What’s your main reading device?
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With the advent of bigger screens on phones like the Samsung Note and the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus along with the proliferation of tablets, the number of e-ink devices being manufactured (and therefore sold) has declined. E-reader shipments fell from 26.4 million in 2011 to 18.2 million in 2012 and now number about 10 million a year.
Kobo recently announced a new Kobo Glo HD with “most book-like 6” HD Carta E Ink” but I have seen almost no interest in the new device amongst fellow readers. While ereaders still represent the majority of e-ink devices being manufactured, the majority of stories about the technology are about wearable tech and dual device screens.
Tablet sales continue to grow but at a much smaller pace. In 2015 analysts predict only a 8% increase to 233 million units. Individuals point to consumers keeping the products longer and lack of innovation in hardware to move consumers away from their existing devices.
The Time magazine article discussing the five reasons that tablet sales are falling could easily apply to the eink reader–longer product cycles, lack of a need to upgrade, and the phablet alternative.
In other words, everyone who needed/wanted an ereader or tablet already has one and few people feel compelled to upgrade. What does the Kindle Voyager have over the Kindle Paperwhite (virtually nothing) or what can you get from the Kobo Glo HD versus the Kobo Glo you bought a couple of years ago)? Does the sharpness of the upgraded screen technology impel you to upgrade? For most people the answer is no.
And if the ereading device does break down, it appears that many people are opting against replacing it, choosing to go with a low priced tablet or, for many people, the larger phone.
The survey also found growing demand for jumbo phones. Three-in-five (60%) would-be buyers said they wanted a 5 inch screen or larger — a 7-point jump in phablet demand since September, and double the level 15 months ago.
I read a lot on my larger phone screen but recently I’ve switched off to using my Kindle for a slightly larger screen but I’ve noticed that the Kindle doesn’t actually provide that much more screen real estate for fiction reading. The one benefit of the e-ink reader, however, is the long charge time but that sometimes creates a problem because I often forget to charge it while the phone charges every night.
Invariably, I end up reading on my phone again.
I know more romance readers are using subscription services whether it is Scribd or Kindle Unlimited. One of the downsides to any e-ink reader is the inability to use a subscription service like Scribd or Oyster. With the Kindle, you have access to Kindle Unlimited but you can’t access your Scribd subscription. Technically you can use the experimental browser on the Kindle to access the web version of Scribd.(Experimental Browser – Scribd.com – Bookmark this Page)
Dear Author’s readership is largely digital and most of the hardcore romance reader seems to be moving that direction. What I’m curious about is what readers are using these days to read their digital books. Are you still reading on an e-ink device? Do you have any interest in buying a new ereader? If so, what features would you want? Have you moved to a tablet or a phone? Are you moving back to print books?
I love my Kindle Fire, but now that I have an iPhone 6, I find myself reading on my phone when the bigger, bulkier Kindle is inconvenient. I can tuck the phone into my bra. Can’t do that with a Kindle! So Kindle at home, especially at night when I’m on my way to dreamland, and iPhone when I’m out and about.
I read on my Nexus 7 tablet using Scribd and Aldiko which can open DRMd epubs if you sign in with your Adobe account. i don’t think I’ll revert to ereaders again because I like having a tablet. They’re pretty multifunction so yay tablets.
Read n my Android phone almost exclusively. Hardly ever pick up my Kindle anymore.
I’m a weirdo … but I tend to read on my MacBook in the kindle app or on my iPad. Can’t stand reading on my phone, though I have a 5s so the screen is too small. I actually really like the laptop kindle app, not being like a book experience isn’t a problem for me … if I’m in bed or on public transport the iPad mini is perfect.
I’ve switched exclusively to my iPad mini for digital reading. It has Scribd, is the same size as the Paperwhite, and has more utilitarian uses. Even though I prefer the dimness and matte quality of the Paperwhite, the tech is pretty poor, not allowing newer ebook formats to display properly.
If I have a choice I prefer to read on an eink device, and I bought a Kindle PW (second gen) just last autumn. I love it for its superb dictionary (which because I’m not an English native speaker needs every now and then) and because of its long-lasting battery. Then just a couple of months later the VAT along side a much stronger dollar and my much weaker local currency affected my ebook buying severely, and I signed up for a three month trial subscription with Scribd.
So now I mostly read on my Nexus 7 (first gen). The older Nexus model is a bit slow after the lollipop update(s) but it is not an issue when I’m just reading. I like the Scribd app just fine. The only real drawback when reading on the Nexus (or any tablet) is the short-lasting battery, and the lack of an instant use dictionary in the Scribd app. At times I’m tempted to get a new(er) 7″ tablet, but I doubt the battery would last that much longer. I’d rather spend the money on books instead.
Without the VAT (which for me means an added 25% to what ever price the ebook has) or at least a lower VAT and with a stronger local currency in comparison to the US dollar I’d probably go back and read more on my Kindle PW, or even get the Kobo Glo HD because epub is the main format in Europe. My old epub reader (Bokeen Odyssey) has no front light and a too low resolution after I’ve become accustomed to the Kindle. But as of now it looks as if I’l be reading on my old Nexus 7 for a long, long time yet.
I don’t read on my phone. The one I have now is one of the older smartphones when many screens were no more than 3- 3 1/2 ” in size, and I have no interest in getting a bigger phone when I have two reading devices that works already.
I read on my Kindle paperwhite. I love that I can control the brightness. I don’t have a tablet and my phone is just too small.
I read a lot on my kindle voyager and my nook glowlight. Because I am working on a computer all day, the readers are a little easier on my eyes.
While I do sometimes read on my tablet, I’m more likely to use my paperwhite. Its less bulky and I hate reading books on LCD screens.
Apart from the occasional library book, all my books are mobi format, so it makes the decision easier.
I read on a Nook Simple Touch that I’ve had for years. I really like the size and shape in my hand. I don’t have a tablet and my phone’s too small. I thought about upgrading to the lighted Nook, but then I’d lose my SD slot, and since I rarely read in the dark, I wouldn’t gain anything in exchange. The Nook goes with me everywhere, and is great for general fiction. Not so great if the book has color, or a lot of graphics, since they don’t scale, so those I tend to read on the even more ancient Nook PC app. It takes forever to load, but works great as a back-up since the files download to my computer and from there to my back-up drives.
