[Katsunami]

I've been experimenting with a Kindle PW in landscape mode. While I like the extra width, I find that the reader is not high enough. A 7 inch tablet is too high, and not wide enough; 16:9 is the wrong aspect ratio. 9.7 inch in 3:4 is a nice aspect ratio for reading, but too big to use comfortably. I've always said that my ideal eBook reader would be 8 inch.

And what do I find?

The Kindle has a 3:4 aspect ratio (width:height) and is 6 inch in diagonal.
Pythagoras says that the sides therefore must be 3.6 x 4.8 inch.

I like the extra width, when using the Kindle in Landscape mode. I'd like a Kindle that has a screen which is 4.8 inch wide, without losing the 3:4 aspect ratio. Thus, a new Kindle would become 4.8 x 6.4 inch.

Pythagoras says that such a Kindle has a diagonal of 8 inch. Exactly what I'd consider to be a "perfect" size (for me).

Let's say, Amazon created this reader, and thus one-up the Aura in screen size. They'd also want to do that in resolution (Aura: 265 ppi). Maybe they'd go for 300 ppi at least. That'd mean the screen would be 1440 pixels wide, and 1920 pixels high.

There you have it. Create a Kindle Paperwhite with an 8 inch 3:4 screen, and a resolution of 1440 x 1920. Make sure it's €20 cheaper than the Aura: so, €159 in The Netherlands.

I'd be all over it.