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Once I switched my main reading device from laptop/phone to a dedicated e-ink tablet, (in my case BOOX Note3, but I guess Kindles are fine too) things have gott
by flakiness 6y ago
Once I switched my main reading device from laptop/phone to a dedicated e-ink tablet, (in my case BOOX Note3, but I guess Kindles are fine too) things have gotten better. Reading through books is still tough (as a non-native English speaker) but reading long blogs becomes fun again.
For books, audio books are good compromise. Not as deeply engaged, but at least you can finish books while you're cooking/running/driving.
- tluyben2 6y agoYes, same thing (and also Boox Note3). If you take a device and switch off the wifi/gsm on it so you cannot get anything from outside, it really helps me focus for reading time. Even a little bit too much (I tend to finish a book in one go, no matter what else happens in the world around me); I often don't notice that hours pass by and people tried to reach me. > as a non-native English speaker There are books in your own language right? I do everything in English (as non-native English speaker as well) now, so read English at the same speed as my native language (Dutch), but I do read books in Dutch (and other languages) as well.
- flakiness 6y agoMy native language is Japanese (which is very different from English), and its availability of interesting online/ebok contents is rather limited. It's especially true for technical materials.
- garbagetime 6y agoFor reading, my primary device isn't an e-ink tablet, or even an audio-player. It's the book.
- slothtrop 6y agoHow does the BOOX compare to a Remarkable?
- flakiness 6y agoI was originally considering RM2. But it seems like optimized for writing vs reading. BOOX is more usecase agnostic. I use Instapaper Android app (which works reasonably well) and BOOX's built-in PDF reader (which is very good.)