Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Much easier on the eyes. Tablets use oles or lcd technology which is very ?bright?. I?m paraphrasing but it?s much harsher on they eyes. Particularly for plain text like books


A kindle kindle is much much gentler but offers the same benefits (changing font size etc)



If I forget my kindle when I?m out and about I generally don?t switch to tablet app for this reason. I?d rather just not read in that case

As a long term kindle and tablet owner I think there are significant benefits to reading on the kindle. The eInk technology is much easier on the eyes, the battery life is great, and the form factor is easier to hold for extended periods. I also think they?re less of a target for thieves so I?m much more comfortable reading on by the pool or on a beach (when that becomes an issue again).

Ruffler Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Nighttime reading is great with the Kindle

> Paperwhite. I like to keep the room dark so no

> need to turn on the bedside light.

>

> I was sceptical about Kindles when they first came

> out. I love mine now, wouldn?t be without it.


seconded! I remember when a friend said she'd been given a Kindle one christmas I scoffed and thought 'whats the point'

I was gifted the Paperwhite as a mothers day present and now I cant imagine life without it Its fantastic for reading in bed at night (which is when I most often use it) I still buy books (especially ones about art etc) in their real form but I really cant imagine life without my Kindle.

I dont own a tablet so have no comparison to make.

It depends on what e-paper and what type of subscription. It is more likely than not that you would need to cancel your existing subscription and get a specialised Kindle subscription. For example, I have a Times Digital subscription which allows me to read on mobile, PC and tablet, but it doesn't work on the Kindle and there is a separate subscription plan for the Times on the Kindle store.

When I was living overseas and travelling a lot I had newspaper and magazine subscriptions on my kindle but once I stopped travelling so much I cancelled them. The reading experience of magazines and newspapers on a kindle is distinctly suboptimal for a couple of reasons: The kindle is optimised for reading linearly not for jumping between articles. Also magazines and newspapers use far more images and diagrams which eInk technology isn?t great for. Finally I get the feeling that for many publishers their kindle editions are an afterthought which compounds the first two problems.


Overall the kindle is optimised for books and does that brilliantly. I?d rather read news content either on screen or in print.

  • 1 month later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • Thank you, Pugwash. That's really useful information. Do you know who was responsible for the locks and keys, or which council department? Could you PM me if you don't want to put someone's personal details on here?  It may save me having to speak to Monica. Thanks.
    • Does anybody know why? Trees aren't cut down for no reason. There must have been something wrong with it (I hope that was the reason). A child was recently killed and another one injured when a tree fell in a park (not in this area). It isn't always obvious from the outside when a tree is diseased or whatever, and I imagine the council would give safety considerations priority when deciding what to do, if there was any doubt at all.
    • It looks like they have cut it down completely now 😭
    • Different people will be  involved within Thames Water. The people dealing with the leaks aren't the people encouraging less water usage. How many people have reported the Barry Road leak? By what channels? What response have they had? When we had a leak in our road which meant we had no water, several people reported it, there was good communication with TW, they explained why they couldn't come out immediately (other urgent jobs elsewhere in the area) , kept  in touch with us and fixed the leak within a reasonable timescale (hours). Someone from TW also contacted me later to make sure my water was back. But does Thames Water know about it? They aren't psychic (I presume). If nobody reports it, I also presume they won't even know the leaks are  there, unless they have some kind of central monitoring system which tells them when there are leaks in the system. To make it clear, I am not defending Thames Water as a company, which I think should never have been privatised.  But there are some things they can't be blamed for (old and disintegrating water pipe system in London) and some they can (possibly, lack of sufficient staff to deal with leaks, maybe due to trying to save money to give their shareholders more. But this is just surmise on my part - I know nothing about Thames Water).
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...