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Do you usually purchase digital or physical books? Why? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 7 months ago by nitefox to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, because I like reading.

But seriously, ebooks... maybe 8.5 times out of 10. E-ink screens are amazing and just as good as paper, but having your books also available on your phone, and thus always in your pocket, is transformative. So, digital on a platform that syncs between devices. (Bonus points for accomplishing this with an open-source app.)

[–] nitefox 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Do you have any app that you suggest and any store where to actually download the file? Right now I buy physical — I love the feeling of paper — but it’s annoying that I can’t read when outside

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I love the Moon+ Reader app. Tons of features. I like that it has a dark mode and you can set the brightness very very low (on OLED) so reading in the dark at night is comfortable.

[–] nitefox 1 points 7 months ago

I think it’s not available for iOS

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Not OP but KOReader. It's an open source e-reader software which runs practically everywhere, even the low-end Kobos. Tons of features. Good UX. Seemless integration to popular hardwares.

http://koreader.rocks/