MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Kindle DX, No Online Notes and Highlights?

bobnoxious · 07-15-2009, 05:19 PM

I tried to search for this in the threads but didn't get any hits. But, is anyone with a Kindle DX able to access their notes and highlights online? It does not appear that it works with DX, at least on my account. It used to work great with my Kindle 2. Can someone else try to confirm this for me? Why would they drop this feature for the DX?

On a side note, I have to admit that I really loved the Kindle 2 but now have a number of mixed emotions about the DX. I really hope that amazon updates the firmware to take care of a bunch of it problems. Here is my list:

1) No notes or highlights for PDFs. This is just unacceptable and needs to be updated.

X) In books that include references, there is often a hyperlink that goes to the back of the book. If I click on these I can't get back to the page I was reading with the prev page button. This is a nightmare if you are reading a long book. [EDIT: problem solved, my error- thanks daffy]

3) Folders!!! What a nightmare not having simple folders to manage documents on the kindle.

4) Text to speech function. Is this allowed on any books anymore for the DX? Certainly not for any of my recent purchases. Anyone know a hack? If I remove the DRM from my books will it allow me to do this? [EDIT: Just checked this and removing the DRM does not allow for text-to-speech.]

5) Online notes and highlights, anyone?

6) Simple zoom, say fixed increase/decrease 5% for PDFs. The kindle does not always delete the margins very well. This simple function would be helpful. Perhaps if they enable text functions you could use the cursor to anchor where the enlargement occurs.

X) Homescreen sort by name, title, date added, not just by activity. This automatic sorting by last activity makes sorting through a lot of documents even more frustrating then it has to be. [EDIT: problem solved, my error - thanks daffy]

7) And I will admit it is a little awkward to hold as compared to the Kindle 2.

With all that said, I still enjoy the device but my experience could be much improved with some firmware updates on the part of amazon. And I anticipate without those I will be quickly switching to another a large format reader as soon as they become available.

07-15-2009, 05:19 PM	#1
bobnoxious Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: none	Kindle DX, No Online Notes and Highlights? I tried to search for this in the threads but didn't get any hits. But, is anyone with a Kindle DX able to access their notes and highlights online? It does not appear that it works with DX, at least on my account. It used to work great with my Kindle 2. Can someone else try to confirm this for me? Why would they drop this feature for the DX? On a side note, I have to admit that I really loved the Kindle 2 but now have a number of mixed emotions about the DX. I really hope that amazon updates the firmware to take care of a bunch of it problems. Here is my list: 1) No notes or highlights for PDFs. This is just unacceptable and needs to be updated. X) In books that include references, there is often a hyperlink that goes to the back of the book. If I click on these I can't get back to the page I was reading with the prev page button. This is a nightmare if you are reading a long book. [EDIT: problem solved, my error- thanks daffy] 3) Folders!!! What a nightmare not having simple folders to manage documents on the kindle. 4) Text to speech function. Is this allowed on any books anymore for the DX? Certainly not for any of my recent purchases. Anyone know a hack? If I remove the DRM from my books will it allow me to do this? [EDIT: Just checked this and removing the DRM does not allow for text-to-speech.] 5) Online notes and highlights, anyone? 6) Simple zoom, say fixed increase/decrease 5% for PDFs. The kindle does not always delete the margins very well. This simple function would be helpful. Perhaps if they enable text functions you could use the cursor to anchor where the enlargement occurs. X) Homescreen sort by name, title, date added, not just by activity. This automatic sorting by last activity makes sorting through a lot of documents even more frustrating then it has to be. [EDIT: problem solved, my error - thanks daffy] 7) And I will admit it is a little awkward to hold as compared to the Kindle 2. With all that said, I still enjoy the device but my experience could be much improved with some firmware updates on the part of amazon. And I anticipate without those I will be quickly switching to another a large format reader as soon as they become available. Last edited by bobnoxious; 07-15-2009 at 05:50 PM.