Hello all!
Ages ago I got your advice on what ebook reader to get for myself, and I've been very happy with the result (wish I just used it more often, though :D).
Now I come to you all for advice for my father.
My father had an iPhone 6S+. He was really happy with it, always whipping it out, being anti-social in the awkward way a senior citizen can be with technology. Anyhow, he got it broke, and is very sad, and asked me for suggestions for a cheap replacement.
The thing is, after I asked him what he'd use it for, his response showed his most important use case was reading ebooks. He already has an older phone he's actually more comfortable using for all the usual phone-related stuff, so he only really needs something to read ebooks with.
When I suggested he get an ebook reader instead, and it would be cheaper, he said he wanted to be able to carry it in his pocket and have it be easily portable.
So I guess what I'm looking for is suggestions for a cheap ebook reader that is smaller than usual (or an android phone with a long battery time that has a larger screen than usual, but I hope it doesn't come to that). For reference, the iPhone 6S+ has a screen size of 5.5 inches and is 138.3 mm (5.44 in) x 67.1 mm (2.64 in).
In comparison, the Kobo Aura that I use (which my father said is too large) has a screen size of 6 inches, and is 150 mm (5.91 in) x 114 (4.49- in). So something smaller than that.
Thanks!
Ages ago I got your advice on what ebook reader to get for myself, and I've been very happy with the result (wish I just used it more often, though :D).
Now I come to you all for advice for my father.
My father had an iPhone 6S+. He was really happy with it, always whipping it out, being anti-social in the awkward way a senior citizen can be with technology. Anyhow, he got it broke, and is very sad, and asked me for suggestions for a cheap replacement.
The thing is, after I asked him what he'd use it for, his response showed his most important use case was reading ebooks. He already has an older phone he's actually more comfortable using for all the usual phone-related stuff, so he only really needs something to read ebooks with.
When I suggested he get an ebook reader instead, and it would be cheaper, he said he wanted to be able to carry it in his pocket and have it be easily portable.
So I guess what I'm looking for is suggestions for a cheap ebook reader that is smaller than usual (or an android phone with a long battery time that has a larger screen than usual, but I hope it doesn't come to that). For reference, the iPhone 6S+ has a screen size of 5.5 inches and is 138.3 mm (5.44 in) x 67.1 mm (2.64 in).
In comparison, the Kobo Aura that I use (which my father said is too large) has a screen size of 6 inches, and is 150 mm (5.91 in) x 114 (4.49- in). So something smaller than that.
Thanks!