains rom) and you are good to go.

Now you can show your missus this post and you will have a good excuse to let her know that you actually need both :)

Enjoy :D

MJ-12
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
That's something why I could never use one of those devices: I read a lot of technical books that require the ability to show images. Oh, and yes, I do read comics and manga too :)
[Acer Iconia A500] MJ-12:
Sorry, to be fair it is also very good at PDF too...
[Acer Iconia A500] San Pedro:
I use my iconia everyday to read books. As others have stated it's hard to read in sunlight. I like to read in bed, and it's great for that as I don't need a light. It's also to side load books into readers if you have a file manager.

Aldiko seems like a good reader as well.
[Acer Iconia A500] xjestersdeadx:
yes, the last two look UNBELIEVABLE on the iconia!!
[Acer Iconia A500] frankelr:
Try a Kindle

I own a Kindle 3 for about 11 months and an Acer Iconia for about a month.

For reading fiction in mobi or epub format nothing beats a kindle or nook eink.

If you want to read pdf's or magazines or books with lots of color and/or pictures

the Iconia works pretty well, inside; its almost useless in the outdoors.
[Acer Iconia A500] jeebugorn:
i recently bought an Iconia during the staple $100 off deals. one of the main things i've been using it for is to read digital comics. the comics look amazing on the screen. i also started loading it up with some ebooks. bunch of tom clancy/harry potter/game of thrones/etc. read a bit of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six today with the Lumireader app that came with it. my wife also has an iPad and Kindle. yes, the Iconia does not use e-ink, but its still a very good ereader.
[Acer Iconia A500] dweebken:
I have a kindle2 and a kindle DX and they're great for what they do and for reading in sunlight and have fantastic battery life, but they don't have colour and they don't have touchscreen and their page turn keys are loud and get tiresome to press after a while. The iconia tab A500 is easy and comfortable to read indoors, is silent with page turns and has colour and touch screen. The iconia can show everything the kindle can do, and more. Like zinio magazines in colour and nook books for starters, and has any number of apps that display PDF and word documents. I've pretty much stopped reading my kindles and just use their android kindle app on the iconia now. Besides, what cheeses me off about the kindle store is they don't have the images with their magazines, many are restricted to USA buyers only, and most of their books are missing images when subscribed outside the USA. That really sucks. Compare with zinio!
[Acer Iconia A500] Biologos:
In fact, i have been using it in Greece, outside, during midday, with only minor inconvenience. I just use the screen at full brightness.
[Acer Iconia A500] tedpc01:
Acer Iconia A500 Tab as a Great E-Reader

I have Nook installed, but have only used Amazon's Kindle Reader. It's quite slick, it syncs up to Amazon and of the two thing listed, one is their top 100 free books! No really, if it were me, I'd buy the A500 over a Nook or a Kindle because of what you said, just a few bucks more... One other factor is the durability of the screen and it's made of Corning Gorilla Glass with more on that online. PDFs are attractive (I think!) but like the rest of the Android architecture goes, there are several apps for you to find the one you like. The Android architecture gives you so many options like that, you aren't forced into only one app/vendor. The weight and size isn't bad and as far as the back being "slippery" or whatever, I use and highly recommend the Acer Iconia Tab Protective case for about $39.95.
[Acer Iconia A500] nebulosity:
I have had two different Sony Readers, a Nook of the non-color variety, my smartphone and my Iconia, all of which are good ereaders for different reasons.

If I'm out and about, and I'm stuck waiting in line unexpectedly, my phone is a perfectly adequate reader for your basic epub books, and it doesn't require carrying around anything extra to do it. I wouldn't want to read for hours on end using my phone, but I have been reasonably entertained for 45 minutes to an hour on occasion.

If I know I'm likely to have time to read, and I don't expect to need real computing power of any sort, my Nook fits conveniently in my bag or even in the pocket of a couple of my jackets. It's light, and as others have noted, as long as I don't expect to look at something that is image-heavy, contains color graphics, or is a pdf that isn't formatted to flow gracefully, it's my favorite reading device. It's pretty light and it's easy on my eyes. I do have a light attachment for my Nook, so I can use it at night if need be.

