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Old 09-06-2012, 04:39 PM   #16
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I like the Text to Speech feature. I use it when I'm driving. If I don't have a podcast loaded up, I always have an e-book that I can listen to via TTS. It does take some getting used to, some people never wind up being able to tolerate it.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:48 PM   #17
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I'm ambivalent. I love my k3 and physical page turn buttons.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:53 PM   #18
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Too early to tell. The Paperwhite appears to have a layered capacitive touchscreen (rather than IR). That is the same concept that produces significantly less contrast and increased glare in some readers. I'm waiting for reviews and some hands-on reports here.
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Old 09-06-2012, 05:04 PM   #19
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Too early to tell. The Paperwhite appears to have a layered capacitive touchscreen (rather than IR). That is the same concept that produces significantly less contrast and increased glare in some readers. I'm waiting for reviews and some hands-on reports here.
This. I'm afraid they traded the good readability in sunlight for better readability in dim lighting.
But in theory I like both the HD screen and the built in light.
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Old 09-06-2012, 05:09 PM   #20
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Old 09-06-2012, 05:12 PM   #21
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On another note, there is still no support of ePub. That is dissapointing.
Amazon is never going to support epub.

For the most part I really like the new Kindles. I never use TTS on my Kindle Keyboard so I won't miss that. However, they have cut the storage from 4GB to 2GB. But I'm stoked about the integrated light.
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Old 09-06-2012, 06:04 PM   #22
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This. I'm afraid they traded the good readability in sunlight for better readability in dim lighting.
But in theory I like both the HD screen and the built in light.
The Nook Glowlight looks fine in sunlight (though the page turns get wonky from the heat)so I don't know why the kindles wouldn't look just as good or better.
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Old 09-06-2012, 06:05 PM   #23
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The "reading time" thing is nifty but I hope it can be turned off. It would only stress me out and make me want to read faster, to "beat" it. When the GPS tells me how long it's going to take to get to my destination, it makes me speed up and try to get there faster. I don't need to feel competitive when I'm reading.

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Old 09-06-2012, 06:06 PM   #24
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These look like really nice devices, but without support for epub they're just not that interesting. No matter how attractive the mall is down the street, I don't want to be forced to shop only there (unless, that is, I want to take some circuitous route through a shit-filled sewer to get to another store).
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These look like really nice devices, but without support for epub they're just not that interesting. No matter how attractive the mall is down the street, I don't want to be forced to shop only there (unless, that is, I want to take some circuitous route through a shit-filled sewer to get to another store).
Oh man. I think you just called our beloved Apprentice Alf a shit-filled sewer!

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Old 09-06-2012, 06:16 PM   #26
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I like the new e-ink Kindles but probably not enough to buy a new one to supplant/supplement the one I already have. I'd also like to find out how durable the new ones are, after reading anecdotal reports of Nook GlowLights developing "hotspots" of bright light.

Haven't made up my mind about jumping into the Fire.
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Old 09-06-2012, 06:18 PM   #27
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I'm curious what the UI is like...hopefully there's more to it than just text..
It has covers! They took the idea from the KF they said and we will be able sort through the library with covers now on the PW.
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Too early to tell. The Paperwhite appears to have a layered capacitive touchscreen (rather than IR). That is the same concept that produces significantly less contrast and increased glare in some readers. I'm waiting for reviews and some hands-on reports here.
It remains to be seen of course, but capacitive screens are different from the resistive screens used on the old Sonys. Tablets and smartphones have capacitives screens and don't the problems the Sony had.

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This. I'm afraid they traded the good readability in sunlight for better readability in dim lighting.
But in theory I like both the HD screen and the built in light.
I am curious how well the lighting will work, and if there will be tradeoffs.
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Old 09-06-2012, 06:19 PM   #29
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These look like really nice devices, but without support for epub they're just not that interesting. No matter how attractive the mall is down the street, I don't want to be forced to shop only there (unless, that is, I want to take some circuitous route through a shit-filled sewer to get to another store).
You can shop at places other than Amazon, you know.
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I love the Paperwhite. I agree with the poster that time left would probably bug me so I hope I can turn it off.

I know alot are going miss the TTS and Audio. It only has 2GB of storage so some are going to have to move their books to the Cloud.

The NK4 bezel makes me want one. I don't know about the better text. I'll believe that when I see it. The more font choices are nice.

I'm getting a Paperwhite for sure.
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