E Reader Advice

[reinko]

^ why not just use a Kindle app on your smartphone?

Few reasons, smart phone screens look horrible in sunlight, smart phones are small and strain my eyes, and mainly because smart phone battery is terrible.  A Kindle lasts for weeks on one charge.  To each his/her own.

[g0lden3agle]

I bought a nook a year or so before they came out with the lit ones.  Really wish I had that versatility in reading in darker spaces.

[keefe]

I bought a nook a year or so before they came out with the lit ones.  Really wish I had that versatility in reading in darker spaces.

The built-in light feature is mandatory for field use. Headlamps tend to obscure these screens so on-device lighting is essential.

[mu_hilltopper]

^ why not just use a Kindle app on your smartphone?

IIRC, the Kindle app doesn't allow you to use some of Amazon's features, like the free lending library.

[keefe]

IIRC, the Kindle app doesn't allow you to use some of Amazon's features, like the free lending library.

The other thing is content on small devices isn't rendered properly. I have a couple Winphones and even on the larger devices the presentation is diminished.