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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fugl" data-source="post: 3615294" data-attributes="member: 816">In the open on a sunny day, bright light can be a problem even on my big iPad Pro screen but shielding with my shadow pretty much cures it. As it happens, the places I mostly bird nowadays tend to be well provided with trees and other shade, and under those conditions the screen image is better if anything than the printed image. And, of course, apps have other advantages over paper guides, sound files being the big one, together in some cases with supplementary photos and/or various convenience features (e. g., the capacity for side-by-side comparisons of confusion species which I've found very useful indeed).  Given all this, I really don't see much of a future for the traditional printed field guide, certainly not over the long term.</blockquote>