When the Nook finally dies (or BN pulls the plug), I’ll probably upgrade to a tablet. I may take the plunge before that. Scribd is starting to sound better and better to me, and my eyes are getting old enough that I need the additional real estate to accommodate the larger font size.
I read either via the Kindle app on my iPhone 5c or on my iPad mini. As well I read via scribd, but I mostly listen to audiobooks there. I have also started using an app called voice dream which will take a PDF EPUB or Word document and read it out loud. It will also pull articles from pocket and read them aloud. This has been great for my commute. If I set the speed fast enough I can get through about 10% of a book on my way to work.
I love the iPad mini because it is so much smaller than the third generation iPad that I had before, but if I’m being honest I read a lot on my phone. Though the mini is smaller it’s still a little too big. The phone is just convenient for me and I don’t mind reading on it. Even when I had an iPhone three GS I would read the whole books via the Kindle app on my phone.
Kindle. Second my computers. Lastly phone (I have a 2012 iPhone and it’s very small screen, not so great for middle-aged eyes.
I love reading on my 6 inch Kindle Fire HD. I prefer it to my older, larger Kindle Fire. I prefer it to my Paperwhite. I use all of those readers, but the portability and crispness of my 6 inch Kindle tablet is a joy. LOVE reading on it. Fits in my purse well.
I read on my Kindle PW – I like the ability to change the backlight, the size, and the ability to read in any condition and anywhere – especially in the sunlight. Also, it doesn’t strain my eyes very much especially since I sit in front of a computer all day. I do use scribd but do to the eye strainI often will read a book on the weekends vice during the week. I would be heartbroken if Amazon ever discontinued the PW.
It all depends on when and where I’m reading. During the day I’ll read on my iPad mini but usually I like to read at night before bed so I switch to my Kobo Glo. I’m actually very conscious of the blue light at night and find the Kobo better for night reading or when I’m outside in the sun. I have found the iPad brightness very harsh in the dark even with all the settings adjustments so I always end up with the ereader at night. Yes sometimes the no sync between the iPad and the kobo and get annoying but I would rather deal with that than be up all night due to the tablet blue light. Very rarely do I read on my phone.
I read mostly on my iPad mini. It is wonderful and I adore it. I just wish the battery life were better; I have to charge it every other day minimum and sometimes every day. And I also read a lot on my iPhone 6 and my MacBook Air (Kindle app only; anything else goes to the mobile devices because only the Kindle’s desktop app is tolerable to me).
I love reading in the dark with my tablet. I think it would be great to have a lit-up e-ink screen but there are so many other things I do with my iPad mini besides read, and they aren’t good for e-ink. I don’t want to have too many devices. I have a Kindle Touch (the one just before Paperwhite) but I have barely used it since getting the iPad mini last year so I don’t think it’d be cost-effective to buy a new one that lights up.
I read on my Kobo Aura HD. I love it. The light is great and the eInk screen is so easy on my eyes. I just can’t read on a tablet. The LCD screen bothers me – it’s too bright and glarey.
I’d happily upgrade to a new reader if it had better features than the one I have or if the one I have now breaks. The difference between my first, second and third readers was astronomical. Each time I upgraded, the experience improved 100%. I doubt the difference will be as much in the future. But if the eInk got better, the light got better and the screen got slightly bigger maybe, I’d be all over it. I was tempted by the waterproof Kobo but as I don’t read in the bath it did seem like an extravagance. If they brought out a colour eInk screen I’d snap that up. And I would like to be able to access subscription services on an eInk reader too. (But I’m not sure what the impetus would be for a reader manufacturer to do that.)
I read primarily on my e-ink kindle. Just this week I bought the Kindle Voyager to replace my very old Kindle Kindle3/keyboard that died. I read a few hours every day and love the longer battery life, especially when I am traveling. I feel the e-ink is easier on my eyes. I will read on my phone when I find myself stuck waiting somewhere and I did use my tablet while waiting for my new Voyager to be delivered. I love that the kindle synch across devices.
I read on my phone until I got my kobo glo. When I upgraded my phone I didn’t even bother download any reading apps. I love my glo, but I have no desire to update it until it breaks. What does the most recent range offer that I need over what my glo already offers? Ereaders are pretty sturdy devices and, as with any single use device, once they’ve developed enough to do their job well people aren’t going to keep upgrading for the hell of it.
I read primarily on my Kindle Paperwhite. I’ll use the Kindle app on my phone if I’m waiting in line somewhere and I’ll use the Kindle cloud reader in my office when office hour traffic is slow, but the Paperwhite is my preferred device. My eyes like the brightness control and the lack of glare.
Interesting to see everyone’s habits! I read on my iPhone 6. I do have a Nook Simple Touch, but I’ve found my phone to be easier to read on and more versatile than a dedicated e-reader. I can read books from a variety of sources on my phone (like Scribd), and that wouldn’t be the case if I had a Kindle or Nook. I’m also on the go A LOT, so lugging around my phone *and* an e-reader everywhere just seems like too much.
As for a tablet… I’ve never felt the need for one. I have a Macbook for serious work, and my phone takes care of the rest. I feel like my phone is of a decent enough size that a tablet just becomes extraneous.
My favorite e-reader is still my Sony PRS-600, but since it and Kobo don’t play nice together (nor do I like Kobo much), I imagine once my 900+ stored books are read, I will use it only for certain sites that easily download to it, such as the library and AllERomance.
Thanks to a great rewards program my father had, I also own a basic Kindle that is my second e-reader. So many free and majorly discounted books from Amazon. I do wish the Kindle played better with other booksellers, but it is what it is. It is used for the majority of new books I purchase to read.
I do not use a tablet at this time, but probably will move to that once those readers are retired. The various apps make it easier to spread out my reading options.
I do still read some printed books, but as my eyesight gets weaker, I find the print in many paperbacks difficult to deal with for more than a couple of hours max. I tend to focus more on hardbacks that have photographs or schematics or maps.
I’ve probably gone the other way to most people; I still love reading on my Kindle Paperwhite, but I recently acquired a first generation large iPad and used that to read Scribd, which led me to reading Kindle on the iPad more often than on my Paperwhite. I cannot contemplate reading on my phone, and which is too small.
My Sony PRS-T3 e-ink is my preference. I love that I can read it in bright sunlight when the weather is nice enough to sit outside. I have a Nexus tablet and have read on it, but I find my eyes tire faster and the Sony is lighter. I never read on my phone, I just don’t have any desire to do so. Also, I don’t belong to a subscription service. I love to own and reread my books whenever I want.
