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Amazon Kindle |OT| of eInk superiority
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RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Talk to Amazon?
RageWaffles
Member
I upgraded from a Kindle Keyboard to a first-gen Paperwhite, and I immediately fell in love with it. The front-lit screen is amazing, and being able to tap or swipe to change pages is actually nice because it allows me to hold it in more ways while still being able to change pages. And, yeah, no clicking sound is nice, too.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Kindles are $20 off at Amazon right now.
any news about new Kindles for the holiday season?
My gf wants one, I found a Kindle for a good price, thinking about getting it, but not sure because maybe there is something new coming out soon and I dont know.
also, is the paperwhite worth the double of the price of the 'normal' kindle?
My gf wants one, I found a Kindle for a good price, thinking about getting it, but not sure because maybe there is something new coming out soon and I dont know.
also, is the paperwhite worth the double of the price of the 'normal' kindle?
outunderthestars
Banned
Goodreader reported a couple of times this fall that an all new model refresh was due this month.
That was the only site that ever mentioned there would be an upgrade. Any other site that reported on it picked it up from that single source. I'm not saying it isn't true, but normally Amazon would have already announced and released a new Kindle by this point (it's nearly end of November right now). If they wanted to refresh the Voyage for the Christmas season, they're quickly running out of time, I'm not believing a refresh is coming this year.
Edit: I see that tomorrow (Nov 19th) is the anniversary date of the original Kindle being released. (2007). If anything were to happen regarding an announcement, it would be tomorrow. If nothing happens, don't expect a refresh this year.
a secret-boss
Banned
well finally getting rid of my old Kindle and upgrading to the new Paperwhite for $75
outunderthestars
Banned
Ben Morales
Member
I never knew that you grab Weekly Shonen Jump issues for $0.99 on Kindle. They look really good on Paperwhite too!
Where is it $75? I wouldn't mind moving to the higher resolution screen. Though maybe I'll just hold off and make the jump to the Voyage instead.
a secret-boss
Banned
Staples. If you do Visa Check out and add a $1 notebook so it totals to $100 then it goes down to 75
outunderthestars
Banned
Honestly, as someone who has both a Voyage and a new PW, I prefer the PW.
Scott32020
Member
Got the Kindle Fire today - does anyone know whether the app data for each one syncs with the cloud for your account? I share the account with a family member so I don't want to have issues if we are both using the same apps on different Kindle Fires with different usernames (social media, etc.)
I didn't see an active Kindle Fire thread so I'm guessing this would be the place to ask
I didn't see an active Kindle Fire thread so I'm guessing this would be the place to ask
I've a 6th Generation Kindle Paperwhite (the one with 212 ppi)
Is it worth upgrading to the 7th Generation? (300 ppi goodness)?
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on a side note, do you guys turn on Automatic Book Updates?
and did anyone buy the eBook for The Hunger Games? There's a new version/edition with the movie cover... Is there any actual difference for the Kindle Edition?
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any recommendations?
Is it worth upgrading to the 7th Generation? (300 ppi goodness)?
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on a side note, do you guys turn on Automatic Book Updates?
and did anyone buy the eBook for The Hunger Games? There's a new version/edition with the movie cover... Is there any actual difference for the Kindle Edition?
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any recommendations?
Ben Morales
Member
Are you talking about the movie tie-in versions of the kindle editions? If so, there is no difference between them except for different artwork for the cover (and the price).
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Amazon's running a massive eBook Cyber Monday sale. A few mainstream hits, lots of smaller oddities, and a ton of indie books.
You can also get 25-40% off a Kindle Unlimited subscription. The cheapest is $44 for 6 months.
You can also get 25-40% off a Kindle Unlimited subscription. The cheapest is $44 for 6 months.
hmm. is it still live? been wanting to upgrade to a sharper screen.
hmm yea that's one. the other one is Divergent. There's two edition, one plain? and one Collector's Edition.
Is that a deal or a special promotion with purchase?
any recommendations on books? (mainstream hits, etc)? I bought Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchmen
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Just a normal deal, you don't need to buy anything else to get the kindle unlimited sale price. I was pretty happy with my six months I got around this time last year; lots of stuff to discover and a decent amount of classics that went the self published route.
