Read with a smart phone or dedicated ereader?

jbcohen · 01-16-2017, 07:36 PM

What do we all read with?

Apache · 01-16-2017, 08:05 PM

Surface Pro 4, so neither.
Apache

Dusky Rose · 01-16-2017, 08:08 PM

I use 50% dedicated reader and 50% tablet. I like the tablet and the ability to carry my whole library with me, but it gets hard on my eyes after a while. Love the e-Ink as its easier on the eyes, but get frustrated with it's limited ability to handle a lot of files. I never seem to have the books I want loaded at any particular time.

Favorite tablet is the iPad mini and the program Marvin. Favorite dedicated reader is the Kobo Aura One, and side loading.

I could do use a smart phone in a pinch, but really only use it for audio books.

dwig · 01-16-2017, 08:18 PM

Neither. I read on a Windows 10 tablet.

Previously, I read on a dedicated ereader (K3) and before that a series of "tablets" (PalmOS & WinCEv2). I've never read on a phone, flip or smart.

theducks · 01-16-2017, 08:35 PM

e-reader except for PDF. TABLET for that.
Phone is for reading SMS only b

SteveEisenberg · 01-16-2017, 08:40 PM

I take my Kindle Keyboard with me almost everywhere.

I did read news and books on Palm devices many years ago, including the Z22, which probably has a smaller screen than any currently marketed smart phone.

I will only read a book on my Fire HD if it is a library borrow that isn't available in Kindle format (such as if from the Brooklyn Public Library Cloud Library, formerly 3M).

I notice that paper books aren't among the choices. I do still read them as well

graycyn · 01-16-2017, 09:04 PM

Dedicated e-reader. Kobo Aura ONE currently, with Kobo Aura HD as backup.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

barryem · 01-16-2017, 09:20 PM

You need more possible answers. I do my long reading sessions on my Kindle at home and my short sessions when I'm elsewhere on my phone. I'm in a retirement home and elsewhere includes our community room so I get a lot of short sessions on the phone.

I'm really not sure which I do more reading on these days. I recently got a phone with an AMOLED screen and it's much easier on my eyes than LCD. With LCD I was limited to about 15 or 20 minutes per session without risking eyestrain. With the AMOLED screen I can manage 30 to 45 minutes. Any longer than that and I'm done for a few hours. On the Kindle I can read as long as I like.

Barry

Alohamora · 01-16-2017, 10:20 PM

Phone mostly. Now that I have a phone with a 5.5 inch screen, I can read on it all day long. Sometimes I use a tablet. On the very rare occasions I read outdoors, I might use a non-lighted Kindle.

AnemicOak · 01-16-2017, 11:19 PM

Aura HD, iPhone 6, a couple of different tablets, Windows Laptop.

Atunah · 01-16-2017, 11:50 PM

99 % of time my reading is done on a dedicated e-ink reader. Always kindles.

I cannot read on a tablet. And I use my phone on the rare occasion I sit in a doctors office and have to wait a bit. I consider my phone another tablet really, smaller one at 5.5, but still a tablet screen I can't read on. Books that is. Fine for a couple of minutes of looking at emails and such.

Sirtel · 01-17-2017, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atunah

99 % of time my reading is done on a dedicated e-ink reader. Always kindles.

I cannot read on a tablet. And I use my phone on the rare occasion I sit in a doctors office and have to wait a bit. I consider my phone another tablet really, smaller one at 5.5, but still a tablet screen I can't read on. Books that is. Fine for a couple of minutes of looking at emails and such.

Exactly the same here.

Valkrider · 01-17-2017, 02:30 AM

Neither iPad Mini.

drjd · 01-17-2017, 06:12 AM

Ebooks on Ereader and PDFs on laptop.

sakura-panda · 01-17-2017, 06:22 AM

Lately, I've been doing most of my reading either in the web browser window of my work PC, on my original iPad, on my phone, or on my Sony PRS-T1.

I did not vote in the poll because I could only choose one and neither choice is more than the other.

