I was wondering if you still use Kindle with the same language that you are learning with LingQ. Assuming that you use LingQ regularly and you read regularly with it.
If yes, why do you use Kindle, and how do you use it? Do you highlight vocabulary, or write notes? It’s a while I don’t use it so I don’t know if they have improved the app adding new features.
It could be both, the Kindle device or simply its app in other devices.
Personally, I don’t. My wife has a Kindle but I don’t use it. I do sometimes read real physical books though. I think actual books, where you can’t look up translations immediately are a good test of how good your reading ability really is.
I would, if I could. But the language I’m learning isn’t supported 
I tested it with Japanese a while ago and a beginner book and the word splitting as well as the dictionary seem to be okay. (I think I’ve downloaded a dictionary I could get for free).
Yes, I have been using Kindle alongside LingQ and I love it. The whole point is to force myself not to look up every word that I don’t understand and simply try to understand the plot/storyline in context. I have started with easy stuff (e.g. graded reader B1/B2 stories) and also tried reading regular books parallel in my target language and also in English. Reading regular books gives me a sense of accomplishment, even though I might not understand everything yet.
I don’t highlight vocabulary or write notes on Kindle.
The same applies for podcasts which I listen to.
My phone is set to Portuguese (my target language) so when I click words in Kindle they give me the definitions from Portuguese dictionaries. So I flip back and forth between my Kindle app (where I can look words up in Portuguese) and LingQ (where they’re defined in English.)
I also have a daily metric on LingQ but keeping my streak going on Kindle is another way I hold myself accountable 
The flaw with this system is that my reading speeds are meaningless on both platforms because flipping back and forth means also quickly clicking through pages in one app that I already read in the other LOL.
Interesting, plus, I didn’t know Kindle had streaks as well.
yeah, the problem is that I read already a lot online within my target language without looking up anything. That’s why I don’t read regular books too, at least for now. Maybe when I’ll reach a so high vocabulary that I won’t be interested to add more. There’s just not enough time to do so many things!!!
My Kindle app has “reading insights” which are little challenges. You get awards that show up as bookmarks, and yes there’s a calendar showing which days you’ve read and your streak.
I’m a newbie here. I would like to know more about it. How is this one working?
I use a Kindle for bilingual texts on trips and on planes where a kindle is easier or Lingq doen’t work. Lingq doesn’t work the way I want and I have external tech I use to go to the next sentence etc. in the way I want. A kindle can be more convenient.
When I want to learn, I use LingQ. If I just want to read for fun, I use the Kindle. And no, when I use the Kindle, I do not highlight anything, and I don’t write notes. I just read.
It looks like a good idea so far. I will definitely try. Good day!
I don’t use LingQ much these days. I’m waiting for them to make yellow words also show contextual definitions without all the extra clicks on Android. I will then try it out for reading short articles. I want to put on auto-lingQ and constantly see contextual definitions.
With E Ink Carta 1300, it’s a nice speed and contrast upgrade.
This seems to be a recent thing, unless I am mistaken. Since AI definitions appeared on the iOS app, I find it very hard to see the other definitions, sometimes it takes numerous clicks for it to wake up.
From my understanding, Android is usually the last platform to adopt new features. They do have AI definitions, yes, but they aren’t easily viewable for yellow words. You need to click multiple times in order to see it. Once AI definitions are easily viewable for yellow words on Android, I’d be interested in trying it out. Perhaps this will drastically speed up how definitions work on LingQ.
These days, perhaps my main use of LingQ is as a stats recorder. I also try and share great content I find with the LingQ community, but there are bugs with regards to this at the moment with regards to YouTube imports.
Interesting, I don’t even care about most of the stats anymore. I basically use LingQ because it generates the audio of text and I can easily read+listen to text everyday. It helps with my focus.
Plus, I use the convenience to have the vocabulary always ready, and the AI definitions have accelerated the process by a lot.
I definitely hope they will keep improving the AI integration because with the vocabulary we have already created, we could create our own stories personalized with our own readings and level.
For me it’s a mechanism to collect together my videos, record progress, and quickly obtain translations and copies of words and phrases. At present nothing else can do those things.
I personally dont use my kindle for my TL. But thats mostly because i just want to keep increasing my stats on lingq. Plus the word lookup is just a lot faster on lingq so its just been an overall improvement. Love my kindle for reading English language books though.