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Ebook Readers: A community dedicated to different ebook reading devices (lemmy.zip)
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I have an unhealthy obsession with ebook readers. At last count, I owned 45 dedicated devices, including the PalmPilot PDA I bought in 1997. I read The Hobbit on that tiny screen. During staff meetings at work! No one had any clue! lol

The idea that I could carry several books in my pocket completely fascinated me, and before long I was collecting every reader I could get my hands on. My budget is tighter now, so I don’t buy anymore unless I see a super cheap deal on ebay that I can rehab or something.

I still read fiction every single day on a dedicated ebook reader, and I still follow news about the newest models. So I figured I might as well start a community, just in case there’s at least one other nerd out there who loves this stuff as much as I do.

And if not, I’m perfectly happy with an audience of one. :)

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[–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Paperwhite special 11, i believe. I read a Stephen King book, Never Flinch, the first week. I'm almost done with Knife, a Salman Rushdie book about his attack. I also just downloaded the Sleepy Hollow story - going there with some friends next month so we're all reading it in prep. I've saved a ton of things on Libby and an trying to decide what to read next. My husband has an hour commute morning and evening so he does audiobooks. I have access to his audible library but i have a hard time listening without getting distracted. What have you been reading? Do you keep getting me ereaders for new features, better contrast, different formats, ...? Which is your current favorite?

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

    I know a lot of people love and prefer audiobooks, but I just can't listen without getting distracted. Even when I go on my daily run, which seems like it would be perfect for audiobooks, I end up not really listening. The only time I've ever been able to enjoy audiobooks, is on a plane. Because there is literally nothing for me to do, and reading makes me sick on a plane.

    My nighttime bedtime reader is a PocketBook InkPad Lite with 9.7-inch screen. It's got a large screen, and soft front light. I have so many, because I just like the tech, but I have talked myself out of buying anymore. I try to keep on a budget now. Well, except for today, I ordered a miniature phone sized e-reader called the Xteink X4. Now I'm done tho buying them though!

    I mostly read fiction. Right now I'm reading Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O’Brien. It’s a post-apocalyptic survival fiction novel from the late 70s, told in first person by a teenage girl trying to survive on her own.

    Yesterday, I just finished up reading Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery, believe it or not! That girl is my spirit animal, because I talked just like she did when I was a kid. No wonder my parents would kick me out of the house and tell me to play outside as soon as I started talking about my day! 🤣

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