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I skimmed the article and I guess it’s about a vulnerability that was patched in April so the title is a bit clickbait. I love Kindle and it’s ecosystem. I wi

by dimmke 5y ago

I skimmed the article and I guess it’s about a vulnerability that was patched in April so the title is a bit clickbait. I love Kindle and it’s ecosystem. I wish it wasn’t proprietary, but the convenience is unbeatable if you read a lot. Especially the progress syncing so if I’m out and about and open the Kindle app on my phone. My biggest wish honestly would be improvements in the screen technology and USB-C charging. If they could improve the resolution and refresh rate, it’d be so nice.

salamandersauce 5y ago
There's Android eReaders like the Boox and Likebook lines. They even have USB C already and more size options. Don't have to be shackled to any one store since you can just run random apps including Kindle.
gentleman11 5y ago
I never understood kindles. I really disliked mine. I only liked the data storage aspect once during a camping trip so I could bring some reference books, but paperbacks would have been fine too. I started reading paperbacks again and it’s been wonderful Pdfs/epubs on a laptop can be handy if you are making anki cards as you go
- dimmke 5y ago
  I hate the physical act of having to turn pages/make sure the book is angled toward a light source. Kindle makes it possible to read in the dark and without changing positions. Also if you read a lot you aren’t piling up a bunch of physical books you aren’t likely to ever read again.
- Johnythree 5y ago
  I really hate the page turning function on the Kindle. It seems that the sales people have added a multitude of unwanted functions: Dictionary, highlights, notes, and so many others. When I attempt to turn the page it will frequently jump into some unwanted function. And often it will leap to a random page, leaving no way to get back to where I was. And the functions are entirely different between books and magazines. Just yesterday I lost my place in a book and spent half an hour trying to get back. Eventually I deleted the book entirely and abandoned the Kindle. From now on I'll be using a tablet to read on. Additionally the tablet can display PDF's which are my main interest.
  - 5e92cb50239222b 5y ago
    >a multitude of unwanted functions: Dictionary, highlights, notes, and so many others. There's more than one country and more than one language in the world. I use these features multiple times a day.
  - Lutzb 5y ago
    Jumping to a random page is really, the biggest issue with my Kindle. I could never figure out what causes it, so I could avoid triggering it. Does anyone know?
    - k1m 5y ago
      If it happens by itself (no interaction from you) it's likely a fault. I've had that happen on a Kindle before and had to send it back. But the most common cause for me is when trying to tap the right part of the screen to move to the next page, I end up tapping a small link instead that jumps deeper into the book. Very annoying when it happens.
      - bikson 5y ago
        I have same issue but i'm going to the holidays and I need it. And I have a lot of books so i dont want to upload them again.
    - medstrom 5y ago
      Have you tried tapping the back button when it happens? Always works on my non-updated 2012 Paperwhite, which incidentally doesn't have this bug (or any bug).
  - hayd 5y ago
    I miss the simple next button from the early kindles... Do we really need everything be touch screen?
    - leucineleprec0n 5y ago
      +1, some elongated thin buttons on the bezels with great tactical feedback would be killer. Nook's had this iirc. And yes touch everywhere is getting old
- gentleman11 5y ago
  Downvote hell. Why not just report me? Jesus, it was such a toxic and unproductive comment too. I should just be banned, right?
Causality1 5y ago
The e-readers are great but the apps are frankly garbage. They take forever to launch, gatekeep TTS, and have laughably few display options. It's great if you want blazing white text on a black background or brown text on an infinitesimally lighter brown background but God forbid you want grey on black or to listen to a book there's no audiobook for. Other ebook apps like Moon+Reader make the Kindle app look like a pathetic joke.
- nindalf 5y ago
  > forever to launch I cold started the app just now. It takes less than half a second to get me into the book after showing me the cover art of the book. It’s about the same as any other app on my phone. Certainly doesn’t take “forever”, although I concede my phone is about a year old. It could be different if you’re using the app on a much older device. Seems harsh to call it a “pathetic joke” or “frankly garbage”. I was just reading a book on my phone so I checked the “laughably few display options”. I see the ability to customise font (8 fonts, serif, sans-serif, dyslexic friendly), font size, page colour, the option to update page colour according to system theme, line spacing, alignment, orientation lock, continuous or page scrolling and 8 other options. It’s better to say that your specific need to change the font colour isn’t catered to. But there’s no need to talk in such harsh terms. Get a hold of yourself.
  - Causality1 5y ago
    That was a decent feature set when I had it on my Palm twenty years ago. If you haven't tried other much more powerful e-readers you might be pleasantly surprised. The Kindle app won't even let you keep the nav buttons and status bar displayed while you read.
    - nindalf 5y ago
      I have 200 hours on Moon Reader reading The Wheel of Time alone. At least 200 more reading other books. I still prefer Kindle because it has features that are important to me, such as a simple and effective notes+highlights system and syncing my place across devices.
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open-source-ux 5y ago
"If they could improve the resolution" What resolution improvement would you like to see? I have a Kobo e-ink reader (the Clara HD) which has 300 PPI. For long texts, the e-ink screen is more comfortable to read than even the highest resolution tablets. Some Kindle models also have a high resolution (e.g. Kindle Paperwhite with 300 PPI).

