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For the digital readers, on which platform do you read and why?

Phone, eReader, tablet, iPad etc.

I personally have been reading on my iPhone but it feels a bit.. off lately. Can’t pinpoint what exactly it is.

Was thinking to purchase a tablet or eReader but uncertain which one and if they’re worth to get for only reading.

EDIT: Thanks for all the responses! I’ll look into them all!

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[–] Serval 2 points 1 year ago

I have a Kobo eReader (idk the specific model) and it has many advantages:

Since its only purpose is reading, the battery lasts a lot more than the phone's one. I usually charge it once a week. (A side effect of the single purpose thing is that there are no notifications, so there are less distractions too).
You can read no matter the light conditions, both in the dark and in intense light.
The screen is larger than a phone's one, yet the eReader itself is small enough to fit most pockets.
I have no problem reading on the phone, but some people feel that their eyesight tires more easily than on paper. Apparently eReaders fix this.
It has an embedded offline dictionary and you can download more in other languages.

Some cons are:

There is no dark mode, at least on my model.
The screen, because of its being different from the phone's, is only black and white.
To upload books I didn't buy through the Kobo store I need to connect the eReader to a computer. However, it has a lot of memory, so you can upload all the books you may want to read and you won't need to touch it for months.
It's quite slow. Normally I don't even notice it, but it's very annoying if I want to read PDFs where I need to zoom in.
I don't know if it's a problem of my device, but it's also slightly buggy. Again, it's not a thing I usually notice, just when I need to highlight something or take notes. It shouldn't be a problem if you use those features only once in a while, otherwise I suggest to keep close to you the phone/notebook for your annotations or to use a more comfortable device.

I hope this helps :)