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Old 10-06-2015, 04:18 PM   #31
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I am not in a reading neighborhood. I would also venture to guess that not counting one house, there are less than 20 books of any kind on the entire block. And of those 20 books at least 15 would be 1 particular book.
So what does this suggest?
You live in the Bible belt
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Old 10-06-2015, 04:40 PM   #32
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Or somewhere where people only bought 50 Shades
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Old 10-06-2015, 04:42 PM   #33
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Old 10-06-2015, 04:57 PM   #34
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Ditto. But there is good research about using LCD screens late at night, and having disturbed sleep patterns.
Of course, there are apps that resolve that. (I use Twilight on my Androids, Flux on my laptop.)
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Old 10-06-2015, 07:14 PM   #36
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What type of Android devices do you have? Do you know if OLED devices can be damaged by the red? I use the Filter Your Screen app and it has a warning.

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Old 10-06-2015, 08:10 PM   #37
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Hmm. This story is on the Guardian now too.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/201...ok-sales-surge
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Old 10-06-2015, 08:33 PM   #38
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Why would someone go to bookstore to buy a Kindle, when they can order directly from Amazon.

I am seeing more and more people reading on their phones and tablets instead of ereaders.

50% of my reading is done on my phone and the other 50% is done on my pc.

This was inevitable. There will always be some who will insist on having E-ink, but the majority of us will and are very happy with our phones and tablets.
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Why would someone go to bookstore to buy a Kindle, when they can order directly from Amazon.

I am seeing more and more people reading on their phones and tablets instead of ereaders.

50% of my reading is done on my phone and the other 50% is done on my pc.

This was inevitable. There will always be some who will insist on having E-ink, but the majority of us will and are very happy with out phones and tablets.
Have to love the typo. Though I do know people that are happy without any of the three.
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Old 10-06-2015, 08:50 PM   #40
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Why would someone go to bookstore to buy a Kindle, when they can order directly from Amazon.
Why not? They go to department stores, electronics stores and office supplies stores to buy them too.
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Old 10-06-2015, 08:55 PM   #41
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My Kobo Glo still works very well and I have no intention of getting another e-ink ereader until that one dies (if at all), as it does everything I need.
Meaning it has great battery life,
It's stable and easy to use for reading novels and any pure text media.
It has a back light.
for an ereader I don't need anything else.

I more often use my tablet for reading ebooks though, but it's nice to have the ereader for long journeys, camping trips etc.

I still like reading pbooks from time to time, but mostly for nostalgia or collecting a special edition of something.
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Old 10-07-2015, 02:37 AM   #43
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Why would someone go to bookstore to buy a Kindle, when they can order directly from Amazon.

I am seeing more and more people reading on their phones and tablets instead of ereaders.

50% of my reading is done on my phone and the other 50% is done on my pc.

This was inevitable. There will always be some who will insist on having E-ink, but the majority of us will and are very happy with out phones and tablets.
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I suspect it was a Freudian slip.
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I've heard the bright light argument most often. I just don't see it. Yes, on older iPads it could have gotten washed out if you angle it exactly right. But that happens very rarely, and if it does I just adjust the screen slightly an voila - fixed. I have even tried reading outside laying around the pool down near the equator on a very bright day...still no issues.
Yes, I can read my tablet outside without problems. But not for 5 hours. The battery will drain visibly because I have to turn on my brightness to near max (in comparison, I usually have it turned to minimum).

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Ditto. But there is good research about using LCD screens late at night, and having disturbed sleep patterns.
I personally have more problems with sleeping after reading from my lighted e-ink devices... You cannot tone down the brightness enough while still keeping enough contrast. My tablet, I have a black screen, with light gray lettering and the brightness to a minimum. Which leaves more than enough contrast to read, and emits less light than my e-ink screen does when I want to keep it readable.
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What ever device I own for reading my books on is simply my book. Right now I use a Nook HD+ Tablet, but I do not consider it a tablet. It is my current book, although it could also be considered my current library. I do not like to read on my phone because of the small, for me, size. I used to read a lot of hardcover books so the size of the HD+ is fine for me.
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