Reader Abreviations

JSWolf · 04-27-2012, 03:41 PM

Here is a list of most of the popular readers and their abbreviations. So when you see these abbreviations, you'll know which reader is being referred to.

500 = Sony Reader PRS-500
505 = Sony Reader PRS-505
300 = Sony Reader PRS-300
350 = Sony Reader PRS-350
600 = Sony Reader PRS-600
650 = Sony Reader PRS-650
700 = Sony Reader PRS-700
900 = Sony Reader PRS-900
950 = Sony Reader PRS-950
T1 = Sony WiFi PRS-T

nook = Original nook
STR = nook Simple Touch

Kobo = Original non-WiFi Kobo
Kobo WiFi = Original WiFi Kobo
KT = Kobo Touch

K1 = Original Kindle
K2 = Kindle 2
K3 = Kindle 3
KK = Kindle Keyboard
K4 = Kindle non-keyboard/non-touch
K5 = Kindle Touch

JBL= jetBook Lite
JBM= jetBook mini
JBC = Jetbook Color

602 = Pocketbook 602

HD = iRiver Story HD

Opus = Booken Cybook Opus
Gen3 = Booken Cybook Gen3

That should cover most of the common reader abbreviations. If I have left any out, please feel free to add to this thread.

ucfgrad93 · 04-27-2012, 04:01 PM

I like how you just made up the K5 for Kindle Touch. Can't say that I've ever seen it referred to in that fashion. For some reason, you seem to have a problem with the Kindle Touch being referred to as KT.

I have started this thread with a poll to find out what Mobile Read users think of when they see the initials KT.

susan_cassidy · 04-27-2012, 04:11 PM

The Kindle Touch is the same generation as the K4, often referred to as the Kindle Basic, or Kindle mini, so there is no reason why it would be called a K5. I think most people think Kindle Touch when they see "KT". It doesn't matter that the Kobo Touch came first, it is just more common to see it for Kindle, as the poll shows.

JSWolf · 04-27-2012, 04:12 PM

The K4 & K5 are abbreviated that way because of the version of the firmware.

K4 = 4.x firmware
K5 = 5.x firmware

KT = Kobo Touch because it came out first and has the rights to that abbreviation.

ProfCrash · 04-27-2012, 04:14 PM

Sorry Jon, no matter how many times you post it, when I see KT I go to Kindle Touch. As do most Kindle users. It matters little to anyone that the Kobo Touch was released first. There are more folks using the Kindle Touch and most recognize KT as Kindle Touch not Kobo Touch.

JSWolf · 04-27-2012, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Sorry Jon, no matter how many times you post it, when I see KT I go to Kindle Touch. As do most Kindle users. It matters little to anyone that the Kobo Touch was released first. There are more folks using the Kindle Touch and most recognize KT as Kindle Touch not Kobo Touch.

Sorry, but that's wrong. It has been since someone made that mistake. Just because the Kindle is more popular still doesn't make it right. It's a matter of which device came out first and had the rights to the initials. Kobo was out first and has the rights to the initials KT.

lucasfernan89 · 04-27-2012, 04:22 PM

Very helpful! Thankyou!

susan_cassidy · 04-27-2012, 04:24 PM

You talk about "rights", but it is just a nickname used by people on forums - there is no international ereader abbreviation committee.

JSWolf · 04-27-2012, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

You talk about "rights", but it is just a nickname used by people on forums - there is no international ereader abbreviation committee.

We get people using abbreviations and not just in a specific Kobo or Kindle forum section. If we are all on the same page that KT is Kobo Touch, then when someone mentions KT, we'll all know what it means.

HarryT · 04-27-2012, 04:29 PM

Yet again, Jon, you confuse "my personal opinion" with "the way that everybody else must think". The world does NOT run according to your personal opinions. Get over it.

Synamon · 04-27-2012, 04:32 PM

Since Kobo is an anagram of Book, I propose that the Kobo Touch be henceforth referred to as the BT.

**this post brought to you by the IEAC (see susan_cassidy's post above for illumination)**

TimW · 04-27-2012, 04:34 PM

I suppose everyone is OCD about something. For instance, misspellings in thread titles give me hives.

JSWolf · 04-27-2012, 04:39 PM

But if someone with a KT was talking about it in a generic enough way in the general forum and did not have a KT listed as a device owned, then you would not know which device was being mentioned. This way, hopefully that person will have read this thread and be talking about the Kobo Touch. See, it works if we can get everyone on board for correctness.

