I am staying at home until the new year (planning to return to work part time) with our 9 week old. I find myself watching a LOT of TV or looking at my phone/the internet a lot and feel like my brain is turning into mush. I want to try to get back into reading, but find myself struggling to stick with hard copies since my hands are full with nursing/bottle feeding/the baby/the dog/you name it. I've tended to prefer hard copies because I worry I will feel like a kindle is just an extension of my laptop/iphone and I will still feel glued to a device. Thoughts? Pros/cons of getting a Kindle?
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I love my Kindle Paperwhite. I'm a SAHM and I am reading all the time now. I love that as soon as I finish a book I can log into the store and buy another one immediately. 2 minutes into a good book and you forget what you are reading on. I find myself reading a lot more with my Kindle. Don't get a Kindle Fire/Tablet, get an ereader, otherwise you might find yourself surfing Facebook instead of reading.
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I wouldn't buy a Kindle. I would just download the app onto one of your existing devices. I actually read a lot of books on my iphone because it was the easiest thing to hold/swipe pages in one hand while I nursed.
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Kindle is a life saver while nursing! So much easier than turning pages on a book. Plus you can borrow books from the library without ever leaving your couch.
I shared your same fears and really don't feel like it's a "device" the way my phone is. I have an older version with no back light, and I wouldn't want a fire as that feels too much like a tablet, but I would love a kindle paper white for those middle of the night feeds.
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I'm still pregnant, but have an original kindle and love it.
I love that it's more lightweight (lighter than a lot of books!) And easy to hold in one hand and "turn" the pages with one hand. I've tried reading through the kindle app on my ipad and don't like it nearly as much.
Since it's all black and white and not backlit, it's totally different from being on a tablet
I would never have bought myself one because I thought I was partial to books, but DH gave it to me as a gift and I ended up loving it and reading more because of it.
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I bought a kindle paperwhite thinking I would use it all the time while nursing or marooned on the couch with a newborn. I didn't, because I was so tired I preferred to just pop Netflix on and watch a movie. Over a year later and I still rarely use it, mainly because I prefer to check books out of the library. If you think it will work for you, by all means go for it!
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Loved my kindle paperwhite. Easier to manage a kindle/kindle app while feeding a babe. A kindle definitely feels like you're reading off paper. I don't find that I'm "on a device" while using a kindle. The app, on the other hand, does leave me feeling like I'm using a device and I have a lot of temptations to exit the kindle app and go check FB or IG.
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I love the kindle. I have an original, it doesn't have light on it which is good because I feel like reading with the backlight interferes with my sleep. And it doesn't have games or anything, it is just so handy not to have to hold something while you are trying to read and nurse. Highly recommend an older kindle. I would do the bigger screen so there is more text for you to read before you have to push the button for the next page.
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I recommend kindle... I find myself wanting to read in scenarios where it is otherwise dark... like breasfeeding over night or in bed for ten minutes after my husband is asleep. I was a hard sell on the kindle but it has worked out!
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The light on the Kindle Paperwhite isn't a backlight. It's some LEDs on the bottom of the screen that sort of shine "over" the screen if that makes sense? Anyway, doesn't hurt my eyes like a backlit screen does. And I haven't had any problem dozing off while reading on it lol.
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I love my kindle paperwhite. I chose that version over a kindle fire because I didn't really want a full color tablet with games, movies, etc., but I still wanted a backlight.
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I have a Sony e-reader and I love it! I wasn't so sure at first when DH first bought it for me but I am a complete convert. When it dies I am definitely buying a Kindle paperwhite. Just get an actual e-reader, not something with the backlight (like a tablet, Fire, etc).
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I used my Kindle all the time. It's an older version of the touch, but I would have loved the Paperwhite version. It was way too hard for me to flip pages on a regular books so I doubt I'd have read much while nursing if I didn't have a Kindle. I find the app on my phone okay for occasional reading (I usually download my current book to both my Kindle and phone so I always have it handy) but if I'm reading for more than a few minutes, the phone app bugs me.
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@ldh112: I don't have a kindle but i read library books on my iPad through an app from the library. You might want to see if your library has something similar and try it on your phone before making a decision? I have read quite a few books while nursing so far!
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@ldh112: Kindle paperwhite (I have the voyage), no question. I've read more in the last 9 months as a nursing mom than I have in the past few years as a result! I found that turning my phone/tablet on during night feedings was massively screwing up the little sleep I was getting because of the back light, so I turned to the kindle and it's been great. I can read one-handed (a must!), I can download books from the library for free....it's been great.
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@Mrs.KMM: Exactly-that's my issue with just using an app to read on a smart phone or tablet. The backlight is no good for my eyes or sleep!
