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I must admit to never having taken much interest in the Kindle forums as the device never appealed to me. I do like the look of the K3, so I've been browsing around. To my surprise and dismay, I've come across some threads like this that give me pause about ordering the K3.
There's something to be said for a simple folder view option available on many other devices, so you can just browse your eBooks via the directory structure you create yourself on your device and/or memory card (allowing one to create author folders, series sub-folders, and use filenames to force sorting, etc.).
But I guess that's not so simple with something like Kindle because of the variety of ways to actually get the books onto your device (3G, WiFi or cable from PC), so somehow the device has to manage the books with some kind of database when they arrive. It almost seems a bit iPod-ish, where you need some app (iTunes or other) to actually manage the music on your device, rather than being allowed to create folders).
As I said, I like the look of the K3 and am tempted, but this whole issue of sorting books and series properly, as well as the very limited formats supported make me still very hesitant. I think I will follow this sorting issue a little more, and the other reset/freeze issues that have cropped up, before committing. Perhaps a firmware update will solve some problems?
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