https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:58:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2280520 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:44:37 +0000 josina 2280520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.<br /> 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.</p> <p>@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). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2280466 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:55:20 +0000 Raindrop 2280466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2280462 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:50:37 +0000 mediagirl 2280462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kindle. Do it. It's so easy to read with one hand!<br /> @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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2280461 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:47:13 +0000 ldh112 2280461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>okay i think i am going for it :) </p> <p>@mae @foodnerd81 @wonderstruck @chicalgobee + others: do i want one "with special offers" or without? does this mean pop-up ads? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2277646 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 09:46:10 +0000 snowjewelz 2277646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Def a device of some sort! There is no way I have two hands to turn pages and what not haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276688 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:25:24 +0000 Mae 2276688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276582 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:03:05 +0000 ChelseaRose 2276582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276580 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:01:28 +0000 ChelseaRose 2276580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276565 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 09:26:10 +0000 littleblessings 2276565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276538 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 08:28:06 +0000 wonderstruck 2276538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276537 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 08:27:17 +0000 wonderstruck 2276537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276320 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:40:22 +0000 BSB 2276320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276313 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:37:19 +0000 littleblessings 2276313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular book. Those don't run out of batteries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276283 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:02:12 +0000 blackbird 2276283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm loving my kindle app on my phone because I hate when I forget my kindle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276279 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:59:23 +0000 Mamag511 2276279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276244 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:45:19 +0000 erinbaderin 2276244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276242 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:43:42 +0000 babynumber1 2276242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my kindle. I'll be so glad to have it for middle of the night nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276240 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:41:35 +0000 sapphire 2276240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276216 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:15 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2276216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276201 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:35:28 +0000 pregnantbee 2276201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276182 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:49:40 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2276182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276177 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:44:56 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2276177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276171 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:40:14 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2276171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276160 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:18:13 +0000 MamaCate 2276160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276149 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:06:34 +0000 PurplePeony 2276149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276147 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:00:03 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2276147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276118 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:13:19 +0000 catlady 2276118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276117 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:13:17 +0000 pui 2276117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276116 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:13:05 +0000 reverie 2276116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-mom-wants-to-know-kindle-or-hard-copies#post-2276114 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:11:13 +0000 shellio 2276114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p>