Thread: The Kindle for Christmas Reactions Thread!
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Old 12-27-2010, 12:17 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by Daephex View Post
Both my wife and I received Kindle 3's for Xmas, from my father. Although I'm sure I'd told him many times about my Sony Reader, he must not have realized what it was until I'd spent some time showing it to him on Xmas eve, whoops! Luckily, I'm far too geeky to be unimpressed with another e-reader, and have been happily comparing strengths of the two devices since ripping off the wrapping paper.

As far as reactions go, I'm still a little early in the game. I CAN say that I'm impressed with the Kindle 3 display. Nice dark blacks, and a great refresh rate between "pages". I'm a bit spoiled by my Reader's touchscreen, so the Kindle's many buttons seem strange, but I'm getting used to them. I'm absolutely perplexed as to why I'm saddled with four page turning buttons, though-- it would be a nice feature to be able to assign two of these as chapter/bookmark buttons, once you decide which two will be your regular page turners. The menus are kinda deep, and the lack of a paper manual is bothersome. But on the other hand, the wireless connection has been more interesting than I would have guessed. I used the social media sharing feature to link out to Twitter-- this was the impetus that got me to finally move forward with a little project I've been wanting to do, sharing sound/listening/noise-related quotes from literature.

If you're interested, my Twitter name is "Litnoise".

Anyhow, definitely enjoying the Kindle 3 so far. Calibre is awesome as usual, Kovid needs a medal!
the main reason for the multiple page turn buttons is so you can change hands frequently
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