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Kindle Paperwhite
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Kids nowadays, especially Gen Alpha, cannot concentrate on reading books for very long. Is it a true story or just a myth?
My 14 year old chaos bringer is a voracious reader. She buys her own books with any money she can scrounge, including 600 to 700 page chapter books. We bought her a Kindle paperwhite for christmas last year, and has just about worn it out. The flip cover case for it is falling apart She recently add
...Expended1 in r/books
October 31, 2025 12:18 PM
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My Kindle is an ad filled wasteland and I regret buying it.
Doesn't work on newer kindles. I left my beloved kindle paperwhite on a plane and had to buy a new one; it now needs to connect to wifi periodically for you to continue reading, which defeats the whole purpose of having a kindle when it does it while you're on a bus or something.
safadancer in r/Anticonsumption
July 30, 2025 7:38 AM
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Am I doing it right?
I bring a kindle paperwhite for extended travels. Fits perfectly next to my steam deck in the tom toc sling bag i got The charge usually lasts 2 weeks and its thinner than the notebook i also carry daily Plus pdfs look alot better on a paperwhite and is easier on the eyes and those trying to sleep I
...NoseyMinotaur69 in r/SteamDeck
December 8, 2025 9:19 PM
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E-reader ?
I use a kobo ereader. It's a luxury item weight wise, but the battery lasts forever, I read a lot on trips, and I don't like reading on a phone. Kobo works seamlessly with Libby/Overdrive through the public library, which is great. I used to have a Kindle Paperwhite but lost it and replaced with a K
...sleemur in r/Ultralight
July 11, 2025 4:44 PM
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Does reading on a Kindle Paperwhite at night mess with cortisol levels?
I had extreme trouble getting to sleep (2+ hours to fall asleep) and tackled it. My kindle paperwhite is part of what helped me solve that. no phone once in bed; phone has night shift settings kindle on with dark background and light text, as low brightness as possible where I can still read Now I’m
...2plus2equalscats in r/HubermanLab
August 16, 2025 2:21 PM
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Kids nowadays, especially Gen Alpha, cannot concentrate on reading books for very long. Is it a true story or just a myth?
Have you looked into the Libby app for her? My public library system has a massive catalogue with them, and I can read anything I borrow from them on my Kindle paperwhite. The books automatically go back to the library and get removed from the Kindle. My favorite hack with this, however, is that if
...FlowerOfLife in r/books
October 31, 2025 6:59 PM
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Do you prefer the traditional book or the ereader?
I’ve always generally been a fan of traditional books but got a Kindle Paperwhite a few months ago and love it. I find myself reading a lot more with it, but I can’t really explain why. It’s just nice not having to carry around heavy books (I’m reading the Masters of Rome series currently, each like
...WesternPrimary1840 in r/RSbookclub
April 28, 2026 10:42 PM
16
Kindle vs book in hand
My kindle changed my lifeeeee!!!!! I was anti kindle for a long time because I love the feel and smell of real books but now I’m exclusively a kindle reader. They’re so much more portable, I love being able to change the font size & night mode. I love highlighting passages on my kindle to go back to
...ylime114 in r/fantasyromance
December 1, 2025 2:26 AM
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Probably the closest I’ll ever get to reading a bible in church. King is god-like to me anyway I guess
It’s the 2024 matcha green basic kindle. I have big hands. Also have a bigger kindle paperwhite at home, this is my out and about throw it in a bag or my pocket kindle
stardewvalleypumpkin in r/stephenking
March 22, 2026 6:12 PM
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Kindle vs Kobo (first e-reader, huge EPUB library, help me decide 😩)
I just went from kindle paperwhite 2018 model to a kobo Clara bw. I much prefer the kobo ui. My kindle home screen was largely suggestions from the store even though I have the non add version. The kobo Home Screen is my library. Transferring EPUBs is really easy and the screen is so nice to read fr
...Worldly_Month_5428 in r/ereader
April 25, 2026 9:29 AM
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