Kindle.

I purchased my Kindle Paper White at the start of first lockdown as I dropped my previous Kindle on a hard tiled floor and it broke! I don't why I had it out of the case! My DH's response right away was get a new one as he knew lockdown for me without my reading would be dreadful (libraries and charity shops were shut). I am very happy with the Paper White, I support all the positive points made above, plus you can download samples of books free of charge - a great way to try out new authors.

Another vote for the Paperwhite ?. Also good for slipping into handbag when going to hospital (or other) appts which might take a while.

I have a Kindle Paperwhite, which I love. I've also joined Kindle Unlimited for £7.99 a month. You can have up to ten books on your Paperwhite at any one time and they are all free! Not as many books available on Unlimited, but still loads and more added all the time. When you've read one, you just return it to Kindle Unlimited (on your Kindle) and then you can get another. Well worth it for me, as I read at least two or three books per week (I am a very fast reader!)

I have a paper white , I read it in bed so the bedside light doesn’t disturb DH. I take it with me everywhere it’s handy if you’re kept waiting.

The Paperwhite seems very popular! I've got a very old, very basic Kindle (bought second hand off ebay at least 8 years ago). It doesn't have a back light but despite it's shortcomings I love it and wouldn't be without it. I've got Anazon Prime and can download some books for free although the selection is not as good as paid-for books. I also take advantage of the Kindle Daily Deals and the monthly First Reads. I use it everyday and, in spite of its age the battery lasts forever.

It is not either Kindle or books. It is both. My Kindle slips in my handbag. I read it when sttuck in queues, in the dentist/doctors surgery, when travelling, when I wake in the night because I can read it without disturbing DH.

It is good for novels but pretty useless of anything that requires you to see an illustration in detail and/or while reading text. Do not even start me on reading books with tables in them.

However nothing will match the multisensory experience of a book, its feel, its smell, the ability to flip through it to find something, move from one part to another and back, look at pictures and illustrations.

I too have a Kindle Paperwhite which is my best purchase during Lockdown. I’ve been known to stroke it like a cat.? I too have a lovely colourful cover.

I might add that I also use my Kindle Fire tablet as reader. While the Paperwhite is charging, I can read the same book on the Fire and one picks up where the other leaves off,

I have had a kindle for years (Paperwhite I think) and love it. I visit Australia a lot - well I did - and would have four or five books in my hand luggage. Now I simply take my kindle which has over 200 books on it. I have also copied it onto my iPad. My kindle has a built in light and a nice leather cover. Oh, and it’s easier to read in bed.

I buy a lot of actual books too!

I have an Oasis after my old Kindle conked out after 11 years. I love it. I agree that the feel of an actual book is good, but my eyesight is not so keen now and I can up the font to make it easy to read, especially as I often awake in the middle of the night. The back light is very gentle.
I chose the Oasis as you can link it to bluetooth and listen to Audio books (with ear phones}. It is possible my eyesight will deteriorate in the future.

Paperwhite for me too when travelling. Loaded up and good to go. Paper books at home. Kindle is rubbish for poetry though I prefer to flip backwards and forwards and lose my place too easily!

I have a kindle fire and love it but I still buy books too - like a mixture of the two

I don't understand why the Paperwhites are so popular! I have a Kindle Fire and a Paperwhite, but I only use the Paperwhite when I want to read outside in the sunshine (days that I can count on the fingers of one hand!)
The Fire has the advantages that it is full colour and can be used on the internet - so checking e-mails, googling, online newspapers etc. This is in addition to being able to read the books of course. And it is cheaper! What am I missing??

The paper white battery doesn’t need charging as often for one , the print is easier to enlarge

I had an original Kindle after recommendations from Mamie and others, I couldn’t imagine ever changing from real books but spending more time abroad and with local library problems in England, I was getting desperate.

Now I can’t imagine not having my Paperwhite, although I find the apps on iPad and phone useful as well. It’s much easier to decide which book I want to read next on the iPad for instance.
What I really miss is the good book shop we use to have locally. Fiction and books that I will want to refer to again are easier in ‘real book’ format. Nothing will ever beat my “Sunset Garden” reference book.
Except maybe advise from Grans