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kacir · 04-14-2016, 08:32 AM

I voted for NO!

You see, this is not about price. At least no price alone.
I have paid much more (in comparison to my income) for the first Sony reader.
I have paid comparable price for a PocketBook 360 back in its day. Please note that it had similar asymetrical design.

Today, the situation is different. Back then this was the price you needed to pay if you wanted to have a good e-ink reader. Nowadays you can purchase front-lit high-res e-ink reader for a fraction of the Oasis price.

So, why am I not planning to get Oasis:
The main reason is that I do not like the fact that it is much wider than other e-ink readers. I lug my reader with me everyvhere I go, so pocketability is a very important feature to me. And this will not fit into my jacket pocket.
The other big reason is that I do not like Kindle software - the limited choice of fonts, font sizes, wide margins, full justification, lack of hierarchical directories, automatic indexing of side-loaded books, ... . I did purchase the first Paperwhite, but sold it (at a loss) the moment other front-lit devices appeared on the market.
The limitations of software wouldn't be THAT bad, if Amazon wasn't so aggresive in patching all ways that enthusiasts use to get into the device to be able to configure it to our liking.

04-14-2016, 08:32 AM	#44
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,463 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	I voted for NO! You see, this is not about price. At least no price alone. I have paid much more (in comparison to my income) for the first Sony reader. I have paid comparable price for a PocketBook 360 back in its day. Please note that it had similar asymetrical design. Today, the situation is different. Back then this was the price you needed to pay if you wanted to have a good e-ink reader. Nowadays you can purchase front-lit high-res e-ink reader for a fraction of the Oasis price. So, why am I not planning to get Oasis: The main reason is that I do not like the fact that it is much wider than other e-ink readers. I lug my reader with me everyvhere I go, so pocketability is a very important feature to me. And this will not fit into my jacket pocket. The other big reason is that I do not like Kindle software - the limited choice of fonts, font sizes, wide margins, full justification, lack of hierarchical directories, automatic indexing of side-loaded books, ... . I did purchase the first Paperwhite, but sold it (at a loss) the moment other front-lit devices appeared on the market. The limitations of software wouldn't be THAT bad, if Amazon wasn't so aggresive in patching all ways that enthusiasts use to get into the device to be able to configure it to our liking.