If something happens to this Sony, I purchased another and it is sitting in a box just waiting for me to charge and use it. I don’t want to buy another reader unless it comes with color e-ink, but with so many tablets out I don’t know if it will happen.
I primarily read on my Nook Glow; I love the eink for long reading periods, and before bed. For short periods during the day I will read on my MacBook in calibre, but I haven’t found an ap I particularly like for the iPad- an recommendations please?! I also have an iPhone 5s, which I’ll read on occasionally if I have no other devices with me, but it’s definitely my least favorite.
I’m worried my Nook is on its last legs, and I have been looking around at my replacement options, but nothing has struck me as ground breaking, so I’m holding out as long as I can for a new one.
I have a 8inch android tablet and mostly use a kindle app to read, and overdrive for library ebooks. I also have a kindle app on my iPhone for those times when I am desparate to read and don’t have the tablet with me. The battery life on both devices leave much to be desired, so I also carry an external battery.
Generally the only printed books I read are library books or gifts.
Sony PRS-T1. I will use it until it breaks, then probably get another e-ink device. Kobo, maybe?
I have an older Kindle (the kind with the keyboard) that still works great, that’s my primary reader. Every so often I will read on my phone, but I can literally count the number of times on one hand that I’ve done that. Too much computer/screen time gives me a headache, so I read on my e-ink Kindle 99% of the time. The other 1% is printed books, which I do still buy sometimes. Especially since we have a great used bookstore in town.
I just glanced at my phone and the thought of reading on it made my eyes cross! It’s so small! *LOL* (It’s a Samsung Galaxy II). What I do most of my reading on is my Kobo Arc, which is a tablet and I’m not thrilled with it, to be honest. There’s too much glare, the screen is hard on my eyes when I read in the dark in bed and it’s a little heavy to be honest. I also have my old Kobo Wi-Fi that I use for reading outside or during the day, but that doesn’t work if I’m reading a book that I got through Amazon. On the tablet, I use the Kindle App for those. One day I’m going to have to sit down and try to figure out if converting the mobi files to epub and sideloading them into the Kobo will work. Last time I tried I had format issues.
I want to invest in the new Kobo Glo HD when I get a few extra $$. And yes, I do still read a bunch of print books too.
I loved my kindle fire hd, but then it became very slow in everything but the kindle app. It also didn’t have Collections, even though it’s an Amazon app on an Amazon device displaying Amazon content. That pissed me off in a low grade way from the beginning. But I loved the device – it was convenient, the right size, and the screen was good. Then it went wonky and I decided to try an iPad and have been deliriously happy ever since. I am no Apple fan girl & still have an android phone, but the kindle app is better by far than that on the Kindle fire, plus the iPad is a full fledged tablet as opposed to the kindle fire being tablet-ish.
I love both: my Kindle PW-especially for reading out doors, taking it with me, or at night-battery life is great. During day I tend to read on my IPad because I like to play my games, & read email.
I really only read on my Kobo (I have the Aura HD, plus a Mini I keep at the office). If I’m on my phone, I’m poking at twitter/feedly/instagram, not reading. It’s nice that the capacity’s there, but it’s just not remotely the same. I suspect my awful vision contributes to this; it’s much easier to blow up the text on my ereader and still have enough words on the screen that I don’t feel completely ridiculous.
I find that I am using my kindle pw and kindle apps on my iphone6 and iPad equally. During the day I use my phone and at home I use the iPad or kindle. Have not jumped on the subscription thing yet so that does not figure into my needs for now. I probably will upgrade the kindle in a year or so….I sat on my last one at the beach and broke it so I upgraded to the pw. Something like that will probably happen again :/
I use a tablet. You know, I need something better than Kindle or Kobo have on the market. I also want publishers to get on board to make the best looking ebooks that they can make and format them nicely. Some publishers do a better job than others. I know this sounds crazy but who cares about clarity if the formatting is crap. I can’t see myself buying another e-Ink reader if they continue to change out the screen for better clarity. What I want in a ebook reading experience isn’t on the market nor will it ever be I suppose.
I work in front of a computer all day, and I also do a food blog, so I’m in front of a screen a lot. I read from my Kindle 5 exclusively. My eyes have a hard time as it is. They often hurt from all the screen, and the fluorescent lights in the office. Whoever dreamed up cubicles should be locked into one for a week. If it wasn’t for e-ink, I probably wouldn’t be able to read at all, because in my country it’s hard to get access to books in English, and even when you can, they are very expensive compared to my income. I used to read on my phone, but it’s like putting hot pokers into my eyes after a while.
I used to read exclusively on the Kindle Fire but it’s a heavier device and I found it cumbersome. When I got an iPad mini, I switched to that almost exclusively. The only time I use a phone or a kindle is when the iPad is charging. I love the ability to stop reading and search something (summaries of other books in the series, if I read something, the author, etc.). I also have started using Scribd and I use my library platform Overdrive which seems to work the best on the iPad.
iPad mini here. I never read ebooks before I got it, actually.
I was given a kindle fire hd for my birthday in Feb and I am loving it but I still prefer to actually use my keyboard kindle because its easier on my eyes.
I have an old Kindle Keyboard which I use for reading. I don’t buy dead tree books anymore, except coffee table books.
I’d like a way for the Kindle to do a better job of tracking what I’ve read, not just what I’ve bought and what I thought of it. It never asks me to rate an unfinished book, so my freebie or low-priced DNFs never get rated.
I have never owned an ereader. I use the Nook app on my laptop. I also have Nook on my android, and I’ll use that if taking the laptop isn’t practical–but that’s rare.
I will say that the Nook app is a poorly-designed, low-functionality (laughably so) way to manage my ebooks–but if all you want is to read and discard, it’s fine.
It depends on where I am. If I add up the amount of time I read a day, the majority of my reading is done on my Kindle Voyage, because most of my reading is done when I’m on the treadmill at the gym. I’ll read on my phone from time to time, when I don’t want to whip out my Kindle. I have an iPad mini, but I rarely read on it.
Now that I have a kindle Voyage, I really don’t want to read on anything else. The device seems to be just perfect to me. I also have a K2us and a Kobo and while I charge them regularly, I rarely read on them but then neither are front lit which is probably what I love most about the Voyage. That and page turn buttons or whatever they call them.
I do put short stories on my phone and that is all I read on it. It works great for those times when I’m stuck waiting somewhere.
