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darthjoey · 05-17-2010, 09:01 PM

My opinion on 2.5 Update. I got it on May 13th, and I rather enjoy it.

Collections:
I greatly enjoy the collections feature. I had 60 something pages of books/manga on my home page. I now have 2. It took a bit of time when I went through every book individually to add it to a collection, but I've realized that adding the books from the collection itself was much faster. Also, I have fun collection names, like POKEMON! Gotta Catch Em All and The Opiate of the Masses.

PDF Pan and Zoom: I find this to be a bit of a bust, but all my pdfs have really dense text.

Password Protection: Haven't tried it yet, as I'm the only person who uses my Kindle.

More Fonts & Improved Clarity: Those font sizes are huge. I've used them to make my bookmarks more precise as they tend to have one location per page. Also, I can't tell any difference in sharpness since I like the UFH.

Facebook & Twitter Posts: This is rather lame. I understand the idea, but all my friends already know I have a kindle. It also just makes a link my status update, not my highlight like "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

Other Changes Menus have changed, and I think the Internet browser loads things better. I dislike how I can't sort my items by books, pdfs, subscriptions anymore.

Popular Highlights: This is lame because it only does it for *.azw files that you buy from Amazon. Converted personal docs don't do it.

All in all, I'm happy for this update, but only due to the Collections feature. I had probably too many books. Also, once it gets hacked, I'll probably fully love it again. And no, I do not have the bin.

05-17-2010, 09:01 PM	#25
darthjoey Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 322 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle 2 - International	My opinion on 2.5 Update. I got it on May 13th, and I rather enjoy it. Collections: I greatly enjoy the collections feature. I had 60 something pages of books/manga on my home page. I now have 2. It took a bit of time when I went through every book individually to add it to a collection, but I've realized that adding the books from the collection itself was much faster. Also, I have fun collection names, like POKEMON! Gotta Catch Em All and The Opiate of the Masses. PDF Pan and Zoom: I find this to be a bit of a bust, but all my pdfs have really dense text. Password Protection: Haven't tried it yet, as I'm the only person who uses my Kindle. More Fonts & Improved Clarity: Those font sizes are huge. I've used them to make my bookmarks more precise as they tend to have one location per page. Also, I can't tell any difference in sharpness since I like the UFH. Facebook & Twitter Posts: This is rather lame. I understand the idea, but all my friends already know I have a kindle. It also just makes a link my status update, not my highlight like "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Other Changes Menus have changed, and I think the Internet browser loads things better. I dislike how I can't sort my items by books, pdfs, subscriptions anymore. Popular Highlights: This is lame because it only does it for *.azw files that you buy from Amazon. Converted personal docs don't do it. All in all, I'm happy for this update, but only due to the Collections feature. I had probably too many books. Also, once it gets hacked, I'll probably fully love it again. And no, I do not have the bin.