eRedear E Ink display

First encounter with an eReader

It was 2008, and I was young

I was immersed in studying English because I had no choice but to use English at work.

Then, one day, a time came when I couldn't remember words in my native language.

 

So I started reading Korean books.

 

I read really hard.

I bought and read interesting fiction books

I read whenever I could.

And just when I was starting to get comfortable in conversation and finding it fun to expand my vocabulary.

E-ink Display caught my eye

and my hard-earned Sony PRS-505 e-reader.

My first encounter with an ebook.

 When I looked at the light of the LCD screen of my cell phone, the LCD screen of my computer, and the backlit display of my TV, etc.

The E-Ink Display with the same screen as a paper book was a whole new world.

 

It looks clearer in bright outdoors and is hard to see in the dark.

Truly book-like conditions. And eyes that didn't get tired.

 

Most of the displays we see (TVs, computer monitors, and smartphones) are light-emitting, meaning we look directly into the light.

It's like looking at a really small light bulb. 

It's easy to get tired.

E-ink Display

Simply put, it physically prints on the screen.

 

Printers use laser or ink to print on paper,

E-ink uses tiny black beads inside the screen.

Not self-illuminating. Think of it as little beads being printed on a screen.

So, like a paper book, you need light to read it.

Sony PRS-505

I've always been a fan of Sony products, but until the 2000s, their products were definitely different from other companies.

Sony's design, build quality, and interface

I've tried a lot of different e-readers, but Sony's PRS-505 is one of the most satisfying.

However, due to the lack of Korean book content, it was not utilized as much as I thought.

I ended up passing it on to someone else.

 

Since then, I have purchased and used devices that can easily get domestic books such as Kyobo, Crema, and Lidibooks devices.

However, the incompleteness, really slow speed, and clumsy interface made it difficult to get domestic books.

I got tired of it, and in 2019, I experienced the Kindle Oasis 3rd generation for the first time.

Korean giants such as LG and Samsung also entered the E-ink market at one point.

But all of them decided it was unprofitable. Sony, LG, and Samsung all withdrew from the E-ink business.

Amazon continues to expand its E-ink business.

(Maybe because they have the market for e-book content?)

As a tech geek, I've been experiencing the Amazon Kindle and falling in love with it.

The two biggest things are

• Device design and completeness
• The UI

This is how my first Amazon Kindle encounter began.

And now, in 2023, I still have two Amazon Kindles.

Despite their different uses, both are the best eReaders for me.