I’ll read magazines on my tablet but if I’m reading a book, it doesn’t take long before I want my eink. I’ve tried both Oyster and Scribd but cancelled them. I think if I had given them more time, I would have adjusted to some of my frustrations with the apps but I don’t see where I’ll ever be happy reading long form on a tablet screen.
I have read fiction in digital exclusively since 2009 and don’t foresee ever returning to paper. I just had to bump up the font size on the Voyage. I suspect in another couple of years, I’ll be bumping it up again.
I still have my Nook Touch and plan to keep using it as long as it holds out (though I’ve got Kindle for Mac on my laptop & an older version of Adobe Digital Editions for those ebooks I don’t read on the nook). In addition, since the nook has only so much space (plus b/w covers), I tend to buy hardcopies of any book I know I’ll want to reread down the road, where available. When the nook goes? I’m not sure yet. I might just replace it with another eInk reader (nook or other) or possibly go the tablet direction. I’ll wait & see & hope the nook holds out for a long time!
At the moment, I’m not joining subscription services (though I do have Amazon Prime for delivery costs since I’m out in the boonies) because I have more than enough books to read! Especially since I’m very much a rereader.
I still read on my Kindle. It’s easier on my eyes than reading on a phone (too small!) or a tablet, It’s a shame that e-ink devices seem to be on the decline. I suppose everything will be dependent on phones eventually, which is unfortunate, imho.
Liz H: I recommend Marvin for anything you’re reading on Calibre. It does cost money, but it is very customizable, & you can do true “sort by author” on it once you find the side-button to tap. (I. e., you tap & get a list of authors. Tap an author, get all their books & only their books.) You can edit metadata a fair amount in Marvin as well.
For the real question:
…I read on my iPad & my phone (iPhone 4S), since eink “flicker” when turning pages makes my brain scream. (It’s getting better, but still makes me twitch.) Marvin lets me turn backgrounds warmer/black & make text a cream color, which is less harsh. I managed similar settings with iBooks.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition because, for those few eBooks I do buy, I can buy them from anywhere and read them all on the same device. Amazon, Nook, doesn’t matter.
@DL WHITE: I have also started using an app called voice dream which will take a PDF EPUB or Word document and read it out loud. It will also pull articles from pocket and read them aloud. This has been great for my commute. If I set the speed fast enough I can get through about 10% of a book on my way to work.
Oh wow, thank you for this tip. A co worker recently introduced me to pocket. Recently I was wishing I could have those articles, etc read to me while I drive…I’m going to have to try this out!
I used to read exclusively on my older Kindle that sadly is not a paperwhite so I can’t read in the dark-this has always been a bummer. But I loved it, so I carried on, too cheap to spring for a new one considering this one worked perfectly fine. But, I recently got a new phone with a bigger screen and subscribed to Scribd (you can see where this is going) and now I’m hooked on reading on my phone because I can READ IN THE DARK and read my Scribd books too, listen to audio, or switch over to twitter, etc whenever I want without switching devices. I’m sure I’ll still read on my Kindle. Or at least I think I will….
My 2nd gen Nexus 7 is my go to device but I’ll also read on my LG G3 (5.5″ screen). I use Mantano pretty exclusively as my reading app. I also have a Kindle paperwhite that I only drag out in bright sunlight.
When it comes time to replace my Nexus I will only be considering devices with at least 320 ppi since pixel density seems to be the key for me to truly enjoy reading on a backlit screen.
I have had kindle e-ink since the first one, K1 I got in 2008. It gave me back the joy of reading as I had issues reading small font in paperbacks.
I did get the paperwhite when it came out for the light, but never was happy with it. I missed the page buttons. So I read on a basic with buttons mostly. Then I got the Voyage and I had that feeling again I had when I got the K1 back in 2008. Its that good. Its just about perfect and I have page buttons again. So for me the upgrade from the PW1 to it was a huge step. But then my PW had uneven lighting too.
I wish I could read everything on my Voyage, but I have a Scribd subscription also. I have a Nexus 2013 and a Fire6. So I use either of them for the Scribd. They are both heavier though than my Voyage and there is just nothing as pleasing to my eyes than e-ink.
By the way in the post it says to use the experimental browser on the kindle to go to Scribd and that does not work. Can’t get past the sign in page, no matter what I try.
So for me, as long as they make e-ink readers or equivalent, they will always be my primary reading devices. I grab my android phone for a few minutes at the doc, but never for long term reading. Screen too small. I’d have to get a 6 inch phone and I can’t imagine holding a thing the size of a paperback up to my ear to talk :).
I also only upgrade my e-ink devices at the most every 2 years. Really all of mine still work, including the 2008 K1. I have a keyboard, a basic, a PW and now a Voyage. I’ll use the Voyage until it falls apart I think. Not sure what they could possibly improve on it.
I read most on my Nexus 7 tablet. I have Calibre Companion and the Mantano reader app. I have some books on my phone, but rarely read on it.
I feel guilty that I rarely use my Sony 650 any longer. And I have a Kobo mini which is the perfect purse size, but have maybe read 10 books on it in total. The lack of light is the main reason I no longer read on eInk, though I do think my Sony and Kobo are easier on the eyes.
I bought the original Samsung Note phablet so that it would be my main ereading device that was always with me. It worked out great at first, but as my middle-age eyes graduated to reading glasses, and long bouts of staring at screens on my laptop, my 8″ tablet, or my Note left my eyes dry and my vision blurred, I finally had to buy a dedicated ereader, the Kindle Paperwhite 3g. I seldom even need to wear my reading glasses with the Paperwhite and find that my eyes don’t dry out as much. I occasionally still read print books if they have covers I want to enjoy in full color and are “shelf-worthy”, but, of course, my reading glasses are required for print reading and I’ve run across a few mmp’s with print so small that I had to squint even with the reading glasses on.
I’ve been following news of the Russian YotaPhone, the one with an eink screen on the back, and am hoping that they’ll release a phablet sized one in this country so I can go back to carrying around only one device again.
Btw, a belated thanks for all the techie advice on ebooks and ereaders. Because of the posts at Dear Author, I learned how to manage my non-Kindle ebooks through Calibre and don’t feel quite as “trapped” in my decision to purchase the Paperwhite.
iPhone 5 because it’s convenient and it’s always with me. I like that it’s backlighted. I also use it to listen to audiobooks.
