/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.4709324]

post your e-reader of choice, /lit/

I like this one because it's simple and sturdy. no frou-frou, either. no apps and shit, just books

[Anonymous No.4709487]

What font is that? I also have a nook, but I am having a hard time finding a good font for my e-books.

[Anonymous No.4709938]

>>4709487
It's just the publisher's font. It doesn't tell me what it is. Sorry, mate.

[Anonymous No.4710178]

>inb4 mad

Seriously, this has been one of my favorite purchases ever.

[Anonymous No.4710184]

>>4710178
is that the paperwhite?

i am considering upgrading as i will be moving somewhere where lighting wont be 100% possible to come by.

[Anonymous No.4710193]

>>4710184
First gen Paperwhite, the stock photo of course. I really like it. I just wanted something lightweight, e-ink, and for reading only. 2GB memory is small, but that holds 200+ books and the battery lasts for about two weeks.

[Anonymous No.4710216]

>>4710193
>but that holds 200+ books

I have about 1200 books on my 2gb, I don't know what size are your books, but most are 1mb tops. With an actual capacity of 1.3gb, since 0.7 is system reserved, you should be able to hold at the very least 1200 books m8.

[Anonymous No.4710230]

Got it a while back and it has served my needs wonderfully. The paperwhite seems neat, but not enough to justify an upgrade. My kindle touch is just too reliable, damnit.

[Anonymous No.4710242]

>>4710216
That's just how many are in my library ;-)

[Anonymous No.4710267]

>>4710178
yea I've got a 2nd gen paperwhite and it's pretty damn nice overall, pretty easily the best choice if you don't give a shit about internet or lods of space

[Anonymous No.4710324]

Just bought a NST about a month ago. Popped in the microSD from my old phone and am enjoying it so far.

[Anonymous No.4710383]

I love laying in bed at night reading books on my ipad in night mode. The font is crystal clear, flips like a book with my finger, and can fit two pages sided by side while in portrait mode. On top of that, I stream drone zone from soma.fm through Bluetooth into my wireless head phones, then boom. Total immersion.

[Anonymous No.4710389]

>>4710383
Or, if I feel like holding the iPad like a magazine during the day, I read in sepia because it's easier on the eyes.

[Anonymous No.4710392]

I wanted an eInk reader that was small and cheap.

[Anonymous No.4710391]

>>4710389

[Anonymous No.4710410]

I have a Nexus 7 I use for books and a shit load of other things.

Feels good man

[Anonymous No.4710436]

>>4710383
>>4710389
>>4710391
Which iPad is that? The clarity looks really nice, perhaps they all do though.

[Anonymous No.4710447]

>>4710383
>>4710389
>>4710391
viral marketing viral marketing viral marketing

[Anonymous No.4710448]

>>4709324
Kobo Aura. I like how the screen is flush with the sides.

[Anonymous No.4710458]

>>4709487
always helvetica

[Anonymous No.4710474]

iphone is the best ereader
fuck fake books
read short paper pdfs through iphone
read real books through paper

[Anonymous No.4710478]

>>4710391
virtual pageflipping is seriously the stupidest fucking shit

[Anonymous No.4710482]

>>4710474

[Anonymous No.4710486]

>>4710474

[deleted No.4710569]

>>4710436
iPad 4th gen with retina

[Anonymous No.4710591]

>>4710569
>reading books on a device with no e-ink

[Anonymous No.4710656]

>>4710447
yeah when it's an ipad it must be advertising


It's not like the OP's 'no apps and shit, just books'isn't straight out the marketing textbook

[Anonymous No.4710664]

>>4710656
op could be viral advertising but those posts are just like actual, not-even-pretending-to-be-non-advertising ads

down to the diction and sentence structure

[Anonymous No.4712652]

I have a Kobo Mini.

Works fine for me (a 193cm man with proportional hands), and it manages to hold a charge just fine (I only need to charge it once each week).

Would recommend it.

[Anonymous No.4712700]

Kobo Glo is great. The built-in light is extremely useful.

[Anonymous No.4712713]

Nexus 7 simply because it's easier to find the books I want in .pdf format and pdf support on ereaders suck ass and I can't be bothered to into converting.

You can also get a e-reader app such as moonreader and change to white text on black background, couple that with a screen filter app and eye strain is near negligible.

[Anonymous No.4712722]

>>4712700
meunegro.jpeg

[Anonymous No.4712754]

>>4712722
hue

[Anonymous No.4712978]

[Anonymous No.4713408]

>>4710656
>>4710664
I'm not advertising anything. I've tried everything else, and I prefer the retina ipad by far. t's nice to be able to look up unfamiliar words with the built in dictionary, sync my bookmarks and the place I left a book at between my ipad and iPhone in case I want to read and don't have my ipad with me.

Not to mention being able to store an entire library in google drive, then drop epubs right into iBooks whenever I want to read one. Or just read pdf's from websites or anywhere else. I just downloaded 3 epubs from a free online library 5 minutes ago.

