Photo of Kindle, with read-in-bed holder by Randall MunroeBy Randall Munroe, author of the great XKCD comic, The Pursuit of Laziness
Since I was a kid, I’ve been looking for the perfect way to read in bed.
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I recently got a Kindle. I was intending to use it mainly as a mobile web browser, but I’ve surprised myself by using it to read an awful lot. And, with apologies to all the bibliophiles out there, I find the ergonomics better than a paperback. When snacking and reading, I can lay it flat on a table without the use of a book weight to hold it opened, and when lying in bed, I don’t have to keep moving it to read.
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I recently got a Kindle. I was intending to use it mainly as a mobile web browser, but I’ve surprised myself by using it to read an awful lot. And, with apologies to all the bibliophiles out there, I find the ergonomics better than a paperback. When snacking and reading, I can lay it flat on a table without the use of a book weight to hold it opened, and when lying in bed, I don’t have to keep moving it to read.
But it’s not perfect. There’s no way to hold it with a finger on the ‘next page’ buttons that doesn’t require a few muscles to hold it upright
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I got out of bed one night, went to the closet, and got a steel coat hanger and some pliers. After a few minutes of twisting, I created this
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That is a neat little contraption to hold the Kindle, but I still don’t really see the charm of it. Maybe it’s just me, but reading words off a screen just isn’t the same as reading off of paper.
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