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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 brycethornton »

mrec wrote: post #83
__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.

I was about to complain that my Paperwhite only lasts a couple of days between charges (it shuts down when battery drops to ~50%) but then realized that I've had it 7-8 years. No Indian heat here though, I'm in the UK.

Try keeping it on airplane mode if you don't already. It definitely improves the length of a charge.

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

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Post by Finnucane »

azalemeth wrote: post #33
CGamesPlay wrote: post #23

14 years support window is so insanely good. But as it goes... You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain.

My local library has some dead tree format books with a 500 year support window. Or dead animal or dead reed format books with more like a 2000-year support window. Planned obsolescence is always bad.

Your local library keeps papyrus scrolls on open stacks? I mean, sure, yes, there are libraries that haves such things (the university I work for does), but generally they will be kept in special boxes and you need to ask nicely to get to see them. And don't get me started about the crapitude of your average new book these days. Personally, I prefer print books too, but lasting forever is not really why.

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

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Post by qingcharles »

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.

This seems to be a hot e-reader right now:

https://www.reddit.com/r/xteinkereader/

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

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Post by gibber878 »

__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.

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

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Post by ryandrake »

Insanity wrote: post #99
paulcole wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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. WWII fighter plane with red spots on it dot gif. The vast majority of people who buy Kindles simply read books on them and don’t repeatedly cry online about features that are never coming back. I’ve bought about 10 of the things dating back to 2012 either because I wanted…

+1. It seems like there is just a vocal minority who complain about the missing HW buttons etc. I’m sure Amazon has enough actual customer data to make their product decisions based on what moves the most volume.

Just like the 3.5mm headphone jack, which a very vocal bunch of people are still complaining about, 10 years after iPhone got rid of it.

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

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Post by Aloha »

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.

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

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Post by daemonologist »

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.

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

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Post by alok-g »

prvc wrote: post #3

>Amazon said it had supported the devices for 14 years or more and could not keep doing so indefinitely. "Technology has come a long way in that time," said a spokesperson. Wasn't the original concept of the Kindle that it shouldn't need to be replaced by newer models?

> Amazon said it had supported the devices for 14 years or more and could not keep doing so indefinitely.

Why -- Aren't they also claiming productivity enhancements with AI? ;-)

And did they calculate how much environmental damage may result the decision?

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

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Post by mrec »

brycethornton wrote: post #101
mrec wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was about to complain that my Paperwhite only lasts a couple of days between charges (it shuts down when battery drops to ~50%) but then realized that I've had it 7-8 years. No Indian heat here though, I'm in the UK.

Try keeping it on airplane mode if you don't already. It definitely improves the length of a charge.

Already do. I hate to think what it would be like now otherwise.
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