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Ironic that the original Kindle was already e-ink and had more features, like hardware page-turning buttons and "free for life" (yes I know) cellular connectivi

• themadturk 4y ago
  I am displeased by Amazon removing the cellular connectivity, and was always willing to pay the premium to get it on new devices. Of course, on the Kindle 1 (which had page-turn buttons and a removable battery) 3G was the only means of connectivity (along with USB, if I remember correctly); wifi didn't come until later.
• Tagbert 4y ago
  Yes, though that original Kindle was an ergonomic nightmare in other ways. It was difficult to hold without triggering those buttons because they were right on the edge of the device. The silver scroll thingy was kind of fun until it stopped working and then the device was toast. The asymmetric wedge shape was a cute reference to some kind of notebook but didn’t work well in the hand. I went through a succession of Kindles and the recent ones have not buttons but I find that I don’t really miss them. A simple tap of my thumb on the nearest edge of the screen works just as well.