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I just got (and am currently typing this on) a Samsung S7+ tablet. It's massive and has taken me a while to get used to, but if we truly want to get rid of pape

I just got (and am currently typing this on) a Samsung S7+ tablet. It's massive and has taken me a while to get used to, but if we truly want to get rid of paper, this is the size e-readers and tablets need to be. Since this thing is basically a giant, relatively delicate pane of glass and metal and not even remotely cheap, I think it'll be a while yet.

rchaud 6y ago
As someone who's been attempting to read print magazines in digitized from since the iPad came out, I've come to realize that it's not about screen size, but convenience and disposability. Convenience because I can stuff it in a bag or leave it on a coffee table, and not worry about its physical condition. Convenience also because I can flip to any page and start reading from there. On a tablet I'd need to use the horizontal scrollbar to fast forward through pages and it doesn't feel the same. Reading a magazine on something that weighs over a pound is not comfortable. I never felt like I was kicking back and chilling with a magazine, just that I was holding a heavy, expensive piece of glass to read something I could have bought on the newsstand for 7 bucks.