Librarians lost their jobs in the early 1950s because they wouldn't give up patrons' reading histories to McCarthy-era with hunters. Everything you read, Amazon's algorithms know about and Amazon has monetized or will monetize. Compared with a Kindle on anything other than a cost basis, the iPad wins hands down - and it's not part of Amazon's personal data-slurping enterprise. YMMVĮxactly, except that I use a 9.7-inch iPad Pro.Īlso, I have a number of outdoor allergies and live in a place where pollen is an issue nine months a year, so I don't do a lot of reading in natural sunlight. These are obviously not at good for eBook readering as a 4:3 screen. The new ones just don't fit into pockets and other recepticals. I prefer smaller phones than the phablets we seem to have on offer these days.