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I love my kindle paperwhite. It's completely different from a phone or tablet because it's just for reading - you don't get sucked into looking at Facebook or shopping when you really intended to read a book.
It allows me to read while nursing LO to sleep or while co-sleeping because I don't have to turn a light on. You can also borrow eBooks from the library.
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I read on an iPad Mini through apps from the Library (aka popular stuff all for free). I don't have Facebook or email or anything installed on the Mini so that I'm not distracted while reading. The nice thing is that even though it is backlit, you can turn the brightness way down and adjust the contrast and use sepia tone or black background with white text so that it's not too harsh for your eyes. And then you can have the lights in the baby's room way down so as not to disrupt baby's sleep.
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I have an old kindle and love it. I had a lot of the same concerns about it being like a device, but it's really not. When this one goes kaput, I'll definitely get a paperwhite to replace it.
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Love my Kindle! Easy to use while nursing or rocking a sleeping baby. I like the bigger screen (compared to phone). I could never read a real book with babe in my hands. DH read a lot on his Kindle while rocking our LO in the early days. Also I love that I can get a new book instantly which is great for those days when you are t getting out a lot.
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I love my kindle. I'll be so glad to have it for middle of the night nursing.
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When I was pregnant last time I asked for a Kindle paperwhite for Christmas to replace my first generation one, because I wanted a backlight, and I used it all the time. It's just enough light that you don't worry it will disturb a sleeping baby. Like everybody else has said, nice and light and easy to turn pages with one hand, and if you finish a book and the nap isn't over you can just get a new one. I highly recommend it.
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I love my kindle as well! I had your same device concerns but to me it feels so different than my phone/iPad. It was great for me during those first early weeks!
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I'm loving my kindle app on my phone because I hate when I forget my kindle!
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Regular book. Those don't run out of batteries.
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I've had a kindle but it stopped working about a year ago so now I use my iPad mini to read. I do feel a bit more strain on my eyes when I read on my iPad. During Amazon Prime day, they had a sale on kindles, so I got one. The new kindle I got was much smaller than the one I had before.
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I thought I would hate having an e-reader, but I love my Kindle Paperwhite so much! It feels/looks much more book like than tablets or other readers, but no turning pages or manipulating it to see both sides when you're at a weird angle like with a real book.
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@littleblessings: I really don't see that as an issue, I can read like three or four books before I need to charge my Paperwhite.
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@wonderstruck: well I wouldn't know. I don't have one. All I have is a phone that dies all the time and that's annoying so I just read regular books
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@mrsrain: You can read library Ebooks for free on a kindle. I've been doing it for several years now and have saved a lot of money by not buying books. You need to use an app on your phone or through your computer called Overdrive Media Console. You don't even have to go to the library to download or return them. It's so convenient and free!
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@littleblessings: the kindle batteries last a really long time. I read 3-4 books a month and charge it maybe once a month or possibly less often.
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Love my kindle paperwhite! It doesn't feel so device-y because it isn't really like a phone screen it is liquid ink. Also it is really light, especially compared to an iPad or something. And the batteries last forever. I read a lot (like at least a book a week) and usually I make it through 2 maybe 3 books before having to charge it.
Oh also our library lets you rent library books for the kindle for free. Which is awesome since I read so much and going to the library all the time is annoying. I think I read something like 50-55 books last year and I paid for like... 2.
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Def a device of some sort! There is no way I have two hands to turn pages and what not haha!
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okay i think i am going for it
@mae @foodnerd81 @wonderstruck @chicalgobee + others: do i want one "with special offers" or without? does this mean pop-up ads?
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Kindle. Do it. It's so easy to read with one hand!
@ldh112: special offers just means there is an ad on the home page and on the bottom of the page when searching for books. They never interfere with the reading experience. -
My husband has the kindle paper white and I love it. Just from a de-clutter aspect. He can get as many books as he wants and he’s not cluttering our house with it. He is a tough cookie to convince him to get rid of something so not having to negotiate getting rid of this or that book because he might read it again is great! He can hold a ton of books in the kindle to read or re-read later.
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I'm on my 2nd kindle reader, and also have a kindle fire (which I never use). LOVE the kindle, and when the screen went bad on my first one after 2 years I just called Amazon and they gave me a discount on a 'refurbished' model, which is just one that was bought and returned, unopened.
I also have the kindle app on my phone so if I don't have my kindle I can pick up reading on that, which is what I usually do for MOTN feeds.@ldh112: I believe mine is with special offers, I *think* it's just the screensaver, so when you're not using it ads will pop up for new books, etc. I don't mind it? (If that's what is is).
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