I’ve never used one but it struck me as odd that people would use a seperate device for smth so easily done on your phone.
Is there smth special about the hardware? Is it better somehow?
I’ve never used one but it struck me as odd that people would use a seperate device for smth so easily done on your phone.
Is there smth special about the hardware? Is it better somehow?
Yes, they have e-ink screens which look like paper. Very high resolution and very low power draw with perfect viewing angles and no issues with direct sunlight make it worth it to buy an extra device.
Though the amazon ones are software-locked afaik, so you can’t put your own books on there.
The sunlight is a huge one for me especially going abroad, my phone on full brightness would be a strain and would drain in a few hours
You can easilly load custom epubs onto kindle, it isn’t locked down like that at least on my older Kindle Voyage - you ofc don’t get xray and highlights etc
Got a massive export of epubs in like 2010 and its still going strong
They’re also far easier on the eyes compared to reading on a phone (even if you’re using amoled mode), especially if you’re reading in bed in a darker environment.
To add onto this, I’ve had an e-reader on my radar for a bit since some of them can do more of a night time mode, so I can read without the blue light of a phone keeping me up.