Who else prefers the 6" reader?

[Cactus Chef]

Originally Posted by PurpleStar

6 inch is good for me. The way I see it, the 6 inch is like reading a mass market paperback, whereas, more than 6 inch is like a trade or hardcover.

Personally, I find reading mass market paperbacks to be a pain in the ass! The book is perpetually in a McDonald's arch shape while you're reading it, and unless the lighting conditions are just right, the lines get more difficult to read as they approach the spine. One of the reasons I switched to an e-reader in the first place was how much I disliked the experience of trying to read in the evenings when I'm trying to wind down and don't want to have an overhead light turned on.

With that said, I vastly prefer the 7" or 8" reading experience to a 6" screen.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

To me, 6" feels small.

6" is a feature.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

6" is a feature.

7" is a benefit.

[cgsmom]

Most of the time I read on my 7.8" Nook GL4+. After using it for a while I much prefer it to the Oasis because I do change hands a lot and it is a distraction to keep rotating the reader. But it is heavy and I wouldn't want to go any larger.

When I recently had an arthritis flare in my hands, I switched to my Nook GL4e. Without its case, it is feather light and very comfortable to hold. The screen is not great and I might replace it with a GL4 if BN puts it on sale for Christmas.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by cgsmom

Most of the time I read on my 7.8" Nook GL4+...

...I switched to my Nook GL4e... The screen is not great and I might replace it with a GL4 if BN puts it on sale for Christmas.

I love the Nook hardware and I like the look of the UI. Their software is pretty out-of-date, but I could deal. What finally made me give up on the Nook was a few years ago where they did an update that removed hyphenation from their books. Why did they do that?

There were news articles written when Amazon finally added that to the Kindle. Why would B&N then say 'let's do the opposite' and think it was a good idea? Especially on a 6" reader?

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

7" is a benefit.

Reading coverless is a benefit.

[Renate]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

Reading coverless is a benefit.

Yeah, but I'm 1) a klutz, 2) very critical of screen purity. If I had a scratch, I'd buy a new device.

Yes, coverless is much lighter. Still, I'm amazed that "front flaps" (vs front & back covers) is not more of a thing. I love my self-made front flap and don't mind in the least that the back of the plastic case gets a bit beat up.

[cgsmom]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

What finally made me give up on the Nook was a few years ago where they did an update that removed hyphenation from their books. Why did they do that?

I had to laugh when I read that. The first time I saw someone comment about the removal of hyphenation I had to go look for myself. I hadn’t noticed even on my 6 inch reader.

I guess we are all really different when choosing what is important for a reader. No wonder they come in all shapes and sizes.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by cgsmom

I had to laugh when I read that. The first time I saw someone comment about the removal of hyphenation I had to go look for myself. I hadn’t noticed even on my 6 inch reader.

Yeah, 'rivers' in text bother me. When I first migrated from Nook to Kobo, I was critical of Kobo's text layout. Nook was just much better. Now it is the opposite.

[Sirtel]

I would be happy if Kobo removed hyphenation too and I'd no longer have to do it manually.

[ZodWallop]

It would be nice if hyphenation could be turned on and off (and here come the posts about ragged right). But I think that would be a little too in the weeds for most users.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

Reading coverless is a benefit.

Reading with a cover is AWESOME!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

It would be nice if hyphenation could be turned on and off (and here come the posts about ragged right). But I think that would be a little too in the weeds for most users.

To get ragged right without screwing center/right justification, you'd need to edit the eBook as most as set to full justify. Using the justification setting in Aa does not work properly.

[haertig]

For me, these devices are all about portability. Thus my 6" eReader, 8" tablet and 14" laptop.

At home, I love my big 'ol 32" computer monitor however.

BTW, 1920x1080 on a 14" laptop is indeed a challenge to see with older eyes (that's putting it mildly). But since a laptop is what you use when you can't get to your real computer (in my view), I go small so it's not a burden lugging it around. My laptop is for traveling/vacation use only.

Since you can adjust font size so easily on an eReader, I personally don't have any problems with a 6" screen. I go coverless, and it fits nicely in my cargo pants pocket. But any larger and you'd probably introduce transportation issues.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by haertig

BTW, 1920x1080 on a 14" laptop is indeed a challenge to see with older eyes (that's putting it mildly). But since a laptop is what you use when you can't get to your real computer (in my view), I go small so it's not a burden lugging it around. My laptop is for traveling/vacation use only.

Why don't you just adjust the scaling on your laptop?