Five reasons why I love my Kindle Voyage ereader

JellyFish · 02-03-2015, 08:48 AM

A happy owner of the Kindle Voyage wrote a blog post about it.

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Amazon’s Kindle Voyage ereader has been out for a while now, and my initial reaction to it was not positive. Frankly, I thought it looked hideous with the new PagePress lines and dots on each side of the bezel. It also seemed too expensive for what it had to offer compared to earlier Kindles. But I could not have been more wrong about the Kindle Voyage and I’ll tell you why in this post.

http://jimlynch.com/computing/five-r...oyage-ereader/

badgoodDeb · 02-04-2015, 01:38 PM

Yay! I love my Kindle Voyage too. I usually have my nose in my Kindle for two hours every evening - so the improvement in the clarity means a lot to me, too.

miguel1626 · 02-05-2015, 07:08 AM

I wholeheartedly agree with all his points. The KV is the best Kindle I've ever used (and I've owned four). The price is really high, though, but well worth it for me.

HarryT · 02-05-2015, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by miguel1626

I wholeheartedly agree with all his points. The KV is the best Kindle I've ever used (and I've owned four). The price is really high, though, but well worth it for me.

Perhaps worth noting that the price is considerably lower than the earlier generations of Kindles. It costs half what the Kindle Keyboard did on its release, for example.

shalym · 02-05-2015, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps worth noting that the price is considerably lower than the earlier generations of Kindles. It costs half what the Kindle Keyboard did on its release, for example.

Hmmm...I ordered the Kindle Keyboard the day it was announced, and I only paid $139 for the wifi version. Was it that much more expensive in Europe? Or is the Voyage that much cheaper?

Shari

Atunah · 02-05-2015, 03:46 PM

I paid the bargain price of $359 for the K1 in 2008.

. It was initially 399.

I paid $189 for the keyboard in august 2010, but it was the 3G/wifi version, not the wifi only version. I got the wifi only with the Voyage.

Didn't the K2 cost $289? I skipped right over that one from K1 to K3 so I don't know anymore.

I wasn't really happy with my PW1 and I am very very happy with my Voyage.

For me as a voracious reader and someone that just wants the buttons to change pages, its worth it. The text clarity, the swiftness compared to my PW are also worth it.
Would I have loved to pay less? Sure. But it is what it is. I get a lot of work out of my kindles. My K1 still works by the way and so does my KK. I also have the last basic kindle with buttons. I just don't seem to like non lit kindles anymore for extended reading. I guess my eyes are going downhill.

I think its a matter what is important for one. I have never seen a PW2, but if the screen is better than the one on my PW1, I am sure its a nice device.
But I wanted page buttons again and now I have them again. So happy. This is what I wanted, a lighted kindle with page buttons and then some.

jbcohen · 02-05-2015, 04:33 PM

I think that each of us needs to attach a dollar amount to each of the refinements that amazon made in the voyage then add up all of the amounts and add perhaps $40 for the enjoyment of having something new then if that total goes over the cost of the new model then buy. The amounts are subjective so what is is enough for you will not necessarily be enough for me. At the moment my paperwhite is having some issues, although its not dead yet, so I am willing to settle for a tad less in refinements. I will wait and see what the 2015 model look like and make a judgement if its enough. If amazon takes the 2014 voyage and calls it the 2015 paper white, then upgrades the 2015 voyage to be better than the paperwhite I will probably buy the 2015 paperwhite. I like the refinements in the voyage, its just that I am not sure I am willing to pay that price for that item,charge me the paperwhite price for it and you got yourself a deal. The fact that my paperwhite is having issues sweetens the deal. This is all very subjective.

shanghaichica · 02-05-2015, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps worth noting that the price is considerably lower than the earlier generations of Kindles. It costs half what the Kindle Keyboard did on its release, for example.

My K3 was £109 and I bought it at launch. I just checked my order. I think my Sony PRS-300 (my first e-reader) cost about as much as my voyage does. However we have a lot more choice now. We don't have to pay £169 for an ereader we can buy a cheaper option so I can't really complain.

rcentros · 02-06-2015, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by shanghaichica

My K3 was £109 and I bought it at launch. I just checked my order. I think my Sony PRS-300 (my first e-reader) cost about as much as my voyage does. However we have a lot more choice now. We don't have to pay £169 for an ereader we can buy a cheaper option so I can't really complain.

