Portrait vs Landscape Mode - Page 2

Sweetpea · 02-14-2015, 01:06 AM

Always portrait. I tried reading in landscape with 2 pages on a 10" screen, but didn't like it. I prefer not to read at all then....

crich70 · 02-14-2015, 02:22 AM

Portrait when reading, and landscape when watching a movie (Kindle Fire).

soulfuldog · 02-14-2015, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DustyDisks

Portrait for reading, (more text per page ) landscape for web use, mostly.

Same for me. Reading a book in landscape mode feels weird, whereas it's nice for web browsing.

dwig · 02-14-2015, 11:23 AM

for me it depends on the device and whether it's being handheld or sitting on a table/stand.

Handheld with modern tablet-esque devices, like my Kindle, I prefer portrait primarily because the device balances better in my hand.

When I use my 8" Windows tablet I usually read with it on a stand in 2-column landscape mode. I use it in single column portrait mode when I'm reading handheld.

When I used earlier low resolution small screen devices (Sony Clie PalmOS devices like the UX50 in my avatar and HP 320LX WinCE devices) I usually used landscape in order to get a decent line length with a decent character size.

sakura-panda · 02-16-2015, 10:37 AM

I prefer to read in portrait mode.

rcentros · 02-17-2015, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

Which one do you prefer to read in?

Portrait.

Solitaire1 · 02-20-2015, 02:44 PM

I prefer to read in portrait mode mainly because that is what I'm used to. To me, the key is that the ebook is formatted to display properly on the screen. It's for that reason that I prefer to format my ebooks as PDF, I can count on them looking exactly as intended on my ereader's screen.

patrickt · 02-20-2015, 08:28 PM

Portrait

shanghaichica · 02-22-2015, 10:34 AM

Portrait for novels and magazines. If I'm reading articles on my iPad then landscape.

ucfgrad93 · 02-22-2015, 12:32 PM

Portrait.

Bookworm_Girl · 02-22-2015, 12:41 PM

I typically read portrait on my devices with one exception. On my iPad4 I prefer reading books in landscape with double columns. It's disappointing how many apps do not offer double columns.

Geralt · 02-22-2015, 12:47 PM

Portrait. I read fiction on my kindles, not pdf.

Dr. Drib · 02-22-2015, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geralt

Portrait. I read fiction on my kindles, not pdf.

I think you may be confusing two terms - fiction and PDF:

1) Fiction is not a format.

I have quite a number of fiction documents in PDF. I read both fiction and non-fiction on my Kindles.

Geralt · 02-22-2015, 01:17 PM

I'm not confused. I know what I mean. I buy speculative fiction, and all of my books are in epub and azw3. I don't have fiction books in pdf format.
Pdf files I have are either scientific articles or magazines and I don't read those on kindle. I read them on my tablet.

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02-14-2015, 01:06 AM	#16
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Always portrait. I tried reading in landscape with 2 pages on a 10" screen, but didn't like it. I prefer not to read at all then....

02-14-2015, 02:22 AM	#17
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Portrait when reading, and landscape when watching a movie (Kindle Fire).

02-14-2015, 11:23 AM	#19
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718541 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	for me it depends on the device and whether it's being handheld or sitting on a table/stand. Handheld with modern tablet-esque devices, like my Kindle, I prefer portrait primarily because the device balances better in my hand. When I use my 8" Windows tablet I usually read with it on a stand in 2-column landscape mode. I use it in single column portrait mode when I'm reading handheld. When I used earlier low resolution small screen devices (Sony Clie PalmOS devices like the UX50 in my avatar and HP 320LX WinCE devices) I usually used landscape in order to get a decent line length with a decent character size.

02-16-2015, 10:37 AM	#20
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I prefer to read in portrait mode.

02-20-2015, 02:44 PM	#22
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,926 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	I prefer to read in portrait mode mainly because that is what I'm used to. To me, the key is that the ebook is formatted to display properly on the screen. It's for that reason that I prefer to format my ebooks as PDF, I can count on them looking exactly as intended on my ereader's screen.

02-20-2015, 08:28 PM	#23
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Portrait

02-22-2015, 10:34 AM	#24
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	Portrait for novels and magazines. If I'm reading articles on my iPad then landscape.

02-22-2015, 12:32 PM	#25
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	Portrait.

02-22-2015, 12:41 PM	#26
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	I typically read portrait on my devices with one exception. On my iPad4 I prefer reading books in landscape with double columns. It's disappointing how many apps do not offer double columns.

02-22-2015, 12:47 PM	#27
Geralt Witcher Posts: 933 Karma: 7321117 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Swamp. Slaying Drowners. Device: Kindle PW2	Portrait. I read fiction on my kindles, not pdf.

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02-22-2015, 01:17 PM	#29
Geralt Witcher Posts: 933 Karma: 7321117 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Swamp. Slaying Drowners. Device: Kindle PW2	I'm not confused. I know what I mean. I buy speculative fiction, and all of my books are in epub and azw3. I don't have fiction books in pdf format. Pdf files I have are either scientific articles or magazines and I don't read those on kindle. I read them on my tablet.