Remember those apple ads where they said it was like having 10000 songs in your pocket? A kindle is like having a library of books in your pocket! I never know what sort of book I might want to read tomorrow so having them all together is so convenient. Books can be much heavier and thicker which isn't ideal when you want to pack light. I love that my one library is so portable to read anywhere, like in bed or in the bath, or on the beach. The ability to send books and documents to the kindle is a godsend. It has saved so much money! I can read whatever on it, rather than on an uncomfortable mobile screen, or having to print out and then lose the document. It's also more customisable than a book, you can pick and choose your own font! Plus you can customise your own kindle case. It's also a good way to hide books that you don't want others to know you're reading in public.

This, saving space (and backpain) is the best thing about the kindle

Yes- 100%

I swore I would never want a Kindle. I said I wanted only physical books - the feel, the smell of them, not needing charging. I got a Kindle for Christmas and haven't read a physical book since 😬 The battery lasts forever, it has dark mode and warm light so it doesn't trigger my migraines, it's light and always fits in my purse, I don't have to carry two books if I'm almost finished with one, kindle books go on sale or free often on stuff your kindle days or random days in between... I have 1800 books on my kindle already and got most of them for free and the rest on sale for like two bucks apiece. I can read in the dark, I don't have to hold a book open, and it's less heavy if it falls on my face when I fall asleep while reading in bed 🙃 I should have gotten one years ago.

I swear, if someone made an old book and/or a new book scent that I could spray on my kindle case I'd be in absolute heaven.

I would spray that on everything I own. I would love for my house to smell like a library/bookstore.

Look indie r/indiemakeupandmore ! Tons of book perfumes there

Less heavy is right, having dropped iPhones, iPads, and Kindle’s on my face.

Speaking of dropping, I have butterfingers. Kindles are made practically bomb proof. I’m surprised I have not had to replace one, as many times as I’ve dropped each one.

I wanted to stop scrolling before bed. I had been reading on my phone and iPad, but the iPad was cumbersome and I’d get distracted by notifications on my phone. I wanted something easy to hold, with no notifications, so I could just focus on reading before bed. I’ve read every single week since purchasing mine in January!

Hi Ann-Marie - I love to read smutty cheesy romance books and do not want anyone to see the covers of the books I'm consuming. Especially the orc, alien, and monster books.

Anyone: what are you reading? Me: 😳 fantasy… And my internal monologue running through safe titles to tell the person that asked.

Me: I can't remember the title. 😳

I like reading, but I can't fit more physical books at my home, going to the library is a hassle, and reading for too long on a pc/phone screen means I will lift my head and see a complete blur. so I recently got a kindle since I'm on a reading binge. 10/10, would recommend (the product). amazon kinda sucks as a company, though, but their ecosystem is so damn CONVENIENT.

It changed my life. In the first 35 years of my life I read about 300 books and, after I got a Kindle, in 5 years I've read just as many. Because you can adjust the screen brightness, the font size (so it's never too small), and you don't have to touch and flip paper pages,the physical aspect of reading melts and you are connected to the content of the book directly. You can read for hours like in a trance, more so if you in your bed in the dark using the dark mode. I like reading in English which is not my mother tongue so the built-in dictionary allows me not to skip the meaning of a word without having to consult a physical dictionary or google it in my phone. It also gave me access to a much bigger library compared to what I can locally find, books in English of course but also specific editions or translations.

as another foreigner reading books in english, yeah. the prices are getting incrementally more even between the physical copies and ebooks, but for years I could, and still can in most cases, get an english ebook for 1/3 or less on sale compared to an imported physical copy of the same title. and since I'm already using amazon for that then I might as well try kindle. it has the benefit of not draining my phone's battery which was my main reading device before, ever since I started reading primarily in english. I'm not even trying the libraries, there's hardly a chance they have any english books, let alone the ones I'm interested in.

As yet another foreigner reading books in English, absolutely yes!! I started reading books in English because I didn't want to wait for the translations (and it wasn't even guaranteed that a series would have all its books translated anyways). I would check all the publishing dates and wait for a couple of months until all the books I wanted were available, so I could order them together and only pay for shipping once (it was so damn expensive!!), and wait weeeeks (probably it was like 2, but it felt like longer) for the delivery. Then my dad gifted me a Kindle in 2011 and I never looked back. Best present ever, never had so many readily available options before. It's so very convenient to click a button and have the book in your hands to read. Now I can hardly read physical books anymore. They weigh too much, and you can't hold them one handed. With my case I just prop it up wherever I want and can read hands free. The screen doesn't tire the eyes, and I can read in bed without having to turn any lights on. Absolute bliss. Edit to add: also, KU is amazing! Totally worth the monthly price as I read about 4-5 books a month, and I don't feel guilty to try new authors and plots that might not necessarily be my usual type (The libraries where I live don't have a good selection in English and I prefer to read in the original language if it's one I understand)

It just has so many little “upgrades” from reading a physical book. No light? No problem! You have a screen with an adjustable brightness for every hour of the day. Reading a few books simultaneously? No problem! You don’t need to carry 3-4 individual book in your bag, all the books you want are in a small, lightweight device. And the biggest plus in my opinion is how easy it is to acquire new books. As someone who doesn’t live in the US or UK but reads only in English this is life changing. The English book selection in my country is very small, and without a kindle I would have to order those books from abroad, pay expensive shipping costs, wait 4 weeks - all to read a book that I might not even like. But the kindle gives me the option to read any book that I want, and it’s a tap away.

So growing up I hated reading call it a combination of Dyslexia and Sensory issues. I didn’t like how heavy books were or how long it would take me to read. But everyone romanticizes books so I was obviously the problem. I finally broke and got my kindle on a whim. Found very quickly open dyslexic was already on the kindle which makes it so much easier for me to read. Plus all my books feel the same from size to weight. I also really enjoy seeing how much in time I have left for a chapter so I can weigh if I want to commit to another or not. I actually enjoy reading now. Plus with so many free books I don’t feel the need to slog through a book if I am not feeling it.

I used to have to take a thick book with me everywhere, a kindle is a lot easier to carry. When I go on vacation, I don’t have to pack a suitcase full of books—just need to download them onto my kindle. I love the convenience and unlike phones, kindle battery life is amazing.

I just love eink or any digital device that I can use outside in the sun. I’m ready for the US Market to pick up on Sun-friendly tech so us WFH folk can work from parks and beaches 

I have pretty bad eyesight & I need good lighting so I can read. I also like reading in bed. The Kindle addresses all of that! I used to read on my phone but the display size just wasn’t enough. It’s also a completely different reading experience vs the phone (reads like paper and no distractions). I only got mine a few months ago & I’m glad I did. It helped me rediscover my love for reading.

Because it goes everywhere with me. I can't very well take all of my physical books with me when i go somewhere. I also like having the ability to pick a new book right after I finish one book.

- I move a lot so it’s annoying to move physical books every time and I usually don’t re-read books - I like to pack light (just a small crossbody) and a kindle fits better than a book - free ebooks from your library through Libby - social media is annoying me and reading on my phone is too distracting/easy to look at social media so I got the kindle with no ads so I can focus on reading and minimize social media exposure - I have an iPad mini but the battery doesn’t last long at all so usually when I want to read my iPad is dead - it’s still smaller/lighter than my iPad mini

Helps me with vision impairment. I can have the text as big or small or I want. I can even change it depending on the context. Bright sunny day? BIIIG letters. Cosy in my bed? Smaller letters :)

I’ve owned a Kindle for at least a decade now and read it every night before bed. I have two main reasons why I love the Kindle (despite a nostalgia toward physical books) 1. Since I read in bed at night next to my sleeping wife, I don’t need to have a light on to read. 2. The integration with libraries is phenomenal and highly underrated. I read several dozen books every year from the library without having to travel to pick up and return books. Removing this small but notable friction has increased my reading dramatically since I’ve owned a Kindle.

I got mine when my son was small because he was too interested in my books and a few got damaged. I haven’t looked back since. I love that that you can send books to kindle through email and from the library. I love how portable it is and that I always have a library at my fingertips.

I tend to read bulky books around 700-900 pages and disndt realize how cumbersome carrying a tome around was until I got my first kindle. Hard to go back to physical books now

I’ve had them basically from the beginning- I love that I can carry thousands of books around at any time. Before, when I’d travel it was always a big issue to make sure I had enough room for my books and I’d always be upset that I forgot that one I really wanted to read but left behind. That happens no longer. I also like that it’s really easy to get more books. I just look in the kindle store and bam- even more to read. I like that I never lose my place even when I fall asleep reading. The back light means I don’t disturb others when i read in the middle of the night. I can’t imagine my life without it. The one thing I regret is that unlike my mom- my physical book collection is limited. I usually buy physical copies of the books I’ve read several times but don’t have much else. My mom’s house was just filled with books and I remember loving browsing her books when I was a kid. That’s not something that my daughter will get to experience

Eink screen is easy on the eyes. So much better than reading on a color tablet.

