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

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572 points bookofjoe | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.312s | source

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C-Loftus ◴[17 Oct 24 01:31 UTC] No.41865595[source]▶

There is so much market disruption potential for e-readers.

Every one has a pretty big tradeoff if you are looking to use the e-reader as a general study tool (i.e. using it with Anki for language learning)

- boox devices run Android 11, illegally violate the GPL, and have poor customer service

- meebook devices are too underpowered and also run Android 11

- Kindles are too restrictive and anti-consumer; also does not have an Android option

- Kobo is probably the best, but still no Android option

- PineNote or Linux options are too expensive and unstable

paulcole ◴[17 Oct 24 02:24 UTC] No.41865846[source]▶

> Kindles are too restrictive and anti-consumer

Bro I can wake up my Kindle, buy essentially any book I want to read for less than $20 and be reading it in less than 30 seconds.

The Kindle has been one of the most amazing and consumer friendly devices I’ve ever used. I think I spent like $2k on books last year on it.

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1. drilbo ◴[17 Oct 24 03:21 UTC] No.41866129[source]▶

Vendor lock-in and DRM doesn't bode with my definition of consumer friendly, personally.