As I'm growing older I find it increasingly harder to read a lot of books/magazines. Maybe its my imagination but it seems the fonts are getting smaller and paper quality worse, making it even harder to read.
Large print books are very rare and cost more. I've worn glasses my whole life essentially and even with an increasing prescription its not a pleasant experience.
I've always preferred a physical book, but now I've come to like ebooks on my Kindle Fire (normal lcd, not an ebook reaeder) – much easier to read, search, organize etc.
I wish there was some program that would let me exchange my collection of books for a ebook, I'd certainly use it for paperbacks.
by ECrispy
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What about some type of magnifying glass?
I’m nearsighted so I take off my glasses to see my phone & knitting. I have yet to find a prescription for reading glasses, that allows me to read. I think the default prescription, is for Ward Cleaver reading his newspaper at arms length
This is why I love my Kindle…
I never had good eyesight, but recently I shifted entirely to ebooks because I can change the font and font size AND background so it’s as easy as possible. I don’t like the vast majority of audiobook narrators, but should I live long enough, I’ll adapt to that, too. Gotta read!
I’m in the same spot. I succumbed to bifocals a few years ago. I’ve been donating my paper children to friends, libraries, and the lending libraries I see on random corners.
Speaking of libraries, I’ve started checking out their ebooks. Easy to increase the font and super easy to hard press to look up words.