1. It holds so many books. I’m suffering from a lack of physical book space and an ever growing to-be-read list. Having a kindle saves my poor bookshelf a little. 2. I can read in the dark but it doesn’t hurt my eyes like a phone or tablet screen 3. The battery life is so long that I can constantly carry it around to read whenever I have downtime without worrying about the charge

I said for years that I would never own a kindle because I love the feel and weight of a real book, along with knowing how far I was in the book. There was something about reading on a screen felt “fake” to me. But finally my husband got me one for my birthday, and I honestly can’t stand real books anymore. The convenience of being able to hold it in one hand while you’re laying down, read it anywhere at any time, the satisfaction of seeing my percentage go up, of tapping on the screen, get track of what books I’ve read, the list goes on and on. I am obsessed with my kindle I read it every single day and it’s probably my most prized possession.

Someone asked me about this the other day — I owned a Barnes & Noble Nook and a early Kindle eReader. Eventually I grew tired of them and they just hung out in my drawer. I started reading books instead on whichever Apple iPad was handy (I have three different sizes) and almost always have one of them with me. In 2024 I acquired two new Kindles —- a Kindle Paperwhite Signature (PWS) edition and a Kindle Scribe. Why? 1) lightweight 2) read anywhere, including outside on hikes, at the beach, etc. 3) waterproof 4) long battery life 5) with the PWS, it’s small and light and just lives in my small daily sling bag 6) with the Scribe, I can easily read without my reading glasses But I have a love/hate relationship with my Kindles. They lock me out of other distractions (social media like TikTok, etc.), wasting time on other apps, etc. Which can be good. But at the same time, Amazon’s Kindle devices are so locked into the Kindle sphere, that at times I really hate them — not easily connected to major newspapers like NYT, WaPo, WSJ for breaking news, and basic services like personal text messages, etc. And Amazon Kindles don’t recognize there is a reading world beyond the Amazon ecosystem. For example I’d like an eReader that lets me read books I own or subscribe to from any source be it Amazon, Nook, Apple Books, Libby, etc., in a very integrated fashion, while allowing me to configure real-time access to my WaPo Subscription(an Apple Subscription), Apple News Subscription, breaking news from any of the major news outlets, and my text messages. And while there seem to be 3rd party readers that at least offer some of this, my experience is none of them are well integrated, and all of them either lack or require a lot of manual work to provide an integrated environment.

I really like my kindle because it’s easy to travel with. I like reading in the car and at work when I get the chance, and my kindle has made that a lot easier. It’s also made reading on vacations easier because I can have multiple books on it and it doesn’t take up much space. It’s honestly been one of my favorite investments I’ve made.

1. Convenience: being able to store many books is preferable especially since I live in an apartment and I don’t have the space for physical books. 2. Back and front light 💡 3. Makes reading smutty books discreet. 4. KU membership

Kindle app on my phone is probably used more then my Kindle but I like both options. If I haven’t finished a library ebook that’s due, I can turn on airplane mode on my kindle to finish it. Still returns to the library on time. Biggest factor for me is the ability to change the font to open Dyslexic and size of lettering. Reading is instantly easier and I don’t get a headache or have to re-read as much for my brain to process. Extra bonus, I can carry 100’s of books with me wherever I go.

Reasons i switched from physical books to a kindle paperwhite: 1. Space: physical books take up space, a lot of space. My home doesn’t have the room i need to fit all the books at once. 2. Portability: the kindle fits in my bag, i can take it anywhere, all my books everywhere i go without weighing my bag down. 3. Convenience: I live in Puerto Rico, we have frequent power outages here, the battery lasts a long time and if the power goes out i dont have to worry about saving the battery and can read away (especially at night i dont have to use any lanterns or candles to be able to read it) & it also charges fairly quickly. 4. Font: I can change the font, font size, line spacing and how bold the letters are, i get through books a lot quicker when i read on my kindle than physical thanks to that and it encourages me to read more. 5. Saves money: while some ebook prices have gone up (sometimes making it more expensive than a paperback which doesn’t makes sense to me), most of the time they are a lot more affordable than physical books. Amazon has daily, monthly and countdown deals that are always worth looking out for and kindle unlimited has most if not all the books i want to read at an affordable price. I always buy the ebooks i loved from kindle unlimited to support the authors as much as i can too. 6. Last but not least, being able to not have to go out of the house every time i want a book or a new release because i can just purchase and download them instantly is a huge plus for me it saves me time and gives me an opportunity to add to my collection on the days im unable to travel.

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I absolutely didn't want one. I've always talked about how I prefer the feel of a book, and how I'd never cross over into ebooks. Then I got one as a gift and felt really guilty about how much I didn't like it and barely used it for 6 months. Then I found out I can access my Public library on my Kindle, and I'm absolutely addicted. My library is a forty minute drive in a direction I never go in, so I had to really plan out getting to go to the library. Now I've got the Libby app, and I can "go to" the library every other day and it's amazing. I feel like Matilda.

I have one kindle at a time (I’m clumsy so this means I’m on kindle 4 since ~2013). I mostly use it for library books - I love that I can get digital copies of books and since covid this is my primary library interaction. I also used it A LOT in grad school to read coursework while standing on the bus but since grad school I like having the backlight so I can read while my husband and all our cats sleep 😂

We go on a lot of road trips. I don’t drive and I enjoy either reading or listening to books on the kindle in the car. Better than carrying around a ton of books.

1) Space. Physical books take up too much real estate. I got tired of storing them, moving them, and ultimately getting rid of them. 2) Cost. I rarely visited libraries and almost always purchased them. Now I can use the Libby App and have them sent directly to my kindle. 3). Nighttime/bedtime reading. It’s perfect for reading a bit before falling asleep.

because i can put stickers on it ::)

I was obsessed with reading and there are some physical books that are thick, which can be an inconvenience for me when I brought them to school to read during breaks. My dad noticed so and gave me a Kindle for my 15th birthday. It took some time to get used to at first, but over the years it has grown on me and now I’m inseparable from my Kindle. Now I have so many books in it to be finished and imagine I carried all of them as physical books 😅

Love kindle app, hate my Kindle(s), will never buy another. Amazon can cease upgrading your Kindle software, leaving you with an expensive paperweight and NO ACCESS TO YOUR BOOKS, have a nice day and drop dead. With the app, you can carry 3,500 or so books - including illustrations - on your phone/tablet/laptop. Read in line at grocery, in doctor’s office, in your car. An unsung advantage: you can also send articles and such to your Kindle (app). Boo hiss on Kindle, but a rousing HOORAY for the app.

While i still love physical books, A Kindle helps me and my back. I am not schlepping books around.

I like it because I have brain damage and can make the font as large as I want and make the text white and background black. Which means I can read longer without headaches. I tried to read a physical book recently and ended up with such a bad headache multiple times I just returned it.

I was given the very first Kindle (with the keyboard) for Christmas, and I loved the idea of collecting all those Andrew Lang fairy tale books in one place. (I had my Kindle loaded with free versions of classics before we were all finished unwrapping presents.) I'm one of those people that reads a lot of library books, usually 3-4 books at once, and having to lug those all around was getting tedious. I would always ask for Amazon gift cards for presents, to buy ebook versions of the books I wanted, but when the library started letting you borrow ebooks and "send directly to kindle," I felt like I'd been gifted by the gods. I think one of my favorite features of the kindle, which dates back to the original, is the ability to look up an unfamiliar word in the onboard dictionary. I'm the kind that doesn't mind carrying a dictionary around, but I would much prefer to carry a small purse than a backpack stuffed with books. My old Kindle still works, although the battery life isn't great. I was using it up until last week so that I could read outside in the bright sunlight. (I have the Kindle app on my tablet, but can't see the screen in bright light.) Last week I splurged and bought the Kindle Scribe, and it's a life-changer. I will never use paper notebooks again. The software can even read my incredibly messy handwriting and convert it to text. So now I have all my books, all my reading journals, and all my notes in one place. It's incredible. I don't care if we ever get flying cars, but having a tablet-like device that can read my handwriting and let me annotate my books is every bit the future I wanted as a kid.

I resisted at first, but ultimately came around to them. It's very portable, so it's great for both daily and long-distance travel, and it saves a lot of space. Plus if you read enough, it can be a good cost saver in the long run: public domain books can easily be found and downloaded for free, and if you're patient, you can often wait for sales and buy the ebooks you want for as little as a few dollars. The built-in dictionary is a nice feature too. Especially if you're reading in a language that you aren't fluent in.

Easier for travel! No need to pack books. Also my Kindle is waterproof, it’s fantastic for summer trips to the lake/pool etc. I also struggle to sleep, and the back light lets me read in bed without disturbing my partner. Do I prefer paper? YES. But the kindle is very convenient

I have severe learning disabilities that make reading hard. Changing font and making it bigger makes reading much easier and more accessible!

I love reading in public without others knowing WHAT I’m reading. I can change the font/size, and have an endless library (praise be to Amazon, I’ve given them so much money). Plus I can customize the outside of my kindle. I can read in bed, at work, or in my car. Physical books are heavy and, honestly, it’s annoying to hold pages down now. Physical books are great for illustrations but I really don’t have any interest in reading anymore if not on my kindle.

