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

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Post by spaceisballer »

TechDebtDevin wrote: post #255
Latty wrote: post #201

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've got a Boox Note 3 and love it for what it is (my hardware has been fine), but I'd find it very hard to recommend generally. Boox are dodgy at best (GPL violations, random connections to china, etc...), you start with an already old version of Android and if lucky you might get another major version, they aren't cheap, Android stuff is mostly not designed for black-and-white/low refresh rate and some apps have un…

Boox is dodgy, but everyone I know that has one loves them. I wouldn't expect any Chinese company to respect GPLs. Although, I've seen people on Reddit say they can have QA issues, and if you receive that unit you're likely SOL, this is the only reason that I've been hesitant to spend money on one. I've also been eyeing this new company, daylight, that has a 60hz refresh rate with what I think is E-Ink[0]. Their webs…

It’s definitely not e-ink, it’s a type of LCD. Been reading about it and it seems like users are pretty hyped about it. I don’t really need another tablet, I want a really good writing experience. I’m test driving the Boox Go 10.3 but I may return it and wait for the new Supernote offering. Or I’ve been reading up on de-bloating the Boox software if I keep it.

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

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Post by paulcole »

C-Loftus wrote: post #245

There is so much market disruption potential for e-readers. Every one has a pretty big tradeoff if you are looking to use the e-reader as a general study tool (i.e. using it with Anki for language learning) - boox devices run Android 11, illegally violate the GPL, and have poor customer service - meebook devices are too underpowered and also run Android 11 - Kindles are too restrictive and anti-consumer; also does no…

> Kindles are too restrictive and anti-consumer

Bro I can wake up my Kindle, buy essentially any book I want to read for less than $20 and be reading it in less than 30 seconds.

The Kindle has been one of the most amazing and consumer friendly devices I’ve ever used. I think I spent like $2k on books last year on it.

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

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Post by ChuckMcM »

Interesting that the Scribe looks a lot like my ReMarkable 2 :-). I wonder if there has been some cross pollination with Lab126.

If it weren't for the way Amazon has this option to yank back things you bought I would probably be a much more avid kindle user. As it is I've got a big chunk of my reference library digitized and installed on the ReMarkable.

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

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Post by dlevine »

al_borland wrote: post #246
pfooti wrote: post #179

I have a pretty old paperwhite. When it started deleting books i had side-loaded via calibre, I decided to get a kobo. I have a libra color, and I have to say: price notwithstanding, it's a great device. I don't have a lot of experience with more recent devices, but compared to my 2nd gen paperwhite, it is _amazing_. Color is good enough to read comic books on it, the google drive integration means it's not too hard…

I switched from a Kindle to a Kobo (monochrome), and simply having the book cover as the lock screen makes me like it so much more. I always paid to not have ads on the Kindle, but it would show a bunch of generic images. The book cover is the obvious choice. Kobo gets it. The reading experience is a little more bare bones, but good enough, and still offers things a physical book does not.

There are a bunch of comments about how this is the default experience now. It's only the default experience if you buy the ads-free version.

Since I don't want to pay extra to disable the ads, the trick I figured out is to buy the Kindle for Kids. It comes with a cover, no ads, and a 2 year warranty. You can turn off the kids stuff with one switch, and then it's just a normal Kindle.

If you buy it on Black Friday or one of their other sale days, you should be able to get it for the same price or less than the regular edition would be when not on sale.

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

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Post by MBCook »

110jawefopiwa wrote: post #262
jjice wrote: post #2

I own a Kindle Paperwhite (last gen, relative to this new one) and a Kobo Clara BW (purchase in the last 6 months). IMO, the Kindle is the premium e-reader when it comes to look and feel. It's just a fantastic experience. The issue is Amazon and how even if you want to put your own purchased ebooks on it, you have it send it through their servers. That tied with a few other privacy issues over the years led me to als…

> IMO, the Kindle is the premium e-reader when it comes to look and feel. It's just a fantastic experience. Interestingly, I switched from Kindle to Kobo because it was lacking various basic features that made it not feel premium. * Kobo epubs can show "pages in chapter" progress so I know how much longer there is until a nice stopping point, while Kindle only shows "minutes left in chapter" which is functionally use…

The kindle hardware is pretty good in my opinion, though they make choices I don’t like.

The ecosystem is amazing and unbeatable.

The software was fine on the original Kindles (well, I had a keyboard), and despite gaining a few features is largely the same since 10+ years ago.

But don’t worry, they added ads to the device that they used to sell you books and they’ve managed not to speed it up one bit!

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

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Post by MBCook »

laweijfmvo wrote: post #263
hyperpl wrote: post #174

I was quite hopeful for this refresh to upgrade my Oasis but it looks as though they've regressed on weight: 188g for my current Oasis vs 211g for the Paperwhite. The new entry level kindle is indeed lighter but unfortunately lacks a warm light. I hope something else will be on the horizon!

warm light (ideally adjustable temperature) and page turn buttons are the killer features for the Oasis. faster page turns and all the rest I can live without.

I hated not having buttons. The squeeze things on the Voyage weren’t good but at least they were something. The buttons on the Oasis are far better than that, though I still have gripes about them.

I can’t imagine replacing my Oasis. I don’t know what it is they have against the buttons. I might’ve bought the color thing today if it had buttons.

I guess I just can’t upgrade until my device dies and then I’ll have to figure something out.

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Post by MBCook »

thimabi wrote: post #197
robertwt7 wrote: post #176

I loved my kindle paperwhite so much. I have a case on it all the time, there is not a single scratch on my kindle. One day, out of the blue, the touch screen stopped working. it is unresponsive to any touch, I've soft reset it, hard reset it, googled everything. Apparently its a common thing in amazon forum, and of course what does amazon support say? just buy a new one. At this point my kindle is only 2.5 years old…

The thing is that the iPad screen truly doesn’t compare to e-ink in reading black-and-white books. If the e-ink screen is made properly, with high resolution and no PWM, one can read for hours on end without eye fatigue. Battery life on e-ink devices is in another league as well. For me at least, issues with an e-ink device simply mean moving on to another device, or another manufacturer/brand, instead of switching t…

I don’t think that was their point.

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

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Post by Funes- »

mirekrusin wrote: post #240
Funes- wrote: post #227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I get the joke, but color has been present in books (manuscripts, before the invention of the printing press, even) basically since their inception, many centuries ago, so just adding color wouldn't make these devices more similar to screens as much as it would make them more akin to... well, books. Just look at these marvels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated_manuscript .

Color was present in cave paintings.

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

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Post by habosa »

The new Kindle paper white may finally get me to upgrade … but also maybe not.

I have a 10+ year old Kindle Paperwhite (I think first gen). I use it daily and it’s still just nearly a perfect device. It’s withstood rough treatment, battery life is still ~2 books long, and it has never been made obsolete by a software update.

No other electronic device I’ve ever bought has had this kind of longevity and it’s not even close.

Cool to think that if I do upgrade now that $159 will probably get me to 2035.

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