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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I will say that Amazon has no clue what customers want. If Amazon had a clue, then the Kindle would be a much better line of Readers then it is now.
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The fact that the Kindle is the best-selling ereader worldwide would argue against that -- I think AMazon knows what it is doing.
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Not everybody wants the same things, but a LOT do want these features...
More customizable margins (smaller), more customizable line height (smaller), more font choices (and side loaded fonts too), SD card slot (though less do want that then the more options for better on screen presentation).
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No, the vast majority do not give a darn. Then there is you, who is loud and vociferous and tries to seem like a lot of people in one.
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Amazon is known for giving customers what Amazon wants.
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It is Amazing how well the two coincide.
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Yes, a lot do expect this because it all they get from Amazon.
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It is the other way around...
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If Amazon is so all knowing, then why in hell did they give 2GB to the PW1 originally and then up it to 4GB? They did that because Amazon was WRONG about the amount of storage when they decided to go for the cheaper option.
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No one really knows why Amazon did so, but there are theories ranging from:
4GB cards are now just as cheap as 2GB cards, to
Amazon is intending on ramping up comic sales, which need more space.
Either theory is more reasonable.
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Not all Readers in use have WiFi. Most these days do. So for the ones without WiFi, a card slot is a good thing to have when you are away from home without USB access to your computer.
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OK then, I agree. Any ereader without WiFi needs to have an SD slot. Now go find me one. Maybe even one made and sold by Amazon.
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Just because you don't want a card slot does not mean that others do not as well. Knowing the way Amazon works, it's very possible there's space for a card slot on the motherboard(s) for a card slot and if that is the case, it would be very cheap to add in a proper card slot.
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Maybe. And maybe it would still cost money for the card slot, and bulk up the device even if the motherboard DOES have a socket to connect to.
And since when do you "know the way Amazon works"???
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This year, I was used a 650 and moved to a T1 and recently I moved to an H2O. So I had to move eBooks over twice this year.
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And I still don't think it is too much burden to transfer them with calibre while AFKing.
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To be honest, I do think that if Amazon made a Voyage with a card slot and the price was the same or just a few dollars more, it would sell better then one without. People will see it a future proofing for storage even if they don't use it. As long as they thing they might, it would sell. A fringe group is one that wants something silly that is really not that useful and a card slot is potentially more useful then fringe.
Take the Voyage, add in sound and TTS, card slot, better configuration on margins, line height, fonts and you'd have a much better device. Make a second voyage at 7" and I think it would sell as well for those who want a larger screen Kindle, but not an obsolete DX.
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Sure it would sell. But the people who would buy it are mostly people who would otherwise buy the one without... so what benefit is there in selling a device at break-even cost or a loss, if it doesn't generate more ebook sales?