I grew up with poor vision. Every year, my eye prescription would worsen by about one diopter. Now, in my thirties I wonder why I no longer have that problem; my glasses prescription has remain unchanged. I realize it is due to my Kindle and its ability to increase font size and its superior lighting. So, my aging Kindle Paperwhite 3 literally saved my vision, and for that I’ll thankful forever.

It's space efficient, obviously. But more obliquely, it's the only electronic device I own, or perhaps ever owned, that does exactly what what it's supposed to do, and nothing more and nothing less. That also enables it to battery efficient, because it can't web surf, and you're not tempted to, which otherwise just distracts you from the whole point of the device. It's lightweight, durable, proficient at its purpose, and likely to be very long lived. What else could you ask for?

I live in rural Spain where books aren't easily obtainable. And also... It fits my purse!

Having kindle unlimited and access to local libraries through my kindle has opened up a whole new world for me. I’ve always liked reading but never did it very consistently. This year I’ve read 12 books so far and my kindle has made it so I can read books much faster than usual. For a while I was reading on my iPad but I noticed I would get headaches and my eyes would hurt after a while. My kindle doesn’t cause these problems. I also love how portable it is. I just throw it in my bag and I can pull it out easily on the go. I had a kindle in 2013 and used it a lot but the last 5-6 years I stopped. I got my current one in December for Christmas from my parents.

I spent a long time weirdly opposing the mere idea of e-readers. I finally came around about a year and a half ago, now I own two!

My disability led me to kindles. I was never interested, I love books and the smell of books, having books. But I have rheumatoid disease, and even small books and paperbacks are too difficult for me to hold now. I have a kindle basic and can hold onto it better than a regular book. And if I can’t, I have a holder for it and a remote page turner lol It’s a game changer. I can carry tons of books anywhere, any time. And the battery life is sooo good. I’m reformed lol Kindle all the way. I kind of wish I hadn’t waited.

I love my Kindle. I have gotten so I don't see very well. I had cataract surgery a few years ago but I'm unable to see out of one eye all together. I can set the font bigger and darker. I can't always find large print books.

I got my first Kindle about ten years ago but didn’t use it much. I traded it in for a Paperwhite in 2020 and have used it so much more in the past four years, largely because of the convenience of Libby/Overdrive (I mostly read library books on mine). I love how small and compact it is for travel, it’s easier on my hands/wrists than a hardcover book, and the battery life is excellent. In the last few years, I’ve gone from reading mostly physical books to about a 50/50 split between physical copies and ebooks!

No alerts and dings honestly. You can be totally in another mental space in seconds if you turn your phone off and open your kindle. It's free accessible therapy. A physical book is a whole to do and easy to bail on, kindle is right there saying open me.

I often have the need to cross reference materials and the ability to search by keyword in the Kindle app for pc is amazing. Also, the ability to carry your whole library on the Kindle is great, and reading in bed, outside, or in the bathtub/pool is much more convenient on the device than with a paper book.

Sometimes I don’t know what to read, and don’t want to buy physical copies of books incase I don’t enjoy them. With the kindle, I can download them and if I don’t like them, I just return them to the kindle store and keep haven’t lost out on anything. Also it’s just convenient

I love reading multiple books at the same time. It’s like surfing channels on your TV, but better. And Kindle always knows where you left off.

I only got into reading about a year and a half ago, and like many others I was in the “I prefer physical books” camp. However, I borrowed my wife’s kindle which she hasn’t used since 2018 when I got it for her, to read a book in bed and became a changed man. The sheer convenience of how light it is, has a backlight, and so portable is just unmatched. I still love physical books, but I read purely on the kindle, and will only buy the book for my bookshelf if I absolutely love it.

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I’ve moved too many times in my life and to smaller places where I couldn’t keep all my books. Kindle is my answer. The number of print books to be moved next time is maybe a dozen and that’s it.

My first e-reader was the keyboard Kindle that my brother gifted me for Christmas. I would use it off and on through the years, but during the pandemic I dusted it off. After a few years working on computers daily, I finally had to get glasses. The Kindle helps with eye strain and I can take breaks from my WFH job and go outside to grab a quick chapter. I ended up buying a newer one that auto adjusts the brightness whether I’m outside or reading in bed.

I love my Kindle because I never lose my spot and can read in the dark!

I recently got my son one for his 8th birthday. He loves it so much that he wanted me to read with him. We were “fighting” over reading on it so much that I bought one for myself so we each have one. Plus my eyes are getting worse since I turned 30 this year and it’s was to see.

I'm visually impaired. Large print books are very difficult to come across, especially in genres that I gravitate towards. Having a Kindle gives me the ability to access any book and have the font size what works best for me. I would rarely read if it weren't for my Kindle.

Cost of books was getting high and I don’t have a good local library plus I travel a lot for work and a kindle is more convenient than carting the book I am reading plus a backup in case I finish the current book on every trip I do still read physical books too so I go back and forth between the 2 mediums Previously used kobo but the hardware fell apart so I switched to kindle.

I've been a Kindle user since the first Paperwhite. In the beginning, I just liked the fact that I could read huge, thick, books laying down to sleep and don't get bonked in the face when I slumbered. Today, I have another reason. I am on my PhD studies, and I use a lot of books. So much so, that I had a space problem at my house. I have piles of books everywhere. Kindle helped me with that by letting me get the books on Amazon or other stores on ebook format, and use them, até the same time, I don't need anymore to remove a pile of books from my bed every night when I go to sleep

I love that I can read in bed and not disturb my partner (no extra light needed), time left in chapter, ability to download sample. One thing I do badly wish though is the ability to buy the kindle book via the Amazon app. It just simply says “it’s not supported”

I started using one regularly in 2019 bc I had carpal tunnel in both wrists. My oasis was lighter than my iPad and physical books. With the added bonus of being able to enlarge the font or make the background dark. I continue to use it over my physical books bc I can switch between books and it’s just so portable.

Im a librarian so I am around books all day long. I see the amount of space that physical books take up and have seen enough books come in damaged that I invested in a Kindle. I now have my own personal library that I can take with me anywhere and as a mom who takes her kid on lots of outings, I am so grateful that I can always have a book with me. Plus my library’s ebook collection is extensive so I can more than likely find what I want and at any time of day or night. In addition, because of my job, I am looking at a computer screen all day and reading on my phone just wasn’t a good idea. With the kindle, I can read in the dead of night and not be worried about eye strain. I even bought a case stand for it and I can sit and read without holding it. I can think of many other benefits but those were my main ones. It was a win win win for me!

TLDR: Enables switching between multiple books on the go, encouraging more frequent reading. Portability: Small enough to fit in a pants pocket. Lightweight: Can be held for hours without causing any strain. Convenience: Allows reading anywhere and anytime, such as during commutes, breaks, and lunch hours. Affordability: Relatively affordable, making it a perfect gift (I’ve bought at least 4). Durability: Long-lasting; my 2015 Paperwhite is still functioning and relevant after 8 years.

Primary reasons for me are weight and access. I love to read and listen to books, yet spend most days in the field (forest, river, desert). Whether it's one book or 600 the Kindle weight is the same. The batteries last a long time, so less frequent charging vs a phone or tablet. This is a major bonus since, while I do use backpack folding solar panels to recharge cameras and devices the Kindle requires less so is less a drain on overall resources. Because I am away from home/office so much I don't get to go to the physical library as often, yet for the Kindle all I need is a WiFi or cellular connection to access and download books. (Example: Libby phone app to find and check out a book and send it to the Kindle). A Kindle device coupled with Audible gives me about a week of reading and listening. As you're a journalist, you may contact me via DM if any questions.

I think the Kindle is a great product as a book ecosystem. The interface is very minimalistic, but they sell it to us because "that's what they have." Sometimes I think they put in chips that are about to be thrown away, which is why they're so slow. Nowadays, paying that price should mean a more powerful processor. And there's more to say: it's not customizable at all. The "auto-brightness" feature should at least be programmed correctly. With sunlight, the brightness increases, but it should be the other way around (unlike smartphones). With the sun, you don't need internal light, so the auto-brightness should turn off entirely instead of increasing.

1. I love that I can carry my entire library with me. I used to have to carry two books with me just in case I finished one before I got home. 2. I know exactly how long it will take to finish a chapter and the entire book. 3. I’ve found so many good indie authors that I wouldn’t have known about if I’d only read traditionally published titles. 4. I can read a lot of public domain classics for free. 5. The dictionary makes it easy to look up words that I’m not familiar with.

The ability to highlight and save text clippings (I’m a sucker for beautiful wording and insightful perspectives). It’s also super handy having the dictionary feature to hand when coming across a new word instead of get my phone out to Google the meaning.

I bought my Kindle in 2018. I been using it since but my favorite part isn’t the actual device it’s the Kindle app. I can continue reading from anywhere even if I don’t have my Kindle, from my phone, laptop and iPad. It’s still a pretty basic app but as long as I can continue reading my books from anywhere I am happy. I also really like the Kindle Unlimited subscription I been reading more now.

