Paperwhite 3 (PW3) features list speculation/wish list

[soulfuldog]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Meh.....eInk is what it is, a slow antiquated, low resolution screen whose time has come and gone.

One of these years that may well be true, but just because you are happy to have left an e-ink reader behind for a tablet, doesn't mean it becomes fact if you say it over and over again.

[elchamaco]

Firmware (Also for other kindle versions)
- better margin adjust (slider like the light one)
- more font sizes (slider like the light one)
- see the cover of the reading book as screensaver
- option to begin the book in the cover
- Add new user fonts

Hardware (For pw3)
- turnpage buttons
- 6,8''
- microSD
-android 4.2

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by elchamaco

- option to begin the book in the cover

I think if you don't put anything in the guide of an ePub before it's converted to AZW3, it then opens at the cover.

[markbot]

Originally Posted by DSpider

In order of importance:

- higher DPI.
- faster processor.
- larger screen.
- improved margin/line spacing options.
- better support for PDF (the current support is absolutely pathetic).
- support for ePub (probably not gonna happen...).
- support for CBR/CBZ formats.
- up to 16 GB storage (to accommodate for the above formats).
- better image viewer.
- wireless charging and comes with a Bluetooth adapter for transferring files, making it completely air-tight/waterproof. Or, instead of wireless charging, they could implement solar cells into the screen (or at least on the back, on the opposite top margin, etc), and never have to charge the device again!

Solar cells on the back might work....or perhaps on the front of the kindle cover.

[ucfgrad93]

Originally Posted by crossi

No light.
No 3G or Wi-Fi. Manage books by usb and calibre.
No dictionary

Wow, you want to get rid of three of the most important features.

I'd like:

More memory, bring it back to 4GB.
Lighter
More customization: margin control, book cover as screen when turned off.

[johnnyb]

I would actually like to see proper software for Mac (and PC) that improves the way one could work with Kindle books (copy&paste and support for personal documents as well in there). Then I'd consider buying a Kindle again. Right now, the platform itself is worse than iBooks...

[DSpider]

People have been asking for better margin and line spacing control every 2 or 3 posts. This is the easiest thing to do, even for the current gen devices, and yet THEY WON'T DO IT. What the hell, Amazon?

[dordale]

Originally Posted by DSpider

People have been asking for better margin and line spacing control every 2 or 3 posts. This is the easiest thing to do, even for the current gen devices, and yet THEY WON'T DO IT. What the hell, Amazon?

I agree with this--Love my PW2, but wish I could make the margins narrower--wasted space. I'd also like more control over line spacing. Just last week, my husband gave me an Aura HD for my birthday, and the amount of customization over margins, line spacing, font sizing and weight is wonderful. Wish that Amazon would incorporate a similar amount of flexibility into their PWs.

[Barty]

What's nut is the largest margin setting is huge! Who actually use that? It's not like you can write on the margins. It's like they are mocking the many people who want smaller margins.

Anyway, this is why I'm not buying the next kindle till it's jailbroken.

[sparklemotion]

Originally Posted by dordale

I agree with this--Love my PW2, but wish I could make the margins narrower--wasted space. I'd also like more control over line spacing. Just last week, my husband gave me an Aura HD for my birthday, and the amount of customization over margins, line spacing, font sizing and weight is wonderful. Wish that Amazon would incorporate a similar amount of flexibility into their PWs.

Me three on this! I have been using my PW2 a lot over the summer as I read outside in the sun and I'm constantly wishing I could make customization changes. So frustrating.

dordale - what do you think of the screen on the Aura HD compared to the PW2?

[Josieb1]

I'd like to see

More storage
More fonts with some customisation
More range for the lighting
Lighter
Slightly bigger screen but not substantially bigger in overall size (Like the Kobo Aura)
Sharper screen, higher DPI

[Katsunami]

I'd like it to have Samba installed.

Samba is the component that provides Windows-shares on Unix, Linux, BSD and Mac computers. The Kindle could provide its document folder as a Windows share, allowing me to map that share to a drive letter.

Calibre could then handle that drive letter as a Kindle, allowing me to sideload books to the Kindle without connecting it to the computer. This would make WiFi useful for me.

As the T68 is an Android reader, and Samba is available for Android, that reader could actually provide this functionality already.

[DSpider]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

I'd like it to have Samba installed.

Samba is the component that provides Windows-shares on Unix, Linux, BSD and Mac computers. The Kindle could provide its document folder as a Windows share, allowing me to map that share to a drive letter.

Calibre could then handle that drive letter as a Kindle, allowing me to sideload books to the Kindle without connecting it to the computer. This would make WiFi useful for me.

As the T68 is an Android reader, and Samba is available for Android, that reader could actually provide this functionality already.

Or Dropbox integration.

[TuxGirl]

I would be interested in audio. I didn't find it interesting in previous versions, but now with whispersync for voice, I would enjoy being able to have my audio books right there.

For the person asking about why anyone would use the largest margin, I find that my 4 year old finds it easier to read (she is reading her first chapter book to me) if she has fewer words per line. We've mostly gotten by with just increasing the font on her kindle keyboard, and using our fingers, but if she still struggles, changing the margin might help.

This is, of course, a very specialized situation, but I think I read someplace that some people with dyslexia also find shorter lines easier to read.

Anyway, I have very few improvements I would like to see. Audio would be nice (especially if there was an option for immersion reading, although that would sap the battery), and I wish they would fix the cloud collections, as they are useless in their current state. (Interestingly, I think they were done pretty well on the fire hdx...)

[dordale]

Originally Posted by sparklemotion

Me three on this! I have been using my PW2 a lot over the summer as I read outside in the sun and I'm constantly wishing I could make customization changes. So frustrating.

dordale - what do you think of the screen on the Aura HD compared to the PW2?

sparklemotion--I have to say that I find the screens of the Aura HD and the PW2 very similar--both very good. But the customizaiton on the Aura HD tips the balance in its favor. Being able to change the weight of the fonts to make them more bold makes the fonts stand out more.