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Originally Posted by BobLenx
But lets face it, in a digital reading environment like the Kindle, the ONLY thing that makes sense is SCREENS - what screen am I on out of how many screens in the entire ebook (based up my current font settings). How obvious can that be? After all that is how a physical book works. Certainly this is true for over 90% of what most of us are reading on our Kindles - novels. If Amazon truly wants to make reading on the Kindle as close to reading a physical book as possible, then it is a no brainer - SCREENS should be the standard - not locations not ISBN pages and not percentage.
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That's quite a good solution. I don't really have any need to share exact page numbers or locations with anybody. I know the location is used to sync my books between my phone and Kindle, but that can happen in the background. In fact, they could implement screens and still have locations available for use in the integrated features that require more accurate info (e.g. notes, etc.). But for MY use when I'M reading a book - I just want an indication of how I'm progressing. Screens is perfect. Have you given this feedback to Amazon? I think I will shoot them an email right now. It can't be a difficult feature to implement.
I for one would much prefer your screens method over percentage or page numbers. Screens would also give a better indication of how long books are relative to each other. I've had a few books that have been really long but I didn't realise when I started reading them because percentage and locations give no indication of the real length of a book really.
Now I'm pissed off that my Kindle doesn't have screen numbers! Thanks
My pet peeve with the Kindle (Kindle 3 version) is that the page turn buttons are too easy to accidentally press when I'm picking it up or putting it down.
I'd also like a touch screen if they can add one that doesn't affect the display quality (I had a Sony PRS-700 and the touchscreen essentially ruined the e-ink display by destroying the contrast and adding glare).
And, assuming a touchscreen is doable, get rid of the keyboard and increase the screen to 7 inches. I almost never use the keyboard, and when I do I use it to type one or two words (e.g. searching for a book in the store). I can handle small bits of typing on a touchscreen. They can keep the main controls, as I think I'd prefer to turn pages with buttons rather than touch, and I'd like a button to take me back to the menu/home screen, etc.