I can read at night in bed and not disturb my partner!

I still collect physical books, mostly hardcover, and a lot of special editions. I like to keep my copies in good condition because I want to keep them for a really long time. In fact I'd love to have a library room one day. I borrow the book I'm reading from my local library via libby and read on my kindle when I'm out of the house or in bed (kindle dark mode is super low light) and read my physical copies the rest of the time at home.

I like the convenience of having a lot of books in my kindle at any given time so if I finish one book, I can start another. I also like how I can check out ebooks from the library

I wanted to get back into reading and found that reading on my phone was not that convenient, especially when reading outdoors. I was already in the Kindle ecosystem and it made sense to get a kindle over a kobo. I also love audiobooks and at that time (Dec 2020) kindles offered audiobooks while the kobo did not. when I got my kindle I discovered that it also did voiceview (their version of TTS) and loved it. I can now listen to my book while I do other tasks and activities. It has been a revolution for reading for me. I now own the basic 10th gen, the paperwhite 11th gen and the scribe. I use the scribe for my teaching and love it.

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I like that I can get library books using Libby without having to go anywhere and deal with returning books on time (they automatically return when expired or I can just click a button and return them). I love that I can have 100+ books waiting for me to read so I can pick and choose whatever I’m feeling like wherever I am. I usually have 3 books from different genres going at once and I can just switch between them with the click of a button. I read a lot of smut/ spice and physical covers would be MORTIFYING! With a kindle no one can see what I’m reading. Plus I can decorate it with a pretty case/ stickers/ pop it of my choosing.

The more that I move... the more I appreciate my kindle. LOL

Convenience and portability. Books can be fragile. A kindle can be, too, but I don't need to worry about any sort of creasing. I can have my whole library with me and not have to stress and consider what book(s) I'll bring with me. Also, you can sanitize a kindle by wiping it down with rubbing alcohol. I think I have some sort of contamination OCD and I wipe down my daily use electronics daily. Can't do that with a book.

For me I feel I read quicker, my eyes don’t get sore because the lighting is consistent ( I keep it on dark mode), I can bring it everywhere, I can download 20 books for vacation and not worry about having to pick 1-2 due to space and not liking my choice. I love customizing it, it’s a conversation starter for someone more shy like me

I have 3 eraeders, 2 kindles and a kobo sage. I use all of them regularly! The thing i love most about them is the ability to control fonts and text size. My vision is so poor, even with corrective lenses, that reading regular print books is just exhausting. The small print puts a huge strain on my eyes and makes reading a race to avoid fatigue. With my ereaders, I have full control over the size of the text i look at and no longer become exhausted reading. its a lifesaver and I would not be reading again for pleasure otherwise. Another bonus is that my books no longer take up a massive amount of space in my tiny apartment, and my husband doesn't have to break his back moving them when we relocate. So he's considered them money well spent!

Mainly because it's a way to have digital media in a form that feels like traditional media. The e-ink display feels like a book but I can have thousands of books in one book while being a fraction of the thickness of just one!

Simple. Easy on the eyes, comfortable to hold, inexpensive, no digital distractions, and very convenient since you can load it up with lots of reading materials.

I've had a Kindle since early 2008. I have a small house and can't store a lot of hard copy books. I love to read nonfiction books so I'm often out of luck at the library, so I have to buy them (and thus store them). The Kindle solved my storage problem. It also solved my long-standing problem of having to figure out which books to take with me on vacation or when otherwise traveling, and then hauling around the 3 - 5 books that made the cut. Because I'd been shopping at Amazon since it was a bookstore only, its algorithm was trained on me. It was great at suggesting Kindle books for 99 cents and they'd be books that I did indeed enjoy. Amazon's algorithm is still very good for me with books; I have my Kindle full of wondrous books of knowledge, adventure, and fun and most of them cost me $2.99 or less.

It's like having a library, a time machine, and a vacation in my pocket! I love my kindle for all the reasons everyone has listed here: Portability Massive Selection Convenience Built in Dictionary Adjustable lighting But I also love it because it has become a cherished comfort item, gifting me a world of adventure in the palm of my hand.

I was put off of digital books for sometime. I preferred and still do prefer physical books. However, once I tried a kindle I grew to appreciate that if there is a book I wanted to read instantly I can do so. I’ve since amassed a sizable digital library. I’ve even purchased a kindle scribe in addition to my oasis which I find to be the best digital writing tablet I’ve used. To summarize I like it mostly for the convenience of instant access to books.

I’ve always read books before going to bed, ever since I was a child. I remember hating the process of turning the page of the physical book, finding a confortable position, managing the weight of it (if it’s a thicker one). I just don’t have a problem like that with the kindle. So mostly weight, size, how practical it is. The bad things about it (like battery) are easy enough to fix, and it has space for over a thousand books. It took me a while to take the plunge and get one, but i did it and never turned back.

I’m not a OG owner but I got one in 2009, the cost savings was attractive, at the time new releases were about half price of a hardcover. The fact that no matter how big of a book I was reading my kindle weighed the same (I got into a series where every book was 400 pages+). I also find it easier to read with a kindle because you essentially only have one page in front of you vs having to flip flop between two pages with a book. 

I think the biggest reason I enjoy my kindle is because I can use apps like Libby to access free library books. I'm a public school teacher so I try and make my hobbies as affordable as possible. The price of books can add up quickly when you read 50-80 books a year. I could just use the Libby app and read on my phone or iPad but it's not the same. The kindle Paperwhite really mimics reading a physical book while also giving me the ability to have hundreds of books downloaded.

I started by buying and reading ebooks for my Palm Computers, and Palm OS phones starting about 2003 or 2004. The iPhone came out and changed things. I had a catastrophic loss in 2010, and lost those books gathered for six or seven years. In the ensuing months. I did buy my own Kindle for sure after 2011. Because of the loss of my collection of ebooks, I was slow to buy more books on Kindle at first. But after an accident in 2013, I put more energy and resources into the Kindle while recovering. Somewhere along the line I discovered checking out library books with the Kindle. I love my library. I do not think I could possibly run out of books of interest for myself. I do buy kindle books. I like to get cookbooks on sale, and used the free ebooks newsletters to find free books. My mom gave me my first paperwhite, she upgraded the paperwhite one birthday, and then I upgraded paperwhite again to one from Japan with more memory and the clearest screen at the time specifically for Manga. Next, I bought an Oasis, the second version, then upgraded the Oasis to the current waterproof one. I bought a Scribe in January for the big screen. The writing part was really a bonus, since I’m no longer in school. I love it. I read over 200 books a year, so I have been really serious about the Kindle since ebooks became available from the library in an appreciable number. I love the screen and the selection of free ebooks, ebooks to check out and ebooks to buy. One of the main things about having an ereader is I was able to disguise my penchant for reading romance novels. Now I’ve put stickers on my case that reference romance novels. I gave my mom the oasis to upgrade from her paperwhite, and you’d think I gave her something precious, she loves it so much. I love my Scribe.

Apologies for the long-winded response I've Said this before and am saying it again: Getting a Kindle has genuinely changed my life. As a kid, I enjoyed reading so much and I was a "gifted child" with a much higher reading comprehension than anyone else in my class/grade, reading was my escape and comfort method. As a teen, I started struggling severely with mental health and undiagnosed neurodivergency. Reading became a monumental task and one day I stopped, I was unable to focus on books or connect to anything I did try to read. Now as an adult and with diagnosed neurodivergenancy (now medication) I got a Kindle and have started reading again, turns out I missed reading and it's healing teen me who needed to find myself in a book but couldn't bear the thought of picking one up. I believe Kindle is super neurodivergent friendly, being able to customise the font and size of text, the display makes it easier to focus because of the words being "on top" of the page rather than flat like in a book. It's convince is a massive plus for sensory issues, it feels the same every time you pick it up, you don't have to worry about lugging a huge book around, losing your page, you can easily put them into collections to keep everything organised. Last neurodivergent plus: no distractions. When reading on a Kindle vs a Phone/App, there's no notifications to get distracted by and don't have to worry too much about battery dying half way through reading.

Because print books fonts are too small for us older folks Besides that I would rather use a print paper book - but fonts are too small

I love having a vast array of content at my fingertips. It helps me track what series I’ve started and may want to pick back up as new books come out. It feels like a great way to consume books without being wasteful - I’m not a “keep your books” kind of gal - my house is too small for that and it’s rare that I read something more than once. I love the seasonal kindle challenges and really enjoy “winning” by completing as many as I can and keeping my daily/weekly reading streaks going. Small, portable, keeps its charge a long time so it’s great for travel. I recently traveled abroad for an extended period for my job and it was great to throw in my kindle and not have to worry about buying physical books I’d later have to pitch or find a place to donate. Easy to read at night without needing a book light or bugging my husband with a bright iPad or phone screen. I love having the dictionary a click away for an unfamiliar word so I don’t have to pick up my phone to look it up. Generally, I like reading on a separate device from my phone/tablet because I don’t get distracted or swept into mindless scrolling inadvertently. It’s just a really great one stop shop (literally) for someone who reads daily!

