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I've had kindle devices for over a decade, and my latest (kindle paperwhite) is perfect to read in bed at night while my wife is sleeping, adjust the brightness down to 2-3 and it's easy on the eyes to read in the dark, and dim enough that you can't even use it to find your way to the bathroom.
I second this. It also has a dark mode setting with white text and black background. One of the best purchases I've made. I use it every night and the charge lasts weeks.
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Are there e-readers with very very dim light that still allow comfortable reading?
I have not used any myself, but I have heard that both Kindle e-reader and Kobo support this.
Seconding Kobo! I have the Clara and it is very comfortable in the dark. Plus, it's very easy to load books from many sources onto a Kobo, unlike Amazon's walled garden approach with Kindle.
Any e-ink display eReader will work for you, but I personally recommend Kobo. They have a more open approach to loading files compared to Kindle, and they tend to be very affordable for a high quality device.
Agree. Also the new Kobo Libra 2 has a dark mode option (white text on black background).
Upvote for Kobo - I have a kobo Clara. The backlight can change colour with time of day and brightness can be changed.
Or what about listening to audiobooks or podcasts?
Well you could read a book and use a red light.
Yes, the Kindle Paperwhite and Oasis have good low level backlights. I've had both and currently use and recommend the latter for clarity, touch sensitivity and size.
I love my Oasis.
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Ereaders like kobo / kindle have gentle backlight, just make sure you get one with adjustable warm /cool white backlight, so you can make it warm and not blue. I also use a little clip on booklight with adjustable brightness and color. If it's dim and red/orange you're not disturbing anyone but it illuminates the page perfectly.
I read every night with a kobo e-reader (next to my partner who generally sleep before me). I use night mode and a very dim brightness (2-3 %, the max I use is 4 %). It's sufficient in my opinion.
I have a Kobo, and it allows for a very dim backlight and warm backlight temperature. I find it super comfortable for reading in the dark
Use a headlamp with red light 🔦🔴. They are specifically made for not waking other people up while camping. The red light also is not a problem before sleep, unlike blue light.
That's not why the light is red lol
Red light doesn't mess up your night vision. With a red light you can turn it off and still see as long as there's some ambient light such as moonlight. With white light you need to wait for 10 to 15 minutes for your eyes to get accustomed to the darkness.
With white light you need to wait for 10 to 15 minutes for your eyes to get accustomed to the darkness.
Not when using the eyepatch method though 😉🏴☠️
But in all seriousness, mine stated the above on the package. Maybe they didn't know any better or it was a translation error. There are multiple benefits of having red light instead of bright white. Not irritating your eyes is basically the same as not irritating someone else's eyes.
I have a Kobo Clara 2E for pretty much this reason. The lit screen has multiple levels of luminosity and adjustable yellow tone. I keep mine at a cool stone white but it can go really yellow if that's what you want. On top of that, Kobo is much more user friendly for loading ebooks, it's compatible with a whole range of ebook formats unlike Kindle.
Seconding the Kobo Clara for its dim, warm light.
Also want to mention using the KOReader software instead of the stock software for it's fantastic feature set
I'm also Kobo Clara for a couple of years now and very happy with it.
Could you maybe elaborate on your experience with KOReader? It's the first I hear about this. Maybe the only downside to Kobo is its unresponsive software. It's just so slow. Does this KOReader improve on that?
Its much more responsive in my experience. It supports a wide range of options, has gestures for controlling certain settings (i.e. brightness and warmness) allows position syncing with other KOReader devices (Another reader,Android App for example), browsing and downloading from OPDS catalogs and Calibre instances, Downloading saved articles from Wallabag instances.
Honestly the only thing I use the stock Kobo software for is to launch KOReader. It does everything the stock software does but better.
I should mention, you install KOReader and its dependencies on top of the regular firmware, not over it. You can use them side by side
I use a red light. I put a red light bulb on my nightstand lamp.
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I use a fucking goddamn clampy lamp that clamps onto the fucking goddamn headboard of the bed and holy shit it's fucked
I didn't see anyone mention things like this. Amber light with a dimmer that you can put on a physical book.
I used something similar but no purchase necessary.
I used my phone as a light to read a physical book in bed. I would open Google Keep to a blank yellow sticky note, and my screen was so dim that it was really a dark amber light, and I'd rest my phone on my chest facing up so it lit up the pages.
I use a $15 book light with adjustable brightness. It has a flexible arm so it only shines light on the page, versus an electronic device which shines light on your face.
@[email protected] TBH an e-ink device with dark mode works well for me
@[email protected] Forgot to mention: some have 2 different types of light, a blue one and a warmer, yellow-ish one. Turn off the former, leave the other and turn the e-ink with a black background and white letter.
Most kindles and kobos with color temp front lights are your best friend.
Kobo Clara 2e or the Kindle 11th Gen should work.
If you don't want to give money to Bezos Pocketbook e-readers are really good and have good backlight that you can set to very dim level.
Kobo and pocketbook are good e-readers. Kindles have harder time with piracy and independent bookstores and you give money to bezos.
I had pocketbook. Not the best way to read comics or pdfs but for books is great. Customization is tricky but doable.
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My Kindle Touch has a night mode with blue light inhibitor
I got my wife an adjustable spotlight for reading with a controllable brightness this Christmas and she loves it. We usually use it while we're on the couch and I'm watching TV, but it can focus the light down to a small enough spotlight that it doesn't even register in my perifieral but still lights the book she's reading plenty bright enough. It might not be the best solution to use in bed, but it was a lot cheaper than a kindle. (Which she has and doesn't use)
Audiobooks with earphones? There's wispersync so your progress matches across devices. It's also much cheaper to buy an audiobook if you have the epub/mobi/kindle version
I read in the dark on my iPad with white text on a black screen and night mode on. It’s easy on the eyes and I can read in the dark without disturbing anyone.
Alreader, I believe on both android and iphone. I use it at a very low intensity level with red text and black background.
Also if you're hyper concerned about blue light, get some red-toned laser safety glasses, you can get some that go over existing glasses if you need them, and they will, if any good, cut out basically all blue / green light regardless of what's going on around you. Recommend putting them on 2h before bed for best results.
Love my Kindle.
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