Ask HN: Best device for reading and light writing?

1 pointsvitaelabitur1mo ago4 comments

I want an e-ink display to read books and write my random musings, journal entries, notes.

I'll be able to make good use of it, so I am willing to pay for quality.

Audiobooks support and a browser for reading HN/blogs would be nice to have, but they aren't strict requirements at all.

People seem to like the display on Kobo Libra Color, but I am not sure about the writing experience.

Any suggestions? Thanks

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ontouchstart1mo ago

I use a Kindle Scribe. The iPhone can share any .txt, .html, .epub, .PDF content from the web to Kindle App so I can sync on the Kindle Scribe and read offline later.

I read all my Rustdoc and mdBook documentation this way. Even the ones I made.

ontouchstart1mo ago

The writing experience on Kindle Scribe is pretty good as well. I only use it for quick marginal notes and underlines. Sometimes drawing diagrams.

But I used it mostly for reading.

vitaelabiturOP1mo ago

Thanks for sharing, appreciate it.

Would you say it is convenient to use it for writing, say, 500 words at a go?

ontouchstart1mo ago

If you’re good at hand writing, there is no difference between it and a real paper notebook. There are also many notebook templates.

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Ask HN: Best device for reading and light writing?

1 pointsvitaelabitur1mo ago4 comments

I want an e-ink display to read books and write my random musings, journal entries, notes.

I'll be able to make good use of it, so I am willing to pay for quality.

Audiobooks support and a browser for reading HN/blogs would be nice to have, but they aren't strict requirements at all.

People seem to like the display on Kobo Libra Color, but I am not sure about the writing experience.

Any suggestions? Thanks

4 comments

ontouchstart1mo ago

I use a Kindle Scribe. The iPhone can share any .txt, .html, .epub, .PDF content from the web to Kindle App so I can sync on the Kindle Scribe and read offline later.

I read all my Rustdoc and mdBook documentation this way. Even the ones I made.

ontouchstart1mo ago

The writing experience on Kindle Scribe is pretty good as well. I only use it for quick marginal notes and underlines. Sometimes drawing diagrams.

But I used it mostly for reading.

vitaelabiturOP1mo ago

Thanks for sharing, appreciate it.

Would you say it is convenient to use it for writing, say, 500 words at a go?

ontouchstart1mo ago

If you’re good at hand writing, there is no difference between it and a real paper notebook. There are also many notebook templates.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse