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marst · 03-07-2011, 01:18 AM

When I bought the K3 I left myself the "out" of thinking I could just sell it if I hated it. And at first, I did. Having once set type for a living (and having paginated newsletters and books using PageMaker and QuarkXPress) I was endlessly frustrated by the problems of books that were very badly prepared for the Kindle -- including those whose electronic versions do not support all of the Kindle's features. There were terrible typographic problems. I gritted my teeth and made my way through those books, eventually learning the lesson: download the sample first! I finally realized that the worst-prepared books aren't the worst due to some inherent flaw in the device, but rather due to the publishers' inexperience (or inattention).

My first reservations and frustrations aside, I really like this thing. I've done more reading in the last few months than I had in the previous year. Among other features, the dictionary look-up feature, while not perfect, is a huge "plus."

This technology is in its infancy. It will be fascinating to see how it improves over time.

03-07-2011, 01:18 AM	#29
marst Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Left coast, USA Device: Kobo Forma; Android tablet w/Mantano Reader	Wasn't sure I'd like it... When I bought the K3 I left myself the "out" of thinking I could just sell it if I hated it. And at first, I did. Having once set type for a living (and having paginated newsletters and books using PageMaker and QuarkXPress) I was endlessly frustrated by the problems of books that were very badly prepared for the Kindle -- including those whose electronic versions do not support all of the Kindle's features. There were terrible typographic problems. I gritted my teeth and made my way through those books, eventually learning the lesson: download the sample first! I finally realized that the worst-prepared books aren't the worst due to some inherent flaw in the device, but rather due to the publishers' inexperience (or inattention). My first reservations and frustrations aside, I really like this thing. I've done more reading in the last few months than I had in the previous year. Among other features, the dictionary look-up feature, while not perfect, is a huge "plus." This technology is in its infancy. It will be fascinating to see how it improves over time.