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Why do people buy kindles instead of just reading books on their tablets or phones? (literature.cafe)

submitted 1 year ago by Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to c/chat@literature.cafe

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I've never used one but it struck me as odd that people would use a seperate device for smth so easily done on your phone.

Is there smth special about the hardware? Is it better somehow?

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[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I've got the tablet version of the Kindle, rather than the e-ink versions other people have mentioned.

I got it because it's a much larger screen than my phone, and because I only use it for books, the battery lasts for a lot longer. I do get notification popups now and again, but I only tend to get them once or twice a day, so they're not too annoying.

I've got the Kindle app on my phone too, but as everyone else has mentioned, you get a lot more interruptions, and the screen is a lot smaller.

On top of that, the tablet fits perfectly in my hand :)