I use my Nook Glow (2nd edition) for the vast majority of my e-reading. I am trying a Scribd subscription again and for that I use my old Nexus 7 (original edition), but I don’t like reading on a tablet. If I’m using a smartphone I’ll read on it as a backup, but I always come back to the Nook. I’ve considered buying a 2nd one just in case, but if Nooks are gone when I need a new one I’ll probably just switch to a Kobo, assuming they’re still around.
I use an iPad Air. This lets me read Kindle, iBooks, and ePub files, the latter using Bluefire reader. I also use this device for email, web searching, Twitter, etc. The less devices I have to deal with, the better. While I do hav e to charge it daily, I just do that while I’m sleeping and all is well!
I actually own a few different ereaders and non-ereader-specific devices, since I’ve been able to acquire a few either for really cheap or for free, and I semi-regularly use them for day job testing purposes as well as actual reading.
My original device was a first-gen Nook and then I moved to a Nook SimpleTouch, both of which were e-ink devices. My current primary reading device is one of the new Samsung Nooks. I like reading on an e-ink screen, but I’ve shifted over to the newer Nook for a couple of reasons.
One: I do a lot of my reading on my morning and evening commutes on the bus, and since I live in the Pacific Northwest, that means I’m often reading in low-light conditions. The e-ink devices I’ve dealt with are good in bright daylight, but on a gray and rainy Seattle winter bus commute, the extra light boost of a tablet screen makes reading a lot easier.
Two: the device cover options were better. I also read during my lunch breaks at work, and having a device with a cover that lets it stand up on its own at an easily readable angle improves my reading experience. Neither of my previous Nooks were easily able to do that. I’ve got a 7-inch Samsung Nook and that’s about the ideal size for me.
Three: I like that the Samsung Nooks are full Android devices, and are essentially just Nook-branded Samsung tablets. This makes this new Nook useful to me for day job purposes too, since I can periodically use it to do webpage testing on Chrome or Firefox on this device. I don’t use it for anything else but reading, and having immediate access to the Kindle and Kobo apps as well as Calibre Companion means I can pretty much read my entire library on this thing. Its processor is slower than a full tablet user might like, but since I’m only using it for reading and web page testing, I don’t particularly care about that.
Entirely on my Asus MeMO Pad 7 tablet, which I love, using Moon+ Reader Pro. When I’m out and/or waiting in line, on my Android phone, also with Moon+.
I wish digital graphic novels could be read on any device. That they can’t is the only reason I keep the Kindle app on my tablet.
I read on eInk. I have a waterproof Kobo with extra memory, my first choice. Have a smaller Kobo and a Nook to carry when I go out. I have an iPad that I hate reading on. Use the iPad for plenty, but not reading. Really wish Scribd would work on my devices. (Oh. Use the iPad for graphic novels and magazines.)
Paperwhite 2 for all Kindle books, but since I got the Scribd subscription, my iPad Air 2 is getting a real workout. That probably wouldn’t be the case if I still used an older, heavier iPad.
I started out with a Sony pocket reader which I loved but it was slow. I switched to a nook and then to a simple touch with glowlight. I love my nook, I sideload from calibre & epubs are easily downloaded from my local libraries as well. I have a kindle keyboard & a kindle unlimited subscription which I use occasionally but I’m not sure if it’s worth the fee for me. I spend all day looking at computer screens so e-ink is the only thing my eyes will tolerate when I finally get to read for pleasure at the end of my day. I’ve tried to read on my phone and on my nexus 7 but after a while everything just gets blurry, the words and when I look up, the rest of the world as well. Hmmm, maybe I need my eyes checked.
“Real” reading–anything longer than short story length–happens on Kindle Paperwhite 2. In addition to the longer battery life, the screen is still a bit easier on my eyes than either the iPhone 6 or retina iPad Mini (both of which are jailbroken, so I run f.lux on them…e-ink is still better). And a unitasker like a Kindle turns out to still be way more productive for me as a reading device: prior to getting the Paperwhite, I had given up on Kindles due to the inability to light that screen evenly in the dark, and I read strictly on the iThings for over a year. My actual reading of book length works dropped by more than two-thirds–and I’m normally a fairly heavy reader. The distraction factor is strong with this one!
So I picked up the 2nd Paperwhite model a few weeks after its release, and fell in love with it. But the Voyage, though it has the “ooh, shiny!” new device factor, doesn’t interest me as long as I have a perfectly functional Paperwhite. Good news for me…not so much for Amazon. I know of only one person who has upgraded to the Voyage from either generation of Paperwhite. Really, there’s not enough improvement to upgrade.
Some non fiction and all reference books end up on the iPad though. Some things are simply better suited to the larger screen, and some need to be at my fingertips–the Kindle isn’t always right on hand, while the iThings are rarely out of arm’s reach. I’ll only read on the iPhone 6 when I have neither of the other devices available. It’s adequate for the job, but not anything to write home about.
I do all my digital reading on my iPad mini but I still read a great deal from hardback and paperback. I didn’t start reading digital books until I was given the iPad as a gift two years ago and it had been a slow transition for me.
I have a Kindle Fire HD7 which I don’t like as much as my first gen Fire, but when the HD6 was on sale a few months ago I bought it and I love it. I read mostly on the 6 and use the 7 for audios.
I read almost exclusively on my Kindle PW, except for books I have to read for work. My smartphone is too small for reading, and i have absolute no necessity to buy a bigger one, I need a small, practical device. Tablets are cumbersome, and any backlit display is very tiring for my eyes.
I use the Kindle app on an iPad mini. I have a Sony e-ink reader (2nd gen, maybe) and I’ve played with a kindle keyboard that I borrowed from my dad. When I got the mini for Christmas a few years back, I switched to it.
For me, the major problem with the e-inks I’ve tried is the lack of color. (Are there e-inks with color? I don’t even know.) Apparently, I’m a lot more sensitive to covers than I thought. I don’t like picking a book from a text list; the covers tell me more about the book than the titles generally. I played with the kindle keyboard with the idea of letting my nephews use it, but I couldn’t see kids being attracted to a book off a list without images. Cover art goes a long way toward pulling in readers, even if it’s a book you’ve already bought.
PS – I’ll be mad at myself if I’ve missed a setting to turn on cover images.
I’ll probably always read a combination of ebooks and print. There are a lot of backlists that aren’t available as ebooks, and I can’t resist library sales anyway. Also, my discretionary budget just took a huge hit so more books are going to end up on my waiting for a sale and PBS lists.
