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Re: Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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Post by criddell »

packetlost wrote: post #34

The new Kindle Scribe looks kinda lame compared to the new reMarkable Pro, though significantly cheaper. Maybe the colored ePaper isn't that great, but at least you get some color for highlighting, which is probably a non-insignificant use of these types of devices. Either way, sad there's no Oasis refresh. I'm not super attached to the physical buttons, but I'd prefer it to not. Oh well.

The Scribe is neat, but it's too small (same goes for the Remarkable devices).

It wish it was A4/Letter size to read PDFs at full size. There are a few devices like that out there (I've heard the Fujitsu Quaderno is nice), but none of them can be used with books purchased at Amazon.

And yes, I know about Calibre and the DeDRM tools. They don't work on KFX files and the workarounds degrade the book (you lose typography improvements that are only in KFX).

I'm also disappointed by the Oasis being discontinued. I wanted to trade mine in for a USB-C version.

Re: Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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Post by thimabi »

packetlost wrote: post #34

The new Kindle Scribe looks kinda lame compared to the new reMarkable Pro, though significantly cheaper. Maybe the colored ePaper isn't that great, but at least you get some color for highlighting, which is probably a non-insignificant use of these types of devices. Either way, sad there's no Oasis refresh. I'm not super attached to the physical buttons, but I'd prefer it to not. Oh well.

I wonder why they did not add color e-ink to the Kindle Scribe. Maybe they thought the price would be prohibitively expensive?

Re: Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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Post by alok-g »

nafizh wrote: post #9

I wish they would do a bigger size kindle scribe. I read pdfs all day on my scribe, and often I wish the screen was bigger so the font size would be large.

How suitable is 10" for PDF reading? Is the font too small? Do various e-readers allow PDF content to reflow?

I have been considering Boox Air 3C. PDFs are important for me.

Thanks.

Re: Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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Post by fakename »

I've been buying the kids versions because in the past, it was the ad-free version and came with a free case, but the new kids version seems to have ads if not used in kid mode:

"Will my kid see ads while using this device? Kindle Paperwhite Kids is automatically set up for your kid to enjoy an ad-free experience. However, if you exit Amazon Kids using a passcode, sponsored screensavers will be displayed on the device's lockscreen."

Re: Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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Post by stevekemp »

grecy wrote: post #7

I bought a used paperwhite in 2015 and have read many hundreds of books on it. Still works flawlessly and even great battery life despite taking it around the world through -45 and +45 many times. I don’t love Amazon, but this may be the best device I’ve ever owned. It does one thing really, really well.

I find stuck pixels gradually build up and kill kindles for me, after 4-5 years.

I'm on my third device now, and I have a couple of them which just won't clear. Not the end of the world but eventually there will be so many that reading is just a pain.

Re: Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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Post by danso »

andrewla wrote: post #57
unsnap_biceps wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They officially discontinued the oasis last year. I'm holding onto my oasis until it dies.

Was there an official announcement of this? All I can find in Google is reddit threads speculating about its discontinuation.

Doesn't seem like there's an official announcement since any news articles about it describe it as a "quietly discontinuing" [0]

I'm in the U.S. and a search for "oasis" has nothing but eye drops in its top results. You have to scroll down to find a listing for the "International Version — Kindle Oasis", selling at just $135 [1], but which Amazon refuses to ship if your address is in the U.S.

[0] https://www.thestreet.com/retail/amazon-quietly-discontinues...

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Oasis-now-with-adjustable-warm...

Re: Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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Post by mmanfrin »

andrewla wrote: post #21

No update to the Oasis; I guess when I refresh I'll get a Boox or other Android-based device with page turn buttons and run the kindle app on it. I have a first generation Kindle Oasis, which is a great device, in no small part because of its asymmetric design and page turn buttons. The newer Oasis (still last refreshed in 2022) have better lighting (temperature adjustable) and inverse text mode, which are both nice…

I have the first Oasis as well. Prior to that I'd pretty much bough every single kindle refresh. Since then I haven't. I'm in the same boat: give me physical buttons.
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