Do you wear glasses with your reader..??

Cpl Punishment · 01-16-2011, 03:09 PM

Do you wear glasses with your reader or adjust the fonts to compensate....??

mayoi · 01-16-2011, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpl Punishment

Do you wear glasses with your reader or adjust the fonts to compensate....??

Both.

LaurieGator · 01-16-2011, 03:15 PM

As a middle aged glasses wearer, I don't wear glasses with either of my e-readers. I haven't needed to compensate by enlarging the font yet but I do play with the background colors and text colors on my Nook Color. My girlfriend does compensate on her Kindle by enlarging the font rather than wearing reading glasses.

Jadon · 01-16-2011, 03:24 PM

While I can get by without glasses for a time, using my left eye for distance and right for close-up, doing so for more than fifteen minutes or so is uncomfortable. I can read the tiniest print with my right eye unaided (and will in fact take off my reading glasses to do so), but that's separate from the equalizing effect I need. But I do like bigger fonts, using my Kindle's default font on size 5 of 9, which is about the same size as the biggest eBookwise font.

Latinandgreek · 01-16-2011, 03:35 PM

I voted yes, as I normally do wear my glasses while reading from my Sony PRS-505, but occasionally I will read without them and bump up the font to compensate.

Cpl Punishment · 01-16-2011, 04:33 PM

I've been reading without glasses but my arms are not long enough when its low light....I may have to break down !!

wvcherrybomb · 01-16-2011, 05:00 PM

I enlarge the fonts but still have to use my glasses. I can't see anything up close, regardless of size.

My kids laugh when they see the font size on my Kindle, as it looks like I'm reading a child's book.

caleb72 · 01-16-2011, 05:21 PM

For some reason, I can read my Kindle better without my glasses. The font looks slightly bigger and darker with my glasses off.

Regards
Caleb

SneakySnake · 01-16-2011, 05:28 PM

Reset the font and away I go! Tempted to wear glasses sometimes, but it is always easier to read a larger font. So far!

SeaBookGuy · 01-16-2011, 05:33 PM

Sony medium font is plenty big; half the time I use small -- it depends on the book.

cfrizz · 01-16-2011, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpl Punishment

Do you wear glasses with your reader or adjust the fonts to compensate....??

I have to do both in order to read.

Rumpelteazer · 01-16-2011, 06:30 PM

I usually wear contact lenses but even when I'm wearing glasses I usually have them on when I read. Only when I read in bed at night I sometimes take them off when reading, but I don't increase the font size.

bjones6416 · 01-16-2011, 06:36 PM

In the daytime I wear my glasses; at night in bed I just bump the font up to huge.

MrsPartridge · 01-16-2011, 06:40 PM

All my books are Large Print now. I used to have to switch to reading glasses but now I can use the bottom of my bi-focals and just enlarge the font to Large.

My kids also laugh and say all the page turns I have to do are draining the batteries that much faster. So what. I'm very happy to comfortably read all books.

Under the Covers · 01-16-2011, 06:47 PM

To reduce the number of page turns, I usually wear glasses. On occasion, though, I just bump up the font size yet another notch from its already increased size.

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01-16-2011, 03:15 PM	#3
LaurieGator Crazy Cat Lady Posts: 96 Karma: 13662 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arizona Device: Kindle 2i, Nook Color (Rooted)	As a middle aged glasses wearer, I don't wear glasses with either of my e-readers. I haven't needed to compensate by enlarging the font yet but I do play with the background colors and text colors on my Nook Color. My girlfriend does compensate on her Kindle by enlarging the font rather than wearing reading glasses.

01-16-2011, 03:24 PM	#4
Jadon Hermit Posts: 192 Karma: 9425 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kobo Glo	While I can get by without glasses for a time, using my left eye for distance and right for close-up, doing so for more than fifteen minutes or so is uncomfortable. I can read the tiniest print with my right eye unaided (and will in fact take off my reading glasses to do so), but that's separate from the equalizing effect I need. But I do like bigger fonts, using my Kindle's default font on size 5 of 9, which is about the same size as the biggest eBookwise font.

01-16-2011, 03:35 PM	#5
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I voted yes, as I normally do wear my glasses while reading from my Sony PRS-505, but occasionally I will read without them and bump up the font to compensate.

01-16-2011, 04:33 PM	#6
Cpl Punishment Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 4156546 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On The Move Device: Ipad 103rd Gen	I've been reading without glasses but my arms are not long enough when its low light....I may have to break down !!

01-16-2011, 05:00 PM	#7
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	I enlarge the fonts but still have to use my glasses. I can't see anything up close, regardless of size. My kids laugh when they see the font size on my Kindle, as it looks like I'm reading a child's book.

01-16-2011, 05:21 PM	#8
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	For some reason, I can read my Kindle better without my glasses. The font looks slightly bigger and darker with my glasses off. Regards Caleb

01-16-2011, 05:28 PM	#9
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Reset the font and away I go! Tempted to wear glasses sometimes, but it is always easier to read a larger font. So far!

01-16-2011, 05:33 PM	#10
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Sony medium font is plenty big; half the time I use small -- it depends on the book.

01-16-2011, 06:30 PM	#12
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I usually wear contact lenses but even when I'm wearing glasses I usually have them on when I read. Only when I read in bed at night I sometimes take them off when reading, but I don't increase the font size.

01-16-2011, 06:36 PM	#13
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	In the daytime I wear my glasses; at night in bed I just bump the font up to huge.

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01-16-2011, 06:40 PM	#14
MrsPartridge Member Posts: 10 Karma: 35244 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 650	All my books are Large Print now. I used to have to switch to reading glasses but now I can use the bottom of my bi-focals and just enlarge the font to Large. My kids also laugh and say all the page turns I have to do are draining the batteries that much faster. So what. I'm very happy to comfortably read all books.

01-16-2011, 06:47 PM	#15
Under the Covers Night Reader Posts: 127 Karma: 4314 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rocky Mountains (US) Device: Sony PRS-650	To reduce the number of page turns, I usually wear glasses. On occasion, though, I just bump up the font size yet another notch from its already increased size.