The touch screen could be improved, but probably hasn't been because it would raise the cost and it is good enough. Most other things about the kindle are prett

The touch screen could be improved, but probably hasn't been because it would raise the cost and it is good enough. Most other things about the kindle are pretty good, including wireless syncing the early use of an e-ink screen, both of which were contrarian and ahead of their time. The software is just good enough, like most Amazon software, but it does stay out of the way if you stick to the happy path. I don't really want it to change, I turn of most of the 'features' they've added over the years, like highlighting or notes. I want it to do one thing well - present black text on a white page, and it has done that well for years. For me the value of a kindle is that it is a cheap single-function device which performs that function very well. If I want to read, I read on the kindle by choice, because the screen is a vastly better experience for reading than an LCD. If it breaks, I buy another, because it's much better than any other device (including paper) for reading.