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Reasons to get an E-Reader
More like paper than you’d think, e-readers are on the rise.
-readers have become widely popular in the last ten years, with widely accessible and affordable brands being launched in the market such as the Amazon Kindle, Barnes, Noble and Kobo. Although there is nothing quite like the feeling of reading a physical book, folding the corners of pages and turning that last page to finish a book, there are numerous benefits of having an E-reader that may outweigh traditional paperback books.
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One Device, Many Titles
One E-Reader can house thousands of books, making them accessible anywhere, anytime. This saves a lot of space in your home or your bag, leaving you carefree of any storage limitations. Take your entire library to the beach, to the park or even overseas with an e-reader. This is also especially beneficial for students who need to carry around multiple books throughout their day for different classes.
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Screen Lighting
What we see on most smart phones, tablets and monitors is what we call “backlit screens”, which emit a strong light that shines directly into your eyes, causing eye-strain and melatonin disturbance especially if you’re a bedtime reader. With E-Readers, they are equipped with “frontlit screens”, where light is projected evenly from a series of LED lights underneath the bezel, making it a much smoother, matte and glareless reading experience. These screens don’t reflect and are designed for reading in the sun or in the dark.
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One-Handed Reading
E-Readers are simple, lightweight and compact devices that are designed for one-handed usage. Perfect for new mums who always have one hand occupied holding the baby for the first few months but want their reading fix. Or a daily commuter who wants to read standing up or sitting down.
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Tracking And Progress
E-readers give you the option of tracking your progress through a book and also deducing estimated timeframes for completion of the book. These estimations are continuously calibrated according to your reading habits and patterns.
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