Favorite e-reading device - Page 4

Ravensknight · 12-31-2013, 12:12 PM

I use my kindle 4nontouch for any long term reading. But if I'm at work, I'll bring my nexus 7 along and watch some anime, read for 30 minutes, work for 10 minutes, rinse and repeat.
But yeah, for multi-hour reading, it's the kindle, with buttons! :-)

Purple Lady · 12-31-2013, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ravensknight

I use my kindle 4nontouch for any long term reading. But if I'm at work, I'll bring my nexus 7 along and watch some anime, read for 30 minutes, work for 10 minutes, rinse and repeat.
But yeah, for multi-hour reading, it's the kindle, with buttons! :-)

I want a job like yours.

Katsunami · 12-31-2013, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I want a job like yours.

In the Netherlands, you can have a job like that if you get into night time surveillance, where you mainly keep an eye on some camera's and check if the alarm system is still online.

You have to be content with crap working hours and minimum wage though.

Purple Lady · 12-31-2013, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

In the Netherlands, you can havea job like that if you get into night time surveillance, where you mainly keep an eye on some camera's and check if the alarm system is still online.

You have to be content with crap working hours and minimum wage though.

I want to get paid well and work the hours I want, so I guess I am out of luck.

WT Sharpe · 12-31-2013, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ravensknight

I use my kindle 4nontouch for any long term reading. But if I'm at work, I'll bring my nexus 7 along and watch some anime, read for 30 minutes, work for 10 minutes, rinse and repeat.
But yeah, for multi-hour reading, it's the kindle, with buttons! :-)

Rumor is the next Paperwhite will have page-turning haptic "buttons". It's said to be due to arrive in the second quarter of 2014.

http://www.geek.com/chips/2014-kindl...ttons-1578180/

Xanthe · 12-31-2013, 04:58 PM

Nook tablet, since I read more often on the Nook HD, but my Sony T1 is used almost as much.

Fanchee · 12-31-2013, 05:03 PM

I was a Kindle lover until I got my Kobo Aura HD. I voted Kobo, I love the customization of it, and prefer ePub.

Ravensknight · 12-31-2013, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

In the Netherlands, you can have a job like that if you get into night time surveillance, where you mainly keep an eye on some camera's and check if the alarm system is still online.

You have to be content with crap working hours and minimum wage though.

Exactly. Part time security is easy, but not a lot of money.

Ravensknight · 12-31-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I want to get paid well and work the hours I want, so I guess I am out of luck.

And I want to win the lottery, so I guess we're both out of luck

Katsunami · 12-31-2013, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ravensknight

Exactly. Part time security is easy, but not a lot of money.

I know. Had that as a side job while studying.

Learned a lot there (not about security). Nothing unexpected ever happened. (Where did I hear that before?

)

fbrII · 12-31-2013, 07:36 PM

I've gone back to mainly reading on 7" tablets. The newer tablets are lighter and comfortable to hold and most of my reading time is divided pretty equally between a Nexus 7 and Nook HD. Read one and then the next day read the other, while charging the first one. All my reading applications sync so it works out well.

booklover6 · 12-31-2013, 07:40 PM

Going back to my earlier musings on phones as readers...I thought maybe a larger phone than mine (3") would be fine, so I tested out my mom's iphone 5 today (4") and my answer is, no. It's still way too narrow for my taste. So I'll stick with the devices I have.

Ripplinger · 12-31-2013, 11:32 PM

My phone is also 4.1" and I hate trying to read on it. Maybe if my eyesight allowed me to use a miniscule font, but I can't. Not to mention how fast Android phones drain their batteries makes it useless to me as a reader.

Quexos · 12-31-2013, 11:43 PM

Though I like my Aura HD, I have voted for my Ipad Mini :-)

Yapyap · 01-01-2014, 04:35 AM

Kindle eInk for me - Kindle Paperwhite now, Kindle Keyboard before that.

I wouldn't say no thanks if someone wanted to give me an Aura HD as a present, as I keep being tempted by its slightly larger screen on a regular basis, but not tempted enough to spend 200 € on it. And I do love my Paperwhite very much.

I've read one or two books on my iPad 3 but it just doesn't work for me very well. I find it impossible to find a good balance (for me) between having a backlit screen be dim enough that it doesn't make my eyes water and still have enough contrast that I can see comfortably. Turning the light down enough, as most people recommend, just means I can't really make out the letters well enough on sepia background (the only one even remotely usable for me for longer-term reading).

View Poll Results: Which do you prefer?
Kindle Fire	5	2.28%
Kindle e-ink	72	32.88%
Nook tablet	11	5.02%
Nook e-ink	12	5.48%
Sony	38	17.35%
Kobo tablet	2	0.91%
Kobo e-ink	66	30.14%
iPad	13	5.94%
Voters: 219. You may not vote on this poll

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12-31-2013, 12:12 PM	#46
Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	I use my kindle 4nontouch for any long term reading. But if I'm at work, I'll bring my nexus 7 along and watch some anime, read for 30 minutes, work for 10 minutes, rinse and repeat. But yeah, for multi-hour reading, it's the kindle, with buttons! :-)

12-31-2013, 04:58 PM	#51
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Nook tablet, since I read more often on the Nook HD, but my Sony T1 is used almost as much.

12-31-2013, 05:03 PM	#52
Fanchee Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 24004 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Shreveport and Chandler, TX Device: Aura H20, PRS-350, Kobo Aura HD	I was a Kindle lover until I got my Kobo Aura HD. I voted Kobo, I love the customization of it, and prefer ePub.

12-31-2013, 07:36 PM	#56
fbrII F. BluDevil Posts: 428 Karma: 1152548 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis Missouri Device: Pocketbook Inkpad3 pro, Kobo Libra, Kindle Paperwhite	I've gone back to mainly reading on 7" tablets. The newer tablets are lighter and comfortable to hold and most of my reading time is divided pretty equally between a Nexus 7 and Nook HD. Read one and then the next day read the other, while charging the first one. All my reading applications sync so it works out well.

12-31-2013, 07:40 PM	#57
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,536 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Going back to my earlier musings on phones as readers...I thought maybe a larger phone than mine (3") would be fine, so I tested out my mom's iphone 5 today (4") and my answer is, no. It's still way too narrow for my taste. So I'll stick with the devices I have.

12-31-2013, 11:32 PM	#58
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	My phone is also 4.1" and I hate trying to read on it. Maybe if my eyesight allowed me to use a miniscule font, but I can't. Not to mention how fast Android phones drain their batteries makes it useless to me as a reader.

12-31-2013, 11:43 PM	#59
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	Though I like my Aura HD, I have voted for my Ipad Mini :-)

01-01-2014, 04:35 AM	#60
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Kindle eInk for me - Kindle Paperwhite now, Kindle Keyboard before that. I wouldn't say no thanks if someone wanted to give me an Aura HD as a present, as I keep being tempted by its slightly larger screen on a regular basis, but not tempted enough to spend 200 € on it. And I do love my Paperwhite very much. I've read one or two books on my iPad 3 but it just doesn't work for me very well. I find it impossible to find a good balance (for me) between having a backlit screen be dim enough that it doesn't make my eyes water and still have enough contrast that I can see comfortably. Turning the light down enough, as most people recommend, just means I can't really make out the letters well enough on sepia background (the only one even remotely usable for me for longer-term reading).

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