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Amazon Kindle |OT| of eInk superiority
- Thread starter HiroProtagonist
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I wish I was kidding. She rarely reads, but she sure enough read those books in about 9 days. Even borrowed my Nook. And now she has 0 desire to read
Why can't she be a reading nerd like me?!CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Go on Kobo Glo, then. No chance of Paperwhite hitting the UK any time soon at this rate.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I wish I was kidding. She rarely reads, but she sure enough read those books in about 9 days. Even borrowed my Nook. And now she has 0 desire to read
Can't you find more erotica for her to read?
Maklershed
Member
VistraNorrez
Member
I'm on the other side. I can't wait to get away from physical page turn buttons. The buttons make a very audible click on my Kindle 2. I hate reading in bed after my wife falls asleep because I feel like I'm going to wake her up.
Trent Strong
Banned
Yeah, same here. Buttons for life.
I never found the Kindle 3's (or 2's) buttons to be overly loud, but that's just me.
I "upgraded" from the 3/keyboard to the Touch, and I regret it ever since. It's just a pain in the ass to use. There's no good way to grip it, especially when I'm laying down. I like to hold the kindle with one hand (my left), and doing a page turn is just annoying.
Also, I always get the lighted cases, and the one for the touch (and presumably the cheap kindle since the light works the same way) glares into your eyes if you read at angle laying down. I put some electrical tape on the light arm to prevent it from glaring.
At this point, as far as I'm concerned, the Kindle Keyboard was perfect, and I regret ever giving it up in the first place. My dad actively told me that he was interested in the paperwhite, so that'll be his. For me? I'm not touching another touchscreen e-ink kindle until they put physical page turn buttons back in.
I used to be an Amazon fanboy, then I sold my keyboard Kindle and bought a Nook Simple Touch, and god what a damn good product. No ads, a nice user interface and the rubbery finish makes it easy to hold. I was going to replace my keyboard Kindle with the $69 Kindle but I'm glad I didn't.
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
I have to second what a lot of you are saying: I can't see myself replacing my Kindle 3 with any other product. It's still the best Kindle, in my opinion. It's extra storage space can come in handy for those that might put a few songs or audio books on the device and the keyboard is irreplaceable for those of us who take a lot of notes. I love the physical buttons and can't stand the touch-screen devices.
I can't honestly see myself replacing the K3 in the future either. I would have no need for it, but it would be nice of Amazon were to update the Kindle Keyboard with significantly faster page-turns and shed some weight off the product. I'm surprised they haven't quietly done so.
I can't honestly see myself replacing the K3 in the future either. I would have no need for it, but it would be nice of Amazon were to update the Kindle Keyboard with significantly faster page-turns and shed some weight off the product. I'm surprised they haven't quietly done so.
I'm fond of the kindle keyboard as well, but it is rapidly dying on me. Over the years it's been dropped occasionally and there were some screws loose inside the case. Last Friday it wouldn't even start anymore, it would go to the loading screen, load about a quarter of the way, then freeze. Charging and hard resetting didn't help. After calling Amazon and hearing they weren't willing to do anything except sell me a $70 kindle for $55 I went ahead and pulled the back base out and dumped the screws out. It restarted after that and has been working properly since so hopefully that was the problem.
The thing that convinced me to upgrade was the lighting.
The thing that convinced me to upgrade was the lighting.
Massively better screen resolution isn't a reason?
For something like reading that is one of the biggest things, based on all hands on reports the Paperwhites high resolution screen is very noticably superior to past Kindles and the Nook. It's like retina iPad vs. non-retina iPad.
The keyboard kindle has been killed off, they are just burning through remaining units. It's why only 3G ones are left for sale on Amazon.com.
VistraNorrez
Member
It varies from device to device. My left page turn button used to be pretty good, but lately it's as bad as the right one.
I was checking out the iRiver Story HD, again, this weekend and the resolution increase is a really good. I don't know if it's as big as the jump to retina, but the sharpness of text is wonderful especially for smaller fonts.
I'm also looking forward to the X-ray feature, I hope it gets supported properly, and the time to read feature. The new choices for font are nice too. For most people the lighted screen will be the big deal with the Paperwhite.
