Here is my wish list:
MUST HAVES:-
- MUCH better 'home' screen. Seriously, the current one is terrible!
- I would like to see the cover-art for the books, either in the list or preferably in a book shelf format (a la iBooks)
- Better organisation into folders, etc. - Why does the Kindle not support the 'Series' metadata for organisation?
- Keyboard shortcuts for commonly used sybols (e.g., @, -, ', /)
- Keyboard shortcuts to be silkscreened above the buttons (especially for numbers)
NICE TO HAVES:-
- Customisable Screensavers
- Customisable margins
- PDF reflow support - although this can often be overcome by using Calibre to convert the PDF to .mobi
- (Larger) Touchscreen. It does feel a bit old-fashioned without one! Would also mean that the keyboard could be removed, leaving space for a larger screen and a smaller case size.
I think that in general the device works well as a dedicated reader. My main gripe is just the visuals and organisation of the home screen. This is the main portal into the device. It's the 21st century, text-based interfaces died out with DOS. Please throw a few graphics (i.e., cover-art) in there and sort out the poor organisation.
eBooks support various metadata, such as series, description, etc. It would be nice if these were easily accessible and used to help with organisation.
Almost all my real gripes can be solved by a firmware update, so fingers crossed somebody from Amazon is paying attention...