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			It's been a while since my K3 days, so I forgotten about the indexing process.  Turning pages definitely isn't as smooth as it is on my Kobos, there's a slight flashing with every page turn.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Type random letters in the search bar.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			The sole purpose of the "random" string is to prevent it from returning any actual search results. You can of course use any search string you wish - the "random" stuff simply prevents you from having to skip over genuine search results to see the information of interest (whether or not any books are unindexed).
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			I used to think the same thing about textbooks being ineffective on electronic devices. Until the iPad Pro 12.9 and a stylus.  I saw the DPTS1 and oh boy is it slow. The reason why the iPad is sooo effective is because it is absolutely fast. Like 0 lag time.  I can flip through 2 to 4 books in seconds, highlight, type or write notes just like the Sony DPTS1 but about 10 times faster, even more in some cases.  Also my iPad with 128 gb cost $940, probably cheaper today. The Sony $600.  I will say thay 12 oz vs 24 oz is a big difference but my iPad does a boatload more. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	The new basic kindle really missed the boat with not supporting audible. I noticed that my overdrive library has waaay more audible books that ebooks. Hopefully amazon will add audible in the future. Quote: 
	
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			They didn't "miss the boat" at all. They'll happily sell you a Fire for audiobooks. For many years it's been the Fire range that provides audio support.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			A $50 fire is cheaper than the basic kindle anyway
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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