Have multiple brands of ereaders and they're great . I couldn't go back to not having one.
With that said, they just can't replace physical books. There is a sensory level of enjoyment with a physical book that isn't present on an ereader.
The majority of my reading is done on the ereader, but I still go to the library at least once a month.
The Voyage and Paperwhite are probably the best currently on the market. The Kobo glo is a close second, but it can't handle PDFs as well. Nook is just not as good as Kobo or Kindle.
I hope Kobo comes out with something good next year. I'd love to have an 8" color eink screen with sd card slot and no cloud shit.
Also, don't waste money on buying ebooks. The pricing is a fucking joke. Half the ebooks cost the same as a paperback. You can usually buy used physical books on Amazon and pay for shipping and come out much cheaper than buying the ebook.
If you can't use free sources, for whatever reason, then don't get an ereader.
Hunter Walker
libgen.io will have most of what you need, idk any good communities sorry
Jonathan Cooper
I have an e reader/tablet just use it for porn now
Nathaniel Morales
I mostly read on my Kindle, but its literally only because of how easy it is to freely obtain new books at the drop of a hat. Besides that, I don't really give two shits what form the book takes, barring the absurd before the smart arses reply with stone tablets and the like.
If I could magic up a real book into my hands as easily and quickly as I download ebooks, I'd read that just the same.
Logan Hernandez
How much of a pleb I am for just using the Google Play Store and reading on my phone/tablet?
Josiah Rogers
e-ink screens really are much more pleasant to read on than traditional screens, but phone/tablet isnt too bad. you should try it out at a store with test models or something.
Daniel Johnson
Debating it. Do any work with the Google Play Store?
I just hate having 1 million fucking accounts.
Carter Turner
Both. But if I had to gear down and pick, I would pick ebooks.
I like buying resold books and taking out library books. But having ebooks wait patiently while I savor them is quite enjoyable.
About the only downside I've encountered is that some footnotes don't work as well in ebook format.
I'll admit that I'm losing something with my old book smelling candle while I read on my kindle.
Ian Hall
It depends on the content. If it's something I'm going to refer to often and flip through, and where formatting really matters (poetry for example) then the physical copy.
E-books for most novels. But if I'm really interested in it, I'll sometimes buy the paper-back.
Jose Campbell
I can only speak for Kindle's in that they operate through Amazon and so need an Amazon account. That said, dedicated e-readers tend to be a bit on the gimped side for anything more than reading ebooks - so I don't think any of them will be using a store dedicated to android.
