Read with a smart phone or dedicated ereader?

[Tarana]

Since my vision got worse, all of my novel reading is on a dedicated reader. I can no longer use my Itouch for reading so just take an ereader with me everywhere. I use my tablet mostly for other stuff since I can't use it long due to the lighting and glare.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Tarana

Since my vision got worse, all of my novel reading is on a dedicated reader. I can no longer use my Itouch for reading

What I want to know is how you EVER used iTouch for reading given that this is what iTouch is.

A patented technology that adds Internet functionality to some Logitech brands of mice and keyboards through the use of software and iTouch Web site. The iTouch (a registered trademark) allows users with already established Internet service providers to access and navigate the Internet with the press of a single button. The iTouch, when used with features accessed via the iTouch Web site, lets you open e-mail, search, organize personal information sources and shop online. The iTouch software can also be used to directly launch applications.

[GlenBarrington]

About 80% tablet and 20% phone. Mostly the Kindle app, with occasional use of Moon Reader Pro. I still love that auto scroll, though I don't really like Moon's implementation of auto scroll.

Actually, the phone makes for a fairly decent reader (I started out reading on a Palm 100), so I could do much more on this convenient device, but as I age, the tablet is more comfortable.

When the backlit screen is too bright and hurts my eyes, I change to a dark background with light letters.

All in all, I'm reasonably satisfied with the reading experience I have.

EDIT: I must be getting OLD! It appears I already answered this question just a week or so ago without that event EVER attaching myself to my memory! Since neither response contradict each other very much, I will leave both in the thread in order to document what a dissolute life can do to a mind.

[maddz]

Neither. iPad mini 90% of the time, occasionally the iMac for PDFs of RPG rule sets where the larger screen size is an asset. The Kobo is currently gathering dust; I haven't used it for at least a couple of years.

(Having spent the past couple of years lugging a work laptop around most days, I'm all in favour of convergence - but I find phone screens too small.)

[GeeCrow]

I said "smart phone" because it's the nearest poll response to the truth. I use two Samsung tablets. I prefer reading on the 7" tablet rather than the 10" one, because the 7" screen is almost exactly the same size as a paperback book page.

I do have a red Sony Reader PRS600 & a Nook Tablet in my bedroom closet, but I've used the Samsung tablets far more than I ever used either dedicated e-reader. Sadly, when they stop manufacturing dedicated e-readers, it will be the fault of people like me.

[Lemurion]

Yes.

I prefer to read comics on my 12" tablet. Everything else is situational. I like my Kindle, my Nook HD+, my phone and the big tablet.

[Anthem]

Never thought I would say this but I mostly use my iPhone or Moto phone for reading ebooks these days. I'm as shocked as anyone by this development.

Oh and paper. I read a lot of books in printed format still.

I don't even know who I am any more.

[leebase]

Phones (iPhone) and tablets (iPad, kindle fire). I've never had eye strain issues, and do not often read outside in bright sunlight. Though my iPhone 7 is plenty bright to do so. My biggest reading problem outside in bright light is that I wear transitions glasses that get dark.

I was at the beach recently and listened to audible books instead of reading

[WT Sharpe]

Last week I was out of town. Normally I carry both my iPad and my Kindle in this case.



Unfortunately, last week I thought I had already put them in the bag and left with an empty bag, so I was stuck with just my phone (thankfully, issybird was kind enough to temporarily take over my Book Club duties). Reading on the phone's Kindle app is fine for a doctor's office or something similar, but it's terrible for reading in bed at night. The app doesn't allow for variance in the light intensity, even when I turn the overall phone light down.

[4691mls]

I recently got a smartphone so I've tried reading on it. I'm OK with the smaller size - it fits in my hand better than my ereader and I use a small font anyway.

However, despite experimenting with the color and brightness level, if I read on the phone for too long I end up with eyestrain, so my eink reader will continue to be my primary reading device. I've never had eyestrain issues with the eink reader even if I spend most of a Saturday reading.

[ben.sawyer]

I read ebooks mostly on Kindle. It has best black and white balance. Nook is also not bad at all.
Sometimes, very rarely, I use my 5.7" phone to read.

I read comics with tablet. Has 10" and thinking about getting some 13" tablet.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by 4691mls

However, despite experimenting with the color and brightness level, if I read on the phone for too long I end up with eyestrain, so my eink reader will continue to be my primary reading device. I've never had eyestrain issues with the eink reader even if I spend most of a Saturday reading.

I prefer an e-ink device anyway. But on your phone, have you tried a black background with white/gray text?

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by ben.sawyer

I read comics with tablet. Has 10" and thinking about getting some 13" tablet.

You and me both. If you get that 13" tablet, I'll be jealous. I'd love it, but I'm too cheap to pull the trigger.

[4691mls]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I prefer an e-ink device anyway. But on your phone, have you tried a black background with white/gray text?

I didn't like the black background with light text. I found it hard to read, plus the black background seemed to show more noticeable reflections of any lights (or anything light-colored) in the room around me. My best results were with a sepia background with the brightness level set low.

I know from the many past threads about LCD vs eink that some people can read successfully on LCD devices and some can't. Apparently I'm one of the can'ts, at least for reading more than a chapter or two at a time. I figure I can use the phone to read for brief periods like while sitting in the dentist's waiting room, but I will use the eink reader when I plan to read for a longer period of time.

[ersott]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I no longer carry my Kindle wherever I go. These days the Kindle is for reading at home. Whenever I'm out, I pick up right where I left off on my phone's Kindle app.

This is the same for me.

I really read very well in Iphone 7 plus.