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Old 02-28-2018, 12:47 PM   #8
tomsem
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I think it is, given that it's a device I use every day. You may of course feel otherwise. I read PDFs on an iPad, hence the price is relatively modest by comparison.
The 32GB iPad is only $270 at Best Buy. It is not so much the price, it is about what they offer in terms of a reading device. PDFs (textbooks) and comics favor a larger screen but apart from that smaller is better (for me that includes smartphones). I can do without a $300 Oasis and am not sure I would prefer it to my Voyage, or use it more than I’m using my Voyage.

Here are some features I would be looking for in a new Kindle (replacing Paperwhite or Voyage):
- improve Audible to include immersion reading
- add Plain Old TTS (alongside VoiceView) and ability to download additional voices
- 8GB
- Bluetooth
- new CPU/GPU same as Oasis, hence supporting Invert Black & White

I would like flush screen, light sensor, page buttons too but if they delivered the above for $120 Paperwhite and there seemed no prospect for a new Voyage, I’d probably get one.
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