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covingtoncat73 · 08-01-2012, 02:27 PM

This is a good question. I read on 3 devices and they all have their strengths and weaknesses.

1. My Kobo (currently on vacation with my mother) is my favorite for reading a regular book on during the day. It has a long battery life and the lack of web browsing (it does connect to the Kobo store but that is it) and other acoutrements makes it easier to focus on reading. It makes a good storage device for my books, too, as it has room for 1000 books and an SD slot if I need more (very doubtful I'll ever need to use it). It is a tough device and the eInk screen has a very "papery" look to it.

2. My Android phone (a Samsung Replenish). This has a rather small screen but I'm not far-sighted (yet but give me a year or 2, I'm almost 40 and my grandmother and mother had/have terrible macular degeneration). Anyway, I have the Kindle app on it reading my Amazon books and the Overdrive app for library books. I like reading in bed with this as I don't need an overhead light and I'm less worried about falling asleep with it than with my tablet. Also, it is a good device for sneaking a few pages here and there when I'm at work.

3. My Android tablet (a Acer Iconiatab, 10''). I have the Amazon, Kobo, and Overdrive apps on this and I'll certainly read a regular eBook on it but its strength is comics and graphic novels. I have a couple of graphic novels from Amazon and the ComicsX app on it.

My main problem with the phone and the tablet is the battery life (the tablets is actually a little better than the phone). I end up having to find an outlet if I do a reading marathon. Also, both the screens on the phone and tablet are both shiny, shiny, shny. Apps are pretty awesome and effortless, though.

08-01-2012, 02:27 PM	#59
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	This is a good question. I read on 3 devices and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. 1. My Kobo (currently on vacation with my mother) is my favorite for reading a regular book on during the day. It has a long battery life and the lack of web browsing (it does connect to the Kobo store but that is it) and other acoutrements makes it easier to focus on reading. It makes a good storage device for my books, too, as it has room for 1000 books and an SD slot if I need more (very doubtful I'll ever need to use it). It is a tough device and the eInk screen has a very "papery" look to it. 2. My Android phone (a Samsung Replenish). This has a rather small screen but I'm not far-sighted (yet but give me a year or 2, I'm almost 40 and my grandmother and mother had/have terrible macular degeneration). Anyway, I have the Kindle app on it reading my Amazon books and the Overdrive app for library books. I like reading in bed with this as I don't need an overhead light and I'm less worried about falling asleep with it than with my tablet. Also, it is a good device for sneaking a few pages here and there when I'm at work. 3. My Android tablet (a Acer Iconiatab, 10''). I have the Amazon, Kobo, and Overdrive apps on this and I'll certainly read a regular eBook on it but its strength is comics and graphic novels. I have a couple of graphic novels from Amazon and the ComicsX app on it. My main problem with the phone and the tablet is the battery life (the tablets is actually a little better than the phone). I end up having to find an outlet if I do a reading marathon. Also, both the screens on the phone and tablet are both shiny, shiny, shny. Apps are pretty awesome and effortless, though. Last edited by covingtoncat73; 08-01-2012 at 02:31 PM.