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Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by desireco42 »

devindotcom wrote: post #16

I'll be testing this out tomorrow... but personally, I'm holding out for a larger device with higher resolution. The Kobo Aura HD is calling my name, actually.

Yeah I have similar sentiment. I think Aura HD would be ideal with bigger screen, in fact I thought this could distinguish Kindle, 6" is really OK, but something between 7 and 8 would be really what would make me get another one. I have non-glow Kindle. Maybe even something size of Kindle DX, but I would prefer slightly larger Kindle/Nook/Kobo.

BTW, Got Nook HD+ since they are so cheap, loving it!

Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by adiM »

ergo14 wrote: post #21
DanielBMarkham wrote: post #5

Got a DX size? Nope? Not interested. Seriously. It's 2013. Make something that feels and has the space of a full-sized book. It's not that hard. Hell, use it as a loss-leader if you can't make the numbers work.

You can use some other 9-10 inch reader. Onyx has them, pocketbook too.

None of those are "paperwhite" with the new reflective screen.

Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by hnha »

vijaykumar13 wrote: post #27

Amazing to see this reach #4 rank. Good luck with the affiliate profit.

Few things disgust me more on sites like reddit or hn than people sneaking in affiliate programs for monetary benefit. Would much appreciate it if mods could clean the url from this.

Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by riffraff »

hack_edu wrote: post #25

Why don't they make the 'Papergold' or 'Paperpale?' An e-ink reader is supposed to be easy on your eyes, yet a stark white background honestly creates just as much stress as reading against a screen. And High-Contrast mode is even worse for most people.

this is only a data point, but I own a kindle 3 and a paperwhite, and I used to read on my iPhone before that.

The paperwhite is amazingly readable, and not at all comparable to a computer screen white.

Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by dimitar »

DanielBMarkham wrote: post #5

Got a DX size? Nope? Not interested. Seriously. It's 2013. Make something that feels and has the space of a full-sized book. It's not that hard. Hell, use it as a loss-leader if you can't make the numbers work.

Are you interested in a DX-sized device for reading PDFs?

And how good is the DX for reading PDFs anyway? They are smaller than a A4/legal page, which I image will mean that things will look small, unless you want to zoom in an out, which makes it un-book-y for me.

Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by gambiting »

MBCook wrote: post #24
chimeracoder wrote: post #2

I have owned the original Paperwhite since it came out, and I love it - can't recommend it highly enough. The frontlighting is wonderful. However, I really wish that this newer one had physical buttons on the side for turning the pages, like some of the other Kindle models. I find the touchscreen rather irritating when reading. It's much easier to have buttons on the side that you can press without moving your hand/f…

Did you own a previous Kindle before your Paperwhite? I got a chance to try one earlier this month, and compare it to my 3rd gen Kindle Keyboard. The backlight was nice, but I had a few problems with it. The lack of physical buttons for page changing and the menus drove me nuts. If I'm holding a Paperwhite in my left hand, then to change to a new page I have to move my thumb out far enough, tap, and them bring my thu…

Few things.

To change pages with your left thumb you don't have to move it all the way to the right - you can make a little swipe motion on the left side of the screen and it will skip a page.

I used to have the Kindle Keyboard(Kindle 3) and my god, its resolution was driving me crazy, like it was never sharp. Paperwhite is a lot better in that regard. HOWEVER - fonts get really jaggy after a few page turns, and that's because the paperwhite only refreshes the entire page every 5 or so turns. You can go to settings and tell it to refresh the entire page every turn - then the fonts are always super sharp.

From my personal perspective - I would NEVER trade my paperwhite back for the Kindle 3. I don't mind the lack of physical buttons, and the backlight makes it fantastic.

Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by mrbill »

Give me the last non-touch-screen model with the Paperwhite backlight and the page turn buttons on the sides, and I'll be in heaven.

Will be interesting to see if they've fixed the "uneven backlighting at the bottom" problem on this model. I was very disappointed when I first got my Paperwhite, after all the hyping they did about working to make the backlight even.

Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by smackfu »

DanielBMarkham wrote: post #5

Got a DX size? Nope? Not interested. Seriously. It's 2013. Make something that feels and has the space of a full-sized book. It's not that hard. Hell, use it as a loss-leader if you can't make the numbers work.

It's pretty clear that the consumers have spoken, and they value lightweight and compact and cheap over a large-screen. And Amazon would rather sell a stupidly cheap 5" model than a reasonably priced 8" one, because they just want more in people's hands.

Re: All-New Kindle Paperwhite

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Post by gambiting »

rob-alarcon wrote: post #26
acabal wrote: post #17

How is this different from the last Paperwhite model? I see "improved screen" and "faster processor". It seems like there's also some new software features, but that's just software. Is that all that's new?

I'm planning to upgrade my old Paperwhite just for the hardware update, Processor and battery basically, I feel my current kindle kinda slow, and the battery dies pretty soon if you're with airplane mode off.

I have the wi-fi on permanently and it lasts more than a week of reading books every single day(backlight set to 12). I don't think I would upgrade just to improve that, it's plenty for me.
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