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What is the physical keyboard good for? I understand the need for keyboard on smartphones where you might want to browse, type text, ssh or whatever... But wha
by listic 16y ago
What is the physical keyboard good for?
I understand the need for keyboard on smartphones where you might want to browse, type text, ssh or whatever... But what's its purpose on a reader?
UPDATE: Thanks for quick response. I really haven't thought of this, these uses make the device better than I thought. I really wish Amazon will start selling these devices here in Russia (and in 100+ other countries as well) so I can wholeheartedly recommend it. Meanwhile, the local market is owned by Chinese knock-offs sold for $300, while Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Sony don't seem to be interested.
- kalid 16y agoI use it to write quick notes/thoughts inside the book as I'm reading -- new ideas, questions I have, follow-ups, etc (amazon stores the location of the note). It's much slower than pencil, but the benefit is that it's synced to the cloud, and you can actually find your notes afterwards (how often do you go through the margins of old books?).
- InclinedPlane 16y agoYou can buy books directly on the kindle, at the very least it makes it easier to search for books by author or title.
- weaksauce 16y agosearching & annotating are the two main usecases I can think of.