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Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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572 points bookofjoe | 8 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source | bottom
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foxyv ◴[16 Oct 24 16:53 UTC] No.41861245[source]▶
I am so excited for this. I've run into so many books where color would make it ten times better. Also, the Comixology subscription will be so much more valuable with this device. The only thing I have a wish for is that the device is more responsive than the original Kindle. There is nothing more frustrating than tapping a touch screen and waiting 5 seconds for it to respond.
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1. jemmyw ◴[16 Oct 24 18:45 UTC] No.41862369[source]▶
I agree, the lagginess of kindles drove me to distraction and I was actually reading less because of it.

I bought a colour Kobo. Super responsive by comparison. The colour isn't wonderful, I like that it's there.

Also, physical buttons! Such things are only available on the most expensive Kindle, I didn't realize how much I'd missed them.

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2. foxyv ◴[16 Oct 24 20:54 UTC] No.41863768[source]▶
My partner has a Kobo and I'm seriously considering one. My Kindle has done more for my sleep than any other device. I get sleepy reading it, unlike my phone or tablet. I really wish I could my content on either device.
3. iLoveOncall ◴[16 Oct 24 22:27 UTC] No.41864482[source]▶
> Also, physical buttons! Such things are only available on the most expensive Kindle

Or the old ones you can get for $10 on eBay :) I use exclusively old models that have physical buttons for Kindles because they're just insanely cheap and still perfectly reliable (the battery too) even a decade later.

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4. Rebelgecko ◴[16 Oct 24 22:51 UTC] No.41864677[source]▶
I don't think any Kindles still have physical buttons. Kind of a bummer because buttons make it much easier to change the page while holding the Kindle with 1 hand
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5. 4lun ◴[17 Oct 24 12:36 UTC] No.41869069[source]▶
Unfortunately I've found the screens on the older ones to be quite fragile (at least the 4th gen)

I went through a phase of buying used 4th gen ones off ebay so that I could have physical buttons to turn the page, but within a couple of months they would always end up up with cracked screens

They would be stored in my bag next to my laptop (and in a case) but at some point I would end up pulling it out to read and find a cracked screen

I think I went through 4 of them before I called it quits, my current paperwhite is still going strong (just no buttons sadly)

6. foxyv ◴[17 Oct 24 21:21 UTC] No.41873937[source]▶
The Oasis has them: https://a.co/d/i5Pdmj7
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7. Rebelgecko ◴[17 Oct 24 23:07 UTC] No.41874718{3}[source]▶
It looks like this is a closeout since the Oasis was discontinued. Id buy one but they won't ship to my country (USA)
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8. foxyv ◴[18 Oct 24 16:33 UTC] No.41880999{4}[source]▶
Oh dang! Really! That's a huge bummer.