Which E-book reader you are using now?

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by RichL

Galaxy note 3 with Cool Reader... What more could a fella ask for?

Something that can be read in sunlight?

[Anthem]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Something that can be read in sunlight?

Who wants to read outside?!

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Anthem

Who wants to read outside?!

<Harry hold up his hand>

It's nice to read outside in summer. Goodness knows we don't get that many warm summer days in England, but on those that we do get, out goes the sun lounger, and out goes Harry, to read on it .

[RichL]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Something that can be read in sunlight?

Yes but it's not something I would recommend for reading in direct sunlight.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Anthem

Who wants to read outside?!

I often meet friends in parks and I can read while I wait for them. Sometimes I enjoy eating in outdoor cafes and I usually read while I eat.

With my Kindle Paperwhite, I have the choice of where I read. I can read indoors, outdoors, in the dark, in the light. I can read anywhere.

I am aware one can read on a tablet but I question how many actually do.

[bfisher]

Sony T3, which recently replaced my Sony 300. Went to a lighter weight, a larger screen (6"), and it still fits in most of my shirt pockets

[covingtoncat73]

Kindle Paperwhite.

[Froide]

I answered this question above (and it's included in my profile, to the left of this post).

Originally Posted by patrickt

I am aware one can read on a tablet but I question how many actually do.

In response to patrickt: This data's relevant to your point, and interesting (IMHO):

Kathryn Zickuhr and Lee Rainie. (January 16, 2014). "E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps: A Snapshot of Reading in America in 2013". Pew Internet Research Project.

[saoir]

Originally Posted by Anthem

Who wants to read outside?!

Is that a joke ? What about reading in a street cafe ? In a local park ? In the car when parked ? Sitting in the garden ?

[Froide]

Originally Posted by saoir

Is that a joke ? What about reading in a street cafe ? In a local park ? In the car when parked ? Sitting in the garden ?

...or at the beach, on an elevated train, on a bus, in a solarium...

[bfisher]

This is starting to sound like Sam in Green Eggs and Ham
"Would you? Could you? in a car?"

[Froide]

Originally Posted by bfisher

This is starting to sound like Sam in Green Eggs and Ham
"Would you? Could you? in a car?"

I would, I could in a jar!

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Anthem

Who wants to read outside?!

There's nothing more relaxing than reading in a hammock, during a beautiful summer day. Or reading in front of you tent, in the shade of that tree, while on holiday. And there are more situations where you want to read outside (but I'm too lazy to list all of the reasons why I read outside)

Reading outside isn't necessarily reading in direct sunlight. I prefer to read in the half-shade, which makes reading a LCD screen difficult (without increasing brightness to full and thus decreasing battery life dramatically), but an e-ink screen is perfect in those situations.

[bfisher]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

There's nothing more relaxing than reading in a hammock, during a beautiful summer day. Or reading in front of you tent, in the shade of that tree, while on holiday. And there are more situations where you want to read outside (but I'm too lazy to list all of the reasons why I read outside)

Reading outside isn't necessarily reading in direct sunlight. I prefer to read in the half-shade, which makes reading a LCD screen difficult (without increasing brightness to full and thus decreasing battery life dramatically), but an e-ink screen is perfect in those situations.

Yes, I've spent many hours the last two years down by the river reading in the shade of a tree. An eink screen is perfect for that. I find that a tablet doesn't work as well in that situation.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Froide

I answered this question above (and it's included in my profile, to the left of this post).


In response to patrickt: This data's relevant to your point, and interesting (IMHO):

Kathryn Zickuhr and Lee Rainie. (January 16, 2014). "E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps: A Snapshot of Reading in America in 2013". Pew Internet Research Project.

The article starts: "As of January 2014, some 76% of American adults ages 18 and older said that they read at least one book in the past year."

No way. Self-reporting is not reliable. I do not believe that 76% of the population 18 and older read at least one book if we're excluding comic books.

I know people who claim they read all the time on their IPad. If I asked what book they're reading, well, there isn't one right now. What book did you last read? Then it's either I don't remember or "Dreams of my Father." Right.

I read on my smartphone at odd times but I do not claim that I read on my smartphone. I'll have a glass of wine with dinner once a week or so and I don't say I drink.