MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Amazon Kindle
Reload this Page A larger Kindle Touch?

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 03-11-2012, 03:33 AM   #1
konr
Junior Member
konr began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 3
Karma: 10
Join Date: Mar 2012
Device: Kindle Touch
Smile A larger Kindle Touch?
Hi!

I LOVE my kindle, it changed my life, but it's kinda small to read PDFs comfortably, for example.

1. Do you know of any rumours of Amazon producing a larger version of Kindle sometime soon?
2. Is the Kindle DX a good buy or it's outdated or the UI is poor or something?
3. Is it comfortable to read books in larger tablets, such as Xoom? How about the battery life, is it reasonable?

Thanks!
konr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-2012, 07:35 PM   #2
thomass
Wizard
thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.thomass ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,669
Karma: 2300001
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Türkiye
Device: Kindle 5.3.7
9" E-ink touch reader by Asus: http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Reader/Eee_Reader_DR900/
thomass is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 03-11-2012, 07:59 PM   #3
mikeschr
Connoisseur
mikeschr is on a distinguished road
 
Posts: 63
Karma: 60
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Portland
Device: Scribe, Oasis, Clara
Quote:
Originally Posted by konr View Post
Hi!

I LOVE my kindle, it changed my life, but it's kinda small to read PDFs comfortably, for example.

1. Do you know of any rumours of Amazon producing a larger version of Kindle sometime soon?
2. Is the Kindle DX a good buy or it's outdated or the UI is poor or something?
3. Is it comfortable to read books in larger tablets, such as Xoom? How about the battery life, is it reasonable?

Thanks!
The DX has version 2 firmware on it, which is now a couple of years old. It's also more sluggish than the newer models. The UI is roughly the same as the Kindle 3, with slower response times and an older web browser.
It's great for reading, but a less than great choice for anything else, including PDFs, IMO. Especially for the $379 price.

A larger Touch would be fantastic. We can hope.
mikeschr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-2012, 10:54 PM   #4
emellaich
Wizard
emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,101
Karma: 4388403
Join Date: Oct 2007
Device: Palm>Ebookman>IPaq>Axim>Cybook>Kndl2>IPAD>Kndl3SO>Voyager>Oasis
I do prefer my Kindle for reading books, so I'm not an Apple bigot, but for that price I would buy the reduced in price Apple iPad II and get iAnnotate. Or wait until something else comes out. The DX has just been out too long without an update. It has to be near end-of-life.
emellaich is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2012, 02:34 AM   #5
konr
Junior Member
konr began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 3
Karma: 10
Join Date: Mar 2012
Device: Kindle Touch
How does it compare with Android devices (I'm thinking of Xoom 2) in terms of book reading?

Also, are the larger generic ebook readers (Onyx Boox et al) inferior somehow to kindle?

Thanks!
konr is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 03-12-2012, 03:01 PM   #6
mikeschr
Connoisseur
mikeschr is on a distinguished road
 
Posts: 63
Karma: 60
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Portland
Device: Scribe, Oasis, Clara
Kindle for Android doesn't have access to personal documents (yet), and you can't use the Kindle Lending Library.
Reading on an Android tablet is just fine, as long as you don't mind having a backlight. Some people find the 9:16 aspect ratio (if you're holding it in portrait mode) narrower than they like.
mikeschr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2012, 07:30 PM   #7
stanleystarrh
Banned
stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stanleystarrh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 31
Karma: 212044
Join Date: Feb 2012
Device: none
@any news if they are making a larger kindle touch? i think that'd be amazing for reading
stanleystarrh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2012, 09:43 PM   #8
NightGoat
Connoisseur
NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'NightGoat can spell AND pronounce 'liseuse.'
 
Posts: 92
Karma: 39190
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Grand Rapids, MI USA
Device: Kindle Oasis, DXG, and Kobo Aura One
Kindle DXtra

I coined it.
NightGoat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-13-2012, 05:34 AM   #9
mbovenka
Wizard
mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mbovenka ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 2,018
Karma: 13471689
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Almere, The Netherlands
Device: Kobo Sage
Quote:
Originally Posted by stanleystarrh View Post
@any news if they are making a larger kindle touch? i think that'd be amazing for reading
Yeah, it would. I don't think it'll happen, though

Much as I love my DXG, it seems to be a dead-end product. If it ever breaks, I'll be looking at another 9.7" Pearl-based reader (right now, that would probably mean an Onyx Boox M92).
mbovenka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-13-2012, 06:53 AM   #10
tubemonkey
monkey on the fringe
tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
tubemonkey's Avatar
 
Posts: 45,477
Karma: 158151390
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Seattle Metro
Device: Moto E6, Echo Show
I want a smaller Touch. Something around 5" would be great for portability and would pair up nicely with my 5" tablet (Galaxy Player 5).
tubemonkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-15-2012, 02:41 AM   #11
cocobear
Member
cocobear began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 11
Karma: 10
Join Date: Mar 2012
Device: kindle touch
Quote:
Originally Posted by konr View Post
Hi!

I LOVE my kindle, it changed my life, but it's kinda small to read PDFs comfortably, for example.

1. Do you know of any rumours of Amazon producing a larger version of Kindle sometime soon?
2. Is the Kindle DX a good buy or it's outdated or the UI is poor or something?
3. Is it comfortable to read books in larger tablets, such as Xoom? How about the battery life, is it reasonable?

Thanks!
I also hope there will be a bigger Kindle Touch or a newer Kindle DX
cocobear is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Kindle keyboard for larger fingers terraskye Amazon Kindle 12 10-18-2011 11:12 PM
Amazon to sell larger Kindle sibelhodge News 1 01-06-2010 03:18 AM
Kindle 3 - this year, with larger screen, touch-enabled (rumor) Alexander Turcic News 74 10-26-2009 08:50 PM
optimized for reading on Kindle DX's larger screen kepstein Amazon Kindle 2 06-02-2009 08:32 PM
Another New Kindle Model with larger screen ? Ervserver News 11 04-11-2009 09:25 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:52 PM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.