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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
What I'd like to see them do is offer a more consistent reader software experience across all platforms (eInk, Android, iOS, PC/Mac, etc.).
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THAT!
I think Amazon need to realize that, with all the improvements made to Kindle for iOS (which should eventually be coming to Android), people don’t work with ebooks in the same way than with paper books. You can’t just attach bookmarks and pointers to really relevant pages and at the same time, why should you be having your iPad or Kindle next to you when quoting. Kindle for PC/Mac should really become the reliable backend of the Kindle reading platform. Right now, on Mac, it’s clunky, does not support highlight colors, no easy way to sort highlights, no support for Personal Documents and at least on the Mac, you cannot copy highlights from the software.
So yeah, what needs improvement is the overall platform. It’s actually really good already, especially in regard to scope, but others have an edge over in in one or another. With a Mac/iPad/iPhone combo for example, you can sync highlights and notes for your own imported ePubs via iCloud and changes appear instantly. Given, you’d have to have the books themselves synced from the Mac but after that you’re untethered. So, since I work with that combo, I’ve largely switched to iBooks for my own books and my Instapaper digest and it’s been such a pleasant experience.
I guess Kindle for PC/Mac betray to much that they’re actually frontends for a store-concept rather than reading solutions that also sell books... Which is something perfectly legitimate but nevertheless put me off from the Amazon platform a bit, especially when it comes to buying pricier (often non-fiction) books for work.