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I've been a Kindle user for a long time now. I love reading and I love books, but I also used to be a high-travel kind of guy, and the Kindle is lighter than ca

I've been a Kindle user for a long time now. I love reading and I love books, but I also used to be a high-travel kind of guy, and the Kindle is lighter than carrying even ONE book. The travel stopped, but the Kindle stayed. I buy MOST of my books in physical form at a great local shop, but I still also use a Kindle for some things -- mostly genre, or for the inevitable moments of "I don't feel like starting any of these books I already have so what can I have NOW via Kindle that appeals to me?" The Kindle is also great for reading in the bath, and is honestly BETTER for reading in bed than a real book for me now -- I'm 51, so my eyes aren't as great as they were 20 years ago. The lovely cool backlight of a Paperwhite, together with the adjustable font, make it a pretty pleasant experience. I have ZERO interest in a Kindle that does anything other than "be a reader." I've read on my iPad in a pinch -- multi-device sync for Kindle books is handy -- but it's heavier and the light is harsher in a dark room. A Paperwhite is a very lovely well made and not expensive device, and it's one of the relatively few gadgets I have that I would immediately replace without a thought if it broke or was lost. Probably with overnight shipping.

fullstop 5y ago
>The Kindle is also great for reading in the bath, and is honestly BETTER for reading in bed than a real book for me now -- I'm 51, so my eyes aren't as great as they were 20 years ago. The lovely cool backlight of a Paperwhite, together with the adjustable font, make it a pretty pleasant experience. The Oasis (and the brand new Paperwhite) both have adjustable color temperature. I've found the warm light is much better for my eyes, and feels more natural. The other thing that I wanted to mention is that you can choose your font as well as install your own fonts on the device, so you have a significant amount of control over what the text looks like.

fullstop 5y ago

>The Kindle is also great for reading in the bath, and is honestly BETTER for reading in bed than a real book for me now -- I'm 51, so my eyes aren't as great as they were 20 years ago. The lovely cool backlight of a Paperwhite, together with the adjustable font, make it a pretty pleasant experience. The Oasis (and the brand new Paperwhite) both have adjustable color temperature. I've found the warm light is much better for my eyes, and feels more natural. The other thing that I wanted to mention is that you can choose your font as well as install your own fonts on the device, so you have a significant amount of control over what the text looks like.