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Old 09-05-2013, 05:20 AM   #181
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There's a video on YouTube that explains the new Paperwhite in more detail:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa-Mwi_rS1U
Waiting for an ad with Anna Zielinski..
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Old 09-05-2013, 07:50 AM   #182
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I love my existing PW and I don't think it's time for upgrade yet. I hope Amazon will release a firmware upgrade for current paperwhites to integrate goodreads and other features.
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Old 09-05-2013, 08:12 AM   #183
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I hope Amazon will release a firmware upgrade for current paperwhites to integrate goodreads and other features.
Almost without a doubt they will, if past experience is anything to go by. The Touch got a firmware upgrade to give it the same UI that the PW has, for example. Amazon are pretty good at upgrading older devices.
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Old 09-05-2013, 08:24 AM   #184
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The Carta display, used in the new Kindle Paperwhite, has an 50% improvement in contrast ratio.

"Amazon has selected the Carta display for its new Kindle Paperwhite eReader, the first eReader to use the new display."

Here the Eink Press Release:

http://www.eink.com/press_releases/e...ta_090313.html
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Old 09-05-2013, 08:25 AM   #185
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Almost without a doubt they will, if past experience is anything to go by. The Touch got a firmware upgrade to give it the same UI that the PW has, for example. Amazon are pretty good at upgrading older devices.
As long as that device isn't a DX
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Old 09-05-2013, 08:30 AM   #186
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As long as that device isn't a DX
The Kindle 2 (which is what the DX is) is way past any reasonable expectation of upgrades. There comes a point at which any device goes out of support.

It was pretty amazing that Amazon added KF8 support to the K3. I certainly didn't expect that.
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Old 09-05-2013, 08:38 AM   #187
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I've just pre-ordered one. I was going to wait for a decent review of both the PW2 and the Aura before deciding; but fate stepped in. I received an early birthday gift of a £50 Amazon voucher. Made the decision for me
Besides which I can always return it if I decide its not for me.
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Old 09-05-2013, 09:20 AM   #188
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Forget the Aura with the old Ink Pearl display!
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Old 09-05-2013, 09:33 AM   #189
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You can count on my review after all. I just couldn't resist, darn it!
I'll be counting on your review too, xendula! As I was telling you earlier I'm going to hold out for now. Yours is the only review I can probably trust since we both have that unfortunate color hue issue. lol. Here's hoping it's perfect!
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Old 09-05-2013, 09:39 AM   #190
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Forget the Aura with the old Ink Pearl display!
I want the Aura with the Pearl display. Yes the new display for the PW is intriguing. May have to get one at some point. But the 2gb storage is very disappointing.
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Old 09-05-2013, 09:50 AM   #191
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Old 09-05-2013, 09:54 AM   #192
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Thanks for that. There is one part of the review that slightly puzzles me:

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... there's a new scan feature that will let you effectively flick through the book with it losing track of where you've read to.
Is this supposed to be a benefit?
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Old 09-05-2013, 10:06 AM   #193
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For Japan:
Wi-Fi: ¥9,980 (about USD$100) shipping Oct 22 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00CTUMNAO
3G: ¥14,980 (USD$150) shipping Nov 12 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00CTUMMD2

Like the CNet review mentions, the new PW as advertised on Amazon Japan has 4GB of RAM. Even the bullet list on Amazon's top page is different. US: Contrast/Light/CPU. Japan: Contrast/CPU/Memory. I guess you could argue that Japanese ebook files are larger so you need more room to fit the same number of books...?

Looks like Amazon is still strongly pushing prices painfully low to further jump-start the Japanese ebook market. At that price I'd be surprised if they're making any profit on the hardware at all. (And before you ask, they specifically say they're only shipping them domestically; Amazon's smart enough not to slit their own throat.)

The new 3G PW is not far behind the US release date. But like last year's model, the 3G is for Japan only, unlike the US 3G which works everywhere including Japan.

TBH I'd waffle a lot more if it didn't have the RAM boost, but I just pre-ordered the Wi-Fi model to replace my old Wi-Fi PW.

I must support our domestic ebook market! Yes, that's the reason...
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Old 09-05-2013, 10:23 AM   #194
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Thanks for that. There is one part of the review that slightly puzzles me:

... there's a new scan feature that will let you effectively flick through the book with it losing track of where you've read to.


Is this supposed to be a benefit?
Harry, that is the new "Page Flip" that is touted on the Kindle product page.
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I think it is suppose to be "withOUT it losing track..." ?
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