However, I do enjoy reading on my Iconia. It is a bit heavy if you're trying to read while standing in a line for extended periods of time, and it is nowhere near as power efficient as my e-readers have been, but I do subscribe to some digital magazines and enjoy my occasional dose of comics or manga, and I most definitely prefer the Iconia if I am studying technical documentation with diagrams and detailed images.

If you are looking for a single device that can act as both a general, lightweight computer and an all-around e-reader, then a tablet like the Iconia will serve you well. If your main focus is reading novels or texts without much in the way of images and the computing/internet access piece isn't as important, an eInk-based ereader is likely to be a better option for you.
[Acer Iconia A500] nithos1:
Sideloading the kindle is simple and painless. Just attach to the PC via USB then drag and drop the .mobi file to the device.

Calibre is a must for managing/converting ebooks.
[Acer Iconia A500] xjestersdeadx:
I stand corrected!! I wouldn't think there was any pain involved either way though. :D
[Acer Iconia A500] fermunky:
Another cool feature I like about the Lumireader is the night-mode, simply switched background and foreground colors.
[Acer Iconia A500] Aaron Camp:
The Iconia is great for reading!

I have never gotten this hangup with LCD and eyestrain. Maybe I am just lucky, but I have never had "eye strain" from reading for LONG intervals on and LCD.

I have been reading ebooks since an old TREO 600 (!!!!!) in 2002. I read fiction, fantasy, sci fi, etc. I do not get into Manga, or comics so can not speak for those.

I started with MOBIPOCKET (same format as used by Kindle now) back on the PALM OS, then moved to epubs via fbreader, and aldikio only to go back to the mobi format via the Kindle app because of the ease of syncing between devices.

I currently read on an EVO4g and the Iconia using Kindle and FBreader. I just started back with FBReader because of the FBsync app. I use Calibre on the PC for formatting and converting my ebooks.

I have a library of over 550 books all drm free that I have acquired over the last 9 years. They are all properly formatted, have name, series, and author metadata, and have a cover (same as in the bookstore...ie full color) and any included maps, art, etc like the printed book.

All of those books have been read at least 1 time and a good number have been read more than once.

All that is to back up my statement that LCD is perfectly fine to read with. Again, maybe I am an exception, but every time i read about someone who says lcd is horrible for reading i just dont get it.

Yes, reading in direct light is sometimes tough, but it has never been a huge deal, switching backround color and txt color for days laying by the pool is not a big deal for me.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] drizzit03:
This is my first post, so sorry if this is a frequently covered question. I came from the iPhone world so rooting is still very native to me. I am slowly starting to grasp it though.

I rooted using the ace hack kit v12.3 yesterday, and I LOVE it. The only problem I have now is the call quality is poor. Do I need to flash some better firmware? Not sure if that question even makes sense! Lol.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I remember seeing this questions asked in the thread for the ace hack kit, but I failed on figuring out how to search a specific thread for keywords. Thank you in advance!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] blaker13:
So I started with the android system on the tilt and tried many different phones and bashed apple, then I tried a iphone 3g and it was so easy to use and everything worked right, then 3ga, then iphone 4, gps, internet, calls aok worked so well, I don't like there whole world domination attitude so I have come back to android, and not much has change, right out of the box my infuse was garbage, worse signal then the iphone 4 which I didn't think was possible, horrible bat, multiple droped calls, gps won't lock to save my life, and phone will freeze from time to time, this is stock! I just don't see how its acceptable for a company to release a phone that barley works as phone, I downloaded infused 2.0.2 and it works SO much better but still bad bat, horrible gps, but in a matter of days deva can make a phone 100% better then the company?i don't get it, maybe they should stop making so many phones and make one that works right, I'm not a fan boy and won't be going back to apple because I hate them as a company, but when I spend money on a phone I would like it to work somewhat, if xda was not here I would not keep this phone..... Anyone else agree or disagree? Any ideas on how to get my phone to work like a phone should without having to update every 3 days, reset, is it ok that samsung is happy pumping phones out that look awesome and suck as mobile devices? I'm not flamming,i just want these phones to work better then apple so they can't sell phones, tv, computers ect....ok enough out of me.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
I.have a GPS fix man

Settongs-apps-manage apps-angry.gps- delete data-close-market -GPS status download-run.until locked

Gps.fixed.

