next kindle software update

newday07 · 02-14-2016, 11:20 AM

Hi

what are the things you would like to find on the next kindle update?

there's a discussion on the kindle amazon forum http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle/r...x3T8X934WIH4HN

what are the differences between kindle software and kobo or tolino for ex?

snoeki · 02-14-2016, 01:14 PM

My wish list:

1) Folder structure and the option to use folders in folders and the possibility to use Window's explorer to drag and drop books

2) Adjusting my home screen to my needs. Now I just turned it off with the most recent firmware

3) I would like to use epub because I prefer this over mobi or azw3. At the moment I convert only epub to mobi (I can use azw3, but the fonts are not always changing with this extension, perhaps due to errors in the original epub)

eschwartz · 02-14-2016, 04:01 PM

1) Folder structure isn't very useful compared to collections.
Although there is a definite use for managing collections via the desktop. Speaking of which, have you seen Ixtab's Collections Manager (kindlet), or barsanuphe's LibrarianSync (KUAL extension)? They even integrate into calibre.

2) What exactly do you mean by that? Aren't you adjusting it to suit your needs right now, by turning off a feature you dislike?

3) Lots and lots of people successfully convert EPUB to AZW3 and preserver their fonts.
MOBI on the other hand does not support embedded fonts at all.
You can try our Fonts hack, or ask in the calibre forums why your fonts aren't converting, but I highly doubt Amazon would have gone to all the effort of developing the mobipocket formats if they were going to then ditch it for EPUB.

rashkae · 02-14-2016, 07:11 PM

It's fun the accuse Amazon of trying to build device lock in with file format. But the real problem with Epub is the complete lack of real standardization.

There is no way Amazon is going to license software from, or bow to limitation from Adobe. And for this, I applaud them. That's a big reason why Amazon software is always so far ahead of the competition. However, if Amazon were ever to indicate support for epub in any way, they would be flooded with customer complaints that they bought an "epub" from (Kobo, B&N, Apple, Google any number of other e-book retail operation that sells Adobe DRM'ed books.) and could not load on their Kindle.

Knightreader33 · 02-14-2016, 07:17 PM

How about reading statistics? Can't believe this isn't a feature already for personal documents. Would love to see my accumulated reading time and time spent reading each day.

eschwartz · 02-14-2016, 07:30 PM

And I and many others consider that to be worthless information and a tragic waste of even a single processing cycle, let alone many cycles.

Ultimately, Amazon adds features they think will sell more Kindles.

badgoodDeb · 02-15-2016, 04:42 PM

I'll go add my wish to have the book-length dots returned! (Not that I've gotten the update that removes them yet, but I'll miss them when it gets to me.) Or at least, book-length before I even open the book, displayed to me in SOME format.

JSWolf · 02-15-2016, 05:56 PM

I would go with user configurable margins & line-height as well as the ability for users to side-load fonts and an advanced font control to allow changing the weight of fonts. Might as well go for more font sizes as well.

copyrite · 02-15-2016, 06:53 PM

A return of the dots!

newday07 · 02-15-2016, 09:00 PM

I don't understand why we can't switch off the light completely??

jscris · 02-15-2016, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I would go with user configurable margins & line-height as well as the ability for users to side-load fonts and an advanced font control to allow changing the weight of fonts. Might as well go for more font sizes as well.

to all that as well as return of the dots, bold titles in list view, screensaver personalization and nightmode.

Hardware is off-topic, but I'd love a remote for page turning with the next Voyage.

Tarana · 02-15-2016, 11:50 PM

I would go with more font sizes. It goes from sortof larger to huge and I need something in between. Whatever happened to the gradual increase?

marrco · 02-16-2016, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarana

I would go with more font sizes. It goes from sortof larger to huge and I need something in between. Whatever happened to the gradual increase?

font_ramp still works fine on 5.7.2.1 for azw3 books, so you can define your sizes.

el_topo50 · 02-17-2016, 03:14 PM

- Dots, but still keeping percentage (best of two worlds hehehehe), or the option to choose between them
- Togle to turn the front light off
- Would REALLY like more font options (customs, size, weight, etc) and deeper margins and line spacing controls, like in Kobo or Koreader
- Option to reset the auto bright settings in Kindle Voyage.
- Personal screensavers
Practically everything we can do nowadays thanks to jailbreak and koreader gods!