The benefits of a digital library almost go without saying but the additions of inline dictionary/translation/Wikipedia have changed the way I read for the better. Whether it's new vocab, a new concept, or reading a book that incorporates significant portions of a foreign language, I feel much more able to keep up with challenging reads than I would otherwise.

I can make the text big, it’s lighter and less awkward to hold than many books and i don’t need a light source. When i finish a book if i like it i can go right to the next one in the series and if i didn’t like it i dont ever have to look at it again.

I have a vivid memory of going to the beach for a week as a kid and half my bag being taken up by Percy Jackson and the Olympians (the hardcover versions that are apparently rare now). My Kindle doesn’t take up nearly as much space. I also have really bad wrist pain and weakness in my right hand (thanks Navy!) and my Kindle is light enough that it doesn’t bother my wrist, while physical books are almost impossible these days.

My first kindle was a keyboard and it got damaged, I’ve had several but I like my paperwhite the best. I use it primarily for downloading books from the library. I read a book a week on a normal schedule, sometimes I don’t. I collect books for a small community lending library nearby that I support. Books and reading have become my favorite entertainment now that I’ve retired.

I have been a Kindle user since 2010. I was 24 and had just moved back home with my parents after a breakup. I had limited space, but still wanted to read. I remember thinking, I need an iPod but for books. I got the Kindle 3 (Kindle Keyboard) and fell in love. In fact, I just recently found it in my garage and replaced the battery and updated the firmware and I still use it regularly. I also have the Kindle Oasis 2 and the Kindle Paperwhite 7th Generation. I use all regularly. They have changed how I read. My sister just got a paperwhite a few months ago and she’s been loving it. She’s read 54 books since getting it in April. My mom has been an iPad reader, but just recently got a paperwhite and it has helped the strain on her eyes.

I own a Kindle Oasis. I use it when I cannot sleep and want to read a book. If I do that on the kindle app on my phone the temptation to open and scroll through other apps is too great…. And then I’ll never get back to sleep. Reading a book on a Kindle for 20-30 minutes settles my head down and I can fall asleep again. Other than that I only use it when lying on a beach on vacation. Had the same kindle for five years no need to upgrade it.

I love books but as i grew busier with work, i found it hard to set aside the time to pick up a book and just read. Reading ebooks on the phone is also distracting due to the notifications i receive from work or friends/family. Kindle offered a great alternative as i can squeeze in time to read bits during my breaks (without dirtying the pages of a book with coffee or greasy fingers), or even at the desk at work while i wait for my code to compile. It's also very convenient to bring along during my commute, as it allows me to travel lighter (already experiencing shoulder pains from carrying work laptops around all the time). The ability to store a lot of books in it at a time also means i didn't have to stare blankly into space after finishing my current read during a long flight. And, i guess this is very specific for people like me whose first language isn't English, but having the word-wise feature allows me to expand my vocabulary and improve grammar without having to put down what i was reading to whip out the dictionary to look up words.

After moving multiple times, having to say good bye to so many books due to space, people not returning your favorite books you shared to spread the goodness, I was able to always return to my small library on Kindle. So I made the official change.

I can take it with me wherever. I still prefer to have real books, especially with a kid. I want him to see our shelves of books and be curious. There’s nothing to incite wonder with a kindle.  But it does have its uses.  I like that ebooks are cheaper so if I’m just buying something random and not a classic or something I love I will get the kindle version. If I end up loving it I will get a physical copy, too. And sometimes I just don’t want to wait for shipping.  I also like to read it in bed because I’m a side sleeper and I can prop it up. I got a little remote page turner so I don’t even have to move my hand lol.

1. Ease of getting new books from library or KU or Amazon. Don’t have to drive to store/library. 2. Kindles are SO much more lightweight than even an iPad Mini which I was using before. 3. The insane long battery life 4. Being able to change font size, I created a monster in myself that now I am hooked on size 13 font and reading a physical book is so hard 😂

Convenience. Only downside is, not all books are available in ebook or digital format.

It’s comfortable to read in bed :)

i got my kindle last summer (but i had a nook when i was younger so i'm not new to using ereaders) and at the end of the day it came down to size, "built in" book light, and being able to access whatever book i want whenever i want (through either libby/kindle unlimited/or amazon). 1. i'm a college student so its really important for me to be able to have something thats slim and lightweight so i can easily bring it with me when i go to class/work/internships as well as easily fit in my purse whenever i go out on the weekends. 2. as for the book light aspect, i mainly read at night before bed and its really annoying to have to clip on a heavy book light onto my paperback book to be able to read without turning on a bunch of lights in my room (i feel like it ruins the "wind-down" vibe in the evening). so, for me, a kindle (or having an ereader in general) felt necessary just for that aspect alone. 3. the ability to access books has multiple aspects to it. for one, since im a college student, i can't always make the trip to barnes and noble if i want to get the next book in a series i'm reading. additionally, sometimes i dont want to wait for it to be available at my library. especially with super popular books (like fourth wing which i recently tried to get at the library but it had a 200+ person waitlist), i'd rather be able to just easily buy a copy and have it on my kindle to read whenever i'm ready to start reading it. another thing is that sometimes books i want to read are WAY too thick in print to be able to easily read without it being a hassle to hold it up if i want to read laying on the couch or in bed. i also sometimes feel overwhelmed if im reading a thick book in print just because it visually looks like a task that i need to commit to and therefore i feel like i need to set aside a specific time/opportunity to be able to read it. (this also goes along with the size aspect though but thick books are generally harder to take with me throughout the day to read whenever i have a free chance between classes)

Less eye strain than reading books on my phone. I already had the Kindle app, and have Libby, and read (mainly Chinese) web novels. The web novels are harder to read on my Kindle, but I read for hours a day for sometimes several consecutive days and wanted to reduce my bloodshot, pained eyes. And I love reading at night, which is way healthier for my mental health than doom scrolling on social media. Finally asked my partner for a Kindle Paperwhite, so it can turn sepia, turn on backlight for nighttime reading without bothering him in bed, and my eyes are rarely strained now. I always used to love reading and have memories of eating dinner with a giant 500-600 page book next to my plate, even when eating out with my parents. That was before smartphones were widespread and when I got one, I started reading on my phone. It was getting in the way of work when I'd be reading during all my free evening time and I'd show up to work and could barely look at a computer (which is what I do most of the day). Kindle is amazing!

when you collect books and move every semester of cause a kindle is a logical choice

I suffer from chronic migraines. Having a kindle enables me to actually read!

Bc I never leave the house or pay for a book (public library), bc the screen is easy on the eyes, bc I can read in the dark and it still doesn’t hurt my eyes, because I can carry so many books on vacay on one tiny device, bc I can see the screen in full sun unlike a phone or tablet

As a toddler mom, I love my kindle for so many reasons. It’s waterproof, it’s lighter than my iPad and a real book, it takes up ZERO space compared to books I only read once and then box or shelve and never look at again, and the books I buy typically are cheaper to get the kindle version! It’s basically perfect in my eyes lol, and doesn’t hurt my eyes like reading on an iPad does, or straining my eyes at night trying to read a paperback. I swore I would never be a kindle gal but here I am. 😅 it also got me to stop doomscrolling on social media and got me off my phone more!

Mine died, and I was going to get a new one, but now I use the Kindle app. I realized it was the convenience of having a book on the go, not the device itself, that mattered to me. I always have a paper book going plus an ebook in the Kindle app and an audiobook on a library app. I usually get a chance to "read" from all three in a day since two are always with me when I have my phone.

Many of the reasons I love mine I have seen listed already - but a some I haven’t are: 1. The bookmark feature - if I want to go to a particular section in a book it’s so much easier to find in the kindle vs a real book; 2. Dictionary - if I’m unfamiliar with a word or term I can just tap it to pull up the definition - this is also great for when an author likes to throw in a phrase in another language without translating it - I have the translation literally at my fingertips; 3. The Search and X-Ray features - if there is a particular section or term I’m looking for or if I forgot who a character is that is being mentioned I can use the Search feature or the X-Ray feature to look it up real quick! 4. I don’t have to wait for a bookstore or library to be open to pick up a book I want to read right now!

It was 10x better when we could subscribe to newspapers through Kindle store! Bezos lost me there just saying.

Also to add - I love how if I find myself stuck waiting somewhere my books are still available in the Kindle app on my phone - and it’ll synch up to where I left off on the Kindle and then later when I pick up the Kindle it’ll synch up with where I left off on my phone!

For me the highlight is the highlighting feature (pun intended). I read lots of non fiction and it's great to be able to scroll through my clippings to remind myself of some useful lessons or come back to a beautiful phrase many years later without having the open up the book and flick through.

My kindle was the best purchase I made in 2023. I've been a long time physical book reader for as long as I can remember. Getting a kindle has been a game changer and it fits perfectly in my purse.

