Will you be getting the new Kindle Oasis?

[Jason90]

Originally Posted by Phogg

Amazon is a business.

Products it produces just have to sell to enough of the market to be profitable, the same as any other business. You expand product markets by finding niches and filling them.

A lot of us (including me, but not a majority) want water resistant readers for outdoors. Amazon looked at the competition already filling that niche, and decided to go after the market for lightweight ergonomic readers first. There isn't competition for that sector yet, nobody was filling it.


Do you get it now?

Being lighweight and waterproof are not mutuallyexclusive, amazon skimped out on features for maximum profit,i won't support those kind of decisions.

[shalym]

Originally Posted by Jason90

Seems more like you are trying to justify your potential purchase of the device than anything.

Actually, I'm not trying to justify anything. I'm simply pointing out that you seem more concerned about making sure that other people feel the same way that you do than you do about anything else. Why else would you have suggested a poll in the first place? The only reason I can see is that you feel it will somehow justify you not liking the device.

The other thing that I'm questioning is why in the world you feel as if you need to lead some sort of revolt against Amazon because they made *one device* that you don't like.

Shari

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Jason90

I haven't trashed any amazon ereader until this one actually and im not anti-amazon or have a bias against them

You obviously missed my "the voices change" part. That's OK. Clearly you're only interested in what you want people to be saying instead of what they actually are. Carry on. I'll not interrupt your conversation with yourself again.

[JSWolf]

The best way to get an Oasis for those in the US is to find a shop in Canada that will ship to the US and charge in Canadian dollars. The exchange rate is good for the US.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Jason90

I haven't trashed any amazon ereader until this one actually and im not anti-amazon or have a bias against them,i told you before this poll it wasn't just me who wasn't into the Oasis,i said someone make a poll and see if this device has been met with positive applause or not,i was right by 4to1 and your still going on...

This is not what people wanted from a new top of the line ereader,not to say it in itself is a terrible product but amazon have missed the ball on this one.

Your being the vocal minority not 'us'

Um hi.
I answered no. BUT. I did not answer no because it is a terrible product or because it doesn't have the features. For what it is, it looks good. It is just I have no need for this product at this time.
Several reasons people would answer no.
It might be the cost.
It may be not what one needs.
It might be they don't want a divorce. (Honey, you have enough devices.)
It might be revamping a kitchen and am sinking money into that.
Heck, it might be all of the above.
Or it could be plumbers and dryers are not cheap.

[Eagle Reader]

My response was "maybe". No, I am not in the market for a new kindle now. I like my PW2 and for the most part it suits my needs just fine. At this point, I don't feel the need to spend on the order of $300 for the Oasis, not when a PW3 or perhaps a Voyage would suit me just fine. However, you never know, I might decide at some point in the future that I might really like a lighter kindle and therefore might spring for the Oasis.

[treadlightly]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The best way to get an Oasis for those in the US is to find a shop in Canada that will ship to the US and charge in Canadian dollars. The exchange rate is good for the US.

I don't think you'd come out ahead in that deal. The price difference is all exchange rate.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Well I'm only 58, so still a while to go before hitting the 80's, but I already have trouble holding thin objects. I do have arthritis, and not all elderly people will have that issue. I do think the "thinner is better" philosophy with ereader, tablet, and phone makers has gone too far. If the device is too thin to grasp comfortably, then even if it only weighs 1 ounce it will still be unholdable for those with that issue. So no I think the market for the Oasis is more directed at the younger, trendier crowd.

Hmm. I'm 59, with beginning arthritis issues. The point of the Oasis is that the place you hold it IS thicker. You don't hold onto the thinner part. And it is counter balanced so that the weight is there at the holding edge, and it balances in your hand. That seems like a good thing; less gripping required. Oh, and real buttons might be usable with any portion of the thumb (side, tip, etc) rather than just the fingertip that the haptic buttons require.

As to "nobody wants it" .... if you look at the poll in this thread, it is still staying at 25% of us, who might get one. That's not at all a bad percentage, for a high end device!

[odamizu]

I'm actually pleasantly surprised by the poll results. With all the negative comments about the Oasis, I was afraid I was in a teeny-tiny minority wanting one. At the moment it's about 23% in the "probably-definitely yes" camp, which to me is good company.

With 4 Kindle models being offered (yes! choice is good!) I'm not sure any model would have a majority behind it. I rather guess that's the whole point of offering 4 models — each to fit different needs.

If I were to make a wild, totally unsubstantiated guess, I would throw out:

Kindle (basic): 30%
Paperwhite: 35%
Voyage: 20%
Oasis: 15%

I don't think Amazon's goal was to have everyone dump their basic Kindles, Paperwhites and Voyages and buy an Oasis. That's just silly.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by odamizu

I'm actually pleasantly surprised by the poll results. With all the negative comments about the Oasis, I was afraid I was in a teeny-tiny minority wanting one. At the moment it's about 23% in the "probably-definitely yes" camp, which to me is good company.

With 4 Kindle models being offered (yes! choice is good!) I'm not sure any model would have a majority behind it. I rather guess that's the whole point of offering 4 models — each to fit different needs.

If I were to make a wild, totally unsubstantiated guess, I would throw out:

Kindle (basic): 30%
Paperwhite: 35%
Voyage: 20%
Oasis: 15%

I don't think Amazon's goal was to have everyone dump their basic Kindles, Paperwhites and Voyages and buy an Oasis. That's just silly.

No, you are not alone by a long shot.
It is just the crab in a bucket on the negative comments.

[aceflor]

As I said, I won't get it, but I wish long happy reading hours to all the new Oasis owners. Please tell us your first impressions when you receive it !

[badgoodDeb]

The other thread is saying that "Wine" color (or whatever that color is named) pre-orders are estimated to ship on Sept 2 now. Wowwwww. I guess I might as well wait before I order, because that's the only color worth having.

(Oh yeah, burgundy, isn't it?)

[SCION]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

The other thread is saying that "Wine" color (or whatever that color is named) pre-orders are estimated to ship on Sept 2 now. Wowwwww. I guess I might as well wait before I order, because that's the only color worth having.

(Oh yeah, burgundy, isn't it?)

Had to check for myself.

[Zilov]

Originally Posted by photon17

I like page turn buttons.

Me too. But it is no sense to pay $290 for the buttons. :-) As for separated batteries and mandatory cover I think it is strange idea.

[Yolina]

Originally Posted by aceflor

Please tell us your first impressions when you receive it !

Let's hope Amazon haven't messed up the lighting (The Great PW1 Disaster) and don't have covers that kill the Kindles (The K3 Covers Fiasco)