And last, but not least, regarding Kindle Touch: native TTS in Spanish!

Oh, well, one can dream, right?

newday07 · 02-20-2016, 05:30 AM

Where I can find a kindle software update history?

02-14-2016, 11:20 AM	#1
newday07 Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: kindle paperwhite 3	next kindle software update Hi what are the things you would like to find on the next kindle update? there's a discussion on the kindle amazon forum http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle/r...x3T8X934WIH4HN what are the differences between kindle software and kobo or tolino for ex?

02-20-2016, 05:30 AM	#15
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02-14-2016, 01:14 PM	#2
snoeki Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2030818 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2 & Kobo glo hd	My wish list: 1) Folder structure and the option to use folders in folders and the possibility to use Window's explorer to drag and drop books 2) Adjusting my home screen to my needs. Now I just turned it off with the most recent firmware 3) I would like to use epub because I prefer this over mobi or azw3. At the moment I convert only epub to mobi (I can use azw3, but the fonts are not always changing with this extension, perhaps due to errors in the original epub)

02-14-2016, 04:01 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	1) Folder structure isn't very useful compared to collections. Although there is a definite use for managing collections via the desktop. Speaking of which, have you seen Ixtab's Collections Manager (kindlet), or barsanuphe's LibrarianSync (KUAL extension)? They even integrate into calibre. 2) What exactly do you mean by that? Aren't you adjusting it to suit your needs right now, by turning off a feature you dislike? 3) Lots and lots of people successfully convert EPUB to AZW3 and preserver their fonts. MOBI on the other hand does not support embedded fonts at all. You can try our Fonts hack, or ask in the calibre forums why your fonts aren't converting, but I highly doubt Amazon would have gone to all the effort of developing the mobipocket formats if they were going to then ditch it for EPUB.

02-14-2016, 07:11 PM	#4
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,274 Karma: 5935030 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	It's fun the accuse Amazon of trying to build device lock in with file format. But the real problem with Epub is the complete lack of real standardization. There is no way Amazon is going to license software from, or bow to limitation from Adobe. And for this, I applaud them. That's a big reason why Amazon software is always so far ahead of the competition. However, if Amazon were ever to indicate support for epub in any way, they would be flooded with customer complaints that they bought an "epub" from (Kobo, B&N, Apple, Google any number of other e-book retail operation that sells Adobe DRM'ed books.) and could not load on their Kindle.

02-14-2016, 07:17 PM	#5
Knightreader33 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 915 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: kindle	How about reading statistics? Can't believe this isn't a feature already for personal documents. Would love to see my accumulated reading time and time spent reading each day.

02-14-2016, 07:30 PM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	And I and many others consider that to be worthless information and a tragic waste of even a single processing cycle, let alone many cycles. Ultimately, Amazon adds features they think will sell more Kindles.

02-15-2016, 04:42 PM	#7
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,548 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I'll go add my wish to have the book-length dots returned! (Not that I've gotten the update that removes them yet, but I'll miss them when it gets to me.) Or at least, book-length before I even open the book, displayed to me in SOME format.

02-15-2016, 05:56 PM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,657 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I would go with user configurable margins & line-height as well as the ability for users to side-load fonts and an advanced font control to allow changing the weight of fonts. Might as well go for more font sizes as well.

02-15-2016, 06:53 PM	#9
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,837 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	A return of the dots!

02-15-2016, 09:00 PM	#10
newday07 Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: kindle paperwhite 3	I don't understand why we can't switch off the light completely??

02-15-2016, 11:50 PM	#12
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,037 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I would go with more font sizes. It goes from sortof larger to huge and I need something in between. Whatever happened to the gradual increase?

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02-17-2016, 03:14 PM	#14
el_topo50 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 647162 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle Voyage (5.7.2.1. JB)	- Dots, but still keeping percentage (best of two worlds hehehehe), or the option to choose between them - Togle to turn the front light off - Would REALLY like more font options (customs, size, weight, etc) and deeper margins and line spacing controls, like in Kobo or Koreader - Option to reset the auto bright settings in Kindle Voyage. - Personal screensavers Practically everything we can do nowadays thanks to jailbreak and koreader gods! And last, but not least, regarding Kindle Touch: native TTS in Spanish! Oh, well, one can dream, right?