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Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by zeafoamrun »

Aloha wrote: post #107
A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #34

Amazon's attitude towards its Kindle device customers is one of lofty disregard. Every time they announce new Kindle products, half of the comments are like "I hope they have buttons," "I hope they bring back the Oasis," etc. But they appear to exult in dashing the hopes of their customers, or at the very least they don't care about them at all. They've doubled down on no-key devices with stupid pens, pointless and p…

14 years of support for a device is pretty incredible.

If only you knew the lengths amazon went to to keep supporting these devices. Stopping support is emblematic of the Jassy era, of amazon becoming just like any other bigco. This would've been unthinkable under Bezos.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by dotancohen »

neves wrote: post #89

Does anyone has experience with Android e-ink ebook readers? Are they worth it? Brazilian Government just released a great public library of e-books: https://meclivros.mec.gov.br/ An Android e-ink reader would be perfect for it. And I'd use kindle app to read my kindle ebooks. But I don't really see people using them.

I use a Boox Note Air Plus 2. Love the thing.

It's 10 inches, which I find to be a bit too large for an E-Reader. But for surfing the web and note taking this is a terrific device. Boox has smaller Android devices.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by ornornor »

jay_kyburz wrote: post #81
__rito__ wrote: post #77

I will just stick with Kindles. Indian heat and humidity make a Kindle unusable in 7-8 years, unless you have a 100% AC life. Kindles last a month on a charge or two. It's very light. It's affordable. It doesn’t show colors, but I have an android tab to read papers and technical content, anyway. I tried looking at alternatives, but low price + extreme power efficiency + being able to sideload books is just great.

Kobo is all that but without Amazon.

Switched to kobo years ago, will never buy a kindle again.

Also, koreader!

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by Bud »

steve-atx-7600 wrote: post #154
literalAardvark wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

PDF is an atrocious format for this though. Why not export to ePub?

If you want the exact same typesetting as the physical book, pdf is ideal. On a big enough iPad, this would be readable like a physical book. But, yeah, painful as hell on a smaller screen.

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Post by scubbo »

Kinda baffled by people preferring buttons on their devices. When trying to de-Amazon I bought two Kobos - a Clara BW (without buttons) and a Libra Colour (with). I _much_ prefer the Clara because I can slip it in a pocket, whereas the extra bevel required for the buttons means the Libra must be in a bag (though I still end up using it despite this inconvenience because it can load books wirelessly, unlike the Clara).

Totally agree that a manufacturer should provide both options - I'm just surprised to have non-standard preferences.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by mrec »

daemonologist wrote: post #108
onidj wrote: post #5

Having used an early kindle and a recent kindle, they are incredibly similar. One of the main innovations of the new models appears to be adverts you have to pay to get rid of.

The "library" UI has also gotten radically worse over time (in my family there is a 3G, an early Paperwhite, and a relatively recent base model, and each has a worse and sparser UI than the last). The pages turn faster though, due to improved display/display driver tech.

And meanwhile the webapp's library UI doesn't even let you filter by read status.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by oceanplexian »

Aloha wrote: post #107
A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #34

Amazon's attitude towards its Kindle device customers is one of lofty disregard. Every time they announce new Kindle products, half of the comments are like "I hope they have buttons," "I hope they bring back the Oasis," etc. But they appear to exult in dashing the hopes of their customers, or at the very least they don't care about them at all. They've doubled down on no-key devices with stupid pens, pointless and p…

14 years of support for a device is pretty incredible.

14 years is impressive? Wait until you find out how long a real book can last.
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