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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
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jsheard ◴[16 Oct 24 15:05 UTC] No.41859923[source]▶
The color model is uncharacteristically expensive for Kindle at $280, more than the color Kobos which are $220 for the same 7" size (which also has physical buttons and stylus support) or just $150 for the smaller 6" size. Kindles are usually the cheaper option, at the expense of being less amenable to sideloading and jailbreaking than Kobos are.
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thimabi ◴[16 Oct 24 15:17 UTC] No.41860093[source]▶
The color model is expensive, indeed. My guess is that they will quietly offer discounts after the hype goes away.
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1. thaumasiotes ◴[17 Oct 24 06:09 UTC] No.41866869[source]▶
All their splash art shows comics. That makes sense, inasmuch as comics are a primary reason you'd want color in a book. But it still strikes me as a bizarre choice, since Amazon is only offering colors in their tiny form factor. They also make a larger device, and if you want color, you can't have it.

Comics are unreadable on a 7" kindle's tiny screen anyway. What's up with the marketing?

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2. Avamander ◴[17 Oct 24 16:12 UTC] No.41870997[source]▶
The screen tech is a bit too expensive in larger sizes for now, so it'll take a bit until you'll get a large fast color e-ink screen.
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3. thaumasiotes ◴[17 Oct 24 17:55 UTC] No.41871943[source]▶
>> What's up with the marketing?

Why advertise a function that you know your device can't fulfill?