Dedicated reading device

[Namekuseijin]

Oh, Queen Tess, you may be sexy and charming, but is totally lacking on sense of humor to the point of even tearing apart my favoured rofl emoticon...

Not my type of woman, if a woman you are indeed...

[Anthem]

Larger, better screens. Hardware designed with reading (specifically!) in mind that suits the activity more.

Also, no one can call me on my Kobo. I don't want to be interrupted while I am reading if I can help it. Spoils the concentration.

[Namekuseijin]

Originally Posted by jbcohen

I used to agree about dedicated devices until I lost my MP3 player three times then lost the electronic book reader once. Geeze that was getting rather expensive to keep replacing devices like that. Now I have them all combined into one device and you know I have not lost the smart phone yet. And the best thing about it is that it comes from my office: free phone and free airtime, free texting and what ever I want to do with it.

Indeed it's awesome. And I'm hoping we don't lose our phone, mp3 player, camera, e-reader, portable game machine all at once!

[Lemurion]

You know what's funny? I put almost all the same apps, and many of the same books on my Nook Color as I have on my existing smartphone. Why? Because the bigger screen makes things more legible.

[M0zza]

Originally Posted by jbcohen

So why do you prefer to read electronic books on a dedicated device rather than a smart phone? I am reading on a smart phone because I want to carry fewer number of devices with me, at one point I carried - two phones (one for work and one for home), an MP3 player and an electronic book reader. Now I carry one device that will do all of that, its a blackberry.

Originally Posted by jbcohen

I used to agree about dedicated devices until I lost my MP3 player three times then lost the electronic book reader once. Geeze that was getting rather expensive to keep replacing devices like that. Now I have them all combined into one device and you know I have not lost the smart phone yet. And the best thing about it is that it comes from my office: free phone and free airtime, free texting and what ever I want to do with it.

So your preference for one device is because you lose stuff...

[queentess]

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

Oh, Queen Tess, you may be sexy and charming, but is totally lacking on sense of humor to the point of even tearing apart my favoured rofl emoticon...

I AM sexy and charming. I have a sense of humor, but the ROFL icon falls squarely outside of it. And I value sarcasm above all else.

[Lemurion]

The more I think about it, and this thread has led me to think about it a fair bit, the more I realize that my own preference for dedicated vs. multi-function devices depends entirely on the intersection of use and suitability.

For example, I no longer own or use a dedicated MP3 player. I use my phone. A modern smartphone is at least as good an MP3 player as most dedicated devices, and I've pretty much always got it with me.

However, while I do read on it, it hasn't taken over that use case. The problem there is that while it does work as a reader, I get a noticeably better experience from a dedicated device. That's not the case with music, so I've ditched the MP3 player and kept the readers.

[Worldwalker]

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

Aside from verbose classics like Robinson Crusoe, I usually get several paragraphs worth of text on my 3.7" screen.

You have a 3.7" screen. I have a 6" screen. 'Nuff said.

[wolke0178]

... über das Telefon möchte ich erreichbar sein und mein Lesegerät (Sony) soll immer bereit sein (Akkulaufzeit!!!), beides passt in die Handtasche ...

[Namekuseijin]

Originally Posted by Worldwalker

You have a 3.7" screen. I have a 6" screen. 'Nuff said.

but its worthless if you happen to have bad eyes in need for larger fonts and in the end is presented with less text on screen...

I'm on page 74 in Robinson Crusoe. today was not a good reading day because I sat on the rear of the bus and it shook too much...

[FF2]

Originally Posted by Lemurion

The more I think about it, and this thread has led me to think about it a fair bit, the more I realize that my own preference for dedicated vs. multi-function devices depends entirely on the intersection of use and suitability.

For example, I no longer own or use a dedicated MP3 player. I use my phone. A modern smartphone is at least as good an MP3 player as most dedicated devices, and I've pretty much always got it with me.

However, while I do read on it, it hasn't taken over that use case. The problem there is that while it does work as a reader, I get a noticeably better experience from a dedicated device. That's not the case with music, so I've ditched the MP3 player and kept the readers.

I'll go along with your thinking on this. My BB is just fine as an mp3 player - playlists, albums, singles. Bluetooth or wired or speakphone (my mp3 player was only headphones). My BB can also serve up moves on airplanes. It can also take reasonable photos with gps locations but I have a digital camera that I prefer. It can be a reader but, so so. The BB also has a gps.

So, as noted, I have a separate camera with a lot more features (but no gps). It works better overall and takes higher resolution. Its lens is also better protected from pocket dust.

The k3 for reading because I prefer the larger screen with more type per page.

A car gps and a hiking gps. Both have onboard maps and do not need a data connection. The car (tomtom) talks and has a larger screen. The hiking has extended battery life and is pocketable.

Yup, the cellphone, BB, is more of a "swiss army knife" but is not appropriate in a number of situations - at least, not for me.

[sabredog]

Originally Posted by wolke0178

... über das Telefon möchte ich erreichbar sein und mein Lesegerät (Sony) soll immer bereit sein (Akkulaufzeit!!!), beides passt in die Handtasche ...

... Over the phone i accessible and my scanner (Sony) should always be ready (battery life!!!), both fits the handbag ...

A direct and very bad translation, my apologies for it.

Originally Posted by FF2

Yup, the cellphone, BB, is more of a "swiss army knife" but is not appropriate in a number of situations - at least, not for me.

I treat my iphone in the same way. A swiss army knife for a great deal of things but an ereader for me it is not.

[DuskyRose]

I've got an iPhone, an iPad and two Sony's. My iPhone is good for small time browsing, checking email, GPS and a bunch of other things, and although I carry a full supply of books on it I don't read off of it unless I don't have a Sony with me.

The iPad is cool too, and I even have my favorite program on it, but I don't use it for reading anymore. Tried it for a while, but in the end I feel like I'm still looking down the head of a flashlight trying to read the text. I can do it for a while, but not for serious reading.

If I'm going to sit down for more than a few minutes, I want one of my Sony's. eInk makes a *huge* difference for me when it comes to comfort, and longer battery life is a plus.

I don't even have to think about it anymore. I know what I'm going to reach for when it's story time.

[Worldwalker]

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

but its worthless if you happen to have bad eyes in need for larger fonts and in the end is presented with less text on screen...

Using larger fonts on a 6" reader still gives you more text on the screen than the same size fonts with a 3.7" reader.

[voracious71]

I will read on my iPhone here and there, but I prefer reading on my Kindle or my Nook. Just a personal preference..don't care for reading on a small screen.