You should try the Paperwhite from Amazon. It's just like reading on paper.
Not backlit. I have the Kindle HD Fire which is backlit and I use it for
catching up on e-mails or looking up stuff when I'm away from the house. I
do not use it for reading books. The backlight would drive me crazy. I
have a couple of Kindles that I use for reading. One is the oldest Kindle
that never had backlighting or anything else. The reason I bought that one
is that, if you disconnect it from the internet, the battery will last two
weeks or more. I've carried it to places without electricity and it hasn't
failed me yet. The newest Paperwhites are not quite as good battery-wise
because there are a lot of other features built-in, but I still think it
would last at least a week. My Paperwhite Kindle has hundreds of books on
it and I usually read one a night.
Insomniac Tina
On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 6/6/2014 5:03 PM, JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
>
>> Different things for different folks! I have absolutely no interest in
>> electronic books.
>>
>
> As you say. As with some others who have commented, I find the convenience
> of having a whole library on one little reader amazingly nice.
>
> One thing you may not know is the vast difference between computer
> monitors, tablets, etc. and dedicated readers like Kindle and Nook.
>
> I find reading on a laptop or my iPad mini irritating and tiring in all
> but very dim light and essentially impossible outdoors and in many well lit
> places. The e Ink display of the readers is easily readable in direct sun.
> They are reflective, with a matte surface, like a book. I can read one for
> hours without eye/brain fatigue.
>
> Because the display is passive, only using power to change pages, battery
> life is MUCH better than tablets.
>
> Not pushing you to try one, only providing information, should you ever be
> tempted. ;-)
>
> I buy many books "second hand" and often out of print. Most of my books
>> are "factual or reference".
>>
>
> Yeah, we both read a lot of fiction, which piles up faster, I think.
>
> I enjoy the tactile feel of a book and find it much easier to read off a
>> page as opposed to a screen. I wish I had more bookshelf space!
>>
>
> Finally, the accretion of books in this house has slowed, and they may not
> push us out. :-)
>
> Perhaps it is the traditionalist in me...give me a proper good quality
>> automatic wristwatch rather than a quartz or digital monstrosity, or the
>> readout on a mobile phone! ...it is all about "heart and soul" ;-)>
>>
>
> Well, yes and no for me. I love the really fancy gold pocket watch I
> inherited from my father. and the insides of mechanical watches are
> fascinating. But when I go out of the house, I mostly grab the $10 plastic
> watch with the much more expensive band - 'cause it's always right. Gaining
> maybe a second a month makes it perfect for information without fuss. The
> other times, it's the dressier, much more expensive Victorinox, although it
> doesn't keep as accurate time.
>
> What Time Is Moose
>
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