Second yes.the.battery drains quick and if your coming from iPhone 4 u will notice it

I love the development here great people
[Samsung Infuse 4G] blaker13:
I totally agree about this site, its amazing, I think the mobile companies should hire from here.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
my phone signal is ok, wifi signal sux, and yeah android is slow, it runs a lot of java which sux. apple does things different. I would like to see some bootloader and kernel development to run meego instead. I wish there was more app development for meego.

the gps can be improved with a couple settings but should be set that way stock. to be honest my captivate had better gps reception, even with its notorious gps issues, it could track well if you figured out what works. this gps is much more accurate and tracks better but it still has the Samsung quirks and poor reception under cover.

other than the gps my phone ran good stock, I just have a flashing addiction. but I will say it should be better.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] J101:
Ha! I thought I was alone in actually wanting a modern meego phone...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] blaker13:
Hey man, its all good this its why I brought it up in here, but I must say you can do ask of that on iphone after jailbreak, and they have such a easy restore, I still can't believe they don't have a one touch restore over here yet, plus you have to root and do custom roms so basically jailbreak, and I have a hard time believing that your gps locks in 5mins, have never seen any infuse do that.

And thanks for the reply and detailed explanation.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
Here's my one second lock within 8meters
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
No wifi on and in my basement.........
[Samsung Infuse 4G] blaker13:
Nice!! Wish mine worked like that!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
Did you do that stuff I told ya
[Samsung Infuse 4G] blaker13:
yes just not sure how to change the file, I cleared everything then installer the gps app and got a fix, duff works better, thank you, is it necessary to change the file from first post still?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] welchertc:
Glad we can have a civilized discussion in at least a few parts of the infuse forum, haha. If I had an iphone4, I probably would have jailbroken it and done all that good stuff, seeing as it actually has good specs to work with. I guess I just wasn't into it much when I had my 3g, and I felt that it was too much hassle for not that great of a phone specs-wise. To be perfectly honest, I wanted the iphone 4 when it came out, but my dad wouldn't go for that seeing as I was only a year into my 3g. However, he was all about me getting a new android and learning how to mod it, as he is a software programmer and all of the guys at his job were getting into android. I was originally going to buy a nexus one, but not being able to play with one in a store before I bought it pushed me to the captivate. Now that I'm on android, however, I don't think I'll go back to ios until they throw at least a 4.3" screen with some sort of amoled technology in an iphone, because my biggest beef with iphones is basically the screen. Right now, samsung has my complete loyalty, mostly because of their beautiful screens.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andrawer:
I agree with the OP.

After a few days of shell shock I have really learned to enjoy the Samsung Infuse 4g. But I would have returned it if I didn't have the Infused 2.0.2 mod. How do casual users actually use it out of the box with quirks like poor GPS, battery performance and occasional app issues? Beats me. Low expectations I guess?

The Infuse hardware is extremely nice but android reminds me of windows mobile on my ole Audiovox PPC-6700 smartphone from 5 years ago. You just gotta play with it to make it work...I guess that's the appeal.

I figure you are either in bed with Apple or Google (I shouldn't leave out Microsoft since my son says his Windows 7 phone is great), so if the new Apple phone comes out with a bigger screen...I'll probably switch back...just need something that works reliabily.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] iruleyounow:
I absolutely love this.phone. I've had no problems what so ever. I def hated stock but only because it would randomly freeze. My sister has iPhone4 and she wishes she had my phone. This phone is great once you do a few tweaks but come on is a pc billy badass right out of the box? ( well sometimes) I just hate the iPhone/apple deal. This phone is America and iPhone is Communist Russia. Haha
[Samsung Infuse 4G] yhbrandon:
This may seem very obvious, but adjusting the screen brightness will do wonders for your battery, make sure no apps are running in the background hogging up the battery. I also recommend not using a task

Killer or manager. Stock should work just fine.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Simba501:
Very well said.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Corvette Dave:
Could not agree more!

Great post.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] TechSilver13:
My only beef with the android os is that trying to theme this compared to iOS is awful. There aren't any really good themes for android compared to iOS. Other than that I think android out of the box destroys iOS. I miss themes a little BUT I spent way to much time doing it. I like the fact I can watch HD YouTube videos without another app. I enjoy having flash on my device. I enjoy custom keyboards without an extra add on not to mention launchers. I LOVE my 4.5 inch screen. Anyway just wanted to say I love my infuse.