Do you read on your phone? - Page 4

banjobama · 01-20-2012, 11:47 AM

OK, I have to change my answer. I started reading on my phone BUT, only at the bus stop at night when it's dark and I can't read well on my Sony. I still agree with what I said but it doesn't matter if the battery drains since I'm only doing it for 15 minutes or less. And I can put up with the small screen for that amount of time.

JoelArnold · 01-20-2012, 02:43 PM

I read on my phone during work breaks a lot.

Jakie · 05-24-2012, 01:56 AM

Having started on a Tungsten T3, and a Windows CE phone, I have no problem reading on my Blackberry or Android phones. (Even at my advanced age - progressive lenses are wonderful!) I do have my Sony PRS300, and my sig other has her Kobo touch, but they need backlight, and I like reading in the dark...go figure.

Belfaborac · 05-24-2012, 02:48 AM

I bought my first smartphone specifically in order to read on it, it being so much more portable than the PRS-950. If I hadn't wanted to read on it, I would have bought the simplest phone I could find instead.

wizwor · 05-24-2012, 06:40 AM

My phone is my device of last resort for everything except phone calls and texting (which I do rarely). It's an awful device that stays charged for a day or two, fits in my pocket, and has connectivity just about everywhere.

kennyc · 05-24-2012, 06:48 AM

Only on occasion, but not never.

LovesMacs · 05-24-2012, 10:02 AM

Yes I read on my phone and in fact I read on my phone before I had an e-reader, thanks to apps!

morantis · 05-24-2012, 10:12 AM

Only in completely stopped traffic or when unutterably slow wait time somewhere.

John F · 05-24-2012, 11:35 AM

I'm not sure what to pick. I probably read 30 minutes once a week on my smartphone.

Nyssa · 05-25-2012, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

I use to before I got my Kindle. Hardly ever read on my phone now.

^This, except I'd change Hardly Ever to Never.

Kumabjorn · 05-26-2012, 03:48 AM

I used to read on my HTC Desire, then the Kindle app got bloated and the Desire is kind of weak already on memory so I deleted the app.
The other day I got a Samsung Galaxy Note, lots of memory and a magnificent screen. I've already downloaded the Kindle app and it no longer feels bloated or slow. So I might just begin reading on it again, this time of the year though it doesn't really get dark enough to require a backlit screen.

Grimm · 05-26-2012, 12:56 PM

I do when it's all I have with me. I read using Aldiko on my Droid Incredible 2. I also use Aldiko Sync to sync my books across my phone and tablets. Makes things incredibly easy.

Marrella · 05-27-2012, 07:36 AM

I read on my iPod Touch, does that count? It's the same size as a smartphone. I don't use it at home, though, where I prefer my eInk devices, but the iPod is always in my purse to read on the tram or when I have to wait at the doctor's. Before I had it, I used to carry a paperback around.

Ravensknight · 05-27-2012, 09:39 AM

my phone I use...
to make phone calls...
that is it...
and 1.5in...
screen just...
isn't big enough...
to read...
anything really...

stop__dreaming · 05-28-2012, 10:34 AM

No.

I have my Kindle on me everywhere I go. I do also have my phone on me always, but I like to keep that for phone usage and internet. I prefer reading on a larger display such as my Kindle and the battery life on an e-reader kicks a smart phone's a$$ every day of the week. Besides, the main reason why I enjoy my Kindle is that the screen is as big as reading an actual book. No smart phone can offer that.

I have a friend who only reads via his iPhone.

So, in conclusion, my Kindle is larger, always at hand, no glare and doesn't waste the battery as fast.

View Poll Results: Do you read on your phone?
Yes, a LOT. Thank god for smart phones or I'd never have a chance to read.	18	11.69%
Yes, I like my smart phone for the reading experience. I turn more pages, w00t!	24	15.58%
Yes, and Calibre + Calibre2Opds + Dropbox makes me so warm and happy and fuzzy.	9	5.84%
No, I can usually whip out my eInk or tablet when I want to read.	46	29.87%
No. Are you kidding? Text is so tiny, and screen glare, and NO.	44	28.57%
This is a very silly poll, and I currently have a mackerel on my head.	32	20.78%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 154. You may not vote on this poll

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01-20-2012, 11:47 AM	#46
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	OK, I have to change my answer. I started reading on my phone BUT, only at the bus stop at night when it's dark and I can't read well on my Sony. I still agree with what I said but it doesn't matter if the battery drains since I'm only doing it for 15 minutes or less. And I can put up with the small screen for that amount of time.