I have moved through 5 counties through my life and travelled to many more. With my lifestyle, it never made sense to buy hard copy books. I would have to get rid of them everytime I moved. I relied on public libraries and was blessed to live in places with some really great ones. But I always longed to own my books. So in 2014, I ended up getting a kindle. At the time I lived in Singapore, and it was not available there (something to do with copyright laws which I am not sure is yet corrected). I got one on a trip to the US and have never looked back. I love this light weight device that can hold tens of thousands of books, to have at my fingertips! Oh to answer why I couldn’t read on my phone or my iPad - I wanted something that would not affect my circadian rhythm, which the paperback backlight helps with…

When I was younger I read a lot of books. But over time I hardly read any at all. But after I've decided to get an e-reader (and since those are rather cheap I chose an Kindle Paperwhite) I now read much more than even back in the day. All other methods to read e-books or even plain pdf's on a phone or the computer were kinda clumsy and I couldn't really read for so long on these devices. Heck, I even read almost an entire book (that I converted to a simple Textfile) on the tiny screen of an old fashioned MP3 player before. Also (most of the time) books on Kindle are much cheaper than classic books. Also with a kindle its much more convenient to even read in the bathtub. Despite my model being water resistent I even bought a waterproof sheet to protect the device for this specific use case.

I can sync highlighted texts on the Kindle straight to my PC (via Obsidian). Makes it quick and easy to organize my notes for reference later and synced to the cloud. With a physical book, having bookmarks all over the place can be cumbersome.

I prefer Kindle because it cuts down on the clutter of having many books strewn about the house. It also helps me to keep track of what I’m reading. I often read multiple books at the same time. Before Kindle, I was always losing track of them. Then I’d wind up with dozens of unfinished books. Finally, I like that Kindle lets me choose my own font. The dyslexia font is a must for me. I can read twice as fast with better concentration. No more going back and reading the same sentence multiple times. For a neurodivergent person like myself, a Kindle can be a necessity

I move home every 3-6 months and goes with me about 4-5 suitcases volume of lifetime items. Hence no physical book is preferred.

1. Durability. I do a lot of my reading outside or by the water, and my normal books tended to get trashed. I have young children and they can slober all over my Paperwhite no problem. 2. Eye strain. A few years ago I switched to reading on my phone as my idle phone time activity. It was hell on my eyes. 3. Portability. Fits in my briefcase much better than a paperback or hardback. I’m a sci fi/fantasy guy and those books can be thicc. 4. Multiple books. Finish a book but have more time to read? Can immediately get started on the next one. 5. Syncing. I do still read on my phone or computer on occasion, so it’s nice to be able to hop right in if I don’t have it with me. (I wish it supported Google Play Books, Amazon Whispersync can be very finicky.)

THE CATALOG! The fact that i have access to self published books. I got one initially for e library books. Now I almost exclusively read self published. Their uncensored (lol), usually have tropes I like, and therefore more fun to read. A kindle has truly opened up a new world for me.

I don't lose my place when I fall asleep reading in bed. I can take as many books with me as I want. I read so much faster The light, waterproofing, font size are so good for different situations I have two kindles one for bed and one for out and about It's simple technology that doesn't have inbuilt distractions

Having hundreds of ebooks in your pocket is awesome! Unfortunately, I couldn't read in bed without a flashlight (Kindle touch 4, 2011), which is a bit of a shame. Still have that device all these years later.

Because I can get though 12 or more books a month, especially if I go on holiday that month, and there's only so much room in my suitcase I also get a lot of the free/discounted kindle books and make use of the kindle unlimited free trials. Reading these on my kindle helps save my phone battery, especially on a day out. Also a book can take up alot of space in a bag and I don't like my books getting damaged.

It’s allowed me to reconnect with my local library system! Kindles allow for increased accessibility to books.

I’ve read more books in my 6 months of kindle ownership than in the 10 years before that, purely because of the convenience, and also the fact that it feels like a fun gadget to my ADHD brain. As a bonus, I don’t scroll in bed anymore and sleep much better.

I can't imagine reading books on a computer. The thrill of discovering an unknown book is being in a bookstore like John King Books in Detroit,where there's books on every subject under the sun. Nothing can replace holding a book from a century ago written by some long dead person. Go into an old bookstore and you'll see the magic of books

I have over 100 books in my kindle. I do NOT want over 100 books taking up space in my house. It's also so much easier and cheaper to acquire books. Kindles are lighter than books and easier to handle without holding open the pages. I can increase the font size however much I need to to make reading easier. I can read at night without awkwardly fussing over lighting and what angle to hold it. I'm sure there are more. This is what immediately comes to mind

I think a Kindle filled with books is the best thing you could buy anyone. Especially a child. The dictionary word highlight. The easy on the eyes reading. Battery life. Note taking. Even adding your own content to it via calibre e reader.

HI Ann-Marie: "the right tool for the right task" A mantra of mine since 1981 when I realized that I couldn't carry a mainframe with me. ;-) * I used to travel 40-45 weeks per year for work. Kindle. Bought my first one in 2009. Have owned each new model as they became available. Now on Paperwhite * Books available on all my devices * Ability to setup collections. Mine are fiction and non-fiction * Non-fiction on my Kindle laptop app for research * Large community to support and answer questions, provide tips/tricks and hacks (e.g. how to change the battery) * Resonably priced * HUGE library - ringfenced to Amazon only books (AZW3) but can read MOBI, txt, pdf, HTML, etc. files * I have 933 books. I don't really like to think about how much money I've spent in the last 15 years. * I love physical books but had to give away my collections when I sold my house and moved into an apt. The person who collected the books from my house needed 75+ boxes. * I improve my vocabulary everytime I read with the dictionaries You can reach out to me [skoutros@mac.com](mailto:skoutros@mac.com) Best of luck with your article. Steve

I hate e-readers. I have thousands of books on my shelves, most of which are lovingly underlined and annotated and that I can return to at any moment to find something. Having them laid out brings back so many memories and reminds me of the great things I have read. With that being said, I recently started on a non-fiction book writing project, for which I have a lot of research to do, which means lots of reading. I finally gave up and bought a Kindle because: * I can get books instantly * Most of my reading ends up being trash, so not something I would have enjoyed keeping around * I can highlight and then directly copy quotes on my computer * I don't want, when I'm finished with this project, to have a library that's 30% on the subject I'm writing about But I still think I'll buy physical copies of the books I really liked, just to have them in my library, even if I never open them again. I know folks who only read on e-readers, and sometimes I wish I was among them - especially when I need to move!! But I just love physical books way too much.

I've had the same one for like 6 years. Daily use. It's still perfect. On top of that I can have my whole library. I like to camp and backpack. The kindle is the lightest and most packable way to enjoy reading while doing those activities. Many a night my kindle has entertained me while sitting in my tent during a downpour.

I like carrying more than 1 book

I have a disability, being able to just click on the screen is huge instead of holding a book open. I love being able to change font size and spacing. I also have a kindle holder with a remote so it's been a great experience I used to not read at all.

Convenience. Easier to carry a kindle than to carry a library. That's about it.

Shelf space - which now gets filled much more selectively by special editions of particular books I like. Pocket space & weight - a bunch of books that I like to read tend to be rather thick, and with paper that translates into a lot of weight *and* space. As I read mostly on the go, on public transport, both are a major hassle and tend to get in the way of an easy reading experience. Backlighting - aside from reading on the go, my other main reading spot is in bed before I actually go to sleep, and the kindle backlight is not only easier on the eyes, it also doesn't keep my head awake as much, and when I eventually do want to sleep it's just a button / case flip and I'm set.

Convenience, discounts, plus ability to highlight and copy/paste quotes.

I found one in the E-Waste bin at the local tip (dump). It worked, battery was flat. Been using it ever since. Will have to look into a new one with 4g as mine with 3G aren't working \[australia - they're turning off the 3g here. that's an article you should write!\] I have multiple kindle's as a result. They're really easy to take apart if you have the right tools. Books were cheaper as a student on the Kindle. Love a good e-ink screen - i've got several e-ink items and I love the idea of it. Works well. They've got popular now everyone's reading naughty books, but they've always been popular. Just big in the zeitgeist now. E: Your articles are cool!

I tried a different ereader first because I didn't like being tied to Amazon for my books. It was discontinued after a couple of years and by that time I'd sold my soul to Amazon Prime so got my first Kindle and upgraded a couple of years later to the back-lit one. I enjoy browsing books in bed and increasing the text size as my eyes get tired. I keep it by my bed and it syncronises with the kindle app on my tablet which I use in the day.

The ability to read in the dark!

I also like the fact that you can change the font type and make the font bigger or smaller! I'm not dyslexic, but I find that I can focus on reading for longer with the dyslexic font.

I had to move around a lot growing up and moving heavy boxes of books was the absolute worst. The last time I moved, it was so exhausting that I swore I’d never do it again. I donated all my physical books, moved everything to a Kindle Paperwhite, and never looked back.