Sydney's Mom · 04-27-2012, 04:52 PM

Sorry, if KF is Kindle Fire, then KT is Kindle Touch.

And you can't change my mind, either.

elcreative · 04-27-2012, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

We get people using abbreviations and not just in a specific Kobo or Kindle forum section. If we are all on the same page that KT is Kobo Touch, then when someone mentions KT, we'll all know what it means.

No we won't... some of us just can't be bothered with OCD-based , mono-instituted systems...

04-27-2012, 03:41 PM	#1
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,987 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Reader Abreviations Here is a list of most of the popular readers and their abbreviations. So when you see these abbreviations, you'll know which reader is being referred to. 500 = Sony Reader PRS-500 505 = Sony Reader PRS-505 300 = Sony Reader PRS-300 350 = Sony Reader PRS-350 600 = Sony Reader PRS-600 650 = Sony Reader PRS-650 700 = Sony Reader PRS-700 900 = Sony Reader PRS-900 950 = Sony Reader PRS-950 T1 = Sony WiFi PRS-T nook = Original nook STR = nook Simple Touch Kobo = Original non-WiFi Kobo Kobo WiFi = Original WiFi Kobo KT = Kobo Touch K1 = Original Kindle K2 = Kindle 2 K3 = Kindle 3 KK = Kindle Keyboard K4 = Kindle non-keyboard/non-touch K5 = Kindle Touch JBL= jetBook Lite JBM= jetBook mini JBC = Jetbook Color 602 = Pocketbook 602 HD = iRiver Story HD Opus = Booken Cybook Opus Gen3 = Booken Cybook Gen3 That should cover most of the common reader abbreviations. If I have left any out, please feel free to add to this thread. Last edited by JSWolf; 05-01-2012 at 06:24 PM.

04-27-2012, 04:01 PM	#2
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I like how you just made up the K5 for Kindle Touch. Can't say that I've ever seen it referred to in that fashion. For some reason, you seem to have a problem with the Kindle Touch being referred to as KT. I have started this thread with a poll to find out what Mobile Read users think of when they see the initials KT. Last edited by ucfgrad93; 04-27-2012 at 04:06 PM.

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04-27-2012, 04:11 PM	#3
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	The Kindle Touch is the same generation as the K4, often referred to as the Kindle Basic, or Kindle mini, so there is no reason why it would be called a K5. I think most people think Kindle Touch when they see "KT". It doesn't matter that the Kobo Touch came first, it is just more common to see it for Kindle, as the poll shows.

04-27-2012, 04:12 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,987 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The K4 & K5 are abbreviated that way because of the version of the firmware. K4 = 4.x firmware K5 = 5.x firmware KT = Kobo Touch because it came out first and has the rights to that abbreviation.

04-27-2012, 04:14 PM	#5
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Sorry Jon, no matter how many times you post it, when I see KT I go to Kindle Touch. As do most Kindle users. It matters little to anyone that the Kobo Touch was released first. There are more folks using the Kindle Touch and most recognize KT as Kindle Touch not Kobo Touch.

04-27-2012, 04:22 PM	#7
lucasfernan89 Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 39406 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle	Very helpful! Thankyou!

04-27-2012, 04:24 PM	#8
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	You talk about "rights", but it is just a nickname used by people on forums - there is no international ereader abbreviation committee.

04-27-2012, 04:29 PM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yet again, Jon, you confuse "my personal opinion" with "the way that everybody else must think". The world does NOT run according to your personal opinions. Get over it.

04-27-2012, 04:32 PM	#11
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	Since Kobo is an anagram of Book, I propose that the Kobo Touch be henceforth referred to as the BT. this post brought to you by the IEAC (see susan_cassidy's post above for illumination)

04-27-2012, 04:34 PM	#12
TimW Wizard Posts: 1,022 Karma: 6824104 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southeastern Kentucky Device: KK3G, KPW1, Sony PRST1, Sony PRS350, iPod Touch 5G	I suppose everyone is OCD about something. For instance, misspellings in thread titles give me hives.

04-27-2012, 04:39 PM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,987 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But if someone with a KT was talking about it in a generic enough way in the general forum and did not have a KT listed as a device owned, then you would not know which device was being mentioned. This way, hopefully that person will have read this thread and be talking about the Kobo Touch. See, it works if we can get everyone on board for correctness.

04-27-2012, 04:52 PM	#14
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,895 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Sorry, if KF is Kindle Fire, then KT is Kindle Touch. And you can't change my mind, either.

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