Amazon Kindle

All of that makes it sound like the logical choice. Maybe it’s just habit?

Anyone else stopped using their e-reader?

Just thinking that I never use my kindle anymore, ebooks are a bit shit compared to real books.

It is if you’re perfectly abled.

Ebooks have opened a lots of doors.

You missed the big one- reading in bed and dropping it on my head as I fall asleep.

The kindle doesn't hurt anywhere near as much as a hard back book.

Interesting, I'm the opposite. When given a real book to read, I find it annoying that I don't have a Kindle version.

+1

I was given a physical book for xmas, and found reading it on the commute to work such a massive PITA that I borrowed the ebook version from the internet.

Other than coffee table books /similar, the only benefit of a physical book I can think of is that you'll still be able to read them in the daytime in our post-apocalyptic Brexit word without power.

I wouldn't necessarily say I've stopped using it but I have a lot more purchases recently that are paper books opposed to ebooks. It depends on the type of book and whether I think I'd like to read through it again...

Went through a period recently of 'borrowing' from charity shops and the local library, always go back to the kindle though as I find it so convenient

I know of a few people who have been given Kindles as presents and read way more now. The convenience of always having books on tap is a large part I think.

Personally I've used ebooks for years, I used to have a palm pilot which I used for reading many years ago and now have a couple of kindles.

It's probably been a few years since I last read a physical book (other than things like cookbooks). The convenience of one-handed reading, the nightlight and being able to carry loads of books (as opposed to half a suitcase full of books) is great.

I tend to have a lengthy wishlist of titles and scan through them every so often and buy anything that's reduced to keep the cost down.

Has anyone got the new paperwhite that came out at the end of last year?
Any thoughts on it? Is is particularly better than the previous version?

I read virtually all my books on an Iphone SE. I periodically take up a real one and like almost everyone here, find the inconvenience, weight, and bulk an annoyance.

One of the biggest advantages of ebooks is that it made reading more accessible to the disabled, from audible, changing text sizes and fonts, backlit, etc.

This get overlooked, unsurprisingly it wasn’t made with disabled people in mind (like text messaging), but we benefit massively from it.

Imaging how much better if company started producing stuff with disabled people in mind.

My girlfriend's mum has one. It's a bit nicer than the previous generation but the only really noticeable difference is that it's waterproof which is a fairly niche requirement.

Ha, that's the exact reason I want one.

I do exactly this

“I tend to have a lengthy wishlist of titles and scan through them every so often and buy anything that's reduced to keep the cost down.”

Any title which gets down to £2 or under I purchase, means I have a load of books stacking up to read, but means I’ve always got something I want to read available..

I agree with all of the benefits, but always miss the ability to flick back to check something. It's so much easier in a book.

To an extent I agree with the flicking back comment but it is very well ameliorated by a) the search function (which is superior to a paper book) and b) the swipe up, full page browse function which is possibly not well known. If you are unaware of it, do check it out.

A few more things I miss when not reading kindle:

Custom page settings for low light reading, with bigger font and more spacing.

Time left in chapter and book indicator.

A built in clock.

I do get a touch worried when reading in the bath plus I wouldn't take one in a kilo on a swimming pool.

Maybe I need the new waterproof one.

Talk for yourself there.

Reading off a phone can fuck right off.

Kindle rocks.

I love the kindle. Love it so much I've continually upgraded. Paperwhite is good. The best in fact. I made the mistake of getting the Oasis. Its no better than a paperwhite BUT I can't even put it in my back pocket.

When I'm dashing about in public transport or don't have a bag, I'd like to slip it into my back jeans pocket. Oasis is too big. It's not as easy as the pw.

Stick with the paperwhite

I am. Works a charm for me and the convenience of not having to carry another device daily or traveling makes it even sweeter.

me too!

Built in clock??
paperwhite? Oasis? Or you mean Fire?

On my voyager, but sure it is on others too.

Bugger just cancelled a long post on this by mistake.

Aggggggvvvvv-hhhhhh.

Anyway: here it is again, in brief:

Method 1) tap top menu bar when reading to see clock at top right.

Method 2) Use page display settings to permanently turn on the clock when reading.

I have setup a few custom page settings, one with clock, one without and one with big fonts for low light.

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Found it! Cheers man.

Any way to get the kindle to remember every book you've finished once removed from device and stored in ones library without having to re-download them?