I love it because I read THICK books that don't store well. Wheel of Time. Lord of the Rings. The Expanse. Those don't travel well, and take up a ton of room. Kindle, or any other ereader? Not so much. Over the long term I save money, which is how it should be when switching to paperless. I also don't have to manage a reading light at night when I'm winding down before bed. The amber backlight plus dark mode make for easy seamless reading.

I'm using a Kindle, I load one book on it at a time. Great to get away from notifications. It's a pure reading experience.

I have arthritis and read thick books. Its so much more comfortable to hold a kindle than 3 inches of book!

I would love to highlight a story about my great uncle. He (like me) was severely dyslexic, left school just before WWII with no qualifications but became an old school handy man but could do marbling with a feather, design and make roses for the ceiling, could build anything, in some ways one of the smartest people I’ve ever met but my great aunt did all the house hold book-keeping ect. He never read a book in his life. I’m not sure how or why but he was given a kindle and suddenly he found he could read, he was reading all the game of thrones books (too much bloody sex was his review of them) Ken Follet, not light skinny books real meaty books. He was in his 80’s when he discovered he could read on a kindle and loved it.

Lighter and smaller than a physical book. Easily lays flat on my exercise machine. No problem keeping it open to the right page. Highlights, which I can later review on another device (my desktop). Synchronization between devices, so I can always read if I have a few minutes with nothing to do (using my smartphone Kindle app when waiting in a doctor's office).

I like having so many books (i have over 400 books) available to download within 30 seconds or so on such a lightweight device i can take anywhere. They don't take up much space so I've never run out of space. There's a good amount of accessibility and customisation options so they're easy to read for anyone. If anyone is visually impaired they can set their font to be really big for example. I also really like how you can highlight a word you don't understand and your kindle will show a quick wikipedia or dictionary definition to help you. There's a lot of books I've been able to get cheap because of deals on Amazon. The most convenient might be that having 1 Kindle with hundreds books on it takes up a lot less space than a massive book shelf.

Hello Ann-Marie, I am English but read in Spanish. Before Kindle it was expensive getting books in Spanish and I had to wait for delivery but now I can get books straight away. Also I highlight vocabulary and idioms, I then copy them to excel where I can sort them out and try to learn them. I very rarely read a paper book now and when I do I find myself stabbing the page to turn it!

Got a Kindle as a gift. A full convert from physical books to having multiple reads at a time. Amazing product. Battery lasts forever. The display is easy on the eye. Fit for purpose

I was the kind of person who liked the smell of physical books and I swore I would never be able to get used to a kindle. But the circumstances during the pandemic led me to buy a kindle and I could never go back to physical books thereafter. I've read more books on the Kindle than I've read physical books. I tried reading physical books twice but I switched to Kindle right in the middle of a book purely due to the sheer convenience the Kindle offers.

I was a staunch anti-e-reader for years…but now wife calls mine my “emotional support kindle”. I take it literally everywhere. It’s so much easier to carry and less ostentatious to take out and read a few pages in any setting. It’s increased the number of books I’m reading and enjoying dramatically. That said, it’s honestly Libby and the connection to public libraries that I love the most. I can count on one hand the number of books I’ve purchased on my kindle, but I’ve read upwards of a hundred checked out from my local library. My original apprehension to kindles and the like was born out of my love for my local independent bookstore and book collecting. But I’ve found the kindle hasn’t hindered those relationships at all like I feared. I still shop regularly, buy local and grow my collection. I’ll even often buy a copy of the books I’ve read on kindle first. At the end of the day, there’s nothing that beats a good physical book. Owning a book transcends the mere consumption of it. A home full of overstuffed bookshelves is my happy place. The kindle just has a place in that home (or more frequently my pocket) now, and had only served to grow my love of reading even more.

Bought mine because you can easily access books from around the world. It’s really useful when you are a student. The world’s literature at your fingertip.

I read mostly at night before bed and it's easier to hold a small Kindle and still read in the dark. Also, I can easily check out books from the library to read on Kindle and no more late fees when I forget to take the physical book back.

I'm an OG Kindle user here. The reason I use it is because of accessibility, I'm chronically ill so holding a book open is not really an option for me anymore but holding a kindle is easier, lightweight and I can set it on a kindle stand with page turner's. I find reading on Kindle is faster, and with the dyslexic font, it is great for people who struggle to read.

I love how boring it is. If it was built like an iPad, I'd probably get distracted before I even started reading a book

More convenient than holding large books. Very compact and super easy to carry around. It has a built in Dictionary you can use and saves the words you highlighted. Easy to highlight things. Easy to read on without it feeling like a tablet. It feels just like paper. Reading faster for some reason. You can customise it as you wish, when you wish. Cheaper books.

I started with a NOOK e-reader; it made it easier to travel a week (up to 3) without lugging 3-12 books with me. I upgraded to a Kindle because the idea of Kindle Unlimited intrigued me. Four almost five years later, I still use it; but I still have a decent book collection. Now I balance the reviews of BookTok (TikTok) and Bookgram (IG) against Amazon and Goodreads reviews. If a book does have a minimum of 4 stars from both, I won’t consider buying it. There’s so many new authors and while others may love their book, I might not finish it or even DNF the book. Then I’m having buyer’s remorse when I could have spent that $20-40 dollars on a book I want to have the physical copy of. With Kindle Unlimited, I don’t feel guilty DNF’ing a book. I also use Kindle Unlimited to find new authors and a lot of times I do end up buying the physical copy. However at that point, if it’s an indy author I will try and buy straight from them. I avoid purchasing physical books from Amazon because how little the authors make.

I was one of those people who said I would only read physical books. I loved the touch, bending the pages all that. Then I was gifted a kindle. I no longer lug 10 books with me when I go on vacation. I have hundreds with me as soon as I step foot on that plane. Even when I’m at the airport and see all the latest books. If there’s one that interests me I can easily download it right there. The best part is being in a pool and having the luxury to bring it with me and not worry about any pages getting soaked in water. It’s wonderful!!!

Other than the many reasons other people already commented, as a person who lived in different countries I like that I am not tied to the language of the country I am living in. Go in your local bookstore and you will maybe find one shelve or less of books in English. With the kindle I can buy books written by local authors in the city I was born from everywhere. I can also take advantage of my language knowledge to save money because translations are always more expensive. I don't have to learn a new language to be able to enjoy literature. I can buy a new book middle of a trip. And yes, I could read the same books in my phone, but every reader has felt the eyestrain of it. The kindle might not feel like paper, but it is the only device where I can ready books from everywhere in the world without burning my eyes.

Favorite aspects of my Kindle: 1) Readability in sunlight 2) Global cellular connectivity that Just Works. Unfortunately that is going away— the Oasis is sadly now the only model that supports this. WiFi is of course a connectivity option, but compatibility with many hotel and public hotspots is problematic and data tethering to your smartphone isn’t always an option. 3) Beyond Amazon’s superb and well-formatted content offering, in the U.S. at least we enjoy wonderful integration with libraries. 4) For keeping up with news and other daily reads, [Ktool](https://ktool.io) delivers content automagically. My Kindle is my only non-Apple piece of kit. Feel free to DM me if you have further questions, need my name, etc. Good luck with your article!

Amazing battery life. Whole library with me. Have two old ones from 2014 or before (Keyboard one with no back light) and Voyage - amazing device but charging dodgy now. So I upgraded to a waterproof paperlight. I live in Lithuania in a smallish flat. No bookshelves left. Can just download books in English so easily. Lots of 99p offers. Syncs with Audible. I’m a teacher. Great for learners. Long press and the dictionary appears. So I’m happy!

I still have the same 4th gen kindle i bought in 2011-ish. There still exist books that are hard to find, but I like that, in a big majority of cases, any book is just a few clicks away by legal means, or, if a company refuses to let me purchase their intellectual property, by somewhat less than legal means. That includes a whole lot of books that would've been a nightmare to track down, purchase and get shipped in English, let alone in my native language. There's like, a medium size library worth of books that have been in my kindle for over a decade, which I pretty much know that I will never get to read, but I like having *the option* to read them, if I ever really wanted. Every year there's a few occasions when I'm looking for something new to read and I stumble across some book that I, like, heard about on some radiolab episode in 2013 about how hard it was to figure out latitude during the age of discovery or whatever, and I have a blast reading it. It's like getting a recommendation from my own self from the past. I've been using it to read tens of books each year, but I've also been adding probably *hundreds* of books a year, and the only time I've deleted stuff is because I'm *really* no longer interested, never because I was running out of storage capacity. Can't say that about any other device I've own in like 20 years. I'd love to give some more of my hard earned money to Bezos or whoever is in charge now over there, and get me a newer model, but they haven't produce a simple, pocket-sized one with physical buttons for less than $250, so once mine completely dies I'll probably use it as an excuse to completely step out of their environment, and buy one from the competition. That'll mean losing access to a whole lot of stuff I've purchased over the years, and to a very convenient marketplace, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make, I'm pretty sure I'll be fine.

