[Katsunami]

Yesterday I received my Kindle Touch. The bezel is not silver as I always thought; it's actually quite dark gray, which I much prefer over silver. I have tested some t things that hold true for almost any observed object in photography, to see hire much the Kindle was affected.

1. Reading from it with a light or window behind you, directly illuminating the device, makes the contrast flat and creates glare. However, illuminating the device directly is what most people do.
2. Reading from it with a light or window opposite to you creates a backlight situation, making the device look dark.
3. Lighting the device sideways (I don't know the English word; in Dutch it is called "strijklicht", to make the light graze an object from the side) brings out more contrast and provide more saturation. It can create shadows, depending on your surroundings.
4. Sideways bounce lighting. Now you light the device from the side, but make sure the light hits a wall, board or any light colored flat surface opposite to itself. This type of lighting providers the contrast and saturation advantage from the previous method, but it prohibits most shadows.

I light my books using method 4 whenever I can, or if I can't, I at least try to use method 3. They work beautifully for the Kindle too (as expected), and the screen looks great here, at least as good as my best pockets. With my bad eyesight, I particularly like the fatter "sans serif" font.

By the way.... Having ears like a dog's, I can tell you that the Kindle is not silent. When refreshing a page, particularly when using the webbrowser, it makes a slight buzzing sound. You may actually be unable to hear it. Try listening for it while reading at 3am :-P