[dba-Tech] Kindle

[Salakhetdinov Shamil]

 Have both - Kindle PaperWhite and Kindle Fire HD 8 - the latter helps to fall asleep much quicker. Tested. :)


>Tuesday, February 16, 2016 11:54 PM -06:00 from "John R Bartow" <jbartow at winhaven.net>:
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>Studies have shown that backlit devices like tablets are not conducive to
>proper sleep. While e-ink readers are much closer to traditional paper
>books, even front lighted models.
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>https://gigaom.com/2014/12/23/do-e-readers-really-harm-sleep-depends-what-yo
>u-call-an-e-reader/
>Here we even see NPR and Fox News agreeing on something:
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>http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/12/23/372663892/book-news-for-a-
>deeper-sleep-forgo-the-e-reader-before-bed
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>http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/09/26/dont-let-your-e-reader-keep-up-at-nig
>ht.html
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
>Susan Harkins
>Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:52 PM
>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>Subject: [dba-Tech] Kindle
>
>I know this is probably a tad off topic for this group but I'd like to ask
>about Kindle devices. I've been using Kindle PC, but frankly, it's
>cumbersome. I'm thinking about buying a dedicated device, just for the small
>size. Right now, I'm reading Kindle downloads from Amazon but I know there
>are other formats. Are there any devices that handle multiple formats? If
>not, I'll stick with a Kindle but cheap is good - I don't need a lot of
>fancy options. I just like to read in bed. J 
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>Susan H. 
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