New "top of the line Kindle" details coming next week

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by Scarpad

Going out on a limb here what if they add alexa voice recognition ?

"Alexa annoy the other riders on the train by reading a book out-loud to me."

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by shanghaichica

I hope it's waterproof and larger like the kobo aura HD. I'd buy it.

I think you'd rather it be like the Kobo Aura H2O. Carta screen, very even front light, and waterproof.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Hopefully the Kindle will be as compelling as the T3.

The T3 wasn't compelling. It just was.

[booklover6]

Do a lot of people want Alexa on their black and white ereaders? I don't think I'd want that.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The T3 wasn't compelling. It just was.

Tell that to the people putting $1000 deposits on a $35K car they won't see for two years. $10B worth of orders in less than two days. No wonder Apple tried to buy them.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-new...rst-36-n550121

Or the people who pre-ordered a million Echos in two weeks:

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-i...ed-echo-2016-4

Some toys just click.

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The T3 wasn't compelling. It just was.

I've never seen an opinion be so wrong.

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Tell that to the people putting $1000 deposits on a $35K car they won't see for two years. $10B worth of orders in less than two days. No wonder Apple tried to buy them.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-new...rst-36-n550121

Or the people who pre-ordered a million Echos in two weeks:

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-i...ed-echo-2016-4

Some toys just click.

For many of them, that $1k deposit holds their spot for a $7.5K tax rebate after purchasing the car. It's not just the toy...

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Shane R

I've never seen an opinion be so wrong.

I think Jon's talking about the Sony PRS-T3 reader.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by booklover6

Do a lot of people want Alexa on their black and white ereaders? I don't think I'd want that.

TTS.
Audible book playback.
Voice controls.

Remember the lawsuits over Kindle accessibility to the blind?

Alexa on Kindle will sell, with or without Liquavista. Plus, this is for the premium model. Doesn't mean it'll replace the Voyage. They may be going to a four tier lineup.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I think Jon's talking about the Sony PRS-T3 reader.

A non-sequitor in an exchange over newly-announced toys, if so.

[barryem]

People complain about the high price of the Voyage but all the Kindles, Kobos and Nooks are high priced. True we don't have to pay a lot of money for them but for that savings we get stuck in their walled garden.

I'm a poor guy and I have to save a long time for my devices but I'd much prefer that they cost a lot more and could all read whatever books we happened to buy, and if they came from hardware manufacturers who had to compete with features and not with content. I wouldn't mind saving a little longer for that.

Barry

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by barryem

... but I'd much prefer that they cost a lot more and could all read whatever books we happened to buy, and if they came from hardware manufacturers who had to compete with features and not with content

Me too

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Marketing experts know how to play us!

Then they'd better get back to school and learn to play again. If your statement is true, I would have replaced my KPW1 (and many other devices) thrice over.

Choosing anything always goes the same with me:

1. I set a budget I wish to keep within +/- 10% or so, and scratch anything exceeding it.
2. From the remaining, I select the products that have the features I just *must* have.
3. From that selection, I select the products that have the features I'd like to have.
4. Then, I go by looks and/or price.

If I fail at step 2 (no products left within my budget), there are two choices:

1. I forget about acquiring this article, possibly forever Case in point: I'd really like a real rangefinder camera, but the only ones are the Leica's. Even the old 2006 M8 and 2007 M8-II often command prices north of €1500, and I'm not willing to pay that much; let alone the €4500 for a new M240.
2. I wait until prices drop, or save longer, or a new product appears, possibly waiting for years. Case in point: my Eizo monitor. I just wanted a ColorEdge or similar monitor as the replacement of my old, but very serviceable FlexScan, but the most CE-monitors offered WAY more than I needed, with stuff for creating video's and 3D stuff in special color spaces.... until about 1,5 to 2 years ago, when Eizo released a CE-monitor offering the 'basics' (basics as in professional color management terms that is), for half the price of previous CE-monitors. They 'coincidentally' cut all the 'crap' I didn't need, and kept everything I did want. It was the entree-level CE-monitor, but that still places it like two classes above any 'normal' monitor on the market.

I buy whatever I want, as close to 'perfect' (for me) as possible, and if no product gets close enough, I buy nothing. No marketing has ever managed to change my mind on that.

[Jason90]

Originally Posted by booklover6

Do a lot of people want Alexa on their black and white ereaders? I don't think I'd want that.

If Alexa on kindle results in TTS support then that would be interesting,not a sole reason to upgrade but nice .

That would mean it will need microphones and speakers though,which could also lead to many other possibilities.

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by barryem

People complain about the high price of the Voyage but all the Kindles, Kobos and Nooks are high priced. True we don't have to pay a lot of money for them but for that savings we get stuck in their walled garden.

Normally yes, but if you have the DeDRM-tools set up correctly, there's a huge hole in the walls.

To be honest, the DeDRM-tools and rapidly maturing Calibre between 2010 and 2011 pulled me over the line to try an e-reader again after I bought and sold my first one in 2007.