Reading in bed - no more cold hands.

That's such a game-changer for cozy reading in bed! Hands-free page turning sounds amazing, especially in the winter. Too bad it doesn’t work with the Kindle Fire though maybe they'll add support in the future.

Here's hoping.

Cuddled down under the bedding with my KIndle, I never get cold hands tunring the page because my hands are always under cover.

How can you see the page if it is under cover with your hands, getting the pages turned? Do you have a torch under the bedclothes? (Shout from doorway, "Put that torch out and go to sleep! Its a schoolday tomorrow!)

Also, how do you hold the Kindle to see it without exposing your hands to the cold? Ah, you must be a side sleeper with half the Kindle under the bedclothes! If I try to read on my side either there is a howling gale down the tunnel created by my arm holding the Kindle, or my glasses are knocked sideways by my head resting on the pillow and I can't see.

My Kindle is back lit. It reads best in the dark and I do not need reading glasses. Yes you are right I read lying on my side with my head on the pillow and my Kindle held flat against the mattress.

For serious bedtime reading I sit up and read a book, but for those last few minutes as I drift asleep or if I wake in the night and do not want to wake too much, I just slide my Kindle out from under the pillow, switch it on, I have the light and colour as low as possible for practical reading and most of the bookson it are well read favourites, so I just drift off to sleep as I read.

Kindle has its own light. That's the beauty of it and the whole point actually. You can read without disturbing your bed partner.

I once gave my sister-in-law a stand for reading in bed. It would work for e-books too. I'll see if I can find a picture. You could make one yourself out of scraps, or even knit it.

This sort of thing

Well that's going on my Christmas list. What a clever idea. Thank you for sharing

I've also got one of those bean-bag type stands for reading my Kindle and my tablet in bed, they are excellent.

I thought of making those mini bean bags during covid when ran out of other projects but sourcing the beans was the problem with shops shut etc.... just found a big bag in attic! There are patterns online somewhere.

Oooooo - that sounds interesting.... Off to Google that now!

How about a pair of fingerless gloves for Xmas

Maybe they'll bring out a heated Kindle.

Why on earth don't you just heat your bedroom properly?

Then you would not have cold hands when reading in bed.

It is not healthy to live in cold rooms.

websites always advocate a cold bedroom for better sleep so I understand the issue. If you sleep on your own could you not download books which have been narrated ?

I read emails, articles, news etc etc on my tablet in bed, but for Reading proper I use one of those old fashioned things called a BOOK! Nothing so satisfying as physically handling one!

I sleep on my side with Kindle propped up on the spare pillow. Hands under covers only needing a finger to slide onto the next page.

grandtanteJE65

Why on earth don't you just heat your bedroom properly?

Then you would not have cold hands when reading in bed.

It is not healthy to live in cold rooms.

Some people may like a colder bedroom, or some people (like me, for instance) maybe can't afford to heat every single room in the house.

suelld

I read emails, articles, news etc etc on my tablet in bed, but for Reading proper I use one of those old fashioned things called a BOOK! Nothing so satisfying as physically handling one!

A book just doesn't do in bed because you need a lamp on. The beauty of a kindle is it doesn't disturb my hubby and it switches itself off after I've fallen asleep. I also suffer from the cold hand syndrome so I'm up for trying any of the previous suggestions!

I can never understand those people who think that a Kindle is an alternative to a book. It is like comparing a radio and a television.

A book and a Kindle are entirely different mediums and are used in entirely different circumstances. Neither will ever replace the other.

M0nica

I can never understand those people who think that a Kindle is an alternative to a book. It is like comparing a radio and a television.

A book and a Kindle are entirely different mediums and are used in entirely different circumstances. Neither will ever replace the other.

Exactly! I love a 'real' book, but I couldn't be without my Kindle. It's lighter and easier to read in bed, especially as it has its own backlight, and as I'm a very fast reader, the Kindle is perfect for taking on holiday with me. However, I will still always read actual books too.

I absolutely love my Paperwhite Kindle. Can’t live without it. I’m on my fourth one and it has 400 books on it. I always buy the books I want in my library.

My device is set on dark mode - black background with white lettering. It’s easier on my eyes, due to glaucoma. I also have my iPhone set on dark mode.

My Kindle is in a “cover” - it’s a case that holds and protects it. You open the cover like a book and it automatically turns it on. The case also acts as a stand. When I’m on my side you can prop it up for reading and be hands free, since I’m always bundled under the covers, since I prefer a cooler room to sleep in. When I drift off it automatically shuts down.

I would never have a Kindle without a case. It adds only a couple of extra ounces to the weight, and it looks good. They used to make the cases leather covered in beautiful colors - now they’re made of plastic and somewhat feel like cloth. I’d rather have a leather cover and pay more.

grandtanteJE65

Why on earth don't you just heat your bedroom properly?

Then you would not have cold hands when reading in bed.

It is not healthy to live in cold rooms.

You took the words out of my mouth. I cannot believe how many people do not heat their homes properly. I would rather cut out other things than heating if I found it necessary.

Many people caannot afford to heat their homes at night and many of us acrually prefer a colder bedroom to sleep in.

The heating in our house goes off at night, but comes back on if the temperature falls below 15c. The standard temperature in our house is 18.5c and, when we go to bed, that is what the bed room temperature will be. Kindle reading usually happens in the small hours when I wake and the temperature is probably a bit below 18.5. A perfectly safe temperature when you are warmly cuddled up in bed under a thick down duvet, with an electric blanket ensuring that you get into a beautifully warm bed, but your hands will get cold if taken from under the bedding.

We recently went on holiday where the ambient temperature most of the time the temperature in our accommodation was between 22-24c, we nearly died of heat exhaustion and at night had the huge windows in our room wide open so the room could cool down and we could sleep.