I still have an old Kindle and it still gets months of battery life. I occasionally read comics so this may get me to upgrade.

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    1 month ago

    Color is very useful for highlights, taking notes and reading comics, its fine if its not for you but its very interesting for me

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      1 month ago

      Highlighting, taking notes, comics all seem different from just reading

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        1 month ago

        Okay, eink is really really good at two things: reading and taking notes/drawing.

        Comics are a form of reading (especially french comics i read, theyre 50% text).

        You highlight parts of books.

        And for taking notes, say in class, is much nicer when you have color avilable

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          1 month ago

          Hard disagree, e-ink is fantastic for two thing, reading and battery life. Everything interactive, you’re better off with a tablet.

          Comics are a form of reading

          We both mentioned it separarely. And for a good reason imo, traditional books are a much better fit for e-readers because reflowing text just werks while comics are going to be a lot harder.

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            1 month ago

            Note that the usual responsiveness problems dont apply when you use a pen to take notes, as the pen just directly pulls up the ink pellets in the screen.