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Three or four generations of Kindle Scribes since 2022. Still no new Kindle Oasis. At this rate I think my Oasis is going to be a family heirloom passed down

Three or four generations of Kindle Scribes since 2022. Still no new Kindle Oasis. At this rate I think my Oasis is going to be a family heirloom passed down the generations, as Amazon steadfastly refuses to release an ergonomic e-reader with buttons.

borg16 11mo ago
at this point it may be considered as form factor that has been deprecated, despite the advantages it brings
criddell 11mo ago
I have an Oasis and if I could buy a new one with USB-C, I would. In fact, I'd probably buy at least two so that I have a backup. The Scribe is interesting, but it's too small. Where's the 13" version? I want to mark up PDFs on a full size (A4 or Letter) display.
ternus 11mo ago
I'm afraid to replace the battery in mine, since it's glued together. It's only a matter of time before it's unusable. The latest Kindle software is already glacially slow on it (waiting multiple seconds for taps to register). I'd take the exact same form factor and screen but with the latest CPU and a new battery, even if it cost $300.
ForHackernews 11mo ago
Kobo offers two separate models with buttons https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ereaders/kobo-ereaders-with-buttons https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ereaders/kobo-ereaders-with-butto...
andrepd 11mo ago
PocketBook and Kobo both have good alternatives. Go for them instead of Kindle.
- A_D_E_P_T 11mo ago
  I appreciate the tip, but I'm afraid my situation is more dire than I had let on. First, I'm already completely locked-in to the Amazon Kindle ecosystem. (Kindle jail.) I've literally purchased >1200 books via Amazon, and it would be serious labor (the work of months) to get them off the platform or, where possible, to download pirate copies. Amazon makes it extremely difficult. Second, books tend to be generally more expensive on Kobo/Rakuten. A few bucks here, a few bucks there... Over those ~1200 books, even if the average price difference was $3 (and I think that it was historically larger than that,) I'm down $3600. This is what made it hard to make the switch earlier. Lastly, there are quite a lot of books that are only available on Amazon. A lot of good old-time science fiction writers are now self-publishers. David Gerrold, for instance: > https://www.amazon.com/Praxis-II-Makes-Permanent-ebook/dp/B0FTWFN6K7 https://www.amazon.com/Praxis-II-Makes-Permanent-ebook/dp/B0... These books are available on Amazon, but not on Kobo/Rakuten's platform. So I'm pretty much stuck. I'd be happy to give Amazon more money if they made a reader similar to the 2019 Oasis. As things stand, I regret not pirating from day one.
  - wrxd 11mo ago
    Kobo does price matching. Still it’s a little more work on your side.
schmiddim 11mo ago
Was in the same situation last year and gave up waiting for a new Oasis or Voyage. Bought an Android Reader (Boox Go Color 7) with Buttons. Battery life is comparable to the Oasis, Buttons are OK. The Oasis is much better made. I really enjoy the App Koreader and the support for Bluetooth Remotes. I transfer my Epubs remote via Calibre.
loloquwowndueo 11mo ago
I replaced my Kindle (2nd gen, 2009 vintage) with a Boox Go 7 (non color), can flip pages with the two side buttons, it’s very nice hardware and the software doesn’t get in the way. Amazon doesn’t care about my super old kindle so I decided to also not care and just moved my collection of purchased books over to the Boox (using Calibre).
- BobaFloutist 11mo ago
  I have a(n admittedly fairly old) Boox and I like it in concept, it's great that I can install multiple e-reader apps and read a book in any format with any DRM, but the battery life and performance seem a lot weaker than the early-generation do-one-thing Kindles. Which sucks, because the battery life and performance were the huge selling point for e-readers not just being shitty tablets.
  - loloquwowndueo 11mo ago
    Mine lasts for weeks! I disabled wifi (only on when I need to transfer some books and keep the backlight at a not super high level but am not otherwise careful in how I use the thing or try to preserve battery.
    - BobaFloutist 11mo ago
      Maybe mine's just an older version with worse battery then!
  - schmiddim 11mo ago
    Mine is not comparable with the Early Kindles but it comes close to the Oasis with the tiny Battery. I have to charge it every 1 - 2 Weeks. Wifi is disabled, Bluetooth turned on. I only use the Koreader App, sometimes Wikipedia. Powersafe triggers after 24h of inactivity what really rarely happens because I read every evening.

