Do ebook readers damage your eyes?
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Do ebook readers damage your eyes?
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By the way, my vision issue is not related to using an e-reader.
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Regular e-ink ereaders are very easy on the eyes. They look just like paper. They are not backlit, so it's not like staring into a TV screen as it is with smartphones, computers and actual TVs. I have to believe that using an e-ink ereader is better for the eyes than using a classic book made of paper. On the ereader, you can adjust the font-size and spacing to make it easier to read, and the lettering/paper doesn't get faded, smudged and bent.
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I agree. I have a kindle and I find it very easy on the eyes. I adjusted the font-size on it, so it is much easier to read than certain paper books.Scott wrote:Even if that were true, I imagine it could only be true of backlit ereaders which are basically tablets. Backlit ereaders are basically the same thing as smartphones, at least on your eyes.
Regular e-ink ereaders are very easy on the eyes. They look just like paper. They are not backlit, so it's not like staring into a TV screen as it is with smartphones, computers and actual TVs. I have to believe that using an e-ink ereader is better for the eyes than using a classic book made of paper. On the ereader, you can adjust the font-size and spacing to make it easier to read, and the lettering/paper doesn't get faded, smudged and bent.
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Fast forward a few years, turns out I can barely see out of one eye and have always compensated with the other.
So the joke is on her but now I use reading glasses and I love being able to make the font bigger on my kindle so I don't need them.
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