I only read on my Sony 350. Its about 4 years old. When that dies, I have another one, new in the box. When THAT one bites the dust, I have no idea what I’ll use.
The vast majority of my reading is still done on paper. I did receive a Kindle Paperwhite as a gift last year. I’ve probably read twenty or so books on it compared to hundreds on paper in the same time. Phone reading is not an option as my cell phone is an older model. I have no other devices. I could read books on the computer, but that does not appeal at all.
Still my Sony PRS-T1 ^^. Hope that works for a good long while.
I just got a Kindle Paperwhite (after having an ancient Kindle Keyboard) and I LOVE reading on it. But for ebooks from the library I tend to read on my iPad mini, since it is easier to just read on the Freader or Hoopla or Overdrive app on my iPad than bother with all of the fuss of trying to transfer the book to my Kindle. I have a couple of magazine subscriptions and end up reading the magazines half in paper at home and half on my iPad during work lunches. I have an iPhone 5S and am not in any hurry to move to a large phone — the 5S already feels too big for my hand — so I only read on my phone if I’m stuck somewhere waiting or whatever and don’t have my iPad mini or my Kindle. I still read a lot of paper books as well. I’m pretty agnostic most of the time regarding if I’m reading on a device, especially my Kindle, or paper.
I read on my iPhone 4 and my Nook Color. I read more than I expected to on my phone. But it’s so convenient for commuting and traveling. For longer, sit down and snuggle up with a good book type reading, I use my Nook Color.
I have a Nook eink that I rarely use – I just don’t like the eink flash. I bought it for reading outside in sunshine and for traveling, but I rarely use it. And sideloading is a pain (I’ve stopped buying books from BN). I love using Dropbox to sideload to my Color and phone.
If something were to happen to my Nook, I’m not sure what I’d do – either get a small tablet or another Nook tablet (assuming they’re still around). Something that let me use Dropbox. But I don’t see ever going back to only reading print.
I have a Sony e-reader (the PRS-T2) – Sadly, they aren’t making them anymore which is a real shame as I’ve had it for 3 years and have really liked using it. It uses e-ink technology and has no backlighting (I have a clip on light for reading in the dark if I need it). When it dies, I plan to buy another dedicated e-reader (not a tablet), most likely a Kobo as in Canada where I am, you can only download epub and pdf books from the library (amazon’s proprietary mobi format is not supported). I have no desire to read on my ipod (too small) and my kids use my samsung tablet all the time so I wouldn’t want to have my erotic romances easily accessible to them. I keep my e-reader password protected!
I switched from my Sony to a Kobo Gloucestershire for its backlight-reading, but disliked the Glo immensely.
My main reading device is my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Moon Reader Pro and Scribd and it’s awesome!
i have a nook but haven’t used it for over a year. I read on my Samaung tablet because I can read both Kindle and Nook books. All my books are in one device even if they are not in one place.
At the beginning of the year I got multifocals and whilst I love not swapping between reading and walking around glasses, there is a huge difference in side vision – more area than peripheral. I have loved my sonys but even with them I was having to move my head as I read across each line. The solution was reading on my Samsung 4, and I love it.
My primary device is a Nook Simple Touch. Because I didn’t have a computer (I don’t even have internet, I just hotspot from my phone) at home, I did sometimes use my phone or iPad as backup, but it was never my first choice. Now that I have a Surface Pro 3, I can read on that, but honestly, I just go ahead and take a few minutes to side load onto my Nook. I have absolutely no interest in a back lit eink device, so the only thing that will get me to replace my Nook ST would be catastrophic failure, OR a more reputable company than Onyx Boox creating a functional android eink device on the latest OS version. If Google (in particular), Motorola, Samsung, or even HTC, came out with one of those, I’d jump on it even at almost ridiculous prices. Fortunately for me, no one has done it, so I’m not sitting in my room starving to death due to a Scribd membership. But unless they just flat stop making any eink devices, I’ll stick with them. They’re just less stress in my eyes both visually and because i seem to blink more which means it doesn’t exacerbate my chronic dry eyes, and it’s easier on my sleep disorder.
I originally started reading eBooks on a Palm T/X just over 9 years ago. I then progressed to the 1st gen iPad and my iPhone 3S. I now mainly read on my 8 inch Samsung T3 (I very rarely leave home without it) and only ocassionally use my iPhone 4. The main disadvantage to the Samsung tablet is that Zinio does not utilise the SD card for storage of my magazines so I no longer buy any digital magazines. With the increase in eBook prices I am borrowing more and more print books from my local library. Overdrive and BorrowBox don’t have a great selection of eBooks to borrow but I always check there first before requesting a print book.
I read primarily on my iPad but occasionally on my iPhone 6 plus. My iPad is starting to get a bit glitchy, and I was thinking of moving to an iPad mini when it dies, but I really like the large screen of the iPad. I read with a pretty large font, and the large screen of the iPad helps.
I also like it for reading at night. It’s handy being able to have all my internet, email, games, and reading on one device, too. And Scribd. I LOVE scribd.
It’s the iPhone 6 for me, with an iPad mini for travel or magazines. The high resolution really helps!
I also prefer the Kobo Glo. It’s very book-like. I can’t read on my computer (that’s for news articles, emails and work, not books) or on a tablet (too fatiguing for both my eyes and my hands).
I read on my iPad mini. My second super cheap kindle recently met the Faye of the first–the battery would no longer charge. When my iPad battery is low and on the way to dead, I read on my iPhone 6 Plus.
That would be my second Kindle met the fate of the first..I have no idea who Faye is and as far as I know my kindle has never met her.
I got a Kindle Fire Hd 7 last week when it was on sale to replace my PW. After figuring out how to sideload Scribd, Kobo, and Marvel Unlimited, it has replaced my PW and my iPhone as my ereader of choice. I use calibre to sync with the library on my computer, but I am still looking for a good reader for the Fire because the kindle app always starts from the beginning when you start from calibre companion. I really dislike that the fire locks me into the Amazon App Store which is incredibly limited, but side loading has helped some. If I can ever root this little beastie and load Google Play, I might just be able to take over the world (or at least tame my library).
#1, by far, is my Kindle Paperwhite. My eyes love it. And I’ll definitely replace it with another Amazon eink device when it’s time to retire it. And, yes, I’ll pretty much use it until it gives up the ghost rather than automatically upgrading to the newest shiny thing to come out.
