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I owned ereaders for a while (had the first Kindle) but I ended up going back to my phone for reading books in the end. One device, less charging, less things t

by davedx 2y ago

I owned ereaders for a while (had the first Kindle) but I ended up going back to my phone for reading books in the end. One device, less charging, less things to remember. The Kobo app works great now it’s matured, and everything is super snappy and responsive.

delecti 2y ago
Yeah, in practice I only use my Kindle when I've set aside a day to read an anticipated book at release. The convenience of a phone is hard to beat.
devilbunny 2y ago
In parallel, I read most of the time on my iPad... but my wife and I both keep our old Kindle Keyboards for reading outdoors in natural light (beach/pool). They're far easier to read in that setting. The model is almost 14 years old now (the actual devices are probably about 12-13), but since battery life is really a secondary consideration for our usage (we can charge every night), I haven't bothered replacing the battery in either one. Store doesn't work anymore, but we always take a laptop on trips anyway, so USB sideloading is a fairly minor hassle (esp with Calibre and DeDRM Tools).
- davedx 2y ago
  Yeah for sure. Even with my phone's brightness on max, in bright sunlight ereaders are much better. That's probably always going to be the case I guess.
hyperman1 2y ago
My mental reaction is somehow different for the 2 devices. Android devices are for quick, mindless usage. My ebook is for longer, full concentration reading. I remember more reading something on my inkpad color 3 than the same thing on my phone or tablet.
- davedx 2y ago
  It took a bit of mental training to stop switching to browser/chat apps while reading, but I have most notifications disabled so it was more a "me deciding that now I'm going to just read" than a device/software thing. I do still switch or get distracted occasionally but generally now when I've decided I'm going to just read my book, that's what I'll do.

by davedx 2y ago

delecti 2y ago

Yeah, in practice I only use my Kindle when I've set aside a day to read an anticipated book at release. The convenience of a phone is hard to beat.

devilbunny 2y ago

In parallel, I read most of the time on my iPad... but my wife and I both keep our old Kindle Keyboards for reading outdoors in natural light (beach/pool). They're far easier to read in that setting. The model is almost 14 years old now (the actual devices are probably about 12-13), but since battery life is really a secondary consideration for our usage (we can charge every night), I haven't bothered replacing the battery in either one. Store doesn't work anymore, but we always take a laptop on trips anyway, so USB sideloading is a fairly minor hassle (esp with Calibre and DeDRM Tools).

davedx 2y ago
Yeah for sure. Even with my phone's brightness on max, in bright sunlight ereaders are much better. That's probably always going to be the case I guess.

hyperman1 2y ago

My mental reaction is somehow different for the 2 devices. Android devices are for quick, mindless usage. My ebook is for longer, full concentration reading. I remember more reading something on my inkpad color 3 than the same thing on my phone or tablet.

davedx 2y ago
It took a bit of mental training to stop switching to browser/chat apps while reading, but I have most notifications disabled so it was more a "me deciding that now I'm going to just read" than a device/software thing. I do still switch or get distracted occasionally but generally now when I've decided I'm going to just read my book, that's what I'll do.