That's a shame... and yet also understandable. I am perhaps a bit of an oddity within this group that while being a book collector and loving the physical volume, I tend to prefer to do most of my actual reading via my Kindle.
That's a shame... and yet also understandable. I am perhaps a bit of an oddity within this group that while being a book collector and loving the physical volume, I tend to prefer to do most of my actual reading via my Kindle.
I also read most of my Tolkien books on an eBook reader, I don't think it is that much of an oddity.
Edited by The late Stu on 2025-12-24 8:16:35 PM UTC
2025-12-24 8:15:58 PM UTC
Trotter wrote:
PxChris wrote:
That's a shame... and yet also understandable. I am perhaps a bit of an oddity within this group that while being a book collector and loving the physical volume, I tend to prefer to do most of my actual reading via my Kindle.
I also read most of my Tolkien books on an eBook reader, I don't think it is that much of an oddity.
Same - I value physical books for the artistic presence on the shelf and to leaf through, but I'm 100% Kobo these days for actual reading (unless there is no alternative -- which isn't THAT often by one means or another). If I still had the eyes of a 20 year old, I might prefer physical books for actual reading, but that ship has long since sailed into the West and sunk on the journey.
That's a shame... and yet also understandable. I am perhaps a bit of an oddity within this group that while being a book collector and loving the physical volume, I tend to prefer to do most of my actual reading via my Kindle.
I also read most of my Tolkien books on an eBook reader, I don't think it is that much of an oddity.
Same - I value physical books for the artistic presence on the shelf and to leaf through, but I'm 100% Kobo these days for actual reading (unless there is no alternative -- which isn't THAT often by one means or another). If I still had the eyes of a 20 year old, I might prefer physical books for actual reading, but that ship has long since sailed into the West and sunk on the journey.
I'm glad to know I'm not alone on this! I do the vast majority of my reading on my Kindle Paperwhite, but I also have an 8" color Android tablet which I use for reading more graphically intense items like PDFs and comics.
On the subject though, I think I'm about ready to abandon my Kindle and the Amazon ecosystem for an alternative e-reader whenever mine finally kicks the bucket. I'm hopeful that the color e-ink screens improve quickly and the costs on them come down to make that a viable replacement option.
I read mostly on a Kindle Scribe and Kindle Oasis. I do still love to read books but my eyes are not what they once were and the Kindles really help. Plus they are great for travel.
On the subject though, I think I'm about ready to abandon my Kindle and the Amazon ecosystem for an alternative e-reader whenever mine finally kicks the bucket. I'm hopeful that the color e-ink screens improve quickly and the costs on them come down to make that a viable replacement option.
I switched to using a Kobo from using a Kindle, as I did not like the extra restrictions Amazon put on the device. It is a colour screen, but that is not really that useful at the moment, used mainly for book covers. The big advantage is that you can have a lot of books to read on one device, and you can change the text size, I think these are much better than large font books as a reading experience.
On the subject though, I think I'm about ready to abandon my Kindle and the Amazon ecosystem for an alternative e-reader whenever mine finally kicks the bucket. I'm hopeful that the color e-ink screens improve quickly and the costs on them come down to make that a viable replacement option.
I switched to using a Kobo from using a Kindle, as I did not like the extra restrictions Amazon put on the device. It is a colour screen, but that is not really that useful at the moment, used mainly for book covers. The big advantage is that you can have a lot of books to read on one device, and you can change the text size, I think these are much better than large font books as a reading experience.
I am looking into getting one of these since I want to read more while commuting and not bring physical books with me. I am choosing between this one and the Elipsa 2E, basically color versus larger screen. Any thoughts?
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