#2 are my tablets, primarily my Fire HDX. But I use that for nonfiction–anything that has pictures, graphics, unusual formatting, etc. And magazines.
#3 is my phone (Samsung Galaxy 5S). Not a big fan of reading on the phone due to my “mature” eyes, but it is an emergency option. (You know, reading emergencies. They’re real.)
Almost never read paper anymore and am ruthlessly purging my paper library. And not even on the list anymore is my 1st gen iPad, which I grew to passionately hate (along with the Genius Bar and all things Apple) and which now languishes in storage.
I bought a long charge cord for my mini iPad so if it’s low on battery the cord will reach an outlet while I’m reading on the couch.
I’m still in love with my Kindle Paperwhite (1st generation), but I do do some reading on my phone because I have a Scribd subscription. I’m pretty content with my Paperwhite, although I was tempted by the Voyage until I saw the price. I still enjoy reading print books, but I tend to buy digital books (instant gratification, impulse buying, and lack of shelf space being the primary reasons) so most of the print books I read are borrowed from the library.
I read on my Kobo; I need e-ink for my fiction reading. I also have a Nook HD (7 inch tablet), but despite the good resolution on that screen, I don’t use if for reading. It’s too heavy to hold for extended reading sessions.
I prefer a smaller/lighter phone, so no reading on that either (although I have some novellas loaded for just-in-case). I’m more likely to play Hearts or Gin Rummy than read on my phone when waiting.
Kindle Fire HDX, 7″ here. I got it for the collections feature but I don’t use it like I thought I would. I liked my regular old kindle fire better.
I’m in the market for a new ereader or tablet. The HDX screen flickers regularly enough now that I find it annoying, it’s flickered almost since month 2. I’ve had it 5 months but I don’t what Amazon will do for me… probably nothing.
@Sandra: FWIW, the Kindle I have is a Fire HDX 7″ too. And it’s actually the second one I got, because the first one had that flicker problem, and also because it got screwed up being stuck on an earlier version of the OS.
Amazon’s customer support was actually quite awesome in letting me return the first device for a fresh one, even though I hadn’t even gotten it directly via them; it was a device I acquired via a points rewards system on my credit card. So it might be worth it to at least ask their CS people if you can exchange it.
Because yeah–that flicker problem was annoying. I was getting it mostly when playing games, but it was noticeable enough to be very distracting!
I also work on a computer all day, so prefer to read on an e-ink device. Currently it’s my Kindle Keyboard, although I’m thinking of upgrading to the Voyage (don’t tell my husband). I was never interested in the Paperwhite despite the attraction of the frontlit screen because I love the page turn buttons on the KK so much.
I also own a Kobo Touch, but have only read one book on it in the last year, and three the year before that (The Hunger Games trilogy, because Kobo had them on sale for less than $2 each). I did have an original Kobo, and actually preferred that to the Touch (I find turning pages on the Kobo Touch is more poke-and-hope than touch).
The household also has Samsung phones and tablets and a Microsoft Surface, but I prefer not to read book on them (although I read blogs etc on the Surface).
I use my ipad 2 to read everything. my iphone 3g is just to wee to read anything on. before I had my ipad, I used my macbook. I’ve never seen an eink screen. I have a logitech keyboard for my ipad which works very nicely to hold it up when I’m in bed or on the train.
I bought a BeBook Club ereader in 2011. It’s still working well. When it finally dies – hopefully in a distant future – I don’t know if I’ll just buy a new ereader (the cheapest I can find while still functional) or if I’ll upgrade to a tablet or one of those larger screen phones.
It will depend on how much money I have to be honest, because I want my ereader just to read, I won’t need any fancy functions.
Upgraded from original iPad to iPad Mini 2 mid last year. The okd one still runs the kindle app just fine which is what I use for 90% of my ebooks, it was really let me diwn in the intenet browsing department and rather heavy to boot. The new one works well and doesnt crash anywhere near as often as the old one.
Never owned an eInk device but I have used my sisters kindle briefly, it works well but I really do prefer the all in one device. Even use this thing to do homework whilst not at home.
I read on my phone when I’m out of the house and waiting for someone or in a long line. In the house, my Kobo Glo. I love the backlit feature of my Kobo but I don’t care about bells or whistles. If it breaks, I’ll get another one.
We have a Blackberry Playbook and can read on it but it’s too heavy. I’d never read on a tablet; they’re all too big and cumbersome. Phone for on the go, ereader at home, or an actual book, of course.
My kindle PW is my primary device. It fits in my purse and can be read in the dark so it Is usually with me everywhere. On occasion though, when I use my small purse, or if I’m just going out for a short time, I read on my iPhone. My hubs just got the phablet iPhone 6 but it’s too big for my tiny hands, so I’m unlikely to switch to it even though I do love the screen size compared to mine.
I also have an old kindle keyboard that I use exclusively for the elliptical machine. It’s a lot easier to hit the page turn button rather than using the touch screen on my PW. And finally, I do read on my iPad mini, but mainly only epubs that can’t be read on the kindle (yes, I could use calibre to convert them, but that’s way too much hassle when I can just read them on the pad LOL). Overall, my eyes much prefer e-ink, so I’ll always have a kindle until they stop making them. At this point, the one thing I hate is Amazon’s refusal to come up with a decent indexing program for people like me who have thousands of books. The kindle folders were pathetic and confusing the last time I tried them so I don’t bother with them, and it seems like every software upgrade makes them even less usable.
I prefer reading on an e-ink device, so I’m still using my Kindle Keyboard a lot when I’m reading at home. I use my iPhone or my iPad-mini for reading library or subscription books or when listening to audiobooks–something I’ve just started doing since I spend a lot of time stuck in traffic during my commute.
I love my Kindle Paperwhite. I used to buy a lot of ePubs when I had a Sony eink reader (and kept them in Calibre) but after switching to the Paperwhite, I went to buying almost all my ebooks at Amazon. I have the Kindle app on my Android phone and my Kindle Fire tablet but my eyes are really happier reading eink. However, I just started my free trial Scribd subscription, so I’m reading a lot on my 7″ Samsung tablet. I put a blue-light blocker app on it and that seems to have helped a lot. I do wish Scribd would work on an eink reader, though, since I am loving having access to so many books there and plan to keep the subscription.
My Kindle Voyage is my main reading device. I’m drowning in devices at this point, with my backups being a Kindle Paperwhite, iPhone 5S, and the Basic Kindle my husband used before he got his Galaxy Note 4.
