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Old 09-28-2011, 02:42 PM   #76
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Unless the person in those pics of the non-touch has giant hands, that device is way too small for me to hold comfortably. The K2 has perfect dimensions, the K3 is a little small-ish for me (there's one in the house that I can use at will ), but that thing looks absolutely tiny!

Why can't they continue to make an ogre model? For us ogres?
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Old 09-28-2011, 02:47 PM   #77
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Why can't they continue to make an ogre model? For us ogres?
They do: the Kindle DX
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Old 09-28-2011, 02:48 PM   #78
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I wonder what's behind the decision to remove keyboard from the basic Kindle. Does it really cost $20 (the price difference from current "Kindle keyboard") to put a hardware keyboard? Or is it in order to make the Kindle look as small and casual as possible?
The Button Kindle is just a tad larger than the Sony 350.
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They do: the Kindle DX
I was kinda hoping for a happy medium.
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non touch version has buttons on the face AND on the sides in the same place as the keyboard version . you can see them in this picture
Dang, I'd have preferred a touch version with the side buttons. That's what I was really hoping for.
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Dang, I'd have preferred a touch version with the side buttons. That's what I was really hoping for.
This...I probably would buy the touch if it had side buttons. As is, still trying to decide between the $79 non-touch or the $99 keyboard.
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Old 09-28-2011, 02:53 PM   #83
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Is the basic Kindle meant to be just a device for reading fiction?
YES! That's what most readers do, read fiction. If your needs are different, choose another model. There are lots to choose from.

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Sounds like the Amazon Andriod market and the Google Market are going to be supported, so you could install the Dolphin browser if you want.

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Not sure about Google Market-I don't think Amazon even mentioned Google much beyond "Gmail" support.
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Old 09-28-2011, 02:57 PM   #85
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Dang, I'd have preferred a touch version with the side buttons. That's what I was really hoping for.
Same here. I'm not much for touch, but if it at least had the page turn buttons, I'd consider it. I mean, the choice between onscreen touch keyboard input and onscreen 5-way controlled keyboard input is a no-brainer for me. But unfortunately, both devices have deficiencies that are deal-breakers for me.
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Old 09-28-2011, 02:57 PM   #86
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On the current Kindle it's not too bad IMO (not ideal either but you knew that!) A lot depends on the layout size of the documents, but the Kindle interface for viewing in landscape and re-sizing is pretty good.

If your primary purpose for a reader is PDF, I think a color tablet would be better, here screen size matters. A $99 Touchpad would have been great deal.
Yes, but if it comes to that, my laptop is better. Someone just pointed me to this:
http://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/

I am going to give it a try.
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Not sure about Google Market-I don't think Amazon even mentioned Google much beyond "Gmail" support.
Hmm... thought they said Android Market... perhaps not.

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Same here. I'm not much for touch, but if it at least had the page turn buttons, I'd consider it. I mean, the choice between onscreen touch keyboard input and onscreen 5-way controlled keyboard input is a no-brainer for me. But neither device really meets my needs.
That's exactly my position, too. A touch with page turn buttons would have been significantly better. Luckily it appears that the "old" Kindles are going to continue to be available for the foreseeable future.
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Hmm... thought they said Android Market... perhaps not.

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No - definitely no Android Marketplace, just Amazon App Store.
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Where's the innovation? All I see is a bunch of copies of devices already existing on the market. I was hoping for something interesting like e-ink color display.

The only thing that caught my interest was the browser in the Kindle Fire:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...stripe_kf#silk
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Amazon Silk is a revolutionary, cloud-accelerated browser that uses a "split browser" architecture to leverage the computing speed and power of the Amazon Web Services cloud.
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