I still have an old Kindle and it still gets months of battery life. I occasionally read comics so this may get me to upgrade.

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      3 days ago

      If you’re reading then colour doesn’t matter much. For comics I’d probably get a tablet.

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        3 days ago

        Color is very useful for highlights, taking notes and reading comics, its fine if its not for you but its very interesting for me

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          3 days ago

          Highlighting, taking notes, comics all seem different from just reading

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            3 days ago

            Okay, eink is really really good at two things: reading and taking notes/drawing.

            Comics are a form of reading (especially french comics i read, theyre 50% text).

            You highlight parts of books.

            And for taking notes, say in class, is much nicer when you have color avilable

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              3 days ago

              Hard disagree, e-ink is fantastic for two thing, reading and battery life. Everything interactive, you’re better off with a tablet.

              Comics are a form of reading

              We both mentioned it separarely. And for a good reason imo, traditional books are a much better fit for e-readers because reflowing text just werks while comics are going to be a lot harder.

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                3 days ago

                Note that the usual responsiveness problems dont apply when you use a pen to take notes, as the pen just directly pulls up the ink pellets in the screen.