Maybe I"m reading (ha!) too much into this

[mt.msla]

This image found on Amazon looks like a kindle to me

What is this?

But the book title is in color.

Weird? Or nah?

BTW it was on my Amazon home screen when I initially saw it.

[JSWolf]

Or it could be a mock-up. The colors are too bright for a color eInk screen.

[Quoth]

Joffe Books seems to mock up colour on Kindle Screens.

[tomsem]

It also resembles a Fire tablet, except the bezels are not that wide.

I have been trying to start a rumor that there will be 2 new 8" Kindles this fall, one of them with Kaleido 3 screen.

Only question is whether they will be Oasis 3 or Scribe Mini.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by tomsem

Only question is whether they will be Oasis 3 or Scribe Mini.

As long as they have physical buttons, I wouldn't care (I don't take notes). The Scribe has no buttons; if a Scribe Mini with no buttons gets released and no other model with buttons appears, then that will be the final burial of my 10-years-long affair with Kindles (which is currently on hiatus since I sold my Oasis last year).

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

As long as they have physical buttons, I wouldn't care (I don't take notes). The Scribe has no buttons; if a Scribe Mini with no buttons gets released and no other model with buttons appears, then that will be the final burial of my 10-years-long affair with Kindles (which is currently on hiatus since I sold my Oasis last year).

I think it should have buttons even if it is a Scribe. Plenty of people use Scribe for a reading device only. I like writing on it but don't have a lot to write about. Sudoku and crossword puzzles work very well too. And they need an upgrade path for Oasis owners.

I don't think it needs to maintain the Oasis shape, especially if it compromises battery capacity.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by tomsem

I don't think it needs to maintain the Oasis shape, especially if it compromises battery capacity.

I rather like the Oasis shape, but I would be content with the shape of the Scribe as well (flat back, one wide side bezel - the Kobo Sage has similar shape). What I wouldn't like is the old rectangular shape with narrow bezels. I hold my ereaders in one hand by a bottom corner and when all the bezels are slim, it's impossible for me to get a good grip. I don't use a cover while reading.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I rather like the Oasis shape, but I would be content with the shape of the Scribe as well (flat back, one wide side bezel - the Kobo Sage has similar shape). What I wouldn't like is the old rectangular shape with narrow bezels. I hold my ereaders in one hand by a bottom corner and when all the bezels are slim, it's impossible for me to get a good grip. I don't use a cover while reading.

I had an Oasis for a couple of months and found it pretty uncomfortable to hold as it is designed to be held, and there are not really any other options. Kept accidentally turning pages, hand felt like it was going to cramp up. It seems designed for smaller hands (not that mine are that large).

Paperwhite 11 gen is better for me, as I it offers more ways to hold (e.g. along bottom), not very slippery, and easier to switch hands.

Traded it in for Scribe. Not really a comfortable one handed device either, so I either use 2 hands or rest it on some surface (lap, desk, bed) most of the time. I think the wide bezel side is mostly useful as support for palm while writing as stylus approaches the side of the dominant hand, not for holding one handed. Maybe that's why there are no buttons, too: palm rest could accidentally activate them. For reading, I could do without it.

In my mind 8" is 'just right'. Maybe buttons would work better for me, and one handed operation would be practicable.

That said PocketBook InkPad 4 is the leading 8" at this point for me. And maybe the color one (even though it uses 'antiquated' Kaleido 2).

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by tomsem

That said PocketBook InkPad 4 is the leading 8" at this point for me. And maybe the color one (even though it uses 'antiquated' Kaleido 2).

The bottom bezel is too narrow for me; it wouldn't be comfortable to hold in the way I hold my ereaders. Also it's even heavier than the Sage, whose weight is about the upper limit of what feels comfortable to hold with one hand.

Anyway, I won't buy a Pocketbook until they have the option to adjust font weight. That's something I can't do without. Yes, I could use KOReader, but I'd prefer not to.

Oh well. The good thing is that we have so many different devices with different screen sizes and shapes available; most of us can find something suitable.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

The bottom bezel is too narrow for me; it wouldn't be comfortable to hold in the way I hold my ereaders. Also it's even heavier than the Sage, whose weight is about the upper limit of what feels comfortable to hold with one hand.

Anyway, I won't buy a Pocketbook until they have the option to adjust font weight. That's something I can't do without. Yes, I could use KOReader, but I'd prefer not to.

Oh well. The good thing is that we have so many different devices with different screen sizes and shapes available; most of us can find something suitable.

Bottom bezel looks pretty generous to me, certainly more than any of the others, but YMMV.

Also you probably know this too, but I think you can easily add custom fonts.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by tomsem

Also you probably know this too, but I think you can easily add custom fonts.

Yes, but you can't adjust their weight. My favorite fonts are too thin without a bit of added weight; there are a couple I could use as they are, but generally I'd prefer to have the weight option available. No idea why Pocketbooks still don't have such a basic feature; even Nooks have it, and Kindles have had it for several years too.

(Yeah, I did read for many years without it, but ofc the more options you have, the fussier you get...)

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Yes, but you can't adjust their weight. My favorite fonts are too thin without a bit of added weight; there are a couple I could use as they are, but generally I'd prefer to have the weight option available. No idea why Pocketbooks still don't have such a basic feature; even Nooks have it, and Kindles have had it for several years too.

(Yeah, I did read for many years without it, but ofc the more options you have, the fussier you get...)

You can set Bold for many of the fonts, I guess that's what PB thinks serves as adding weight. It is too heavy, but maybe sometimes it is a little better than just Regular.

I assume there must be fonts that are heavy enough to begin with, but have not gone looking for them.