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abookreader · 11-16-2011, 08:36 AM

I'm kind of iffy about mine. I want to use it a couple of days and see if it grows on me but right now I'm really kind of missing the Kindle Keyboard.

First - my Collections are a mess. I put all the books on and then transferred in the Collections. Some of my Collections didn't show up. Some Collections that I had months ago on the old Kindle but had deleted off did show up. Some Collections are listed two or three times. Then in some Collections there will be 3 books listed but on the screen it will say Collection name (5) and I can't figure out why or how to fix it. So, I did a Factory reset to wipe it clean BUT, the Collections stayed. This all seems to be a firmware Amazon Cloud Whispersync kind of problem and probably not a Kindle Touch hardware problem but let's just say right now I'm really missing the Calibre Kindle Collection plug-in which does not work with the Kindle Touch. I have way too many books and I've spent hours on getting my Collections just as I want. The thought of having to do it again makes me kind of pissy.

Moving on to the device. I've picked up a few fingerprints which I suspected. Holding it, I really need a cover. There is very little bezel on the sides and I guess I have monster hands because I have a really hard time finding a place to put my fingers which isn't on the screen. I will say that I don't adapt easy to change and I've just gotten used to the old Kindle. There's a good chance that if I use it more, I'll find a way to like it. I'm just not there yet.

I've had a couple of glitchy things like hitting the home button and it going and opening up a Collection for no apparent reason. Sometimes it seems to hang for 5 to 10 seconds when I'm navigating around the home screen. If I keep it, I think I'll pay to eliminate the Special Offers because that banner down at the bottom does kind of bug me.

The screen contrast looks great. Page turns seem fine. As somebody else mentioned, if you want something to read PDF files this is not a good option. I really don't do much highlighting or note taking or anything like that so I can't comment much on those features.

11-16-2011, 08:36 AM	#22
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	I'm kind of iffy about mine. I want to use it a couple of days and see if it grows on me but right now I'm really kind of missing the Kindle Keyboard. First - my Collections are a mess. I put all the books on and then transferred in the Collections. Some of my Collections didn't show up. Some Collections that I had months ago on the old Kindle but had deleted off did show up. Some Collections are listed two or three times. Then in some Collections there will be 3 books listed but on the screen it will say Collection name (5) and I can't figure out why or how to fix it. So, I did a Factory reset to wipe it clean BUT, the Collections stayed. This all seems to be a firmware Amazon Cloud Whispersync kind of problem and probably not a Kindle Touch hardware problem but let's just say right now I'm really missing the Calibre Kindle Collection plug-in which does not work with the Kindle Touch. I have way too many books and I've spent hours on getting my Collections just as I want. The thought of having to do it again makes me kind of pissy. Moving on to the device. I've picked up a few fingerprints which I suspected. Holding it, I really need a cover. There is very little bezel on the sides and I guess I have monster hands because I have a really hard time finding a place to put my fingers which isn't on the screen. I will say that I don't adapt easy to change and I've just gotten used to the old Kindle. There's a good chance that if I use it more, I'll find a way to like it. I'm just not there yet. I've had a couple of glitchy things like hitting the home button and it going and opening up a Collection for no apparent reason. Sometimes it seems to hang for 5 to 10 seconds when I'm navigating around the home screen. If I keep it, I think I'll pay to eliminate the Special Offers because that banner down at the bottom does kind of bug me. The screen contrast looks great. Page turns seem fine. As somebody else mentioned, if you want something to read PDF files this is not a good option. I really don't do much highlighting or note taking or anything like that so I can't comment much on those features.