On top of that, I can read all of my pirated digital textbooks for university in full colour with interactive links to extra resources.
I used to think iPads were stupid until i borrowed a friends for a day. Bought one the same week and never looked back.

Another possibility is running a book server through calibre on your desktop/laptop, then just access every book through that anywhere, though I don't like how your computer has to stay on for that. Google drive is the way to go for sure.

[Anonymous No.4713444]

>>4709324
Why isn't the text justified? Looks awkward as hell

[Anonymous No.4713458]

i got a tablet for reading, I'm an idiot and my eyes hate me.
Show me the way, I recognized the basedness of eink

[Anonymous No.4713975]

I got the next gen paperwhite as my first ebook and it is unreal, I was pretty unsure about how much i'd like reading from an ebook but within 5 minutes I was completely used to it.

[Anonymous No.4713993]

Any e-readers suitable for schoolbooks ?
I heard that the kindle fucks up science/tech textbooks.

[Anonymous No.4714001]

s'alright

i like the bigger screen (but if you have girly arms you may not) and the lack of drm aids

the light is great too, the interface isn't the best though

[Anonymous No.4714016]

>>4709324
Nook Simple Touch here as well. Got one when they very first came out almost three years ago, and I haven't had any trouble with it. Native support of the open epub format, unlike Kindle. I only wish I could throw txt, rtf, and html files on it directly, but conversion is easy so it's a non-issue.

[Anonymous No.4714037]

>>4713993
Kindle still works for that, but it's more of a hassle.

Just jailbreak it and install KOREADER, an infinitely superior pdf viewer and you're set. Shouldn't take more than an hour.

I did it so I could read archive.org pdfs, native pdf support is absolute shit on the kindle.

[Anonymous No.4714038]

>>4713975
Same thing happened to me. I used to post I could never read off of ebooks, that for me the smell of paper was part of it, etc.

A friend got one and lent it to me for a couple of days, ordered one straight after that.

I feel kind of bad I haven't read a physical book for over a year now, but considering all I've read on the kindle, even books I could never get before, it's worth it.

I still buy the books I liked.

[Anonymous No.4714045]

>>4714037
Thanks, will check it out.

[Anonymous No.4714056]

>>4714045
Have in mind that you should uncompress the pdfs in order for them to go fast. If you see your kindle taking its time to turn a page, etc., it means it's too compressed for the ram to handle it properly, just uncompress it and it'll go fast as fuck.

Got that from plenty of experimenting, thought I could spare you that part.

[Anonymous No.4714062]

Can someone tell me about the Paperwhite, is there any other way to turn the page other than touch the screen?

[Anonymous No.4714072]

>>4714062
Thrust your dick against it.

[Anonymous No.4714074]

>>4714056
Can you also slide the pdfs or do you have to turn pages ?
Because I'm afraid that certain pictures/graphs will get sliced in half still.

[Anonymous No.4714079]

>>4714062

no but I upgraded from 2nd gen keyboard and honestly I prefer tapping to change the page, feels nicer than you'd think

buttons are nice but eventually get loose

[Anonymous No.4714084]

>>4714074
Usually, the whole page wont fit in the screen, so it works like, you start looking at the top 3/4ths of the page, tap the screen, see the bottom 3/4ths, tap again and switch to the next page, of which you'll be seeing the top 3/4ths and so on.

>>4714072
Only tapping, but you get used to it.

[Anonymous No.4714092]

>>4714079
What happens if you touch the screen by mistake and it goes forward a page or two, how easy is it go back a page then?

[Anonymous No.4714101]

>>4714092
This doesn't happen to easily, but you either just tap along the left side of the screen or slide back.

Pages load fast so there's no waiting.

[Anonymous No.4714109]

>>4714101
I'm still using the classic Kindle, I am very used to pressing the buttons on the side, the only reason I am considering upgrading is because of the lighting really. Sometimes I'll be reading and start to feel tired simply because it's straining my eyes. Other than that I don't really need to upgrade, the classic is still pretty good I think.

[Anonymous No.4714240]

>>4712700
>Br is Br
Did you buy it on Livraria Cultura anon?

[Anonymous No.4714267]

>>4709324

I might be the first to say this or maybe even the last but what happened to just reading a book.

I never personally understood these e-reading devices and I'm not even 30 yet.

[Anonymous No.4714270]

Mine, with smartcover

[Anonymous No.4714540]

>>4714267
You can't pirate physical books.
You can't carry libraries on your back.
eBookstores never run out of of stock.
Can read in any lighting.
Can read rare books worth $100's or $1000's of dollars for free.
No trees are cut down.
Cures cancer.

[Anonymous No.4714557]

>>4710383
>>4710389
>>4710391
>>4713408

Anyone saying this is viral marketing does not own an iPad retina, or iPad air.
The text clarity, plus every single thing this guy said makes iPad's far superior to any cheapo kindle or kobo.

[Anonymous No.4714560]

>>4714557
this.

[deleted No.4714566]

>>4714560
Yup.
iPad retina or newer are superior.
You especially can't read scientific journals and other periodicals on other pleb devices. Plus Bluetooth for music as mentioned earlier is essential.

