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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: 0.205s | source
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deergomoo ◴[16 Oct 24 23:17 UTC] No.41864881[source]▶
I wonder if they’re still using soft touch/rubberised plastic on the back? My last-gen Kindle Paperwhite has already started to go sticky and gross.

I’ve also got an issue where the latest software update is causing frequent hangs when opening new books (literally 5+ minutes) and I quite often get stuck in books, unable to summon the menu to go back to my library. Seems to be a fairly common problem judging by Reddit.

I ended up buying a Kobo Libra Colour just this week. So far I’m very happy with it. Performance is better and it’s compatible with a lot more stuff.

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1. tikopia ◴[17 Oct 24 06:14 UTC] No.41866889[source]▶
I had the exact same thing happen, I tried a case to cover up the stickiness but it just made it fell too big. Switched to a Kobo BW which has been nice but I miss the bigger screen.