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jlmwrite · 11-19-2010, 11:35 AM

The author of the PCWorld article has his own pet peeves like many of us here. But a few of 'em are a bit off base... (The numbered items are quoted from the article.) He should try holding an iPad for a few hours, and also play with the competititon before he rants.

1. Only one user
Please... He says iPods and cell phones are personal but the Kindle should be shareable because they are dirt cheap -- yet not cheap enough for every family member to have one. What the h*** kinda logic is that? All eight of us in our immediate family have our own cell phones, three of the kids own iPods but no one but me wants a Kindle. Besides, I'm not sharing my Kindle with anyone else. Christmas is coming up; ask Santa for one.

2. Where are the apps
If I wanted apps, I'd buy a tablet. This is an ereader, and it certainly does that well.

3. Dictionary for single words only
Ok, fine. Partial point scored.

4. Kindle hates covers
Yup, he's right. And although you can see covers by opening a book and hitting the back key (if the cover was embedded by the publisher or by yourself using Calibre) it's still not the same. Not only that, but I still wanna see cover thumbnails beside the title and author list.

5. This is progress
If the progress bar was turned off by default, half of the world would want it on. Since it's on, half the folks want it off. Whatever.

6. Only two fonts
So what? Is he a 13 y/o girl who wants to read in Lucinda?

7. 3G isn't free
Yes it is -- exactly as advertised, and exactly as described in the article. You want it to be free for everything, everywhere, for every situation. Get over it.

8. Global font choices
You want one book to display in 12point, and another to display in 16point. Fine -- make the change when you open the book. But it would be rather easy for the Kindle software to remember a choice. OK, partial point scored here although I don't see it's that useful.

9. Take me home
He doesn't like the position of the home key. Sorry, I can't agree with this one either. Keep all the keys together like they are. Maybe it could be a bit larger, but I don't want the bezel cluttered up.

10. I've lost my page
Oh please. If he can't pick up your Kindle without pushing a forward/back button he must have Fred Flintstone fingers. And if he can't hold the Kindle comfortably for a few hours, he has apparently never read a nice fat trade paperback thriller. The Kindle weighs much less than most paperbacks.

11-19-2010, 11:35 AM	#5
jlmwrite Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 13398 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Golden, Colorado Device: Samsung Tab S8.4, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	The author of the PCWorld article has his own pet peeves like many of us here. But a few of 'em are a bit off base... (The numbered items are quoted from the article.) He should try holding an iPad for a few hours, and also play with the competititon before he rants. 1. Only one user Please... He says iPods and cell phones are personal but the Kindle should be shareable because they are dirt cheap -- yet not cheap enough for every family member to have one. What the h* kinda logic is that? All eight of us in our immediate family have our own cell phones, three of the kids own iPods but no one but me wants a Kindle. Besides, I'm not sharing my Kindle with anyone else. Christmas is coming up; ask Santa for one. 2. Where are the apps If I wanted apps, I'd buy a tablet. This is an ereader, and it certainly does that well. 3. Dictionary for single words only Ok, fine. Partial point scored. 4. Kindle hates covers Yup, he's right. And although you can see covers by opening a book and hitting the back key (if the cover was embedded by the publisher or by yourself using Calibre) it's still not the same. Not only that, but I still wanna see cover thumbnails beside the title and author list. 5. This is progress If the progress bar was turned off by default, half of the world would want it on. Since it's on, half the folks want it off. Whatever. 6. Only two fonts So what? Is he a 13 y/o girl who wants to read in Lucinda? 7. 3G isn't free Yes it is -- exactly as advertised, and exactly as described in the article. You want it to be free for everything, everywhere, for every situation. Get over it. 8. Global font choices You want one book to display in 12point, and another to display in 16point. Fine -- make the change when you open the book. But it would be rather easy for the Kindle software to remember a choice. OK, partial point scored here although I don't see it's that useful. 9. Take me home He doesn't like the position of the home key. Sorry, I can't agree with this one either. Keep all the keys together like they are. Maybe it could be a bit larger, but I don't want the bezel cluttered up. 10. I've lost my page** Oh please. If he can't pick up your Kindle without pushing a forward/back button he must have Fred Flintstone fingers. And if he can't hold the Kindle comfortably for a few hours, he has apparently never read a nice fat trade paperback thriller. The Kindle weighs much less than most paperbacks.