How many ereaders have you gone through?
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Re: How many ereaders have you gone through?
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It is the basic model and I am very satisfied with it. With the cover and an attachable light that I bought, it is almost perfect for me.
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The original Nook wasn't called the paper white. The Paperwhite is the name of one of the more popular Kindle models. The original Nook had an e-ink screen with no light on top for reading and an LCD screen on the bottom for selecting books. The reading portion wasn't glossy. It was matte.
I wonder if you mean you had the original Nook tablet. It did have a glossy LCD screen with a backlight. Reading on an LCD screen with a backlight does bother a lot of people, although a lot of people like it just fine. I have to limit my reading sessions on an LCD screen although I don't mind doing that. I can take a few minutes break and keep reading.
I wonder if the Nook you have now might be the Nook Glowlight Plus, which has an e-ink screen and a front light. LCD screens have to be translucent to let the backlight shine through (and into your eyes) while the Glowlight Plus, as well as several earlier Nooks, have opaque e-ink screens and a coating over them that spreads light evenly on the surface so your eyes only get reflected light. This is much gentler on the eyes.
If it's the Glowlight Plus you can tell it from the N button on the bottom center below the screen which is flush with the screen so you don't have to press it but only touch it. I believe it's the only device that has a capacative button on that part of the screen. I have one and that button is where I naturally put my thumb while reading so it's always sending me back to the home page when I forget to avoid that spot. Someday I'll kick it across the room and that'll teach it!!!
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The Kindle has a very different kind of screen that's far easier on the eyes, easier even than the Ipad. This is exactly the kind of confusion that caused Amazon to change the name from Kindle Fire to Fire.
Reading on a Paperwhite or Voyage or Oasis is very similar to reading a book by lamplight. It has the light in front of an opaque screen and your eyes only see reflected light. The LCD screens on tablets, including the Ipad, are translucent and there's a light shining through them from behind directly into your eyes. A lot of people read on them anyway and it bothers some people a lot and others not at all. I can read on an LCD screen as long as I take a break for a few minutes every 15 or 20 minutes. If I don't I can't read for the rest of the day.
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