How should Amazon improve the next Kindle? (pick 3)

Daithi · 05-08-2009, 12:00 PM

You may want to read the companion article before voting: Top ten improvements for a future Kindle

(vote for your top 3 features/improvements)

DixieGal · 05-08-2009, 12:06 PM

You left off "make it a Sony."

:ducks and runs for cover, giggling like a crazy woman:

KIDDING!

Daithi · 05-08-2009, 12:07 PM

You just wait till Duck Season.

tomsem · 05-08-2009, 12:27 PM

Broader Unicode font support. (CJK, Cyrillic)

sirbruce · 05-08-2009, 07:45 PM

I selected both "more robust PDF support" and "ePub support", but more generally I think supporting as many additional formats as possible (LIT, HTML, DOC, RTC, etc.) natively should be the goal.

Strether · 05-08-2009, 07:47 PM

I'd like a replaceable battery.

Jim

Daithi · 05-08-2009, 09:02 PM

Give some karma to Strether for living in Fresno.

catsittingstill · 05-08-2009, 10:29 PM

This is a great poll but I was sorry I could only choose three. I ended up picking the three I thought would be best for me personally, not the three I thought would be best for All Civilization, if you follow me.

But I would have liked to be able to pick more :-)

sirbruce · 05-08-2009, 10:30 PM

Umm, it says pick 3, but I was able to pick 5?

Johannes · 05-08-2009, 10:33 PM

add WiFi...

JSWolf · 05-09-2009, 12:39 AM

Since we could only pick 3, I did. I picked ePub, API/SDK, and other.

The problem with the DX as it stands is it is too expensive for what it can actually do. It's reflowable format is Mobipocket. They should have added ePub. That would have worked quite nicely. PDF is ok for some things, but for a proper format, ePub is needed. Might as well add in MS Reader while you are at it and then add in folder. What's good with 3500 books if you cannot organize them? To be honest, I do see someone else coming out with a 9.7" screen that will be better then the DX due to better software and/or hardware.

Strether · 05-09-2009, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Give some karma to Strether for living in Fresno.

Jim

bob315 · 05-09-2009, 12:27 PM

My "other" choice: better editing for many of the books for the Kindle (at least the subset I have purchased).

ny10522 · 05-09-2009, 02:33 PM

1. Better contrast or darker fonts (can't believe this was not a choice)
2. Replaceable battery

grisjuan · 05-09-2009, 05:27 PM

Not as slippery.

Smaller bezel.

Ditch the keyboard to make a smaller device.

View Poll Results: How should Amazon improve the next Kindle? (pick 3)
Folders and/or tags	61	65.59%
ePub support	36	38.71%
Access to DRMed content from alternate sources	24	25.81%
Do away with DRM	34	36.56%
Make it available outside the U.S.	22	23.66%
Add an ombudsman (or listen to your customers)	5	5.38%
Add an SD Card	27	29.03%
Add a Software API/SDK	13	13.98%
Open up the hardware	5	5.38%
Color Screen with superfast refresh rates	5	5.38%
More robust PDF support	17	18.28%
Improve the Kindle Store	9	9.68%
Price	17	18.28%
Other (explain in post)	9	9.68%
None (I love my current device)	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll

05-08-2009, 12:00 PM	#1
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05-08-2009, 12:06 PM	#2
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	You left off "make it a Sony." :ducks and runs for cover, giggling like a crazy woman: KIDDING!

05-08-2009, 12:07 PM	#3
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	You just wait till Duck Season.

05-08-2009, 12:27 PM	#4
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,478 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Broader Unicode font support. (CJK, Cyrillic)

05-08-2009, 07:45 PM	#5
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	I selected both "more robust PDF support" and "ePub support", but more generally I think supporting as many additional formats as possible (LIT, HTML, DOC, RTC, etc.) natively should be the goal.

05-08-2009, 07:47 PM	#6
Strether Guru Posts: 746 Karma: 2825929 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fresno Device: Kindle 1; iPad Air; iPhone 7; Kobo Libra; Kindle Oasis 3	I'd like a replaceable battery. Jim

05-08-2009, 09:02 PM	#7
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Give some karma to Strether for living in Fresno.

05-08-2009, 10:29 PM	#8
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	This is a great poll but I was sorry I could only choose three. I ended up picking the three I thought would be best for me personally, not the three I thought would be best for All Civilization, if you follow me. But I would have liked to be able to pick more :-)

05-08-2009, 10:30 PM	#9
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Umm, it says pick 3, but I was able to pick 5?

05-08-2009, 10:33 PM	#10
Johannes Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 28 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston, TX Device: Apple iPad	add WiFi...

05-09-2009, 12:39 AM	#11
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Since we could only pick 3, I did. I picked ePub, API/SDK, and other. The problem with the DX as it stands is it is too expensive for what it can actually do. It's reflowable format is Mobipocket. They should have added ePub. That would have worked quite nicely. PDF is ok for some things, but for a proper format, ePub is needed. Might as well add in MS Reader while you are at it and then add in folder. What's good with 3500 books if you cannot organize them? To be honest, I do see someone else coming out with a 9.7" screen that will be better then the DX due to better software and/or hardware.

05-09-2009, 12:27 PM	#13
bob315 Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle	My "other" choice: better editing for many of the books for the Kindle (at least the subset I have purchased).

05-09-2009, 02:33 PM	#14
ny10522 Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 60 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Jetbook, Kindle2, Kindle Touch 3G, Ipod Touch	1. Better contrast or darker fonts (can't believe this was not a choice) 2. Replaceable battery

05-09-2009, 05:27 PM	#15
grisjuan Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 404 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Washington, DC Device: iPhone 3GS	Not as slippery. Smaller bezel. Ditch the keyboard to make a smaller device.