If Kindle 4 comes out, will Amazon allows Kindle 3 owners to make exchanges?

[ucfgrad93]

I like the keyboard as well. I like being able to type out quick notes or annotations on the books I'm reading for my classes.

[jimh12345]

I prefer a keyboard too and I think the one on the K3 is ideal. But I fear Amazon will follow the herd on this one and go to touch-screen.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by HarryT

For me, the physical keyboard is one of the most significant strengths of the Kindle, because I use mine a lot for proof-reading the eBooks I create, and use the keyboard extensively to make notes on the errors I find.

Ditto. I don't have to exit the book, bring up an onscreen keyboard, or any of that hooey. I just start typing a note for the correction that needs to be made, save, and keep right on proofing.

For that reason alone, I hope they always keep a Kindle with a real keyboard in their stable. As far as touch goes, as long as I don't have to use it for anything I currently do with the Kindle... I'm cool with it.

[sonyreaderfan]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If the K3 is within the return period, of course Amazon will take it back.

My experience was great. I bought a K2 and a couple of weeks later the K3 was announced (available for pre-order).

I called Amazon and asked for a return. Amazon not only let me return my K2 they emailed me the shipping labels so the return was free. They did not even make it a condition that I buy the K3 for the free return.

[Bricorn]

I tend to tuck up in bed, with my kindle in one hand, changing page by rocking my thumb slightly. A touchscreen which had to be swiped to change page wouldn't let me do that.

Touchscreen fine, but don't take my page turn buttons please!

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by Harry_Y

I hope not

I really do not like touch screens

Originally Posted by mr ploppy

Whoever invented touch screens should be fed to zombies. It took me years to teach my kids not to touch the computer screen, now they're back to poking it again.

[ovaldisk]

Originally Posted by Bricorn

I tend to tuck up in bed, with my kindle in one hand, changing page by rocking my thumb slightly. A touchscreen which had to be swiped to change page wouldn't let me do that.

Touchscreen fine, but don't take my page turn buttons please!

I don't mind touchscreens, when it's on my tablet computer.

On my e-reader, Kindle, I don't see the point. I have the Kindle because I cannot stand reading e-books on my tablet computer(iPad 2). It really makes my eyes hurt after 10 minutes. Reading on the Kindle is a real joy. Still not as good as reading a real book but close enough.


I also prefer the page turn buttons. (unless Amazon invents a sensor
that tracks my eye movement and automatically turn the page
1 second after my eyes focus on the very last word of the page...
is this too far-fecthed or will we see this in the not too distant future?)

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Two separate issues; keyboard or not, touchscreen or not.
There's plenty of keyboardless non-touchscreen devices.
As long as non-touch is cheaper to build, there should be non-touch Kindles.

Me, I'd rather see the K4 keep the K3 form factor and do an 8" 16x10 screen, no touch/no keyboard.

non-touch/non-keyboard will mean a lot less features. This si going backwards (IMHO). But I do think a touch Kindle would sell better and Amazon would have no real reason to keep making a non-touch reader.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Bricorn

I tend to tuck up in bed, with my kindle in one hand, changing page by rocking my thumb slightly. A touchscreen which had to be swiped to change page wouldn't let me do that.

Touchscreen fine, but don't take my page turn buttons please!

I was laying in bed last night reading using my 650. It was just so easy to hold it in one hand and give the slight swipe needed to change pages.

If you have not tried IR touch, please don't say it's no good.

[thebestjeter]

Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

I like the keyboard as well. I like being able to type out quick notes or annotations on the books I'm reading for my classes.

I can't live without it and I don't see the waste of space.

Originally Posted by ovaldisk

I also prefer the page turn buttons. (unless Amazon invents a sensor
that tracks my eye movement and automatically turn the page
1 second after my eyes focus on the very last word of the page...
is this too far-fecthed or will we see this in the not too distant future?)

I prefer the page buttons too. I only have the touch helpful when you have to look up a word in the dictionary. It's have to be easy do that with just two tap on the screen, but the system that use the kindle is easy too. Anyway.

[DiapDealer]

If you have not tried IR touch, please don't say it's no good.

And since a lot of of us have tried it and just prefer to do without it... please don't keep trying to change everyone's mind about it.

It really is OK to not like touch screens.

[RainingLemur]

I would hope that they keep the keyboard (or at least offer a model with the keyboard in addition to a touch-screen model). I don't hate touch screens, just don't want one on my ereader (nook color aside, that's more for a tablet than for a reader).

And, if/when Amazon announces the Kindle 4, just de-register your K3 and sell it to recoup some of the money you spent on it, then buy the new one.

[Giggleton]

The Kindle keyboard needs to become less obtrusive while at the same time becoming more functional, definitely hard to pull off, but I guess we'll find out soon.

[HarryT]

Why does it "need" to be?

[norti]

There are only rumors about a Kindle 4 (or there are people who want to believe there will be a Kindle 4), facts are that Amazon will/would like to bring 3 devices to the market, two tablets in 7" and 10" sizes (those will be definitely touch LCD devices) and one 9" device, which is the most mysterious at the moment. So if there will be an e-ink device, it could be the 9" variant. Amazon always kept their newest devices in secret until their announcement, we'll just have to wait