I read a lot of e-books, and most of that reading is done using one phone or another. I find the convenience of always having the phone with me makes it the perfect vehicle for reading e-books. A lot of people I hear from have a hard time understanding how I can read books on a small phone for any length of time. I’ve heard repeatedly that some folks can’t read on a phone very long before their eyes hurt. I have to admit I had a hard time understanding why I never have problems reading for hours, and yet others feel negative effects rather quickly. Then I stumbled across Jeff Kirvin’s excellent post, How to read a book on your phone, and it started to click.
Jeff details the mechanics of setting up the display to maximize the reading enjoyment, while minimizing any negative effects. He covers everything from typeface to margin size in his tutorial, and he nails it perfectly. I discovered that I set my phones used for reading e-books in much the same way that Jeff recommends, and I can attest that his methods work. If you have tried reading on your phone but given up in frustration, give Jeff’s methods a try. You might be happily surprised.

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