Portable Ebook Reader

If you admit to being a lover of reading, then you probably spent many years hauling books around with you wherever you went. Sure, they were heavy and took up room but not having your current story with you was just not an option. You might have made room in your travel luggage just for books and left other things behind just so you could indulge in some quiet time by the pool with your favorite author. Today, with the advancement of technology, nobody needs to carry a book because we have so many e-readers to choose from. There are still those people out there who love holding the physical book and they might never make that switch to a e-reader, but there is still hope for them. With so many to choose from, it is up to each person to compare them all and their features so they purchase the one that suits them and their needs.

The Nook and Kindle have been around for a few years now and Sony joined in the game with its pocket edition. When you read how these three compare, you will find there are pros can cons to each so you continue your search to discover e-readers that offer more, which can take you to the Google Nexus 7. You will first notice it to be slim and so portable as it fits perfectly in your hand, so watching the 7″ display with over one-million pixels will have you enjoying stunning clarity of HD movies. With ten hours of web browsing, nine hours of HD video playback and up to three-hundred hours of e-reading stand by time, you can understand how the Nexus 7 can go the distance. If gameplay is your niche, then you will be interested to hear that gameplay is responsive and smooth and this is due to the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. ASUS knew what they were doing when the put this jewel together.

Here’s some of the primary features of the Nexus 7:

• 340 grams
• 8 or 16 GB internal storage
• 7″ HD display
• battery life: 9 hours of HD video playback, 10 hours of reading, and 300 hours of standby
• NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor
• 1 GB RAM
• Android 4.1
• Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth
• Micro USB
• Microphone
• GPS
• 1.2 MB front-facing camera

It’s important to note that the Kindle Fire has similar features and is priced the same as the Google Nexus 7, so make sure to do your research and choose the device that is best for you.

It is easy to see how technology is growing by leaps and bounds and we hardly have time to become acquainted with our current piece of technology before something faster, better and with more features comes along to grab our attention. E-readers/tablets today are more than just a library at your fingertips, they offer GPS, WIFI, movies, games and so much more. If you are in the shrinking population of physical book lovers and have held out till now, but ready to enter the world of e-readers and tablets, do your homework, read reviews and do comparisons. This way your first e-reader/tablet experience will be an eye-opening discovery and then you will wish you had joined the rest of the e-reading world a lot earlier.

Whether you are thinking about purchasing just an e-reader, such as the Kindle or Nook or you want the added option of movies and internet connectivity, you won’t be lacking in devices to make your choice from. It makes you wonder what next invention will have us reading in a new and interesting way.

This article was contributed by Chloe Parker, an editor from MobilePhones.org.uk, where you can find more information on the Google Nexus 7.