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

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572 points bookofjoe | 3 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
1. wackget ◴[17 Oct 24 02:50 UTC] No.41865993[source]▶
No physical buttons, no purchase.
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2. mrweasel ◴[17 Oct 24 07:00 UTC] No.41867119[source]▶
I still use my Kindle 4, because it's the last version to have buttons, without having a crazy form factor. It was also $100, which is in the absolute max a Kindle should cost.

None of the later version have peeked my interest, because I don't gain anything, compared to my 12 year old Kindle. Prices have gone up, but I've lost the physical button, so I pay more to lose a feature I really like.

Amazon could have more or less stopped Kindle development in 2012 and just worked on reducing the cost ever since and it would still have been a great e-reader.

3. maxglute ◴[17 Oct 24 07:22 UTC] No.41867221[source]▶
It's fucking crazy they won't even enable bluetooth media controls. I thought you could get a simple ringer finger bluetooth page turner / remote but no, this is the hacky alternative monstrosity:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T8CZYF3?th=1