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Old 09-06-2013, 10:44 AM   #46
jeankap
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Device: All of 'em.
Have all of 'em. eInk for fiction, LCD for everything else

I read eInk in bed before sleep.

I read LCD the rest of the time.

For those of you wondering about the whole "light in the eyes" thing, I can tell you that I _can_ fall asleep with an eInk reader in my hand. This has pretty much never happened with an LCD screen (I can only think of a handful of times this has happened, and then it only happened with my iPhone).

The amount of light getting into your eyes does make a difference in sleep patterns for many people. I am one of them.

I read on LCD screens the rest of the time because I'm reading non fiction, or tech stuff, or work stuff, or something that I want to markup, annotate, or otherwise do something with.

Annotation features have improved on eInk devices, but not to the state of usability currently available on tablets and laptops.

For the record, I had a 2012 Nexus. I have a 2013 Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, iPad Retina/Mini/Phone, Kindle PW, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Glo, and Nook STR with light. I've done some reading on all of these devices. My goto for before bedtime reading is whichever eInk device with the book I'm currently reading (or whichever one a grab first from the bedside table).

Oh... And,, yeah, I'm a device hoarder, but it's not what you think. Much of this is occupationally required. I'm the go to person WRT reading device user experience/functionality for my employer.
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