[neinnine]

I used to have a kindle waaaay back. It had buttons, it was not very comfortable to hold, awkward to turn pages, and it was heavy, not very comfortable to hold.

I was using my phone for a while, but the glare and the bright light is hard on the eyes. I stopped when I read that blue light disrupts the sleep cycle (I have trouble with insomnia). Recently switched back to reading books from the library and I am terrible about returning them on time to avoid late fees. So perhaps I should consider an ereader...

I will probably read on the train, and also in home in bed. Am thinking I would like the following features:

* Comfortable to hold
* easy to change pages and navigate one handed
* easy to travel with (commuting)
* Has a light (is there a difference between backlit and frontlit)?
* Ability to dim light as needed (so I don't bother my partner)
* Has SD card
* can sideload
* not limited to an ecosystem
* I think I'd like the ability to highlight and annotate, I recall trying to do that with the kindle, but it was so awkward to use
* easy to find a protective case for it, one that always stays on (I drop things, cases help)
* I'm not sure if I have a preference for touchscreen or buttons

I've looked at nooks in the bookstore and when they display images (like books that you can purchase) when the page redraws it really bothers my eyes, I really don't like surfing on those things there's something about it that's unpleasant that makes me cringe. Is this a usual problem? Would I have an issue with eink? I can't remember what it was like to read my old kindle, when I purchased it I thought I'd use it a lot, but then I found myself switching back to my phone and leaving the kindle at home. It was heavy and clunky.