Which Technology you prefer for reading novels - Page 2

v1k1ng1001 · 02-14-2011, 10:37 PM

I will always prefer the pbook. It's just not an economical model. E-ink devices allow me to read more books for less money, to conserve my storage space and to carry many books with me on longer trips.

Tattncat · 02-14-2011, 10:46 PM

E-ink definitely. The only time I prefer LCD is when reading in the dark.

BenBanned · 02-15-2011, 12:15 AM

I read on my ereader because its so convienent. If I have the book in paper I allways pick that over the reader.

Grimm · 02-15-2011, 12:25 AM

I prefer LCD as I like to read at night with the lights off or on low. Also with LCD I'm lucky in that I get no eyestrain whatsoever.

bucsie · 02-15-2011, 01:28 AM

I prefer e-ink. My eyes hurt with LCDs, even in no light conditions. And pbooks are heavy and voluminous. This reader is the best thing I ever bought.

Sweetpea · 02-15-2011, 01:42 AM

I find it annoying you put pbook and other together. So, no vote from me.

It's other. It depends on my situation: is it dark, am I outside, am I at home, or away...

tubemonkey · 02-15-2011, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tattncat

The only time I prefer LCD is when reading in the dark.

I do 'other' things in the dark.

sabredog · 02-15-2011, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I do 'other' things in the dark.

I like a little bit of light for "other" things....

chamekke · 02-15-2011, 02:50 AM

No question, me likey the e-ink.

And on the rare occasions when I want to do something in the dark other than sleep or 'other', the light on my Kindle's lighted cover works just fine :-D

Lirael · 02-15-2011, 03:58 AM

I like e-ink. I stare at LCDs for the rest of the day, and by the time I'm done my eyeballs are drier than the Sahara desert.

I've got a lightwedge cover on my 505 for reading in the dark; it's just as easy on the eyes.

hols57 · 02-15-2011, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

E-Ink
My arm gets tired holding a DT book that has grown to the the thickness of a L.A. phone directory

I agree! I am currently reading the hardback version of Bill Bryson's 'Home Life' which is great, but a 'heavy' read! But as the ebook was £18 I had the book for Xmas at £9.99.

Anke Wehner · 02-15-2011, 06:50 AM

eInk

I got a reader mostly to preserve storage space, but then found reading on it way more pleasant than reading a paper book, because I did not have to keep the reader from flapping shut. And the display is always flat and I can look at it straight-on, while book pages will be curved and I'll have to look at them sideways sometimes, because if I don't want to risk breaking the spine of a paperback I can't open it fully.

Comparing with reading on my computer screen, I get the impression the "eInk is easier on the eyes" bit is true.

idraw22 · 02-15-2011, 07:18 AM

I dunno, I have a Jetbook and a K3 so both e-ink or TFT which wasn't really up there, so I couldn't vote. I love reading on both of them... wayyy over pbooks, is that answer ok?Besides, I get so into a story sometimes, all I can see is the ebook screen, so it's blissful as long as my arm is ok.

Joykins · 02-15-2011, 10:50 AM

Paper, actually, for visuals. E-ink is nice but you get better contrast black on white (paper) than black on light gray (e-ink). There are other benefits to the e-reader that you don't get with paper, like portability, ease of book acquisition, one-handed operation, etc.

Poppaea · 02-15-2011, 11:07 AM

E-ink. I wouldn't have thought I like it as much as I do, but here it is: absolute love. I even buy the pbooks from my TBR as ebooks now.

View Poll Results: Which technology you prefer for novels
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LCD	23	11.17%
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02-14-2011, 10:37 PM	#16
v1k1ng1001 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1624276 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South, South Texas Device: Pocketbook 620	I will always prefer the pbook. It's just not an economical model. E-ink devices allow me to read more books for less money, to conserve my storage space and to carry many books with me on longer trips.

02-14-2011, 10:46 PM	#17
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	E-ink definitely. The only time I prefer LCD is when reading in the dark.

02-15-2011, 12:15 AM	#18
BenBanned Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 1326166 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ Device: Paper	I read on my ereader because its so convienent. If I have the book in paper I allways pick that over the reader.

02-15-2011, 12:25 AM	#19
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 prefer LCD as I like to read at night with the lights off or on low. Also with LCD I'm lucky in that I get no eyestrain whatsoever.

02-15-2011, 01:28 AM	#20
bucsie Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 674766 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle	I prefer e-ink. My eyes hurt with LCDs, even in no light conditions. And pbooks are heavy and voluminous. This reader is the best thing I ever bought.

02-15-2011, 01:42 AM	#21
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I find it annoying you put pbook and other together. So, no vote from me. It's other. It depends on my situation: is it dark, am I outside, am I at home, or away...

02-15-2011, 02:50 AM	#24
chamekke Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 13510 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	No question, me likey the e-ink. And on the rare occasions when I want to do something in the dark other than sleep or 'other', the light on my Kindle's lighted cover works just fine :-D

02-15-2011, 03:58 AM	#25
Lirael Moomin Posts: 137 Karma: 202147 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Sony PRS-350	I like e-ink. I stare at LCDs for the rest of the day, and by the time I'm done my eyeballs are drier than the Sahara desert. I've got a lightwedge cover on my 505 for reading in the dark; it's just as easy on the eyes.

02-15-2011, 06:50 AM	#27
Anke Wehner Addict Posts: 249 Karma: 177956 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Device: PRS-650	eInk I got a reader mostly to preserve storage space, but then found reading on it way more pleasant than reading a paper book, because I did not have to keep the reader from flapping shut. And the display is always flat and I can look at it straight-on, while book pages will be curved and I'll have to look at them sideways sometimes, because if I don't want to risk breaking the spine of a paperback I can't open it fully. Comparing with reading on my computer screen, I get the impression the "eInk is easier on the eyes" bit is true.

02-15-2011, 07:18 AM	#28
idraw22 Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 1094380 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: arkansas Device: Jetbook Lite, Kindle 3, jetbook mini, sony clie, sony prs-T1	I dunno, I have a Jetbook and a K3 so both e-ink or TFT which wasn't really up there, so I couldn't vote. I love reading on both of them... wayyy over pbooks, is that answer ok?Besides, I get so into a story sometimes, all I can see is the ebook screen, so it's blissful as long as my arm is ok.

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02-15-2011, 10:50 AM	#29
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,610 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	Paper, actually, for visuals. E-ink is nice but you get better contrast black on white (paper) than black on light gray (e-ink). There are other benefits to the e-reader that you don't get with paper, like portability, ease of book acquisition, one-handed operation, etc.

02-15-2011, 11:07 AM	#30
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	E-ink. I wouldn't have thought I like it as much as I do, but here it is: absolute love. I even buy the pbooks from my TBR as ebooks now.