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

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572 points bookofjoe | 2 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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packetlost ◴[16 Oct 24 15:42 UTC] No.41860400[source]▶
The new Kindle Scribe looks kinda lame compared to the new reMarkable Pro, though significantly cheaper. Maybe the colored ePaper isn't that great, but at least you get some color for highlighting, which is probably a non-insignificant use of these types of devices.

Either way, sad there's no Oasis refresh. I'm not super attached to the physical buttons, but I'd prefer it to not. Oh well.

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criddell ◴[16 Oct 24 16:19 UTC] No.41860923[source]▶
The Scribe is neat, but it's too small (same goes for the Remarkable devices).

It wish it was A4/Letter size to read PDFs at full size. There are a few devices like that out there (I've heard the Fujitsu Quaderno is nice), but none of them can be used with books purchased at Amazon.

And yes, I know about Calibre and the DeDRM tools. They don't work on KFX files and the workarounds degrade the book (you lose typography improvements that are only in KFX).

I'm also disappointed by the Oasis being discontinued. I wanted to trade mine in for a USB-C version.

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jeremycarter ◴[17 Oct 24 10:31 UTC] No.41868216[source]▶
Have you seen the TCL Nxtpaper 14? It's huge! I'd imagine reading a textbook on it would be as good as the real thing.
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1. criddell ◴[17 Oct 24 13:45 UTC] No.41869625[source]▶
If only it wasn't running Android. I actually like that the Scribe and Remarkable are dedicated devices.

I'd like to see one because I'm a little skeptical about the screen. Is it as readable in sunlight as the Kindle?

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2. jeremycarter ◴[21 Oct 24 04:40 UTC] No.41900730[source]▶
It's nothing to write home about, but you know its just "okay". The best part about the NXTPAPER devices is their price point. Perhaps NXTPAPER generation 4 will be better?