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>but reading a novel on a backlit screen is no fun, and if it were, we'd read on our cell phones, because they're easier to carry around. Speak for yourself! I
by moultano 15y ago
>but reading a novel on a backlit screen is no fun, and if it were, we'd read on our cell phones, because they're easier to carry around.
Speak for yourself! I do this and love it. I find that the faster page flipping more than makes up for the slightly less readable text. The thing that I think most phone/tablet makers get wrong at the start is not putting it in "night mode" by default. White text on a black background on a phone screen is so much more pleasant (at least for me) that it wouldn't surprise me if bad defaults are a large part of people's aversion to it.
- roadnottaken 15y agoIt's impossible to read a non-e-ink screen in bright sunlight. I love my iPad, but I'm considering buying a Kindle just so I can read at the beach at my next vacation.
- scotu 15y agoIt's also not healthy for your eyes to stare at a lamp... we already do it long hours in front of a pc. Better not to do so also for reading books...
- superuser2 15y agoI do most of my reading before bed. Looking at a backlit screen within a few hours of attempting sleep makes it take longer to fall asleep and probably also lowers the quality of sleep. Source: http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/05/19/backlit-readers-could-inhibit-sleep/ http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/05/19/backlit-readers-co...