Sebastian But you can also take screenshots on a kindle
You can on an Android tablet, too. I'm surprised that the Kindle is so restrictive. I currently have about 3,600 books in my Nook library, many of them free first volumes in a series. A while ago, B&N claimed to have more than 55,000 free books, and that number is probably much higher now. The idea is, if you enjoy the author's work, you'll want to buy more of that series. I've found some really good books that way, and they're typically $2.95 to $4.95, depending on length and the author's popularity.
I've never found a book that I wanted to read that was not available on a Nook. I've currently set aside Red Mars for a while (I've already read that trilogy) in order to start on the Hyperion Cantos series. I'm up to page 386 in the first book, Hyperion. I'm enjoying it very much.
Although I mentioned reading in my La-Z-Boy chair downstairs, most of my reading is done in bed. A long time ago I found that the easiest way for me to get to sleep at night is to read some good sci-fi or fantasy for a while after I got to bed. When it becomes hard for me to keep my eyes open, I put down the tablet and my reading glasses, roll over, and I'm sound asleep within a minute or so. Sure beats drugs.
Unlike a paper book, the tablet provides its own illumination, so I don't need to keep a light on and disturb my wife. The Nook app is adjustable for brightness and background color, as well as font size, so I keep it rather subdued and a sepia background that limits blue light. It's like reading by candle light, I guess. Most nights I can fall asleep after 15-20 minutes, but if a book is really interesting, sometimes I can keep reading longer.
I bought these tablets from Walmart, for a very low cost. The Nook app is totally free. If you have a Windows computer, it's available for that, too, or a smartphone, for that matter. When you create an account on Barnes & Noble, they require a credit card, so you can purchase items online if you want to, but the account is also free, as are the 55,000 or so first volumes. No subscriptions needed. So one could get started for just the cost of a cheap tablet, and read for years without buying anything more.
Of course you know, and B&N knows, that you're gonna find some books that you enjoy so much that you'll want to continue with the series after you finish the first one. But even then the prices are very low, as you're just buying the content, not physical books. And they're yours to keep forever, so if you want to read again something you origially read years ago, it's still in your library.
