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I absolutely love my Kindle Paperwhite, I don't want to read books on any other electronic device, and I totally agree that it's in a weird spot, and I am afrai
by zippergz 7y ago
I absolutely love my Kindle Paperwhite, I don't want to read books on any other electronic device, and I totally agree that it's in a weird spot, and I am afraid for its future. But I don't agree with the author that the lack of an "app story" or good web browsers is an issue. I like the Kindle specifically because it doesn't have apps and isn't designed for web browsing. Adding that stuff would not make it better at its purpose.
- lykr0n 7y agoThis. I bought it for one reason- to read eBooks. Nothing else. The fact that I can buy eBooks on there is great. Spelling and a dictionary? Even better. The one thing I did not buy it for was to use as a tablet. The fact that there is a web browser on there is a neat feature at best.
- yiyus 7y agoI think that what the article suggests is not to turn Kindles into tablets, but add specific applications. For example, there may be applications of The New Yorker or the Washington Post which are real reading applications: with no distracting ads or notifications, but with updated content and a tailored experience. Web sites may also have specific Kindle versions. This sounds like a terribly ambitious goal, but we are talking about Amazon. Amazon has been capable of much more in the last 10 years.
- pseudalopex 7y agoI think the author only mentioned the browser so people wouldn't say "just use the browser".