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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I have to disagree. Features that people would like very much are what Amazon is NOT giving people.
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Many people are very satisfied with their Kindles. That's brass tacks. No way around it. "People" is a category with inevitable disagreement in it. No one product will perfectly satisfy 100% of everyone. That's just real life.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Look at the customization options. Wide margins, large line height, and few fonts with some being too light. Then you go to two other set of settings with even wider and more wider margins and line height. How is this what people want? It's not. Not at all.
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Blah! First off, I've NEVER owned an e-reader (not by Sony, not by Kobo, not by Amazon, not by ANYONE) that did ALL formatting just the way that I want it no matter what book I am reading and from what source I acquired the book. Just doesn't exist. At best, you shoot for settings that will satisfy most scenarios. Aside from the odd book or two, I find most of the fonts, spacing, etc., settings to be just fine on my Kindle with Kindle OS 5.6.1 for the vast majority of the books that I own and have purchased.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I would not be bothered buying a Reader from Amazon if they had one that had what I wanted.
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Exactly!
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Amazon gives it's users what Amazon thinks they want...
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Yep. As do most companies who hope to be successful in any meaningful way.
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Another issue is that a lot of people don't know of Kobo.
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That is certainly true. Kobo is easily my second favorite e-ink manufacturer and designer. I do loathe .kepub, but its not the end of the world. And their store needs a ton of work still (as it did in 2010 when I bought my first Kobo). Still, I would not feel good recommending BN to anyone at this point, unless they go in with both eyes open to the financial and market realities that the bookseller is currently in.