Hello everyone.

I want to get back into healthy habits. This includes reading books before bed and no screen before bed.

The thing is that (for now) my partner and our child all sleep in the same bedroom. I tend to get to bed after they are already asleep and don’t want to disturb them.

What’s the best option to read in the dark that doesn’t involve blue light screen (smartphone) or high luminosity?

Are there e-readers with very very dim light that still allow comfortable reading?

Thanks for your input.

  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    10 months ago

    I’ve had kindle devices for over a decade, and my latest (kindle paperwhite) is perfect to read in bed at night while my wife is sleeping, adjust the brightness down to 2-3 and it’s easy on the eyes to read in the dark, and dim enough that you can’t even use it to find your way to the bathroom.

  • the16bitgamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    10 months ago

    Most kindles and kobos with color temp front lights are your best friend.

    Kobo Clara 2e or the Kindle 11th Gen should work.

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
    4·
    10 months ago

    Any e-ink display eReader will work for you, but I personally recommend Kobo. They have a more open approach to loading files compared to Kindle, and they tend to be very affordable for a high quality device.

    • DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone
      3·
      10 months ago

      Upvote for Kobo - I have a kobo Clara. The backlight can change colour with time of day and brightness can be changed.

      Or what about listening to audiobooks or podcasts?

  • ExLisper@linux.communityEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    If you don’t want to give money to Bezos Pocketbook e-readers are really good and have good backlight that you can set to very dim level.

  • RandoMcGuvins@kbin.social
    2·
    10 months ago

    Audiobooks with earphones? There’s wispersync so your progress matches across devices. It’s also much cheaper to buy an audiobook if you have the epub/mobi/kindle version

  • Ludrol@szmer.info
    1·
    10 months ago

    Kobo and pocketbook are good e-readers. Kindles have harder time with piracy and independent bookstores and you give money to bezos.

    I had pocketbook. Not the best way to read comics or pdfs but for books is great. Customization is tricky but doable.

    • june@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      I haven’t had a problem pirating books and reading them on my kindle. Just make sure you’re downloading an epub and you’re gucci. The send to kindle feature is excellent and your ebook shows up in your kindle within minutes.