Thread: New Kindle oasis on way?
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Old 08-11-2017, 04:06 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by vrf View Post
The Kindle DX's 9.7" panel was a good bit larger than the 7.8" one that E-ink has out now. And with the Oasis form-factor, you'd have a far more compact device than the KDX. So I don't see the 7.8 as "too big" for Amazon.

But yeah, maybe they just bump it up a small amount. Even the 6.8 would be a nice little improvement for my aging eyes!
But one thing Amazon is very far behind is in fonts and font sizes. They fonts Amazon has is very limited and the fonts designed for reading are a bit light.

Amazon should take several pages from Kobo and give many more font sizes and more fonts with the ability to change the weight and to side load your choice of fonts.

As for a larger Kindle, I do think for Amazon that 7.8" is too large and 6.8" would do well.
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