or why I have multiple devices for reading ebooks.
I'm a big believe in having the right tool for the right job. In general, a multi-purpose tool does a lot of different things ok, rather than one thing really well.
My main reading device is a big iPad pro. It lets me read with the reading app I prefer (Marvin). it has a big screen, so I have nice big fonts so I don't have to wear reading glasses and I can keep my entire book collection in Calibre Companion on the device, making it easy to find the book I want. The disadvantage is that it's big and I have to recharge it pretty much every night.
My secondary device is an iPad mini. It has the advantage that it's small and light enough to carry easily in my vest pocket in order to read for lunch. It also has all my book collection and I can easily sync my reading locations so I can just pick up where I left off.
My third device is a Kobo Aura. The main purpose for this device is to carry backpacking and reading in the sunlight. It's advantages are that's it's very light, handles sunlight well and has a long battery life. Heck, I pulled it out of my day pack today after it had been in there for over a month. There was still a 99% charge left. The big disadvantage is poor book management and it doesn't sync with my other devices.
Today, I had that most dreadful occurrence. I left my iPad at home and was forced to use my iPhone 8+ as a reading device at lunch. It was certainly doable and I managed to make it through lunch without going into reading deprived convulsions, but it did convince me that I need one more tool. A ereader to keep in my car. I'm a very absent minded person, so the obvious solution "just remember to bring your iPad, dummy" doesn't work so well for me.
The requirements for this eReader are - it has to hold a change for a long time. It's of no use if I pull it out and it has not charge left (this removes an iPad from the running). It needs to be able to sync with my other devices and I need to be able to easily get whatever I'm reading onto the device.
There is no perfect device like this, but the one that is closest is the Kindle Oasis. It's bigger and has a battery that will hold a charge. Since I get some 90+ percent of my books from Amazon, I can download books fairly easily to it. It doesn't sync with Marvin, but it does sync with the Amazon app on my iPads. I think this will work, or at least work better than using my iPhone.
And for those who are wondering, yes I have a flashlight stashed in each room of my house, plus a flashlight on my key ring and flashlights in my car and vest. I also have multiple pocket knives and multitools stashed around. A man has to know his limitations.