I bought a ton of books off my wish list, but I can't recommend them because I haven't read them yet (books like Range of Ghosts, Inverted World, The Glass Bead Game). Haven't heard the best things about Go Set A Watchmen, but maybe you already know the context for the book.
bought a few 1.99 priced books (seemed interesting enough)
I'm kinda tempted on Kindle Unlimited... but the price still feels rather prohibitive
I bought a Paperwhite yesterday too and should be arriving tomorrow. My Kobo mini kicked it a week ago so this offer came at the perfect time.
I do have a question however. I have an Amazon US account which I have used to buy games in the past, as well as books which I read on my smartphone using the Kindle app. Since I bought my Paperwhite from the Italian store, can I use it with my Amazon.com account? If yes, how?
Sorry for the stupid question but this my first Kindle device.
I do have a question however. I have an Amazon US account which I have used to buy games in the past, as well as books which I read on my smartphone using the Kindle app. Since I bought my Paperwhite from the Italian store, can I use it with my Amazon.com account? If yes, how?
Sorry for the stupid question but this my first Kindle device.
DaBargainHunta
Member
Might already be registered to the Italian store. If that's the case, unregister it from there and re-register it to your U.S. account. It should work. Keep in mind, though, that I'm just making an assumption and have no actual experience switching from one country to another.
You cannot have books from both accounts simultaneously, as far as I know.
Thanks for the info!
I am already aware of that last part and it's perfectly fine, I don't have any digital content on my Italian account.
I believe it was only on Black Friday. They are so fast to deliver it, at first it was supposed to come on Thursday, which I though was already good enough (with BF many people should have bought things in their site), and then... Monday noon it was already in my hands. impressive. I bought many other things on BF from other sites, just one of them arrived (on Monday as well), still waiting for 3 other packages from different sites.
New kindle firmware update. Gives a new home screen look:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201605570
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201605570
TimeEffect
Member
How does this look without the ads? Just curious. I infinitely prefer Kobo's interface, but this looks interesting, but way too ad-riddled.
Some dude did a video review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vayoxvW3KtU
I have the Voyage and I love the update, quick toggle for airplane mode and light is a nice addition. New menu looks more modern looking.
You can always buy the one that doesn't have ads.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
When can we expect a refresh of the different models, and what kind of features are expected to be added?
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I don't see any rumors of new Kindle devices anywhere.
I wouldn't expect many updates for e-Ink devices from here on out.
VistraNorrez
Member
Hard to predict now. Amazon did not update the Voyage last year and they quietly released the Paperwhite update in June 2015 instead of the Fall. The Fire models are still getting yearly updates, though.
I don't think there are any resolution upgrades for eInk even in the works. The frontlights are all pretty stellar. eInk seems to be shifting their focus to different applications outside e-readers. So I don't know that contrast increases are a priority or if they can even do much more, but the Carta screens launched with Kindles without any previous announcement. So who know? And I don't think color eInk will ever be a thing. Amazon would have to go with a different tech. Amazon could improve hardware elements like adding back in audio, but I think most people are content with using that on their phones and tablets.
That really just leaves performance and memory improvements, which are so minor to the consumer that Amazon would just do quiet updates.
It's the one I posted about in post 6668, you can manually apply it instead of waiting for over the air update.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
They just also started selling the Voyage in Canada as of last week. Probably won't be any new model for awhile is my guess.
Warning: Voyage is super expensive in Canada.
Squall5042
Member
Just got a Voyage and I love it, it's crazy light, I feel like I need a case just to add some heft to it.
It took several minutes of finagling, but I got it. Thanks!
I use this case and think it's great. It adds a bit of heft to it, protects the device, can be used a stand, and is easy to use.
Squall5042
Member
RoninChaos
Member
This was the closest to the official paperwhite case that I could find:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7TVD9Y/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7TVD9Y/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Here and there. I use it primarily because it adds a nice protective layer that's easy to clean, and place and remove from the device.
Squall5042
Member
Just traded in my last generation Paperwhite for the added credit in order to upgrade to the higher resolution screen. Only question is, is the Voyage worth the cost premium? I might go Special Offer-less this time actually regardless. I haven't bought anything through the Special Offers in probably like two years.