I have the Nook Tablet and I dearly love my Nook.
My MIL wants either a Nook or a Kindle (she really doesn't care which one). But she doesn't have a computer and she has no access to wi-fi, unless she comes down to my house. She does go into the library, but she is elderly and she's starting to have trouble getting around. She is 90 years old and she is starting to walk with a cane, much to her dismay. I think she wants an e-reader, simply because she won't have to visit the library as often as she does now. She is an avid reader and when she's not cooking or baking, we can always find her with her nose in a book.
I've told her that if she waits until I get home from work, I'd gladly take her to the library and back; it's never a problem to help her. But she can be stubborn sometimes and she likes being able to go on her own, too. She and I will go to the grocery store and sometimes I take her shopping. She loves to go out to lunch/dinner, so often when Rick and I go out, we'll take her with us. She's gotten very slow, though, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for her to get around.
She does not have a smart phone; she just has a regular clam-shell phone that she's had now for several years. Rick and I gave it to her and we pay the bill....it's combined with our cell phone bill. Rick and I have our Droid X phones and we have unlimited data with our plans. She does not have unlimited anything because she doesn't use her phone that much, basically to call relatives who live around the country; her favorite nephew lives in Florida and they chat regularly. But she might use 250 minutes a month, if that. I really can't see the use in her having a smart phone because I just don't think she'd use it that much. (Of course, she could surprise me.)
Again, the only time she would have access to wi-fi is when she came down to us. Now, we could give her a Nook Tablet, I guess, and she could download library books from my computer, if it came to that. I certainly don't have a problem showing her how to do things. But frankly, I think a Tablet or Fire for her might be a waste of money.
How does a regular e-reader work? How do you download library books with a regular e-reader? Is it worth it for her? We will do whatever it takes to help her.
My MIL wants either a Nook or a Kindle (she really doesn't care which one). But she doesn't have a computer and she has no access to wi-fi, unless she comes down to my house. She does go into the library, but she is elderly and she's starting to have trouble getting around. She is 90 years old and she is starting to walk with a cane, much to her dismay. I think she wants an e-reader, simply because she won't have to visit the library as often as she does now. She is an avid reader and when she's not cooking or baking, we can always find her with her nose in a book.
I've told her that if she waits until I get home from work, I'd gladly take her to the library and back; it's never a problem to help her. But she can be stubborn sometimes and she likes being able to go on her own, too. She and I will go to the grocery store and sometimes I take her shopping. She loves to go out to lunch/dinner, so often when Rick and I go out, we'll take her with us. She's gotten very slow, though, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for her to get around.
She does not have a smart phone; she just has a regular clam-shell phone that she's had now for several years. Rick and I gave it to her and we pay the bill....it's combined with our cell phone bill. Rick and I have our Droid X phones and we have unlimited data with our plans. She does not have unlimited anything because she doesn't use her phone that much, basically to call relatives who live around the country; her favorite nephew lives in Florida and they chat regularly. But she might use 250 minutes a month, if that. I really can't see the use in her having a smart phone because I just don't think she'd use it that much. (Of course, she could surprise me.)
Again, the only time she would have access to wi-fi is when she came down to us. Now, we could give her a Nook Tablet, I guess, and she could download library books from my computer, if it came to that. I certainly don't have a problem showing her how to do things. But frankly, I think a Tablet or Fire for her might be a waste of money.
How does a regular e-reader work? How do you download library books with a regular e-reader? Is it worth it for her? We will do whatever it takes to help her.
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