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Counter-point, at least for me:

I got a Kindle in 2012, when I traveled the world for a few months. Swapping books or even buying new ones every 2-3 days gets boring quickly. So I got the $79 Kindle back then (still think it's the best one ever, because its light, no keyboard, no touch, page flips with mechanical keys on both sides).

The biggest advantage though is: I read way more on a Kindle than ever before. I love that you don't have to carry a book, can adjust the font size, and basically pick it up faster than a physical book and continue reading, even if it's only for 10 minutes in the subway.

Also, Kindle books are usually cheaper and I (as a German) get to download many English books instead of having to order them and wait for a day or two.

Weird: I often highlight some sentences or paragraphs in Kindle books that I like, but I actually never look back at the notes I took.




I found the same thing. Now I make a conscious effort to look at my recent notes every 3-4 days.

I use my kindle to get German books quickly. The kindle vocabulary builder is super useful.




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