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Originally Posted by Katsunami
There is one other advantage in reading from a phone, at least for me.
Since one of the newer Android versions, the operating system can control application popups. It can limit a popup to only making a sound/vibrate, only show a message, disable it completely, even if the app itself has no popup control.
I set up Whatsapp (and e-mail) to only emit sound when a message comes in. My girlfriend an I don't live together yet, and in the evening, we both often read, _and_ have a whatsapp conversation at the same time, typing our messages at the end of a section break or a chapter. I set up a specific sound for her.
So, when a message from her comes in, I read up to the next scene break or the end of the chapter, switch to whatsapp, reply, and then jump right back into the book. It prevents me from having to juggle both the e-reader and the phone.
The same is basically true when I'm in a train station. "When was that train coming again?" -> switch to public transport app, find the time -> switch back to my book again. Easier than having to close and put away my e-reader, get out the phone, and then reverse the process again.
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It's even better when I'm reading on my Kindle. There are no popups. I think you're really stretching to justify doing what you want to do when no such justification is necessary.
I use my phone to read perhaps twice a year when I have an emergency and no ereader. Normally, my ereader is in my little daypack or in one of the lower pockets of my Guayabera shirt. I read standing in line at the bank or waiting for a friend at the coffee shop.
If my phone notifies me of an appointment I always know what it is and ignore the phone. Email can wait till I'm home. I rarely even take my phone out when I'm away from home except to check my shopping list or check the map.