What disadvantage does Kindle have - Page 2

bzImage · 12-04-2009, 09:48 PM

Problem:

Quote:

Originally Posted by pboss

It would be a pain in the ass to get my books onto a Kindle. Of course, the purpose of this gadget is not to allow me to read my free text, but to force me to pay for whatever metered text Amazon thinks I should be reading.

Sure, it's not impossible for me to transfer some of my text files onto a Kindle, but it gets old after a while. I have hundreds of texts that I've downloaded in the form of PDFs, CHMs, DOCs, and just plain TXT.

Solution: Calibre

osnova · 12-04-2009, 09:59 PM

At this point of technological development, the Kindle is at the top of the game. It has a keyboard, it allows annotating, it has the web connection.

For the next step (doable right now), I would wish: (i) folder organization (I want to be able to organize my books the way I wish); (ii) fonts supporting full Unicode (or close to it) without hacking the Kindle; (iii) easier way to select links (right now I spend a lot of time fishing for the link with the joystick); (iv) better annotation capabilities.

WT Sharpe · 12-04-2009, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osnova

... For the next step (doable right now), I would wish: (i) folder organization (I want to be able to organize my books the way I wish) ...

Folders could be here soon. Check out this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...hlight=folders

JMikeD · 12-04-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John T.

I love my Kindle DX. However, I must say I hate the metallic sound of the text-to-speech voice. It's improved since the original version, but I still hate it.

Do you really hate it, or do you just not like it? Hate is a pretty strong term.

Ervserver · 12-04-2009, 10:51 PM

biggest disadvantage is Jeff Bezos..he's trying to war with Wal Mart. Eventually this will cost Amazon big $$, ebook prices will go up. Kindle prices will go up

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12-04-2009, 09:59 PM	#17
osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	At this point of technological development, the Kindle is at the top of the game. It has a keyboard, it allows annotating, it has the web connection. For the next step (doable right now), I would wish: (i) folder organization (I want to be able to organize my books the way I wish); (ii) fonts supporting full Unicode (or close to it) without hacking the Kindle; (iii) easier way to select links (right now I spend a lot of time fishing for the link with the joystick); (iv) better annotation capabilities.

12-04-2009, 10:51 PM	#20
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	biggest disadvantage is Jeff Bezos..he's trying to war with Wal Mart. Eventually this will cost Amazon big $$, ebook prices will go up. Kindle prices will go up

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