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My Kindle was the first device I got and read books on for a couple of years. Then I got a tablet and read books on it, using Kindle for Android. Then I got a smartphone and went from the Kindle app to MoonReader. Then I revisited Calibre and went back to my Kindle device. And now I have newly bought a Kobo device as well.
I like eInk for fiction. I don't mind using my smartphone/tablet for a non-fiction book. I might be reading more than one book at a time, usually one novel, more than one non-fiction. I like that eInk pages don't suffer from glare like a typical phone or tablet, it more than compensates for not having colour. My ereaders don't have their own lighting, that's one thing I'd buy a new device for. It'd still be eInk I reckon. But as a simple digital version of a paper book, eInk devices are good. I hope they continue to be produced.
You know what I'd like to see? An eInk device in a bi-fold format, that can show left & right pages like a print book's page spread. Maybe with an option to have a separate book each side, or a separate place in the same book (like when cross-referencing and note-taking). Closing the leaves together would protect the screens when not in use. Opened out as a V might be more comfortable to hold too. Haven't come across one like that but more than likely would want one if I did!
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