A comfortable read.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Labarum

There is a shaving forum I dip into occasionally. Some men have an amazing collection of razors. The forum has coined the term SAD - Shaver Acquisition Disorder. What would be the equivalent here? Screen Acquisition Disorder?

Enough! Back to strategies for a comfortable read . . .

I (coined) am partial to the acronym "EGAD" (Electronic Gadget Acquisition Disorder).

[applesauce]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I use this for reading in bed or watching a movie.

It's a little bigger than I would like but it works great on all my Kindles and Kindle Fire.

I own a 3Feet Stand and only use it when I am my desk otherwise it falls over.

I would love a smaller version of this. I read quiet fast and use a large font for vission problems. This means turning pages often. This means I need my hand on the kindle at all times. No keeping hands warm under the covers. I also have strength issues in my wrists and hands, so always rest my wrist on something.
I just am not sure how annoying something that big would be.

applesauce

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by applesauce

I would love a smaller version of this. I read quiet fast and use a large font for vission problems. This means turning pages often. This means I need my hand on the kindle at all times. No keeping hands warm under the covers. I also have strength issues in my wrists and hands, so always rest my wrist on something.
I just am not sure how annoying something that big would be.

applesauce

I'll take some pics of it with my Kindles and post here later today so you can actually get the size of it. I love mine!

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I'll take some pics of it with my Kindles and post here later today so you can actually get the size of it. I love mine!

I ordered one (in purple!) last week, but with a pre-ordered book for free shipping so I don't think it will ship until the end of the month.

[Labarum]

I have found that if I fold back my Nexus 7 case and clip the case into stand mode I can hold it more comfortably. When the case is set so as to stand the tablet horizontally on a surface the long side has a width of just over an inch (3 cm). Grasping that in my clumsy fist is much more comfortable that holding the narrow case in precision grip between thumb and forefinger.

So I have a solution for portrait mode reading; but I prefer reading on my 11.5" laptop. To be accurate it's a Samsung Chromebook (poor man's MacBook Air). The Beta Livemargin Reader (based on Readium?) is the best App I have found, and gives a very good two page view. Reading library loans online via Overdrive Read is very easy, but I do prefer the two page view - maybe the next version of Overdrive Read will have that feature

It's back to the ergonomic advantages of the hinge. A small laptop sits well on the knee and the screen can be adjusted to suit. A tap of the trackpad turns a page.