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I think you are onto something. I work in tech and am a recovering gadget addict; my hobbies (notably photography and ham radio) includes lotsa tech, too. Pick

by lb1lf 10y ago

I think you are onto something. I work in tech and am a recovering gadget addict; my hobbies (notably photography and ham radio) includes lotsa tech, too. Picking up a book (of the dead trees variety, not on my Kindle) makes me relax, free from interruptions. (When I sit down to read, I leave my phone in another room). A quiet, interruption-free hour in the company of a good book works wonders for my well-being. (I then run back to my phone to see what I've missed, alas)

MontanaBrown 10y ago
Eh, I enjoy a physical book (especially the smell of one), but it's easier for me to read on the kindle as I get older, since I have the backlit one, I don't even need to be in a heavy lighted area. Even in bed, if I have a physical book, I have to get additional lighting on my book (hook light on bed frame) as the light above the bed is shadowed by the book itself when I'm sitting back in bed. The back lighting itself is a large part of the appeal, to be honest.
- lb1lf 10y ago
  >The back lighting itself is a large part of the appeal, to be honest. That is understandable. Personally, I still love my (non-backlit, but with an integrated reading light in the cover) Kindle; however, I suspect this is in large part because I spend the better part of my workday staring at a backlit display and so would do just about anything to avoid having to do so on my time off. My wife got a backlit one for Christmas and now call me a luddite for sticking with my backlit-less one. Imagine being called a luddite for using a thingy with a 3G modem in it... :-)
InitialLastName 10y ago
I'm with you. I spend all week staring at screens. An open hour or two with a dead tree every weekend (in a comfortable chair, with a cup of good coffee, by a window) does more than anything else to keep me sane.

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I think you are onto something. I work in tech and am a recovering gadget addict; my hobbies (notably photography and ham radio) includes lotsa tech, too. Pick

by lb1lf 10y ago

MontanaBrown 10y ago
Eh, I enjoy a physical book (especially the smell of one), but it's easier for me to read on the kindle as I get older, since I have the backlit one, I don't even need to be in a heavy lighted area. Even in bed, if I have a physical book, I have to get additional lighting on my book (hook light on bed frame) as the light above the bed is shadowed by the book itself when I'm sitting back in bed. The back lighting itself is a large part of the appeal, to be honest.
- lb1lf 10y ago
  >The back lighting itself is a large part of the appeal, to be honest. That is understandable. Personally, I still love my (non-backlit, but with an integrated reading light in the cover) Kindle; however, I suspect this is in large part because I spend the better part of my workday staring at a backlit display and so would do just about anything to avoid having to do so on my time off. My wife got a backlit one for Christmas and now call me a luddite for sticking with my backlit-less one. Imagine being called a luddite for using a thingy with a 3G modem in it... :-)
InitialLastName 10y ago
I'm with you. I spend all week staring at screens. An open hour or two with a dead tree every weekend (in a comfortable chair, with a cup of good coffee, by a window) does more than anything else to keep me sane.