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I would say that your example scenario isn’t necessarily an argument for having a smartphone, it is a reason to always have a Kindle with you that contains a fe
by Mediterraneo10 8y ago
I would say that your example scenario isn’t necessarily an argument for having a smartphone, it is a reason to always have a Kindle with you that contains a few hundred books. (You can leave the Kindle in airplane mode at all times and get everything you want to read from pirated ebook websites, no need to deal with Amazon's ecosystem and DRM).
- lozf 8y agoor just buy a Kobo or some other non-Amazon ebook reader if you don't want to support them at all.
- exodust 8y ago"Never leave home without my flip-phone and kindle" said nobody ever. Your smartphone might have the kindle app or e-reader app or something. You can put it on flight mode, and enjoy.
- Mediterraneo10 8y ago> "Never leave home without my flip-phone and kindle" said nobody ever. You ought to get out more. Carrying around a Kindle and leaving the phone behind (or, perhaps, getting a dumbphone), so that you are forced to consume more “serious” content during waiting times and to avoid social media, is recommended fairly often on these kind of threads. > Your smartphone might have the kindle app or e-reader app or something. The reason for the Kindle’s popularity in its niche is the e-ink screen. Some people may find reading ebooks on their phone to be acceptable, while others find the more limited dimensions and LCD glare and brightness of a smartphone to be annoying.
- GW150914 8y ago”Never leave home without my flip-phone and kindle" I’m that way, as are more than a few people I know if you freely substitute “book” or some other e-reader for Kindle.