02-01-2023, 09:27 AM
Nobody mentioned Kindle? I prefer one of those to a tablet because it will last two or three books between charges, it has a very low current e-ink display and you can leave the backlight off if you're not in the dark.
And you can email mobi/txt attachments directly to it and they get laid out fairly rationally. The 7 inch screen is less adapted to pdf but the mobi or txt formats allow font changes on the fly, with automatic rejustification like you get from a proper Catholic confession. I'd hate to take paper books on holiday, they'd weigh too much.
I've not quite stopped buying paper books because you can buy hardbacks second hand and they're really cheap in the UK. But mostly I use the Kindle, my eyes can't focus on 9pt font in a book any longer but I have no problem turning the Kindle display to large-font.
I don't have a tablet at all. I have a couple of 14" Thinkpads second hand off eBay, they do all I need beyond book-reading because I run linux and that doesn't huff and puff and heat the room like Microsoft's alternatives.
And you can email mobi/txt attachments directly to it and they get laid out fairly rationally. The 7 inch screen is less adapted to pdf but the mobi or txt formats allow font changes on the fly, with automatic rejustification like you get from a proper Catholic confession. I'd hate to take paper books on holiday, they'd weigh too much.
I've not quite stopped buying paper books because you can buy hardbacks second hand and they're really cheap in the UK. But mostly I use the Kindle, my eyes can't focus on 9pt font in a book any longer but I have no problem turning the Kindle display to large-font.
I don't have a tablet at all. I have a couple of 14" Thinkpads second hand off eBay, they do all I need beyond book-reading because I run linux and that doesn't huff and puff and heat the room like Microsoft's alternatives.