Comments | bookworm_2005: Review of the Kindle Paperwhite

bookworm_2005

Review of the Kindle Paperwhite

Jul 03, 2013 10:09

I received a Kindle Paperwhite as a gift about a month ago, and it has changed my life! Yes, that’s a dramatic statement, but it’s true. I love my Kindle. The screen is incredibly comfortable to read in any light - far more comfortable than my computer screen. In fact, I push everything over about 500 words to my Kindle for reading. With the Kindle ( Read more... )

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riani1 July 3 2013, 17:36:32 UTC

The lack of ePub support is the biggest thing keeping me from Kindles. Nearly all my books are public domain, and I greatly dislike being locked into a format--especially one where Amazon may have added permissions and controls.

bookworm_2005 July 3 2013, 17:47:12 UTC

Just use Calibre to convert them to MOBI, which is supported by Kindle. That's what I do. And since Kindle doesn't interact with the original ePub docs, no need to worry about added DRM.

riani1 July 3 2013, 17:58:16 UTC

Is there an eyestrain issue? I love the eInk set up on my Nook because my eyes don't handle glare at all well anymore.

bookworm_2005 July 3 2013, 19:46:03 UTC

No, in fact the eInk of the Kindle Paperwhite has almost eliminated eyestrain headaches for me. I used to read on my computer and I would get headaches all the time. Now that I read on the Kindle, no headaches! I would go so far as to say that the Kindle paperwhite screen is more comfortable to read than a physical book: the lighting is always correct (or easily adjustable) and the font size can be set to whatever you need. No glare at all with my Kindle, even in a dark room or in direct sun.