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Originally Posted by Bookbot
I appreciate the justifiable concerns regarding price. However, for me there are three design/feature enhancements that make a big difference:
1) Better front lighting. All Kindles to date have featured very inconsistent lighting which is very distracting to me. For this reason, I currently use a Kobo. It remains to be seen, but if the new Oasis LED arrangement eliminates this then I would consider that a significant improvement.
2) The clean front. Not having "Kindle" branding on the front removes another significant distraction. No printed book has the name of the publisher/printer/distributor in large letters at the bottom of every page. Again, this is why I currently use a Kobo.
3) Physical buttons. The tactile nature of physical buttons for page turning is - in my opinion - the definitive interface for ebooks.
I accept the Oasis meets my niche requirements rather than those of others. The three features/design updates would have been in my top five wish list - so the Oasis represents the best Kindle to date for me.
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Your 2) and 3) are the only things I like about the Oasis
I put skins my Kindles (quality matt ones from Decalgirl) to take care of the logo.
That great big obnoxious logo on both sides of the cover for the Oasis is the stuff of nightmares though
