# E-book recommendations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-recommendations/848764>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 1, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-recommendations/848764 "2020-03-01T23:59:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-recommendations/848764/21 "2020-03-08T09:33:58Z")

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I received a kindle paperwhite a few days ago and signed up for kindle unlimited. It’s pretty good.

Any advice on how best to use it, whether in its settings or use?

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**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-recommendations/848764/22 "2020-03-09T02:46:52Z")

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I have a Kindle, but I almost never use it. Reading on my iPad is a better reading experience, plus I have everything else that the tablet can do as well.

True, the Kindle is a lot better if I’m trying to read outside or in direct sunlight. But, well, I almost never do that. I do my reading indoors, 99.9% of the time.

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**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-recommendations/848764/23 "2020-03-09T19:42:17Z")

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I have a Kindle paperwhite, specifically the Voyage model with the very important “Origami cover.” It folds itself into a stand, so I can put the kindle on a table/ airplane tray/ bar.

I also have a Fire 10, which kind of stinks. Bad battery life, screen is too shiny, so there’s lots of glare.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-recommendations/848764/24 "2020-03-09T20:13:07Z")

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I’m currently testing out a Kindle Oasis, 9th generation. It and the current 10th generation have “7 inch” screens, if your ruler isn’t all that accurate.

Odd shape with a bulge on one side and the rest thin.

I am concerned about the battery capacity. The smaller 8th gen had terrible battery endurance and needed a “charging” cover to keep it going for any still-not-really-decent time. The new models don’t even have the “charging” cover.

The usual stupid stuff: A lot of settings are too limited to get into my comfort zone. E.g., I have the line spacing set as minimal and it’s still waaay too widely spaced.

But the price and size was good. Oh, well.

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