If you like to read books at bedtime

If you like to read books at bedtime but your spouse wishes to sleep then you're most likely used to reading with the aid of a book light. Reading a Kindle in the dark needs similar sort of light.Kindle: difficult to read in the dark?Some people are amazed when they learn that a Kindle is difficult to read in the dark. But if you give it some thought then it is completely logical. The Kindle has been cleverly designed so that the display screen looks and feels just like real ink on real paper. This isn't a backlit screen like the one you would see on a netbook, this is e-ink technology. And the lack of a backlit screen means that just the same as a paperback book if you wish to read in the dark you will have to invest in one of the best Kindle lights.You may think this is a disadvantage of the Kindle, but the lack of a backlit screen is basically what makes this reading device so wonderful. It would be very hard for you to give up your favourite paperback books if you suffered from eye strain whenever you tried to read. And those traditional eReaders with backlit screens can't be read in direct sunshine, so they're not that great for taking away on holiday either.With the Kindle you will soon be fooled into thinking you're reading real ink on real paper, and reading in bright sunlight is as painless as enjoying a paperback. Now you can see just why backlit screens are inferior, and reading lights are acceptable let's think about the best lights for reading a Kindle in the dark.Clip on Kindle reading lightsThe first form of kindle light is the clip-on one. As the name implies these useful lights simply attach to the top of your Kindle. You don't have to hold the light separately and the LED light is vivid enough for you to read the screen clearly without being so bright that they wake your sleeping companion!You could explore your local bookstore to see if they have any cheap clip on lights that are intended for use with real books, or you can invest in a proper Kindle clip-on light that may cost a bit more but will have been primarily designed for your Kindle.Kindle light coversAn alternative option is to purchase a case with a Kindle light already built in. The advantage of this option is that the Kindle light tucks away safely inside the cover when not in use. Some of the lights use internal power sources but others are intended to draw the power from your Kindle. This means that as long as there is power in your Kindle you don't have to be overly concerned about the light not working when you need to read your Kindle in the dark.