{"id":6987,"date":"2016-10-15T06:55:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T06:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6987"},"modified":"2016-10-15T06:55:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T06:55:09","slug":"why-read-your-books-on-a-kindle-e-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6987","title":{"rendered":"Why read your books on a Kindle E-Reader?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Why would you read your books on a Kindle?<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0186FESVC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B0186FESVC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0186FESVC&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none !important;margin:0!important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=invittoevent-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=B0186FESVC\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, \u00a0the text can be made bigger or smaller allowing you to easily read the page.<\/p>\n<p>And it holds your place in the book when you turn it off.<\/p>\n<p>You can also see at a glance how long it will take to finish a chapter or book. Based on your reading speed, the Time to Read feature is personalised to you the reader. It is constantly updated as your speed and habits change.<\/p>\n<p>One complaint with reading on a \u00a0tablet and smartphone is the reflections. However\u00a0the latest Kindles\u00a0do not have the\u00a0annoying glare of a reflective \u00a0screen, making them more akin to reading paper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"kmd-paragraph-title\">Want to read in bed?\u00a0Recent studies by the Harvard Health Publication have shown that evening exposure to blue light from backlit screens such as tablets and smartphones can suppress the body\u2019s production of melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone that helps the body fall asleep. However,\u00a0the Kindle display emits no light, so\u00a0can be read at anytime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"kmd-text-paragraph-body \">Amazon stocks a range of Kindles to suit your needs, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00KDRUCJY?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ec1&amp;rw_useCurrentProtocol=1&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00QJDO0QC?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ec1&amp;rw_useCurrentProtocol=1&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle Paperwhite<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00IOY524S?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ec1&amp;rw_useCurrentProtocol=1&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle Voyage<\/a> and Kindle Oasis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The number 1 book on social team building &#8211; What are we going to do next? &#8211; the book on social team building and finding fun for city adventurers &#8211; is now available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1517362806\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1517362806&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle<\/a>\u00a0as well as in paperback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why would you read your books on a Kindle? Well, \u00a0the text can be made bigger or smaller allowing you to easily read the page. And it holds your place in the book when you turn it off. You can also see at a glance how long it will take to finish a chapter or &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6987\">More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why read your books on a Kindle E-Reader?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[662],"tags":[875,1256],"class_list":["post-6987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-literature","tag-books","tag-kindle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why read your books on a Kindle E-Reader? - City Adventurers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6987\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why read your books on a Kindle E-Reader? - City Adventurers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why would you read your books on a Kindle? 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