by dimmke 5y ago

salamandersauce 5y ago

There's Android eReaders like the Boox and Likebook lines. They even have USB C already and more size options. Don't have to be shackled to any one store since you can just run random apps including Kindle.

gentleman11 5y ago

I never understood kindles. I really disliked mine. I only liked the data storage aspect once during a camping trip so I could bring some reference books, but paperbacks would have been fine too. I started reading paperbacks again and it’s been wonderful Pdfs/epubs on a laptop can be handy if you are making anki cards as you go

dimmke 5y ago
I hate the physical act of having to turn pages/make sure the book is angled toward a light source. Kindle makes it possible to read in the dark and without changing positions. Also if you read a lot you aren’t piling up a bunch of physical books you aren’t likely to ever read again.
Johnythree 5y ago
I really hate the page turning function on the Kindle. It seems that the sales people have added a multitude of unwanted functions: Dictionary, highlights, notes, and so many others. When I attempt to turn the page it will frequently jump into some unwanted function. And often it will leap to a random page, leaving no way to get back to where I was. And the functions are entirely different between books and magazines. Just yesterday I lost my place in a book and spent half an hour trying to get back. Eventually I deleted the book entirely and abandoned the Kindle. From now on I'll be using a tablet to read on. Additionally the tablet can display PDF's which are my main interest.
- 5e92cb50239222b 5y ago
  >a multitude of unwanted functions: Dictionary, highlights, notes, and so many others. There's more than one country and more than one language in the world. I use these features multiple times a day.
- Lutzb 5y ago
  Jumping to a random page is really, the biggest issue with my Kindle. I could never figure out what causes it, so I could avoid triggering it. Does anyone know?
  - k1m 5y ago
    If it happens by itself (no interaction from you) it's likely a fault. I've had that happen on a Kindle before and had to send it back. But the most common cause for me is when trying to tap the right part of the screen to move to the next page, I end up tapping a small link instead that jumps deeper into the book. Very annoying when it happens.
    - bikson 5y ago
      I have same issue but i'm going to the holidays and I need it. And I have a lot of books so i dont want to upload them again.
  - medstrom 5y ago
    Have you tried tapping the back button when it happens? Always works on my non-updated 2012 Paperwhite, which incidentally doesn't have this bug (or any bug).
- hayd 5y ago
  I miss the simple next button from the early kindles... Do we really need everything be touch screen?
  - leucineleprec0n 5y ago
    +1, some elongated thin buttons on the bezels with great tactical feedback would be killer. Nook's had this iirc. And yes touch everywhere is getting old
gentleman11 5y ago
Downvote hell. Why not just report me? Jesus, it was such a toxic and unproductive comment too. I should just be banned, right?

Causality1 5y ago

The e-readers are great but the apps are frankly garbage. They take forever to launch, gatekeep TTS, and have laughably few display options. It's great if you want blazing white text on a black background or brown text on an infinitesimally lighter brown background but God forbid you want grey on black or to listen to a book there's no audiobook for. Other ebook apps like Moon+Reader make the Kindle app look like a pathetic joke.

nindalf 5y ago
> forever to launch I cold started the app just now. It takes less than half a second to get me into the book after showing me the cover art of the book. It’s about the same as any other app on my phone. Certainly doesn’t take “forever”, although I concede my phone is about a year old. It could be different if you’re using the app on a much older device. Seems harsh to call it a “pathetic joke” or “frankly garbage”. I was just reading a book on my phone so I checked the “laughably few display options”. I see the ability to customise font (8 fonts, serif, sans-serif, dyslexic friendly), font size, page colour, the option to update page colour according to system theme, line spacing, alignment, orientation lock, continuous or page scrolling and 8 other options. It’s better to say that your specific need to change the font colour isn’t catered to. But there’s no need to talk in such harsh terms. Get a hold of yourself.
- Causality1 5y ago
  That was a decent feature set when I had it on my Palm twenty years ago. If you haven't tried other much more powerful e-readers you might be pleasantly surprised. The Kindle app won't even let you keep the nav buttons and status bar displayed while you read.
  - nindalf 5y ago
    I have 200 hours on Moon Reader reading The Wheel of Time alone. At least 200 more reading other books. I still prefer Kindle because it has features that are important to me, such as a simple and effective notes+highlights system and syncing my place across devices.

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open-source-ux 5y ago

"If they could improve the resolution" What resolution improvement would you like to see? I have a Kobo e-ink reader (the Clara HD) which has 300 PPI. For long texts, the e-ink screen is more comfortable to read than even the highest resolution tablets. Some Kindle models also have a high resolution (e.g. Kindle Paperwhite with 300 PPI).