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Ebooks: Ereader or phone? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by SpontaneousCombustion@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world

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Just wondering how people read ebooks.

Do you have a dedicated Ereader device such as a kindle or Kobo, or do you use an ebook reader app on your phone?

I have Kobo Clara BW but I find my phone is more convenient. I do the majority of my reading on my iPhone using the Kobo app.

However if I’m flying out on a long train journey, I tend to bring my Kobo, mainly because of the much better battery life and bigger screen (with better reading ergonomics).

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[–] Eldbogi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

I only read ebooks on an e-ink device, in my case it's an Amazon Kindle. I would love to have a more open device but from what I've seen the only really open e-ink device is the Pinenote which I think is just to big for me to use as an e-reader. Also, while the Kindle works I will keep using it, since I was able to install Koreader on it and just keep it offline(I really hope that we will be able to transfer books from our pc to the Kindle without wifi with Koreader in the future).

I think it would be a waste to get a new device just because I dislike Amazon and would like a more open device. If I stumble upon the "perfect" e-reader for me I will probable give this one away and buy a new one.

I've never read books on a phone or a tablet.