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Originally Posted by ApK
Re: DD's first page post, is it snobbery to suggest that if one is comfortable reading on paper, they will likely be comfortable reading on eink as well?
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Not snobbery; just unnecessary.
If one is "comfortable reading on paper" (i.e. no experience reading electronically), then they will likely be comfortable reading on eink OR/AND a tablet/phone (or neither). Probably best to let them choose for themselves without pointless noise and interference from others who mistake their own personal preferences for universal truths (or automatically believe "studies" which confirm their biases).
I'm not interested in pushing people
toward reading on tablets. Far from it. I'm only interested in canceling the voice of those who actively seek to
discourage people from doing so because of eink's "inherent" (and totally mythical) superiority.
Eink's only indisputable advantages are: battery-life and visibility in direct sunlight. I would
definitely recommend eink to any questing novices who indicate a desire to own a device they can use in direct sunlight and/or not have to worry about charging every night. To anyone else, I would recommend trying as many devices as possible (dedicated eink and multi-purpose lcd), and picking the one that most strikes their fancy for reading their books on.