No the xray info is embedded in the book file. So no internet connection is needed.
which1spink
Banned
Can someone explain how translation works (especially with US Kindles - even though I think, there's just one international model)? Does it translate from any language to any other or just from any language to English? Thanks!
Vyse The Legend
Member
I'm surprised they haven't started to ship the Paperwhites yet. I guess they won't start until the 1st.
Page-turn buttons, or keyboard?
Page-turn; I understand dropping the keyboard for space reasons, but the page turn buttons should have stuck around. I really and sincerely hope next year's cheap non-touch model still exists and gets the new screen.
Yeah, I know how you feel. I preferred the Nook Touch over the Kindle touch for that very reason. However, over the last few months I've only used my Kindle Touch and it's really not so bad.
chickdigger802
Banned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf-PtYJkADo&feature=player_embedded
new video explaining the pixy dust for the new lighted screen.
my body is ready.
Already use my kindle more than my 3ds and vita.
new video explaining the pixy dust for the new lighted screen.
my body is ready.
Already use my kindle more than my 3ds and vita.
I know. I thought mine would ship today and get it on Monday. Guess not.
It's weird. I preordered a case along with it, but it won't arrive until the 10th, even though the cases still say October 1st. I find it funny that the case costs a 1/3 of a Kindle Paperwhite.
Usually there's a lot of better looking "non-official" cases, but what I like about Amazon's is that they don't need straps to hold the Kindle in place. For some reason those straps on all four corners bother me
The new ones should also put the device to sleep/wake it up by closing/opening the cover, which seems neat, but they also don't look too great. At least there's more selection as far as colors go, I guess...
charlemagne
Member
I feel your pain. I couldn't buy any other case knowing the strapless Amazon versions exist.
Gary Whitta
Member
I've been using my Kindle more lately so I'm really excited for the Paperwhite. Just realized that mine arrives on Wednesday, can't wait to try it out!
Maklershed
Member
Get your post-apocalypse on Mr. Whitta - christen that thing with The Dog Stars. :b
Like the hat?
Banned
The persimmon cover looks nice. I miss the green cover from my kindle keyboard
I wonder what will be the availability in Best Buy/Target and such on release.
I didn't pre-order a Paperwhite cause I've had my Kindle Touch for less than a year and I felt guilty upgrading while it's still working fine - if I actually see it in stores though I might just give in...
I didn't pre-order a Paperwhite cause I've had my Kindle Touch for less than a year and I felt guilty upgrading while it's still working fine - if I actually see it in stores though I might just give in...
Vyse The Legend
Member
I've been doing the same, and I keep idling touching the screen in anticipation of the touch screen. I'm so excited to get my hands on the device.
I believe so. I accidentally sent a few books to my Paperwhite a couple of weeks ago, so I think it went up fairly quickly.
Dead Prince
Banned
what is the release date for the first wave? i might pop into best buy and see if they might have one available.
Gary Whitta
Member
I'm really excited about it for night-time reading. I have the standard Kindle with the lighted case but it's way too bright.
So is this a good excuse to get a paperwhite, once they become available?
I will keep the old keyboard Kindle 3 for beach and use while not in the home or hotel rooms. And paperwhite will be used for indoor use or nighttime in the garden, Will the sync work so I can use them in this way?
I will keep the old keyboard Kindle 3 for beach and use while not in the home or hotel rooms. And paperwhite will be used for indoor use or nighttime in the garden, Will the sync work so I can use them in this way?
Whispersync should work as long as you're connected to the Internet (3G or WiFi).
ashrafazlan
Banned
I'm interested in getting a Kindle but sadly Amazon doesn't support my country. How easy is it to import epubs into a Kindle?
Gary Whitta
Member
Wondering about getting the case for my Paperwhite. I usually feel like these things can be taken out naked, but this one is a bit nicer/more expensive than the kindles I've had in the past. Are they pretty robust/scratch-resistant generally?
You need a program like calibre that will convert ePubs into a format Kindle can use. But aside from that it's just loading them up via USB.
ashrafazlan
Banned
Alright, glad to see it's not locked. Fanfics here I come!
Like the hat?
Banned
think I'm gonna go preorder at best buy. I made the mistake of cancelling my preorder when I thought I was gonna be broke, and now my new shipping date from amazon is oct 25