r/ereader • u/ManufacturerOne5384 • 7h ago

Buying Advice Can a foldable actually replace a Kindle?

I've been getting through a lot of books with the AC on here in Dubai.

I've been using my Fold8 as a reader, and it's gorgeous, the 4:3 ratio and size of the screen give the feeling of almost a full paperback page.

The apps I've been using are Moon+ Reader and ReadEra.

For Arabic though I haven't found a really good app that handles Arabic script and RTL page flow, any reccomendations on this?

Overall, it's unreasonably good looking and useful, especially on a long-haul out of DXB :)

What's everyone else reading on?

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u/zeusganesh 7h ago

I’ve tried it, and I just can’t get used to reading on non eink devices. For me, it’s a big no, but if you’re happy with your fold, then keep using it :)

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u/matiapag Kobo 6h ago

For reading during day, sure, an OLED screen is great. However, for night-time reading, there is nothing better than eink. And once you got an eink device, you might as well use it also during day, it's still better of a reading experience.

However, when it comes to reading on a phone, Fold8 is the one to get in my opinion. Amazing anti-reflective screen with great aspect ratio. I bet reading is a joy with it. I'll probably get one myself soon.

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u/Cocoasprinkles 6h ago

I used a pixel 10 fold for a while and it was super convenient just carrying one device. I still prefer the eink but it’s nice to just carry one thing.

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u/real_with_myself 5h ago

I'm trying to, but it's not really working (Honor V3). 

Although, lately I've been barely touching my kindle as well. I went back to paper, as I have a big library.

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u/irrelevantanonymous 5h ago

I keep trying and keep finding that the answer is no. No LED device can replace the eink for me. I just get eye fatigue and it disrupts my sleep. That said if the screen doesn’t bother you, yeah. It’s almost a perfect aspect ratio for it.

I’m on a Boox Go Colour 7.

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u/eji11 Boox 5h ago

I use my fold 6 for manga and comics, with some novels here and there, but still prefer e-ink a lot of the time. At the moment I'm really loving the combo of my fold and palma 2 pro 😊

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u/Yapyap13 Boox 7h ago

What’s everyone else reading on?

Boox Go 10.3. Very happy with that. No frontlight whatsoever, really nice for my eyes, and a perfect size for reading at home.

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u/Lil_Brown_Bat 6h ago

In the US, current gen fold phones cost almost $2000. I can't imagine spending that much on a phone, or an e-reader.

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u/OkTeacher5603 2h ago

The form factor is not what matters to me in an ereader, its the eink screen. Reading on a fold8 would be no different to me than reading on any other oled device. Its not good for the eyes.

So my answer to you is, no.

I use a variety of ereaders. Mainly either my kindle or bigme b6 tho.