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[–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Probably controversial on my next few words but use your phone as an ereader.

Go through a couple of apps for ebooks (FDroid as a few) until you find the app that most suits your needs.

Amazon is not your friend, so try to explore other venues; Smashwords has a pretty interesting catalog. Project Guttenberg has a good number of older texts and public domain books, all for free.

I am sure other options exist, especially if willing to navigate the high seas.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Phones don't provide the same experience as an e-reader with e-ink. The best option, IMO, is to get an e-reader that allows sideloading and works without Internet connection, so you can read books about the high seas.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I would love to get an ereader but all models I can find are horribly expensive and come with strings attached.

    A good quality tablet, with Android stripped down, perhaps an older model, with a proper ebook program can make good job at that and comes at a much lower price.

    I have a 6.49 inches screen on my phone and it had enabled me to read more books than I can think of.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I have an e-reader as well as a phone, tablet, and paper books and honestly I still prefer my phone over anything else. With my phone it's easier to look up words/concepts I don't know if I want more than a simple definition of the word. Sometimes I will use the e-reader with my phone next to me for when I want to look something up. These days I would say paper books are my least favorite medium though. Big, bulky, and it's more work to read them in the dark.

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