Read with a smart phone or dedicated ereader?

jbcohen · 01-16-2017, 07:36 PM

What do we all read with?

Apache · 01-16-2017, 08:05 PM

Surface Pro 4, so neither.
Apache

Dusky Rose · 01-16-2017, 08:08 PM

I use 50% dedicated reader and 50% tablet. I like the tablet and the ability to carry my whole library with me, but it gets hard on my eyes after a while. Love the e-Ink as its easier on the eyes, but get frustrated with it's limited ability to handle a lot of files. I never seem to have the books I want loaded at any particular time.

Favorite tablet is the iPad mini and the program Marvin. Favorite dedicated reader is the Kobo Aura One, and side loading.

I could do use a smart phone in a pinch, but really only use it for audio books.

dwig · 01-16-2017, 08:18 PM

Neither. I read on a Windows 10 tablet.

Previously, I read on a dedicated ereader (K3) and before that a series of "tablets" (PalmOS & WinCEv2). I've never read on a phone, flip or smart.

theducks · 01-16-2017, 08:35 PM

e-reader except for PDF. TABLET for that.
Phone is for reading SMS only b

SteveEisenberg · 01-16-2017, 08:40 PM

I take my Kindle Keyboard with me almost everywhere.

I did read news and books on Palm devices many years ago, including the Z22, which probably has a smaller screen than any currently marketed smart phone.

I will only read a book on my Fire HD if it is a library borrow that isn't available in Kindle format (such as if from the Brooklyn Public Library Cloud Library, formerly 3M).

I notice that paper books aren't among the choices. I do still read them as well

graycyn · 01-16-2017, 09:04 PM

Dedicated e-reader. Kobo Aura ONE currently, with Kobo Aura HD as backup.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

barryem · 01-16-2017, 09:20 PM

You need more possible answers. I do my long reading sessions on my Kindle at home and my short sessions when I'm elsewhere on my phone. I'm in a retirement home and elsewhere includes our community room so I get a lot of short sessions on the phone.

I'm really not sure which I do more reading on these days. I recently got a phone with an AMOLED screen and it's much easier on my eyes than LCD. With LCD I was limited to about 15 or 20 minutes per session without risking eyestrain. With the AMOLED screen I can manage 30 to 45 minutes. Any longer than that and I'm done for a few hours. On the Kindle I can read as long as I like.

Barry

Alohamora · 01-16-2017, 10:20 PM

Phone mostly. Now that I have a phone with a 5.5 inch screen, I can read on it all day long. Sometimes I use a tablet. On the very rare occasions I read outdoors, I might use a non-lighted Kindle.

AnemicOak · 01-16-2017, 11:19 PM

Aura HD, iPhone 6, a couple of different tablets, Windows Laptop.

Atunah · 01-16-2017, 11:50 PM

99 % of time my reading is done on a dedicated e-ink reader. Always kindles.

I cannot read on a tablet. And I use my phone on the rare occasion I sit in a doctors office and have to wait a bit. I consider my phone another tablet really, smaller one at 5.5, but still a tablet screen I can't read on. Books that is. Fine for a couple of minutes of looking at emails and such.

Sirtel · 01-17-2017, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atunah

99 % of time my reading is done on a dedicated e-ink reader. Always kindles.

I cannot read on a tablet. And I use my phone on the rare occasion I sit in a doctors office and have to wait a bit. I consider my phone another tablet really, smaller one at 5.5, but still a tablet screen I can't read on. Books that is. Fine for a couple of minutes of looking at emails and such.

Exactly the same here.

Valkrider · 01-17-2017, 02:30 AM

Neither iPad Mini.

drjd · 01-17-2017, 06:12 AM

Ebooks on Ereader and PDFs on laptop.

sakura-panda · 01-17-2017, 06:22 AM

Lately, I've been doing most of my reading either in the web browser window of my work PC, on my original iPad, on my phone, or on my Sony PRS-T1.

I did not vote in the poll because I could only choose one and neither choice is more than the other.