borg16 11mo ago

at this point it may be considered as form factor that has been deprecated, despite the advantages it brings

criddell 11mo ago

I have an Oasis and if I could buy a new one with USB-C, I would. In fact, I'd probably buy at least two so that I have a backup. The Scribe is interesting, but it's too small. Where's the 13" version? I want to mark up PDFs on a full size (A4 or Letter) display.

ternus 11mo ago

I'm afraid to replace the battery in mine, since it's glued together. It's only a matter of time before it's unusable. The latest Kindle software is already glacially slow on it (waiting multiple seconds for taps to register). I'd take the exact same form factor and screen but with the latest CPU and a new battery, even if it cost $300.

ForHackernews 11mo ago

Kobo offers two separate models with buttons https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ereaders/kobo-ereaders-with-buttons https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ereaders/kobo-ereaders-with-butto...

andrepd 11mo ago

PocketBook and Kobo both have good alternatives. Go for them instead of Kindle.

A_D_E_P_T 11mo ago
I appreciate the tip, but I'm afraid my situation is more dire than I had let on. First, I'm already completely locked-in to the Amazon Kindle ecosystem. (Kindle jail.) I've literally purchased >1200 books via Amazon, and it would be serious labor (the work of months) to get them off the platform or, where possible, to download pirate copies. Amazon makes it extremely difficult. Second, books tend to be generally more expensive on Kobo/Rakuten. A few bucks here, a few bucks there... Over those ~1200 books, even if the average price difference was $3 (and I think that it was historically larger than that,) I'm down $3600. This is what made it hard to make the switch earlier. Lastly, there are quite a lot of books that are only available on Amazon. A lot of good old-time science fiction writers are now self-publishers. David Gerrold, for instance: > https://www.amazon.com/Praxis-II-Makes-Permanent-ebook/dp/B0FTWFN6K7 https://www.amazon.com/Praxis-II-Makes-Permanent-ebook/dp/B0... These books are available on Amazon, but not on Kobo/Rakuten's platform. So I'm pretty much stuck. I'd be happy to give Amazon more money if they made a reader similar to the 2019 Oasis. As things stand, I regret not pirating from day one.
- wrxd 11mo ago
  Kobo does price matching. Still it’s a little more work on your side.

schmiddim 11mo ago

Was in the same situation last year and gave up waiting for a new Oasis or Voyage. Bought an Android Reader (Boox Go Color 7) with Buttons. Battery life is comparable to the Oasis, Buttons are OK. The Oasis is much better made. I really enjoy the App Koreader and the support for Bluetooth Remotes. I transfer my Epubs remote via Calibre.

loloquwowndueo 11mo ago

I replaced my Kindle (2nd gen, 2009 vintage) with a Boox Go 7 (non color), can flip pages with the two side buttons, it’s very nice hardware and the software doesn’t get in the way. Amazon doesn’t care about my super old kindle so I decided to also not care and just moved my collection of purchased books over to the Boox (using Calibre).

BobaFloutist 11mo ago
I have a(n admittedly fairly old) Boox and I like it in concept, it's great that I can install multiple e-reader apps and read a book in any format with any DRM, but the battery life and performance seem a lot weaker than the early-generation do-one-thing Kindles. Which sucks, because the battery life and performance were the huge selling point for e-readers not just being shitty tablets.
- loloquwowndueo 11mo ago
  Mine lasts for weeks! I disabled wifi (only on when I need to transfer some books and keep the backlight at a not super high level but am not otherwise careful in how I use the thing or try to preserve battery.
  - BobaFloutist 11mo ago
    Maybe mine's just an older version with worse battery then!
- schmiddim 11mo ago
  Mine is not comparable with the Early Kindles but it comes close to the Oasis with the tiny Battery. I have to charge it every 1 - 2 Weeks. Wifi is disabled, Bluetooth turned on. I only use the Koreader App, sometimes Wikipedia. Powersafe triggers after 24h of inactivity what really rarely happens because I read every evening.