Jay Caspian Kang comments on how it’s becoming harder to read the old-fashioned way, and gives his take on new e-reading platforms and devices such as the BOOX Palma.
I use a variety of e-reading apps: Amazon Kindle , Apple Books, Libby. The last three books I downloaded onto the Apple Books app are Rachel Cusk’s novel “Second Place”; Malcolm Lowry’s 1947 classic “Under the Volcano,” which I bought because I wanted to see if I would enjoy it more than I did when read it twenty years ago; and Gary Indiana’s essay collection “Fire Season.
The Palma, though, does not have color options, nor does it have cellular service, and that means you cannot connect to the Internet without Wi-Fi. You can take the device on long, contemplative walks, listening to music or podcasts that you’ve downloaded, knowing that you will not be disturbed by a push notification while you stroll through the woods. I have bought a handful of similar devices through the years, in the vain hope that one of them might replace my iPhone.
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