Not only that, but Bezos made a point of the fact that Amazon started subsidizing Kindles to get you buying from Amazon. If Barnes & Noble was still churning out new versions of their eReaders, I'm guessing the price of the new Kindles would have been cheaper this last round.

HarryT · 02-06-2015, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by shalym

Hmmm...I ordered the Kindle Keyboard the day it was announced, and I only paid $139 for the wifi version. Was it that much more expensive in Europe? Or is the Voyage that much cheaper?

Shari

Perhaps I'm getting mixed up? Was it the K1 that cost $399? That's the figure I had in mind.

badgoodDeb · 02-06-2015, 12:49 PM

Yeah, the K1 came out at $399, though a post or two back (or in another thread where the same discussion is occurring?) somebody got it for $349 when it had a discount of some sort applied.

krazy4katz · 02-06-2015, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps I'm getting mixed up? Was it the K1 that cost $399? That's the figure I had in mind.

Yup. Paid $399 for my K1. Now I feel sad about it. I wish I could use it for something. It still works.

shalym · 02-07-2015, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps I'm getting mixed up? Was it the K1 that cost $399? That's the figure I had in mind.

Yes--as others have said, it was the K1 that cost $399 when it first came out.

Shari

badgoodDeb · 02-07-2015, 02:22 PM

I passed mine down to my Mum. It still works, but only barely. She has passed it down to another friend.

zebradude · 02-07-2015, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps I'm getting mixed up? Was it the K1 that cost $399? That's the figure I had in mind.

I just looked up my order for my K1 I bought mine in april 2008 and it was 399.00

02-05-2015, 03:46 PM	#6
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I paid the bargain price of $359 for the K1 in 2008. . It was initially 399. I paid $189 for the keyboard in august 2010, but it was the 3G/wifi version, not the wifi only version. I got the wifi only with the Voyage. Didn't the K2 cost $289? I skipped right over that one from K1 to K3 so I don't know anymore. I wasn't really happy with my PW1 and I am very very happy with my Voyage. For me as a voracious reader and someone that just wants the buttons to change pages, its worth it. The text clarity, the swiftness compared to my PW are also worth it. Would I have loved to pay less? Sure. But it is what it is. I get a lot of work out of my kindles. My K1 still works by the way and so does my KK. I also have the last basic kindle with buttons. I just don't seem to like non lit kindles anymore for extended reading. I guess my eyes are going downhill. I think its a matter what is important for one. I have never seen a PW2, but if the screen is better than the one on my PW1, I am sure its a nice device. But I wanted page buttons again and now I have them again. So happy. This is what I wanted, a lighted kindle with page buttons and then some. Last edited by Atunah; 02-05-2015 at 03:48 PM.

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02-04-2015, 01:38 PM	#2
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,550 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Yay! I love my Kindle Voyage too. I usually have my nose in my Kindle for two hours every evening - so the improvement in the clarity means a lot to me, too.

02-05-2015, 07:08 AM	#3
miguel1626 Great Old One Posts: 189 Karma: 998538 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: L1 Orbit Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro, iPhone 8 Plus	I wholeheartedly agree with all his points. The KV is the best Kindle I've ever used (and I've owned four). The price is really high, though, but well worth it for me.

02-05-2015, 04:33 PM	#7
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	I think that each of us needs to attach a dollar amount to each of the refinements that amazon made in the voyage then add up all of the amounts and add perhaps $40 for the enjoyment of having something new then if that total goes over the cost of the new model then buy. The amounts are subjective so what is is enough for you will not necessarily be enough for me. At the moment my paperwhite is having some issues, although its not dead yet, so I am willing to settle for a tad less in refinements. I will wait and see what the 2015 model look like and make a judgement if its enough. If amazon takes the 2014 voyage and calls it the 2015 paper white, then upgrades the 2015 voyage to be better than the paperwhite I will probably buy the 2015 paperwhite. I like the refinements in the voyage, its just that I am not sure I am willing to pay that price for that item,charge me the paperwhite price for it and you got yourself a deal. The fact that my paperwhite is having issues sweetens the deal. This is all very subjective.

02-06-2015, 12:49 PM	#11
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,550 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Yeah, the K1 came out at $399, though a post or two back (or in another thread where the same discussion is occurring?) somebody got it for $349 when it had a discount of some sort applied.

02-07-2015, 02:22 PM	#14
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,550 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I passed mine down to my Mum. It still works, but only barely. She has passed it down to another friend.