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I used to read all ebooks on desktop when smartphones didn’t enter the market. Now I read on Kindle and a dedicated tab. There’s only one kind of book I read o

I used to read all ebooks on desktop when smartphones didn’t enter the market. Now I read on Kindle and a dedicated tab. There’s only one kind of book I read on my laptop now- programming books PDFs. To code side by side. That's all. And PDF is better for rendering equations, graphs, code with syntax highlighting, and figures. I use EPUB for "flat" essays, novels, storybooks, poems, etc. i.e. non-text/non-technical stuff. And I use my Kindle or my tab always for that. For the once or twice need of opening EPUBs on my laptop, I just use Okular. Won't install something via Snap/Flat or compile it for that one-off kinds of use.

nyanpasu64 2y ago
A Kindle is a physical device and a tab is a tablet (I initially thought it was browser tab)? My family sat/stepped on two Kindles (crushing the screens to oblivion) growing up and nobody has dared buy another one since; I don't know if it's time to reconsider.
consf 2y ago
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anentropic 2y ago
I bought a Kindle for this (programming books and PDFs) but was quickly disappointed The device itself is pleasant enough But I should have guessed, the experience for managing any content bought/downloaded from outside Amazon is almost unusable
- __rito__ 2y ago
  > the experience for managing any content bought/downloaded from outside Amazon is almost unusable Not at all. I buy EPUBs from all kinds of vendors, across multiple languages. I also have many downloaded from Standard Ebooks [0]. All EPUB works fine, and provides great experience- as long as a file does not contain one of the following- custom page illustrations, syntax highlighted code, graphs, charts, maps, math equations, color comicstrip etc. Just use PDF in tablet or laptop for arxiv papers, math/programming books, etc. Use Kindle for recreational reading- like novels, poetry, essays, etc. I am a huge fan of reading since basically learning to read. And I love Kindle! Am a user for last ~10 years. [0]: https://standardebooks.org https://standardebooks.org
  - anentropic 2y ago
    the EPUB files work fine and it's possible to load PDFs on there my complaint is that the tools for organising and managing the library are crap
    - __rito__ 2y ago
      Yeah definitely. It's very slow, and the screen refresh rate is sometimes frustrating. But that is how it manages to hold its charge for a full month!

nyanpasu64 2y ago

A Kindle is a physical device and a tab is a tablet (I initially thought it was browser tab)? My family sat/stepped on two Kindles (crushing the screens to oblivion) growing up and nobody has dared buy another one since; I don't know if it's time to reconsider.

consf 2y ago

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anentropic 2y ago

I bought a Kindle for this (programming books and PDFs) but was quickly disappointed The device itself is pleasant enough But I should have guessed, the experience for managing any content bought/downloaded from outside Amazon is almost unusable

__rito__ 2y ago
> the experience for managing any content bought/downloaded from outside Amazon is almost unusable Not at all. I buy EPUBs from all kinds of vendors, across multiple languages. I also have many downloaded from Standard Ebooks [0]. All EPUB works fine, and provides great experience- as long as a file does not contain one of the following- custom page illustrations, syntax highlighted code, graphs, charts, maps, math equations, color comicstrip etc. Just use PDF in tablet or laptop for arxiv papers, math/programming books, etc. Use Kindle for recreational reading- like novels, poetry, essays, etc. I am a huge fan of reading since basically learning to read. And I love Kindle! Am a user for last ~10 years. [0]: https://standardebooks.org https://standardebooks.org
- anentropic 2y ago
  the EPUB files work fine and it's possible to load PDFs on there my complaint is that the tools for organising and managing the library are crap
  - __rito__ 2y ago
    Yeah definitely. It's very slow, and the screen refresh rate is sometimes frustrating. But that is how it manages to hold its charge for a full month!