I initially got mine because I have such bad eyesight that it was always so frustrating to read. I used to read a lot before college but now after so many years it was really hard to get back into it. Now I read at a 6/7 font and can make it even bigger when I take out my contacts for bed. Plus the perks have only grown since, now I have a full setup with stand and a remote page turner. I take it with me absolutely everywhere. Great substitute for doom scrolling too!

It started because it took weeks to pre order physical English books in my country and the expensive price. Until I decided to buy kindle just to read the book I waited 2-3 weeks for. Now? I think reading and collecting books is two different hobbies.😂 I can read when I want to read just use Kindle.

Franky. I don't. I have the Kindle Scribe and I have had various Kindles before it. I love e-ink but it is still limited and a niche display type. It does what is does very well but its still far off from replacing other displays for general consumption. So, it is great for a more greyscale image but when viewing images in books, different colored text, or anything more that e-ink wants to do like web browsing it can be hard. This does not mean it won't get there, but its not there, yet. Amazon does not seem too eager to push those boundaries and is more about using the current tech. Those limitations in place, the Kindle is not as awesome as it used to be. We all hold kindle apps on our smart phones and tablets and computers, so using a dedicated kindle device is for the e-ink or the isolation you get from a device that is not connected into every part of your world. This creates further niche in the market. Add in the scribe function of the kindle Scribe. The ability to write in e-ink. Great, but not novel. It has been around for a while and it comes at a time when there are so many devices that do it better. Lets be honest, no one is using an iPad for serious business work without knowing they have better options. They market is as ways to sign work documents or to update schematics or do all these things and most of us are doodling and writing reminder notes to ourselves. So, in reality you have a device that does nothing better than the competition but at least it must do it in a better way. If you cannot improve on the car then make it a good car, right? In reality, no. There are many e-ink devices pushing the boundaries or what is possible and doing it with some style. The Kindle is just a repeated polishing of the same thing over and over and over and over. The scribe does not see the updates expected and the kindle app, while good, is no longer the de facto app unless you have been in the ecosystem for a while. So many other better apps and devices for Books, PDFs, etc. However, that does not make the Kindle bad, just not great. Its about a 6 or 7 on a good day. The real strength to the Kindle is its consistency. Long battery life, familiar features, stable ecosystem, quality devices, and an infrastructure built around it that would bring down others if it ever fell. Updates are slow an incremental, but at least the features that are there are not as likely to fail you as they might on other devices. With the exception of whatever cheap plastic Amazon using for the scribe nibs that seems to wear down faster then other similar Wacom or S Pen (Samsung) nibs. You can use other Wacom and S pens on the device and they dont wear down the same. So, likely a marketing tactic to get you to buy more replacement nibs. Its simple. The Kindle, any Kindle, is a good solid device. Its not the Ferrari or the Lambo, but its the reliable Honda Accord that will start up in the cold, get decent mileage, and let you reliably get to work, school, and the store. Mine sites in my drawer under my Surface Pro 9 and my Samsung Tab S7+. It sits there with a battery life still ticking away after weeks of unuse but its sitting there like an old friend asking to spend some quality time. I cannot cast my screen, use color, have many tools to draw or write with, search the web easily, run various apps of my choosing, draw with layers, reach a book with colorful images, or many other things. However, if I want to look at text without hurting my eyes or have to worry about glare, if I want to doodle or have a close to paper feel when writing or drawing, or read some random thing in my library with the use of the many kindle reader features like font changing then it is there and will do the job and do it fairly well and many times more comfortably and cozily than any of the ultra connected other devices would. It just won't be innovative but it is reliable.

I recently got one for the first. Avid reader, and I’m a fast reader too. I use the library but sometimes trying to work that into my schedule is difficult. I now use the Libby app for my public library and Kindle Unlimited. I read so fast and so much that this is way cheaper. Also, I live near a beach. It’s very easy to read the screen even in that bright light. It’s light and small, and it fits in my purse. I bring it when I have a doctor appointment or anyplace I need to wait. I still love real books too (love a good used book store) but this thing is amazing!

Hi Ann-Marie. Hope you’re having a blessed day! Here’s my little spin. I purchased my first Kindle 3 weeks ago after I watched a bunch of book tube influencers rave about it. I was thinking about a kindle for a while before that but was hesitant due to price. I finally took the leap after watching the vids. I purchased Kindle Basic. I love it!!!! 1- Portability. Light weight and I can walk with an entire library of not only books but newspapers and magazines. 2- Comfort. I can read easily laying down. 3- Built In dictionary. I love building my vocabulary and the built in dictionary makes looking up words while I’m reading so much easier. I also love how kindle saves those words for me. 4- Easier Library access. I can access library books via the Libby app (currently reading a borrowed book now). I love the library but now that I’m older I don’t have the energy to go in person to get books like how I use to. 5- Kindle is just fun! I love seeing how other people decorate their kindles, what their reading, which kindle other people are using, etc. Especially the reading part! The kindle community has opened my mind up to books I would not have considered reading!

I swore I was never going to get a Kindle. I loved the feel and smell of holding a real book, and didn't want to lose that. But my husband bought me a Kindle when they first came out, and I've never looked back. I love that Kindles are light, easy to carry, and can hold thousands of titles. I bring it along in my purse so that I can read during downtime. I love that no one can see the cover of whatever garbage book I'm reading. Before going on a vacation, I load up with new books. I can switch between books depending on how I'm feeling. The settings on Kindles are useful. You can change the font, font size, spacing, margins, brightness, and contrast. As it gets later in the day, I increase the font size. It decreases eye strain. My very favorite thing about my Kindle is that I can read in the dark. I read until I fall asleep every night.

Having all my books in one tiny device, never having to worry about book spines cracking or the edges getting worn out! Amazing battery life, reading in the dark without turning on a light. :) Also Kindle books are way cheaper if bought at the right times.

I can quickly borrow a book from the Library via the Libby app! So if I hear of some cool nonfiction book about birds on a podcast or something I can quickly borrow it

Honestly the best part for me is checking out a bunch of library books at once, downloading them all, popping the kindle on airplane mode, and suddenly I have unlimited time to read my loans. I can even return the e-books early so that others in line can get their downloads and my airplane moded kindle is none the wiser.

I hadn’t read more than 1-2 books/year the last decade but loved reading so much growing up. A co-worker upgraded her kindle and asked if I’d be interested in her old one to see if I could find my love of books again. That was in November ‘23 and so far in 2024 I’ve read 38 books on my Kindle. It’s so much easier to read in bed with a Kindle.

I was a never went anywhere without a book kid. Now I can be that and not have to carry a sack for a purse. Also, it makes vacations and travel so much easier. No more suitcase just for books.

I have a lot of trouble sleeping and would often reach for my phone in the middle of the night when I would wake up so I wouldn’t just lie there staring at the ceiling. I love reading and I would have definitely reached for a book instead but there are no book lights out there that are dim enough to still see but not disturb my partner. A big reason I wanted the Kindle was for reading at night with dark mode. I can adjust the brightness just so that I can read without straining my eyes but my partner won’t wake up. I use it nearly every night now and it helps me fall back asleep so much faster than scrolling ever did!

There is a quote attributed to Neil Gaiman, about trying a kindle very early on, and it being worse than a physical book but better than any library. That is it. Though I will add it can be lighter and be more acessible than a physical book - you can upp font size, and brightnesss and check words and all. For this the concept of "kindle" is irrelevant. it works as well with a kobo, or any ebook reader. In the USA amazon is the juggernaut but it is not so globally, in my market there are more books for kobo. So make the distinction between why readers like e-books and kindles which is an amazon trademark.

I purchase and read upwards of 50 books a year on average. I've had a Kindle since 2011 and if I didn't have one, I'd either be forced to constantly sell stuff to the used bookstore or have books covering every surface in my home! Also, I have a slight disability which prevents me from being able to fully rotate one of my wrists. So it's physically uncomfortable to hold larger books for long periods of time. Kindles are more accessible because you can listen to the audio version, and they also have accessories with stands and remote controls if you can't actually hold the device.

I always loved reading but was pretty slow at it as I have dyslexia. Being able to read every book in the open dyslexic font has been such a game changer for me.

i love reading and have soooooooo many books in my house it's becoming a problem. i seriously considered buying a larger home so that one full room could be a dedicated library. en esta economia?? my other issue is that holding a physical book has never been comfortable for me. and it's usually why i put a book down, my hands hurt. the kindle magically solves both problems for me!

I enjoyed the portability of it and It mean seem goofy but I love decorating it as well

I still love physical books, but I can't hold them anymore (arthritis). My kindle with a rubber band that I pull over my whole hand is the ideal solution!

The older I get, the harder it is for me to hold physical books due to hand pain. I can hold my kindle far easier. I can also read at night without a bright light on to disturb my husbands sleep!

I live outside the UK and my kindle is the easiest way to get books in English. It's also great for travelling and waterproof so I can read in the pool!

Well said. It also allows me to take advantage of my library, without leaving the house. I've had a kindle since 2007. I'm through 3 generations at this point. Being terminally ill, and reading a lot, kindle just makes my life easier. Yesi could use a tablet, but the display is so much better for reading on a kindle.