/lit/ - Literature

>>22864758
This isn't literature. This is a thread for >>>/g/

>>22864758
Scribe is good, probably the best 'big' ereader in the market.

>>22864769
Relax m8, ereaders are made specifically for reading.

>>22864771
>/lit/ is for the discussion of literature, specifically books (fiction & non-fiction), short stories, poetry, creative writing, etc. If you want to discuss history, religion, or the humanities, go to /his/. If you want to discuss politics, go to /pol/. Philosophical discussion can go on either /lit/ or /his/, but those discussions of philosophy that take place on /lit/ should be based around specific philosophical works to which posters can refer.
Gadgets are not covered here
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>>22864758
I bought a Kindle I about three years ago. I've done more reading since then I have in the decade before

>>22864778
We already have like 300 of these a month. One more won't hurt.

I really want the Oasis but my Affirm account has overdue payments on it and I can't afford it without financing. Luv me my 10th gen Paperwhite however I really want the tactile buttons.

>>22864758
Please stop reminding people that Kindle exists. I haven't finished accumulating yet.

I have a kindle paperwhite but having started learning a foreign language I have encountered two problems
1. the look up speed is too slow
2. any punctuation fucks up the dictionary look up
Are there any e-readers that get around this?

I just use aquile reader on laptop. And when I'm sleepy I just use librera reader on my phone. Comfy reading. Clocking in at 3-4 hours per day. I'm living the dream

>have an amazon tablet I never use anymore because I upgraded
>trade it in when buying the scribe
>got the scribe basically for like $240
feels good bros, was considering the scribe or the boox air 3 c but I really dont care about color and reading/writing is my priority, less so using something thats basically a tablet with e-ink

>>22864778
Given that an e-reader is used mainly for reading books and other literary works, it's definitely relevant to discuss on /lit/. It's a device for literature, after all.

>>22864825
Fuck's sake anon, get your shit together instead of taking on debt to buy consumer electronics you don't need.

>>22864758
Love mine

>>22864770
Sure if you ignore its utterly garbage software

>>22865509
Jailbreak it, most do with their kindle

my pw3 is still alive

>>22864758
I've recently bought a Kobo Libra 2 and I love it, already I'm reading books that would otherwise be difficult or expensive to get a physical copy of. My only regret is not getting one years ago. I'm planning to donate most of my 'collection' (dusty books I have not read in years)

>>22865591
What da dog doin??????????

>>22865506
ayo this nigga playing games on his kindle
>>22865509
elaborate pls

>>22865597
dunno he's a rascal though

>>22864771
ignore the retard, he's just mad because his /sfg/ got archived again. what a faggot.
Anyway, the cheapest and best choice iMo is geyting a 2nd hand 7th gen kindle, jailbrake it and install koreader in it. Got one for $50 and it was one of the best buys i've made. read almost everyday now and its a good convo starter with chicks if you are in a park or restaurant. Also ypu can install apps like paint, notes, gallery, terminal etc.

>>22864758
I bough one in the books store for 150 euros a few years back. I still prefer a physical book, but and e-reader is a far easier on the eyes than reading on a tablet. Now it also has advantages. Ebooks are first of all cheaper than physical books, and you can find a lot of books online for free if you look long enough, even if they are of questionable quality often. So it basically pays for itself in the long run. Furthermore it also doesn't take up shelf space so if you don't have a massive bookshelf it is very handy. So I wholeheartedly recommend one if you are an avid reader.

>>22865608
>7th gen kindle
is 6-inches of screen good enough to read? my phone is 6 inches, and idt it's big enough to read

>>22864859
Kobo maybe?

>>22866099
It's not the best but not entirely insufferable if you can handle smaller fonts and get your margins and gutters spaced right. No worse than a mass market paperback on average. Depends on what you're reading more than anything, wordy books with long words and drawn out paragraphs start to suffer if you don't have enough words per line and you have to shrink the font, which isn't the easiest thing to read.

>>22866869
Get the font right and it's pretty much indistinguishable from your average octavo, a little shorter and those margins on the sides can be tight depending on sundry bullshit.

>>22864859
koreader with wiktionary works well. you may be able to jailbreak your kindle depending on the firmware version or you can get a kobo or an android based ereader. you also need to find the wiktionary for your language packages as stardict. if youve bought books in the kindle store, either pirate them or remove the drm with the dedrm calibre plugin.

When will Amazon make a Scribe 2

I like to use an iPad, the books app is simply amazing with its UX.

Are the screens this bright and digital looking IRL or is it just how the camera makes it look?

>>22868115
wdym? if you fully turn off the front light it's no different from paper.

IM GONNA DO IT BOYS
CONVINCE ME NOT TO

>>22868164
Do it, fuckface.

>>22864778
Motherfucker the point isn't to talk about it with nerds who count frequencies of components and debate to filesystems, but with people who read books, therefore /lit/. Oh, wait...

>>22864778
>If you want to discuss history, religion, or the humanities, go to /his/
until the mods start enforcing this rule, then nobody gets to complain about a fucking ereader thread

>>22864758
how is it different than a phone?

>>22869045
e-ink display, idk the technical shit but theyre really good at mimicking paper and are much more pleasant on the eyes, basically like paper if you dont have the front light on

I'm trying to pursue a minimalist lifestyle because I'm tired of owning so much useless shit. Part of that is getting rid of all the books on my bookshelves that I've already read or am never going to read. I can clear up all that shelf space and store every book I could ever need in a tiny tablet smaller than most books are, so e-readers are great for me. Also, I can get ancient literature in the original languages for free off the internet instead of paying oxford $60 a pop. ALSO! E-books are way cheaper than normal books. Very cool devices.

>>22864758
since I got my kindle paperwhite about 6 years ago I barely watch the t.v. anymore. It fits in my pocket. I take it everywhere. Waiting room at the dentist? do some reading. Girlfriend running into the grocery while I wait outside? do some reading.
There's plenty of sources to download free books, too, quality books and classics
I prefer fadedpage and project gutenburg
I've read more in the last six years than in my entire life before that.

>>22864778
>Gadgets are not covered here
t.newfag
methods of reading are valid, as well as sharing how we obtain our books

>>22868115
>Are the screens this bright and digital looking IRL or is it just how the camera makes it look?
my kindle has a brightness control, contrast, change the font, change the font size, etc.

>>22869048
>basically like paper
in sunlight. otherwise you'll have to use the backlight