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Your use of "screen" seems to suggest that you group e-ink displays and lcd displays together. Do you really see no practical difference between the two in read
by Ollinson 11y ago
Your use of "screen" seems to suggest that you group e-ink displays and lcd displays together. Do you really see no practical difference between the two in reading experience?
A sincere question because I don't enjoy reading on a tablet but a kindle to me in terms of eye strain is identical if not better than a book.
- ColinWright 11y agoI find both experiences unpleasant, although in different ways. Of course, it may all be enculturation, but the effect is real. When reading e-ink or lcd displays, after a time I just feel compelled to put it down and do something else. When reading a book, I often find that time has just gone, and the only reason to stop is that there is something else that needs doing. I agree entirely that the convenience of having 6M books at hand and ready to go at a moments notice is phenomenal, and sometimes I succumb to that argument. For me, the medium then just kills reading for pleasure stone dead, and it becomes "read only if you must."
- mrweasel 11y agoThe Kindle is a little weird to me. I have one and I've read a fair amount of books on it, but it's not as pleasant as a paper book. Books aren't going anywhere in the foreseeable future. You can't pick up the latest bestseller on sale in the supermarket, you can't give your e-books to friends an family when you're done with it. And some simply find them easier or more pleasant to read.