View Poll Results: Do we read with a smart phone or dedicated ereader?
Smart Phone	25	16.34%
EReader	128	83.66%
Voters: 153. You may not vote on this poll

01-16-2017, 07:36 PM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	Read with a smart phone or dedicated ereader? What do we all read with?

01-16-2017, 08:18 PM	#4
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718479 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	Neither. I read on a Windows 10 tablet. Previously, I read on a dedicated ereader (K3) and before that a series of "tablets" (PalmOS & WinCEv2). I've never read on a phone, flip or smart. Last edited by dwig; 01-16-2017 at 08:20 PM.

01-16-2017, 08:40 PM	#6
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,032 Karma: 39379388 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	I take my Kindle Keyboard with me almost everywhere. I did read news and books on Palm devices many years ago, including the Z22, which probably has a smaller screen than any currently marketed smart phone. I will only read a book on my Fire HD if it is a library borrow that isn't available in Kindle format (such as if from the Brooklyn Public Library Cloud Library, formerly 3M). I notice that paper books aren't among the choices. I do still read them as well Last edited by SteveEisenberg; 01-16-2017 at 08:45 PM.

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Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,137 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Surface Pro 4, so neither. Apache

01-16-2017, 08:08 PM	#3
Dusky Rose Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 2565288 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Aura One, Ipad mini retina, Kindle Voyage and Fire	I use 50% dedicated reader and 50% tablet. I like the tablet and the ability to carry my whole library with me, but it gets hard on my eyes after a while. Love the e-Ink as its easier on the eyes, but get frustrated with it's limited ability to handle a lot of files. I never seem to have the books I want loaded at any particular time. Favorite tablet is the iPad mini and the program Marvin. Favorite dedicated reader is the Kobo Aura One, and side loading. I could do use a smart phone in a pinch, but really only use it for audio books.

01-16-2017, 08:35 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,800 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	e-reader except for PDF. TABLET for that. Phone is for reading SMS only b

01-16-2017, 09:04 PM	#7
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,496 Karma: 11250344 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Kindle Oasis 2, Sony PRS-T2	Dedicated e-reader. Kobo Aura ONE currently, with Kobo Aura HD as backup. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

01-16-2017, 09:20 PM	#8
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	You need more possible answers. I do my long reading sessions on my Kindle at home and my short sessions when I'm elsewhere on my phone. I'm in a retirement home and elsewhere includes our community room so I get a lot of short sessions on the phone. I'm really not sure which I do more reading on these days. I recently got a phone with an AMOLED screen and it's much easier on my eyes than LCD. With LCD I was limited to about 15 or 20 minutes per session without risking eyestrain. With the AMOLED screen I can manage 30 to 45 minutes. Any longer than that and I'm done for a few hours. On the Kindle I can read as long as I like. Barry

01-16-2017, 10:20 PM	#9
Alohamora Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 8897438 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Device: Android phone, Fire tablet, ios phone	Phone mostly. Now that I have a phone with a 5.5 inch screen, I can read on it all day long. Sometimes I use a tablet. On the very rare occasions I read outdoors, I might use a non-lighted Kindle.

01-16-2017, 11:19 PM	#10
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Aura HD, iPhone 6, a couple of different tablets, Windows Laptop.

01-16-2017, 11:50 PM	#11
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	99 % of time my reading is done on a dedicated e-ink reader. Always kindles. I cannot read on a tablet. And I use my phone on the rare occasion I sit in a doctors office and have to wait a bit. I consider my phone another tablet really, smaller one at 5.5, but still a tablet screen I can't read on. Books that is. Fine for a couple of minutes of looking at emails and such.

01-17-2017, 02:30 AM	#13
Valkrider Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1250000 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kobo Libra, iPadAir2, PRS600, iPhone 6, iPod, Palm TX	Neither iPad Mini.

01-17-2017, 06:12 AM	#14
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	Ebooks on Ereader and PDFs on laptop.

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01-17-2017, 06:22 AM	#15
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	Lately, I've been doing most of my reading either in the web browser window of my work PC, on my original iPad, on my phone, or on my Sony PRS-T1. I did not vote in the poll because I could only choose one and neither choice is more than the other.