> I was considering to buy one, but a big drawback for me is that I can't read on it in the dark, which is almost all my reading time - my wife sleeps next to me and I don't want to switch on the light, so I current use a netbook
That makes sense, yeah. You can read on your netbook for long periods of time without your eyes hurting, though? I've never really been able to read things that require a lot of studying to get through on the computer without breaks. Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life" took me like five sessions with short breaks to get through on my laptop, where I could normally read something like that in one sitting on paper or e-ink.
> But I know there exist a small lamp which can be attached to a Kindle - but, can someone confirm it is convenient way to read that way?
I've been looking for something like that myself, could be quite a boon.
Maybe I am a minority, but my eyes don't hurt...as a programmer, I am used to a computer screen. But it's true that i don't read for long periods of time, usually 1-2 hours, max 3. But reading 2 hours on my netbook is not a problem for me.
That makes sense, yeah. You can read on your netbook for long periods of time without your eyes hurting, though? I've never really been able to read things that require a lot of studying to get through on the computer without breaks. Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life" took me like five sessions with short breaks to get through on my laptop, where I could normally read something like that in one sitting on paper or e-ink.
> But I know there exist a small lamp which can be attached to a Kindle - but, can someone confirm it is convenient way to read that way?
I've been looking for something like that myself, could be quite a boon.