View Poll Results: Do we read with a smart phone or dedicated ereader?
Smart Phone	25	16.34%
EReader	128	83.66%
Voters: 153. You may not vote on this poll

01-16-2017, 07:36 PM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Read with a smart phone or dedicated ereader? What do we all read with?

01-16-2017, 08:18 PM	#4
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718541 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	Neither. I read on a Windows 10 tablet. Previously, I read on a dedicated ereader (K3) and before that a series of "tablets" (PalmOS & WinCEv2). I've never read on a phone, flip or smart. Last edited by dwig; 01-16-2017 at 08:20 PM.

01-16-2017, 08:40 PM	#6
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,421 Karma: 43514536 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	I take my Kindle Keyboard with me almost everywhere. I did read news and books on Palm devices many years ago, including the Z22, which probably has a smaller screen than any currently marketed smart phone. I will only read a book on my Fire HD if it is a library borrow that isn't available in Kindle format (such as if from the Brooklyn Public Library Cloud Library, formerly 3M). I notice that paper books aren't among the choices. I do still read them as well Last edited by SteveEisenberg; 01-16-2017 at 08:45 PM.

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01-16-2017, 08:05 PM	#2
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,277 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Surface Pro 4, so neither. Apache

01-16-2017, 08:08 PM	#3
Dusky Rose Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 2565288 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Aura One, Ipad mini retina, Kindle Voyage and Fire	I use 50% dedicated reader and 50% tablet. I like the tablet and the ability to carry my whole library with me, but it gets hard on my eyes after a while. Love the e-Ink as its easier on the eyes, but get frustrated with it's limited ability to handle a lot of files. I never seem to have the books I want loaded at any particular time. Favorite tablet is the iPad mini and the program Marvin. Favorite dedicated reader is the Kobo Aura One, and side loading. I could do use a smart phone in a pinch, but really only use it for audio books.

01-16-2017, 08:35 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,062 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	e-reader except for PDF. TABLET for that. Phone is for reading SMS only b

01-16-2017, 09:04 PM	#7
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,591 Karma: 11722446 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	Dedicated e-reader. Kobo Aura ONE currently, with Kobo Aura HD as backup. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

01-16-2017, 09:20 PM	#8
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	You need more possible answers. I do my long reading sessions on my Kindle at home and my short sessions when I'm elsewhere on my phone. I'm in a retirement home and elsewhere includes our community room so I get a lot of short sessions on the phone. I'm really not sure which I do more reading on these days. I recently got a phone with an AMOLED screen and it's much easier on my eyes than LCD. With LCD I was limited to about 15 or 20 minutes per session without risking eyestrain. With the AMOLED screen I can manage 30 to 45 minutes. Any longer than that and I'm done for a few hours. On the Kindle I can read as long as I like. Barry

01-16-2017, 10:20 PM	#9
Alohamora Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 8897438 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Device: Android phone, Fire tablet, ios phone	Phone mostly. Now that I have a phone with a 5.5 inch screen, I can read on it all day long. Sometimes I use a tablet. On the very rare occasions I read outdoors, I might use a non-lighted Kindle.

01-16-2017, 11:19 PM	#10
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Aura HD, iPhone 6, a couple of different tablets, Windows Laptop.

01-16-2017, 11:50 PM	#11
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	99 % of time my reading is done on a dedicated e-ink reader. Always kindles. I cannot read on a tablet. And I use my phone on the rare occasion I sit in a doctors office and have to wait a bit. I consider my phone another tablet really, smaller one at 5.5, but still a tablet screen I can't read on. Books that is. Fine for a couple of minutes of looking at emails and such.

01-17-2017, 02:30 AM	#13
Valkrider Addict Posts: 316 Karma: 1250000 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kobo Libra, iPadAir2, PRS600, iPhone 6, iPod, Palm TX	Neither iPad Mini.

01-17-2017, 06:12 AM	#14
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	Ebooks on Ereader and PDFs on laptop.

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01-17-2017, 06:22 AM	#15
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	Lately, I've been doing most of my reading either in the web browser window of my work PC, on my original iPad, on my phone, or on my Sony PRS-T1. I did not vote in the poll because I could only choose one and neither choice is more than the other.