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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Digital! But only in a kindle paperwhite. Or perhaps any other e-ink screen, but not LEDs.

I can read lying down on my side without having to roll over or hold the book weird
If I drop it in the tub it doesn’t matter
I can change the font of whatever I read to OpenDyslexic, which helps me read faster and with far less eye strain
I can read in the dark
I can highlight portions and take notes without permanently marking up a book
I can long-press any word to see its definition. Same for translations of vocab I don’t know when I’m reading in Spanish
I can get a new book in seconds
I get to finally have an aspect of the third millennium technology that I actually kind of enjoy