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For print books, on sunny days, I read with natural light. There's a large picture window in my library/sitting room that provides good lighting. On gray days or at night, there is a floor lamp stationed behind my reading chair. The chair and its matching hassock are arranged at a 45 degree angle from the walls to make room for the lamp (and to catch the best light from the window).
I use my backlit e-reader if I'm reading in bed at night, out of consideration for my husband, who prefers to sleep without the nightstand lamps on.
I think natural light is my favorite.
Oh, I also just read a book on my phone for the first time. I use the libby app to borrow books from my library, and usually there is an option to transfer the book to my kindle once it's checked out, but this one didn't offer the option to read it on kindle, it just said "open e-book" and it opened on my phone. I was reading it late into the night last night, and was about a dozen pages from the end when my phone shut down because I'd run out of battery charge! I had to wait until this morning to find out how it ended.I don't mind reading on the phone in a pinch, but it is sub-optimal for me -- small print and bright backlighting are not the best combination for my 50+ year-old eyes.
I have a book light attached to the head board of my bed. I use a floor lamp when lazing on the couch. I prefer natural light, but our house does not offer many options for that. In the Spring and Summer I read on the back porch.
Jason wrote: "What kind of light do you use for reading?Lamp? A book light? Bright bulbs? Natural light? Phone screen?"
Depends on the time of day (and year!). My preference is natural light (via my huge floor-to-ceiling window in the living room), but at this time of year, the sun is setting about 4:30 pm!
After that, I have a halogen (floor) lamp I use (if I'm sitting at the right end of the couch!). If I am at the other end of the couch and I have a cat in my lap (I won't move to the other end in this case), I have a small lamp behind me, but it's not enough, so I use a little book light I attach to my Kobo (older model that is not back-lit) or to the book.
Jason wrote: "What kind of light do you use for reading?Lamp? A book light? Bright bulbs? Natural light? Phone screen?"
Big LED goose neck that comes down over the shoulder.
God said "Let there be light, and John read." If there is enough light whatever kind, I will read.
I read a lot in bed, and the lamp light is fairly dim. Sometimes I have a book with me at the office or out for coffee, but that's so rare these days. Its mostly bedroom or living room, and I'm always looking for more light.
I have an Ott Light floor lamp by the sofa ostensibly for needlework but excellent for reading print books. I read a lot of ebooks on my tablet and phone, especially in poor lighting and in bed where I do a lot of reading as the bedroom does not have stroong lighting. As I get older, i find I need stronger light and reading glasses!
Mostly I read in bed and I use a reading lamp that is on my night table. Now that I'm on break from school and I'm reading more during the day I read in my dining room with the overhead light on.I like to use natural light when I can.
Natural light is my preference which I get from the window in my library until 4:30. Then, I turn on the lamp on my side table. It’s LED white light that helps my eyes not strain so much and I don’t get headaches using it either. I read with a Kindle Oasis mostly, but I keep the backlight turned off so it doesn’t disrupt my sleep or give me a headache.
Wherever there is light and I can see the page, I'm good!
I read mostly in the living room and our whole back wall is windows, so natural light there, even on overcast days. As the sun sets I read by the track lighting over our fireplace. I do read in bed but I'll keep a Kindle book for that. I have a Fire so it is like a tablet and back lit. I've been playing around with what "color" I like and I've been reading using the sienna lately because the dark with white messes with my eyes too much.
Whatever light is available ... but I do like a good reading lamp set next to a comfy arm chair / recliner.
A torch under the duvet, if necessary!
I have a Kindle so I use that for e-books. I also have a reading lamp on my headboard of my bed, which I use for physical books. I also have various lamps scattered around the house but use those less than the one in my bedroom.
KateNZ wrote: "A torch under the duvet, if necessary!"I know you are referring to "flashlight", but when I hear "torch" (I know it's the British way to say it), my first thought is a lit flame at the top of a large stick!
So, picturing a torch under the blanket... yikes! LOL!
LibraryCin wrote: "KateNZ wrote: "A torch under the duvet, if necessary!"I know you are referring to "flashlight", but when I hear "torch" (I know it's the British way to say it), my first thought is a lit flame at..."
Reading from TBR is merely about giving love to ignored books and digging for treasure so to speak. The books have ripened enough to be devoured. But one must buy more to seed the future! I rarely read anything in year it is published, or even purchased.
Thanks for the translation, Cindy! I sometimes forget to adjust terminology 😂
KateNZ wrote: "Thanks for the translation, Cindy! I sometimes forget to adjust terminology 😂"LOL! No worries! I suspect most of us readers have learned the difference, by now! It's just the initial thought...
AJ wrote: "One time we had an American come to do summer camp (which takes place in December here) and her cabin girls told her that she should bring her torch and she said she didn’t have one (thinking a bur..."LOL! Oh, that's funny!
LibraryCin wrote: "KateNZ wrote: "Thanks for the translation, Cindy! I sometimes forget to adjust terminology 😂"LOL! No worries! I suspect most of us readers have learned the difference, by now! It's just the initi..."
Not me, had no idea "torch" was a flashlight..😄
Incandescent bulbs, I kid you not. I have a collection from ebay (no headaches from the noise and I prefer them--lightbulbs are not a big power draw the way stoves, etc are).
I wish I could read well with incandescent bulbs but I always feel like I’m straining my eyes which give me a migraine. I don’t know if it’s the color or what. And, reading isn’t nearly as bad as needlework like crocheting or knitting. It’s almost as if the lights aren’t even on even though they are. Although incandescent bulbs are nowhere near as bad as fluorescent bulbs. They’re a sure fire way to give me a migraine. In my last job, I had to file an ADA claim for my employer to leave the light off in my area so we could use the natural light from the window because I was suffering from migraines almost daily.
I have a light in my library that’s LED. As long as it’s used in a table side lamp and not in the ceiling light and the lamp is to the side and behind me, I don’t seem to suffer from headaches or eye strain. It’s also white light so I can see better.
Jenni Elyse wrote: "I wish I could read well with incandescent bulbs but I always feel like I’m straining my eyes which give me a migraine. I don’t know if it’s the color or what. And, reading isn’t nearly as bad as n..."I wonder if the flicker frequency of incandescent bulbs is bad for you, since I am guessing it doesn't matter how many watts or what colour (remember they had those purplish ones that gave white light?) I have trouble with some TVs and computer screens because of the flicker thing (as some know, epileptic and some migraineurs cannot handle flashing lights, but for the latter, it can be some that are faster than our eyes can detect).
A housefly can see the incandescent light bulbs go on and off. Just one of many pieces of trivia remembered from my biology classes (not sure what class it was in, but we also studied other animals and flicker frequencies because I remember something about an experiment with frogs--none of this was my main area of interest and I didn't pursue a career in this).
Lamp? A book light? Bright bulbs? Natural light? Phone screen?