[Anonymous No.4714591]

>>4714566
Exactly, on my iPad right this second

[Anonymous No.4714612]

>>4714557
>iPad's far superior to any cheapo kindle or kobo
No. You'll take my e-ink display from my cold dead hands.

>>4714591
Well, hmm, maybe for reading some things...

captcha: the iPrelat

[Anonymous No.4714627]

Retina iPads are super based. Being able to hop on the internet is super useful to look up references or do research, interface is easy to use (especially highlighting and taking notes), and if you want to be able to read comics or graphic novels or whatever there is no other option.

[Anonymous No.4714643]

Even if this retina display was amazing, which isn't, iPad's battery still sucks.

[Anonymous No.4714703]

>>4714643
>>Even if this retina display was amazing
you either need reading glasses, or you're an idiot.
Also, your computer monitor doesn't have the pixel density to even appreciate the iPad screenshots that have been posted.
>>iPad's battery still sucks.
If you're reading for longer than 10 hours in one sitting, just plug it in.

[Anonymous No.4714711]

>>4714627
>>4714703
yup. there is literally no debate on the matter.
It simply comes down to cost.
>>4714643
stay pleb

[Anonymous No.4714741]

I have a Kobo Mini. I can fit it in my jean or jacket pockets. The only thing that's annoying is the battery discharges even if you don't use it. If there were a Mini Glo I'd get it if my reader died.

[Anonymous No.4714746]

I love my paperwhite
The e-ink display is ridiculously easy on the eyes

[Anonymous No.4714864]

Here is mine. The Nook HD+. Its a great e-reader. Plus a full fledged tablet with Android apps and the Good Play Store. The screen resolution is amazing as well. 1080p. 9" screen I think.

[Anonymous No.4714869]

>>4714864
Oh, and its less than $200. Beat deal for a table I have ever seen. Just bought it right there when I saw it on display.

[Anonymous No.4714908]

My phone has the same PPI as retina display device and I still think reading long stuff sucks on it. E-ink is a lot easier on my eyes.

[Anonymous No.4714954]

I got my first 4th gen Kindle last year as a birthday gift. I loved it from the get go: I started reading a shit ton more than I used to. But because I'm a disorganized fucker I stepped once on it and broke its screen. I checked different brands and different products but I ended up buying a new 4th gen Kindle. Bear in mind I live in a third world shithole and the only way to buy an e-book reader is either by importing it yourself or buying it imported, but it was the cheapest reader I found.

Still, I don't have any complains about it. If you get a well-formatted ebook (which is not really that hard to do nowadays), it's absolutely great. Yes, it may not have the contrast the Paperwhite does but I mainly read in daylight so that's not really a problem for me. The pdf reader is pretty shitty but then again, I stick to .epub

[Anonymous No.4714969]

>>4714954
Tendrias que haber comprado Paperwhite.

No hay tanta diferencia de precio pero es infinitamente mejor.

>tfw have had my paperwhite for over a year now
>already paid itself 5 times compared to what I would've paid had I actually bought the books I've read in that time

[Anonymous No.4715034]

>>4714240
Sim, anão.

[Anonymous No.4715120]

Currently got a Kindle Paperwhite, but thinking about selling it to a friend and switching to a Kobo Aura HD, because epub support, bigger resolution and screen, chess, and no Amazon.

[Anonymous No.4715196]

I just got my first smartphone (Moto G) and I've finished two books on it.

Using play books in sepia not too bad, It is making me consider getting a kindle.

I kind of interested in the paperwhite but I don't know if it would be worth the extra cash and the light looks annoying

[Anonymous No.4715239]

Do you guys jailbreak these and download your books for free or just pay for them?

[Anonymous No.4715260]

>>4715239
Come on, man.

[Anonymous No.4715284]

>>4715239
I pay for most of my books because I'm a moralfag. I don't think you need to "jailbreak" any e-reader though. Even with the Kindle, you just need to convert the books to the right format.

[Anonymous No.4715297]

>>4715239
You don't need to jailbreak it to put pirated ebooks in the kindle

[Anonymous No.4715888]

>>4715284
>>4715297
Seriously?

That's awesome.

[Anonymous No.4715947]

I know a new kindle paperwhite just came out. I have the one that was out just before that..

should I upgrade? switch?

[Anonymous No.4715952]

>>4715947
Depends on your "use-case" - if you often read in the dark, I'd switch, but there are not many other reasons to do so...

[Anonymous No.4716518]

>>4714001
I have one too, got to recently. And yeah it's cool, interface is pretty simple and can kinda be a bitch but the internal space + sd card support is nice, pdf viewer seems great, light is great.

[Anonymous No.4716540]

Do the majority of people not read real books anymore? I have to use real books during downtime for my job.

[Anonymous No.4716567]

As much as I love the feel of a fresh new book, I've been really considering getting an e-reader, probably a Kobo Glo, Aura, or Mini.

I feel like being able to get new stories and books immediately instead of having to wait until I have the time to get to a bookstore would be a good thing for me.