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lubberts · 05-26-2008, 12:03 PM

My wish list for my Kindle:

#1, wanted more than anything else I can think of (other than page turning by brainwave :-)
SOME SORT OF ABILITY TO ORGANIZE THE BOOKS INTO FOLDERS/COLLECTIONS!!
I switched from a sony ereader to the kindle, and there are only two things I occasionally miss from the ereader, the thin size of my 505, and the ability to create collections, that would stay in order, and allow me to easily remember which book is next in a series instead of having to create a whole other doccument (that has to be maintained and updated) and takes quite a bit of effort to view, then go to the correct book that is next in the series.
Even just the ability to create one folder, or ordered list called "what to read next" that I'd be able to organize and order, so I don't have to wonder while at work what book is next, or which series I was planning on starting next.
THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY!!
#2 would be related to the store, if you're going to have some of the books from a series, for christs sake carry them all!!
I can understand that they can't incorporate all books immediately, but as in for instance the harry dresden files series, why the heck would you have all the books available in Kindle except two right smack dab in the middle of the series?? I'm spoiled and don't like to read paper books anymore, so i'm not going to buy them on paper. At least give me some sort of t-minus 3 months till it's available or something...that danged little icon that says "are you the author? click here to learn how you can make this book a kindle edition!" mocks me left and right when it comes to quite a few series I read.
#3 would be related to the design of the kindle. It doesn't really bother me that it's ugly (i wear socks with my berkenstocks) but you have to admit, when presented with the kindle and the prs505, right next to one another, it's like the kindle is the chunkier, smarter, and more socially awkward younger sister. I'd really like to see her exit that awkward phase and start wearing makeup and using acne cream...ya know?
I'd like it to be thinner, a darker color, have the keyboard be much smaller, or disappeared all together (it's like a main focal point for people looking at it) and keep the page turning buttons the way that they are in that they are available to be pressed no matter where your hand is on the book (don't miss that about the ereader) but not so that there isn't a place to hold onto that isn't a button. I mean give me some sort of a lip or something to grab before I get to button land there on the edge.
Also, the case...it's not that the case is particularly horrible, but comparing the case from the 505, i'd love to have one that connects via a hinge of some sort...something more reliable than small plastic lip that comes un-connected whenever it is jostled and elastic. Please?

that's my wishlist, though if anything on my list made it onto the next iteration of the kindle i'd buy another one for that feature. You listening Amazon? I've purchased 4 already in my family, and would purchase 4 more, handing the old ones down to other friends and family members if you would fix one or more of the things i listed...i'm sure i'm not the only one.

05-26-2008, 12:03 PM	#51
lubberts Member Posts: 22 Karma: 54 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony Reader 505, soon to be Kindle user!	My wish list for my Kindle: #1, wanted more than anything else I can think of (other than page turning by brainwave :-) SOME SORT OF ABILITY TO ORGANIZE THE BOOKS INTO FOLDERS/COLLECTIONS!! I switched from a sony ereader to the kindle, and there are only two things I occasionally miss from the ereader, the thin size of my 505, and the ability to create collections, that would stay in order, and allow me to easily remember which book is next in a series instead of having to create a whole other doccument (that has to be maintained and updated) and takes quite a bit of effort to view, then go to the correct book that is next in the series. Even just the ability to create one folder, or ordered list called "what to read next" that I'd be able to organize and order, so I don't have to wonder while at work what book is next, or which series I was planning on starting next. THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY!! #2 would be related to the store, if you're going to have some of the books from a series, for christs sake carry them all!! I can understand that they can't incorporate all books immediately, but as in for instance the harry dresden files series, why the heck would you have all the books available in Kindle except two right smack dab in the middle of the series?? I'm spoiled and don't like to read paper books anymore, so i'm not going to buy them on paper. At least give me some sort of t-minus 3 months till it's available or something...that danged little icon that says "are you the author? click here to learn how you can make this book a kindle edition!" mocks me left and right when it comes to quite a few series I read. #3 would be related to the design of the kindle. It doesn't really bother me that it's ugly (i wear socks with my berkenstocks) but you have to admit, when presented with the kindle and the prs505, right next to one another, it's like the kindle is the chunkier, smarter, and more socially awkward younger sister. I'd really like to see her exit that awkward phase and start wearing makeup and using acne cream...ya know? I'd like it to be thinner, a darker color, have the keyboard be much smaller, or disappeared all together (it's like a main focal point for people looking at it) and keep the page turning buttons the way that they are in that they are available to be pressed no matter where your hand is on the book (don't miss that about the ereader) but not so that there isn't a place to hold onto that isn't a button. I mean give me some sort of a lip or something to grab before I get to button land there on the edge. Also, the case...it's not that the case is particularly horrible, but comparing the case from the 505, i'd love to have one that connects via a hinge of some sort...something more reliable than small plastic lip that comes un-connected whenever it is jostled and elastic. Please? that's my wishlist, though if anything on my list made it onto the next iteration of the kindle i'd buy another one for that feature. You listening Amazon? I've purchased 4 already in my family, and would purchase 4 more, handing the old ones down to other friends and family members if you would fix one or more of the things i listed...i'm sure i'm not the only one.