Buy a Voyage or wait for Voyage 2?

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Alpha o

If the old one still works, I'll use it. I might just buy another type later depending on need.

There can be entirely valid reasons to buy a new reader even if one's existing one still works fine. Each of my reader purchases over the last few years: Kindle Touch -> Kindle PW1 -> Kindle PW2 -> Kindle Voyage has been a significant improvement over its predecessor. For someone whose main hobby is reading, these are pretty cheap devices in the overall scheme of things, and I find that used devices sell for remarkably high prices.

[Alpha o]

I don't see any difference except in some screen clarity. Most have extra stuff you neither want nor need, none use an external card, and none have a replaceable battery.
I like the page turn buttons on the old Nook, the separate keyboard, and I like my card

There is a difference in OS. Android lets me have my nature guides that are apps along with traditional books.

Using an old reader is the equivalent of buying used books. As long as the book can be read, I'm OK. I prefer to buy print books used. There's other things I want and can use the $ for.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Alpha o

I don't see any difference except in some screen clarity.

Screen clarity for me is the single most important feature of any reading device: it's core to the fundamental use of the device. The single biggest improvement we've seen in readers over the last few years is, for me, the introduction of frontlit screens; they've transformed the ease of reading in poor light.

[barryem]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Screen clarity for me is the single most important feature of any reading device: it's core to the fundamental use of the device. The single biggest improvement we've seen in readers over the last few years is, for me, the introduction of frontlit screens; they've transformed the ease of reading in poor light.

I have to agree. When ereaders got front lights they grew up. I can't imagine reading on one these days without a front light, even though I did for years before I got my first Paperwhite.

I just gave away my Kobo Mini. As much as I liked the shape and size of it the lack of a light just made it seem antiquated.

Barry

[Alpha o]

The e-readers are mostly OK. Don't care if it has a light or not. The screen is FLAT and no glare. Even the old greenish colored Nook is preferable to the Acer or my Motorola phone.

That's the biggest drawback on a tablet. The reflective screen.

[kacir]

Nate at the digital reader reports that Jeff Bezos tweeted that:

Heads up readers – all-new, top of the line Kindle almost ready. 8th generation. Details next week.

http://the-digital-reader.com/2016/0...dle-is-coming/

So, I would wait for at least a week more ;-)

[Barbara1955]

Originally Posted by kacir

Nate at the digital reader reports that Jeff Bezos tweeted that:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2016/0...dle-is-coming/

So, I would wait for at least a week more ;-)

Everyone quoted the Tweet But YOU Linked it

[bluen]

Video here on the liquavista display

http://www.liquavista.com/news-and-e...and-downloads/

article here that said amazon hiring for a liquavista team
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-paper/...vista-displays

[Wearever]

Originally Posted by bluen

Video here on the liquavista display

http://www.liquavista.com/news-and-e...and-downloads/

article here that said amazon hiring for a liquavista team
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-paper/...vista-displays

Thanks for this bluen Wow if that's what they have coming with the new device, I'll want one too. Have to wait and see.

[bluen]

You are welcome Wherever.

They are hiding the device inside a cover inside another cover but it looks to me more like a Voyage than a Paperwhite.

Can anyone read the writing on the menus on the bottom of the device at the 33 second mark?

[Rizla]

New high-range Kindle coming out, $50 off the Voyage. How wrong can you be?

[Wearever]

bluen, I couldn't read the writing either, perhaps someone might be able to. Your right they are trying to hide what ever it is. It does look more like a Voyage. It would be nice if they were releasing this model as the new device coming out next week. I would get one

[Rizla]

Originally Posted by bluen

Video here on the liquavista display

http://www.liquavista.com/news-and-e...and-downloads/

article here that said amazon hiring for a liquavista team
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-paper/...vista-displays

Those are mock-ups from about five years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aakHPCjnVuA

[bluen]

Thanks, the vid I linked to on the front page of liquavista was uploaded to youtube in Nov 2013, 6 months after amazon bought them in May 2013.

So could be the first thing Amazon put out was the black and white Voyage in 2014, a year and a half after the acquisition. Then they use the same model but include the liquavista technology now, after technology improvements that allow faster better display (and some blog is saying the ability to recharge using a cover, which would make it closer to battery life of current kindles than a tablet.). That way it could compete with a tablet for color reading, interactive video inside a book. I haven't seen the new harry potter iBook versions but apparently they include video as well.

[HarryT]

I really, really doubt that we're going to see a Liquavista device, but we'll soon know.