Don't like my Kindle!

mttylad

Er indoors is advising muminlaw to get one now....

RussJK

Soon to change with Mirasol type displays...

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BunShopBandit wrote: »

Not sure what Space Dust Amazon were popping when they dreamt up the Kindle, but the best remark I've ever heard about it was this:

"We invented colour printing decades ago. Unfortunately the Amazon Kindle seems to overlook this"

Depends on the 'books' a person reads as to if it is a complete pile of rubbish or not. If you're into Mills & Boon and black text only then it may suit you well. If you read text books with colour pictures, graphics and charts, good luck........

Look at the Top 100 Kindle ebooks, there aren't any technical manuals in there. You're not grasping who the target audience is.

[Deleted User]

A full colour display would remove a number of the selling points that the Kindle has. The weight and physical dimensions would have to increase to accommodate a larger battery and the cost of production and retail would also be significantly higher.

I like my Kindle. It fits in my carry on baggage far better than a couple of paperback books would and the battery life means I don't have to worry about it running out if I'm away from a power source for long.

Try and rubbish it as much as you like, the popularity of the device here and in the US really does humour your dislike for it.

poet123

Most books are in black and white. Few mainstream novels have the need for colour. Most of us use it as a recreational device, not as a replacement for, or an adjunct to, a PC/Laptop.

In terms of screen readabiity it is very good, ease of use and portability are also uppermost in the minds of those who regularly use it. Add to that the ability to use Calibre to convert other formats and it becomes a good device for what the majority want it for....reading books.

Maybe you are not its intended market.

poet123

BunShopBandit wrote: »

Sure - I can't be.

1) I buy *lots* of paper books from Amazon
2) I've used eBooks for years

Agree. I simply cannot be the intended market - like 'leaves on the line' - I read the 'wrong type of books' :rotfl:

Or, maybe, you are the wrong type of reader;)

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BunShopBandit wrote: »

I don't need to - with worldwide sales struggling to reach a few million in a handful of years is all rather underwhelming to me, but I appreciate it has its fans - just like old technology has fans.

Amazon are expected to have sold at least 10 million Kindle devices by the end of this year. The figure will probably be nearer to 15 million as they are becoming more widely adopted in Europe. Amazon.com also now sell more Kindle ebooks than paper books.

As someone who has been reading eBooks for nearly 20 years I can honestly say the Kindle would have lacked features if it were released 15 years ago :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:. It was nearly 10 years ago I had a Palm that I could read eBooks on, and to be honest that device had more features than a basic Kindle, and only cost £30.

Hyperbole aside, it's not a sound basis for comparison just because you could read an ebook on two devices that serve different functions.

Glad you like it and it fits your lifestyle. |There is nothing wrong with it being basic and black and white as such - it's just the price of it seems to be on a planet that fails to recognize how crippled and lame it is. Perhaps if they halved the price of it, it would be less ugly to people.

What is there present in the device that you are deliberately prohibited from being able to use?

poet123

BunShopBandit wrote: »

It could be that - after all, why should I expect to be able to view non-fiction books with colour graphics on a Kindle! What a nerve I must have!

Given my non-fiction books usually cost me anywhere up to £40 a go, it would be *really stupid* to build the device to cater for someone like me - rather than by making it great for reading the average £5 fiction work :-)

That said, I have just noticed that all the expensive non-fiction paper books I've bought are actually much more money for the Kindle - where a Kindle version actually exists.

So yes, you are probably right. It's not for me. It's not for the plethora of customers like me - people that can read and spend lots of money on books and eBooks. Hang on....., but it's a eBook reader?!!!

I've got to give it to Amazon (a company I've always loved) - they are **nearly** as good as Apple at marketing. You know, try to make it look popular, try and get it placed in TV, films etc. Employ staff to actively support and promote it in social media and via websites etc. Pity that as a device it sucks :rotfl:

I don't necessarily agree there are a plethora of people who want this facility on an Ereader. There may be some but those who want this facility can download those kinds of books for reference onto a PC.

Nor do I agree that it is the prerogative of those who do want the facility to be able to read :rotfl:buy books in quantity, or have the money to do so. The two camps are unrelated.

So, it would appear that Amazon are targetting the device to the latter camp but not the former, presumably after having done market research as to the number of buyers in each camp.

Fifer

BSB seems to be missing or ignoring the point that there are no commercially viable colour screens available which don't require back-lighting.

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I get it now. Going by the posting style and content of BunShopBandit, they are quite clearly annoyed because they don't do books suitable for their level; pop-up books.