this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
8 points (83.3% liked)

literature.cafe chat

376 readers
1 users here now

Local off topic chat for literature.cafe, any and all are welcome. For discussions of books and beyond! Please follow instance rules. Although focused for literature.cafe users, any and all are welcome!

To find more communities on this instance, go to: !411@literature.cafe

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
gabe@literature.cafe
Bookworm@literature.cafe
8
Why do people buy kindles instead of just reading books on their tablets or phones? (literature.cafe)
submitted 10 months ago by Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to c/chat@literature.cafe
20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

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?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 8 points 10 months ago

E-ink screens are amazing, they looks very different to normal displays, they actually look almost like paper, and does not strain you eyes like a phone or computer display.

After understanding that the rest is easy, an ebook reader is small, lightweight, has a battery life of several weeks of active use, and can hold vast ammounts of books.

Books are awesome, but ebooks are more conveniet in the modern world.