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I think there is a subset of users who interact with text far more than others. I find I can't read without a pen in hand — if I am not marking up the text or t
by cmod 8y ago
I think there is a subset of users who interact with text far more than others. I find I can't read without a pen in hand — if I am not marking up the text or taking marginal notes then I feel like I'm only receiving a narrow sliver of what I consider a "full" reading experience. (This is true for novels as much, if not more, as it is for non-fiction.) My suggestions were to bring to the Kindle something akin to the experience of reading paper with a pen in hand.
- kemayo 8y agoNot disagreeing with the existence of this subset of the market, but I almost never see someone reading this way outside of "reading for a class" situations where note-taking is mandated. Could be a selection bias, and how often does one really see other people reading and pay attention to it, but... So it would seem strange to optimize for the active note-taker over the presumably more prevalent passive reader. That said, having some sort of active note-taking mode would make a lot of sense. Satisfy the niche, and let the very occasional use of it be available for the person who rarely needs to take bursts of notes. Amazon seems to be experimenting a little with making the screen less active while reading -- they added the ability to disable the touchscreen and /only/ have the buttons on the Oasis 2[0]. [0]: http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2017/12/14/heres-how-to-disable-the-touchscreen-on-kindle-oasis-2/ http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2017/12/14/heres-how-to-dis...
- ropeadopepope 8y agoWouldn't a tablet be a better interface for that style of reading? e-ink doesn't have the best of refresh rates.
- criddell 8y agoLibrarians must hate you.