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Old 09-04-2010, 02:55 PM   #97
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Originally Posted by ian-ep View Post
I've now had my K3 since monday - my first ereader! Initial impressions were very positive, but I have to say my enthusiasm has cooled a bit in the ensuing days.

My three main gripes are thus:

1. It's shiny!

2. It's grey!

3. Typography from hell!
I haven't noticed the "shiny" but I have not found myself reading with just one light source.

I have noticed the grey. I had the chance to compare my K3 to a K1 yesterday, and there seemed to be exactly no difference in the shade of the paper. The fonts on the K3 were a little sharper, though.

The typography really is a bummer. It's an opportunity for Amazon to greatly improve the reading experience, yet for some reason they don't. What can that reason be? Sheer ignorance? Failure to include a font designer on the team? Failure to include a reader on the team? Failure to include ME on the team?
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