I do it for reading sometimes mostly papers, I just find it a bit easier to read through something without distraction and easier on the eyes. That and it sits on my desk until I actually read it.

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mlok 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Did you try e-ink / e-paper ? (Remarkable etc.)

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bonoboTP 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

With paper I can put two or three pages side by side. Imagine needing 2 or 3 synchronized e-readers like that. And I can immediately draw on them, not worrying about what mode I'm in, what brush is selected blablabla. I can flip back and forth with my fingers etc. Downside is no search, no zoom no copy paste.

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carlosjobim 8 hours ago | parent [-]

You can still copy paste and zoom.

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bonoboTP 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Magnifying glass? Copy is hard, cut and paste, glue etc sure.

	▲	carlosjobim 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes to magnifying glass for zoom. You copy with a pen or pencil, like the monks did. Yes to cut and paste with scissor and glues.

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akst 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've enjoyed ink displays, but my kindle has been dead for some time and it was always kind of a pain to load stuff on too, most papers would require some kind of zoom as well although I'm sure they're better these days.

I do love an e-ink display, but I just like holding a sheet of paper, and not having to jump through menus to read something especially if I'm actively referring to it and revisiting it. Plus I can use my coloured fineliner on it, whereas the PDF viewer on my iPad crashes sometimes crashes if you look at it funny.