New Kindle Voyage

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Not sure about the Kobo as I haven't read the specs, but keep in mind there is a huge difference in marketing an item as water resistant as opposed to water proof. I have a couple of expensive cameras that claim to be water resistant. That means simply that they can get a few tiny drops of water on them without frying the electronics. It does not mean you can drop it in the ocean or swimming pool and expect it to survive, nor even expose it to a steady rainfall or lawn sprinkler. Unless the specs specifically say it is water proof to a depth of X, it is probably not as water resistant as you might think.

The Kobo Aura H2O is IP67 Certified. Waterproof for up to 30 minutes in 1M of water with port cover closed.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by thinkpad

I don't know if this reader is for me, I still like the physical buttons on my K2. But I guess I could be pursuaded. I need to see some hands on user interaction, especially from this forum before I make up my mind.

Light sensor sounds like a gimmic that annoys more than it solves.

One thing you wold get from upgrading from your K2 is KF8 support. You could get rid of that seriously obsolete Mobi format.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jswinden

True, but they haven't changed the margin or line spacing options in years, if ever. I think a lot of us wish they would add more options, at least that gets voiced a lot in threads.

If the Kindle had a small enough line height and small enough margins, I might have bought one. As it is, on an eInk Kindle you have to play tricks to get a small line height and to get a small margin. And these tricks don't work on a Kindle Fire. The default reading software doesn't like those tricks.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

From what I've read, you can deactivate the "squeeze sensors" and just touch the screen.

But then you are paying for two sets of page turn buttons you'll never use.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

I wonder if Kindle Voyage readers will have to suffer through the same tiny maps and pictures that we have to on the Aura HD now that they have a super high resolution display? Unfortunately the ebooks just aren't keeping pace to the readers. Start putting high(er) resolution photos in your ebooks, publishers!

A great book to try on a high resolution Reader is Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson. The images (including the maps) are are very high resolution.

What I do sometimes (even for an 800x600 Reader) is look for a higher resolution map(s) as what's included is too small even for 800x600.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Generally speaking, we can't. In order to upload "one file fits most e-readers" we have to play to the specs for the e-ink readers that are not high-resolution because otherwise, you get a box with an x or garbage of the file size is too large to display. I've done a few images in some of my books and let me tell you, it's barely worth the considerable effort. For even a basic 200 by 200 pixel color anything, you have to reduce colors from 256 to 200. Otherwise, no dice on say, Kindle keyboard 3g.

So in order to provide what you're asking, a publisher would have to provide more than one file--and that would be two different products. People wanting the hi-resolution type stuff would have to buy X and those with regular readers or who didn't care, would buy Y.

I'm not saying there isn't a market for it, but it would be a separate file/product to keep track of and it becomes very difficult as you add books to a series--are you selling enough of the hi-resolution book to make it worth continuing the line, etc.

In short, I predict it won't be happening anytime soon.

I've used high resolution images with my 640 and my T1 with no problems. This includes maps and covers. I've even gone as high as 1500 lines for the cover and I've had no issues at all. The screens on the 650 and T1 are just the basic 800x600.

[Katsunami]

If a map is smaller than 1024px high, I replace it, if possible. Some of my books books now have 2500px high maps, and they work fine on the KPW.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

When you buy from Amazon you get a different book file depending on what device you are downloading to. Wouldn't it be possible to simply have a hi-res file uploaded and the Amazon servers would render it on the fly for the downloader?

The latest version of KindleUnpack creates a hi-resolution image directory as some eBooks now do have high-resolution images in the KF8 portion of the eBook and KindleUnpack splits them out and saves them to a separate directory. So yes, I think Amazon is trying to get more hi-resolution images in the eBooks. This means that these images would most likely also be in the ePub source as well.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by xendula

Just wondering: did any of you also receive an Amazon survey asking about what features would make you buy your next ereader? I received it a few weeks ago and now wish I had taken screenshots, but I distinctly recall the following features they asked about: water resistance, social media, page-turn buttons, more storage, lit screen, price.

So, I really thought the next Kindle would be waterproof and have page turn buttons. I wonder why they sent out the survey just weeks before announcing the KV.

if the URL is not user specific, can you please post the survey's URL?

[JSWolf]

On Kobos, nooks, & Kindles can you swipe on the left side of the screen to turn the page?

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

On Kobos, nooks, & Kindles can you swipe on the left side of the screen to turn the page?

Kobo you can configure to have taps turn either way plus a swipe always goes in the same direction.

[kaufman]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I have to very highly disagree. I have a 650 and a T1 and both of them are very easy to turn the page uing the left or the right hands. In fact, Sony is the only one to use swiping and swiping means that there is no tap point. You just swipe anywhere on the screen in the correct direction to change the page.

As others have pointed out, the swipe motion is on pretty much every touchscreen.

Having said that, the swipe, is not a very good motion to use to turn pages. My goal is to have the minimal motion to turn pages, not the most booklike one. The swipe is too big a motion to do for every page forward. I love it for page backs because I rarely do them.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The problem with the Voyage as I see it is that if you have the buttons on, it will be too easy to accidentally change the page due to pressing the buttons since they sit where you'd hold the Voyage to use the touch screen.

I've seen this from a couple of people, but not from anyone who has actually tried out the Voyage. We actually don't know if this is going to be an issue or not. Given that there are settings for harder or softer press, I suspect it won't be an issue for most people and the rest will be able to remove it be changing the settings to require more force.

[kaufman]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Kobo you can configure to have taps turn either way plus a swipe always goes in the same direction.

No exactly. You can set it up three different ways, but none of the choices offers a "tap one either edge moves the book forward" option.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

On Kobos, nooks, & Kindles can you swipe on the left side of the screen to turn the page?

You can swipe wherever on the Kindle screen it pleases you to do so. It's the direction of the swipe that determines which way the page turns, not the location of it. The location does of course matter for taps, but not swipes.

[tomsem]

I don't suppose there is (on Voyager) a way to turn off page turn touch gestures (both tap and swipe)? That would reduce accidental page turns.