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Why do people buy kindles instead of just reading books on their tablets or phones? (literature.cafe)
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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?

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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I have a Kobo eReader, it's mostly because the display is way closer to an actual sheet of paper than anything else. I can read for longer without having a headache, and I even send long web articles to it using the Pocket service.

The battery life is also incomparable to our phones, which can be measured in weeks on a single charge. It's nice when travelling, no need to worry about wasting your phone's battery and spare it for emergencies.