01-20-2012, 02:43 PM	#47
JoelArnold Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1036914 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Savage, MN Device: Kindle 3	I read on my phone during work breaks a lot.

05-24-2012, 01:56 AM	#48
Jakie Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 225544 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Keremeos BC Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libre2	Having started on a Tungsten T3, and a Windows CE phone, I have no problem reading on my Blackberry or Android phones. (Even at my advanced age - progressive lenses are wonderful!) I do have my Sony PRS300, and my sig other has her Kobo touch, but they need backlight, and I like reading in the dark...go figure.

05-24-2012, 02:48 AM	#49
Belfaborac Wizard Posts: 1,498 Karma: 5199835 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norway Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-950	I bought my first smartphone specifically in order to read on it, it being so much more portable than the PRS-950. If I hadn't wanted to read on it, I would have bought the simplest phone I could find instead.

05-24-2012, 06:40 AM	#50
wizwor Wizard Posts: 1,068 Karma: 23867385 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle, fire	My phone is my device of last resort for everything except phone calls and texting (which I do rarely). It's an awful device that stays charged for a day or two, fits in my pocket, and has connectivity just about everywhere.

05-24-2012, 06:48 AM	#51
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,891 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Only on occasion, but not never.

05-24-2012, 10:02 AM	#52
LovesMacs Fanatic Posts: 513 Karma: 2644386 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: iPhone, Kindle Touch	Yes I read on my phone and in fact I read on my phone before I had an e-reader, thanks to apps!

05-24-2012, 10:12 AM	#53
morantis Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 769546 Join Date: May 2012 Device: none	Only in completely stopped traffic or when unutterably slow wait time somewhere.

05-24-2012, 11:35 AM	#54
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,866 Karma: 70186493 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	I'm not sure what to pick. I probably read 30 minutes once a week on my smartphone.

05-26-2012, 03:48 AM	#56
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	I used to read on my HTC Desire, then the Kindle app got bloated and the Desire is kind of weak already on memory so I deleted the app. The other day I got a Samsung Galaxy Note, lots of memory and a magnificent screen. I've already downloaded the Kindle app and it no longer feels bloated or slow. So I might just begin reading on it again, this time of the year though it doesn't really get dark enough to require a backlit screen.

05-26-2012, 12:56 PM	#57
Grimm DRM killer Posts: 471 Karma: 793120 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Just northeast of Atlanta, GA Device: ASUS Transformer Prime (Sold: Nook, Kindle 3, Nook Color, Nook STR)	I do when it's all I have with me. I read using Aldiko on my Droid Incredible 2. I also use Aldiko Sync to sync my books across my phone and tablets. Makes things incredibly easy.

05-27-2012, 07:36 AM	#58
Marrella Cambrian crab Posts: 2,904 Karma: 3229927 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Germany Device: Kindle, Pocket Book, Kobo, Sony	I read on my iPod Touch, does that count? It's the same size as a smartphone. I don't use it at home, though, where I prefer my eInk devices, but the iPod is always in my purse to read on the tram or when I have to wait at the doctor's. Before I had it, I used to carry a paperback around.

05-27-2012, 09:39 AM	#59
Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	my phone I use... to make phone calls... that is it... and 1.5in... screen just... isn't big enough... to read... anything really...

05-28-2012, 10:34 AM	#60
stop__dreaming Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 1211098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol, England Device: Kindle 3	No. I have my Kindle on me everywhere I go. I do also have my phone on me always, but I like to keep that for phone usage and internet. I prefer reading on a larger display such as my Kindle and the battery life on an e-reader kicks a smart phone's a$$ every day of the week. Besides, the main reason why I enjoy my Kindle is that the screen is as big as reading an actual book. No smart phone can offer that. I have a friend who only reads via his iPhone. So, in conclusion, my Kindle is larger, always at hand, no glare and doesn't waste the battery as fast.