I miss my e-ink reader (had one of the original Kindle keyboards) but these days I read mostly on my Asus Memo Pad 7. I briefly had a Kindle Fire HD, but it just never worked quite right. Its main problem was that it couldn’t handle that we have more than one Amazon account–one for family purchases including kid e-books, one separate for my personal reading because that does not mix well with kid e-books… So the Kindle Fire went to the kids, and I got the Memo Pad which is in many ways fantastic–I can read from the Kindle app, from the Nook app, from Scribd, and the Moon+ Reader, all on the same device. It even has a Feedly app for my blogs. However the device has some functionality issues which make it harder to use. The Feedly app does not work well, and tends to crash if you try to click a web link in a blog post. The Nook app also has a weird issue where you’ll be reading along, and then suddenly the page will shift a few inches to the left, cutting off some of the text. I know this will probably never happen but I so wish there was an e-ink reader that would accommodate multiple reading apps, including Scribd. Reading on the Memo Pad is mostly fine but it does tend to strain the eyes, and is darn near impossible in bright sunshine. I have never been a big fan of reading on my phone, with one notable exception, which is during the time that I was nursing my younger daughter. I know, I know, you’re supposed to be bonding with the baby. Except that she had colic and pretty much the only way she would sleep, or return to sleep, was attached to my body. I had just gotten my first smart phone the month before she was born, so I discovered the Kindle app and it was like I could hear angels singing. I got SO MUCH reading done that first year.
@KB:
Have you looked at the Onyx Boox, it is an android eink device line? I am nervy because it isn’t a brand name so I worry about updating, but some people are pretty happy with them.
The Sony PRS 350. I like having a dedicated ereader, it cuts down on the distractions. But also the phone is a hassle to hold (Samsung Galaxy 5) so that’s the backup option. After staring at a computer screen for most of the day at work, I don’t think I’d be able to read on a device if it weren’t eink. I’m more than a little afraid what I’ll do when the Sony dies (a little bit over 4 years old now) because the nook and kindle don’t really appeal to me.
I read a lot in the garden, bed or hot tub. I love my Kobo H2O as it’s safe and very readable in all three places.
I have a Nook Tablet (maybe two versions back from the current Samsung Nook). It is color and touchscreen, not e-ink, and I like it a lot. However I’m still a major fan of print books and I read about 75% print, 25% digital.
I don’t like reading e-books on my phone because the small screen size means constant page flipping, and on my current phone the proportions seem weird. I don’t read ebooks on my laptop but I will read online serial fiction (such as Ilona Andrews’ Clean Sweep) and online comics/graphic novels (such as Girl Genius!) on my laptop.
Because my current Nook works fine and I still read 75% print books, I am not thinking of getting a new e-reader at this time. I will when my Nook breaks down or if the shininess of the iPad (or a competitor) finally gets to me.
I love seeing what everyone uses and enjoys, it’s so cool to see so many different uses!
I am still very happy using a Kindle Paperwhite, but if something tragic happened to it I would probably get the Kindle Voyager or whatever new thingy is invented, mostly because I usually enjoy whatever new bells and whistles have been added. A good portion of my library is from Amazon, but I’m very content buying from elsewhere and converting as well (and quite honestly the difference between Kindle customer service and Kobo are night and day — one sent me a replacement e-reader expresspost for free, the other spent over two months arguing with me over a book I purchased that was a corrupted file).
I only really read comics and photography books on my tablet as reading text gives me fairly bad eyestrain, even when I have all the settings optimized for it. It’s a huge shame, but such a big part of my day is spent reading (2-3 hours on an average day) it just hurts too much. I love that battery life is getting better for phones and tablets, but I tend to prefer unitaskers when it comes to something I really use a lot. I mean, I still use an old (but massive) ipod to listen to music, but the battery lasts forever, I generally buy whatever new handheld Nintendo comes out with as I get a ton of use out of them, and ereaders fill that niche for me as well. I could ostensibly do all of the above on my phone, except I couldn’t do all of them with the same intensity or depth that I do now. Almost ridiculously, my phone exists for phone calls, texts and occasional GPS. Go figure, as we are totally living in the future when it comes to tech and I would have killed for all the features I don’t use now ten years ago!
I guess for me phones and tablets are still swiss army knives where I still find myself needing a chef’s knife, proper screwdriver, and corkscrew. Yeah, I can sorta make do, but it’s not going to do the job as well as I need it to. However, that’s definitely a case of my usage versus someone else’s, you know?
I still read some print books and love them, but they’re mostly if I plan on giving them to friends or family afterwards to share. Also, if my family is anything to go by, I have maybe 5 more years before I need bifocals or reading glasses, so the ability to make all books large-print books is just going to become more valuable to me in the future! My folks both have e-readers (my old Kindle Keyboard and a newer-than-mine Paperwhite) and while they still read physical books plenty, they loooove their Kindles, to the point where they had to get a second one because they kept arguing over who got to use the Kindle, heh. If they were more tech-savvy they’d likely convert to ebooks 100%, but they just ask me to put books on for them from my library whenever I’m nearby so it’s more 50-50.
Also, can I mention that I can afford more books this way? Physical books in Canada are expensive, even used they can go upwards of $6-7 for a paperback.
I usually read on my Nook Glow, but now that I upgraded to the iPhone 6 in the last couple weeks, I’ve found myself reading on it a lot more than I thought I would. And yeah, why upgrade to a new e-ink reader when the current one I have works great. I sometimes wish for better organized software on it, but the newer ones don’t have what I want either, so not reason to upgrade yet.
@Erin Burns: I have not! I just looked at the description and it says that it can access Scribd, as well as Kindle and the Google Play store. Color me intrigued! Thanks for the tip–I am going to be checking this out in more detail!
@KB: Yes, supposedly that is all true. My specific concern is that it runs off Android 4.4 and we’re out to 5.1 now, and the customer service does not appear to be US based. I fear obsolescence and breakdowns. I do not personally know anyone who has one, so I have been majorly dithering, there may have also been quibbling involved.
@Alex Hurst:
Alex:
I am going to read exclusively on a I Pad Mini with the better display. Sorry I had a brain fog. I haven’t recieved it yet. I tried Kindle Voyage for a few hours. It’s great if you get all your books from Amazon. I wanted to be able to get books from local library. The Voyage was slow, couldn’t read titles get reviews etc. I think its over priced. It is an Amazon money maker!