E-Readers

I’d be interested to know who is using the Kindle or any other e-readers. I’ve been reading e-books for years, but only on my phone. My e-book habits go back to the old Treo.

Yes the screen is small if you are reading on your phone, but you are surfing the web on your phone these days, right? Is there a significant difference? You always carry your phone. If your phone has free e-reader software, then you can always be carrying a book.

So why would you pay $200+ for a big bulky e-reader?

I really don’t get it. I can be stuck anywhere. In line, on the subway, doesn’t matter, I always have a book to read because I always have my phone. There’s no way I’d carry the Kindle around all the time. A paperback is smaller.

All the ads say something like, “carry hundreds of books…”. I don’t need hundreds, I need exactly one. Maybe two if I’m in the middle of a difficult scientific book and I’d like something fluffy from time to time. Hundreds is not useful. This isn’t speed chess, you can’t start twenty books at the same time.

Is it really that hard for normal people (yes, I understand I’m not normal) to read on your phone, assuming you have some type of smartphone? You just spent $200 on that, read some books while you’re at it…