> "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, p

> "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.