Comments on: Amazon Kindle: review

By: Miryam

Miryam — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:53:08 +0000

did anyone tried reading books with blocks of code? I was told it’s not great rendering those

By: Ceasuri barbatesti

Ceasuri barbatesti — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:03:44 +0000

I enjoyed my Kindle for a long time but now i don’t have much time to read…

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:00:05 +0000

Kindle actually has a great API for writing apps.
I love the way that Amazon (or whoever they contract to do the design) emphasize battery efficiency above all else. If other devices did the same, we’d have phones that lasted an eternity.
Currently, few advanced apps are available for kindle, but once it supports social networks, email, sms forwarding, I’m gonna leave my phone at home.

By: Rd Web Design

Rd Web Design — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:56:14 +0000

I gave my kindle away and bought an ipad and haven’t read since, I will probably buy a kindle again as they are very good for putting into your coat pocket and reading on the tube. The only gripe I have is page turns are only one at a time, if they were 5 or 10 at a time it would be ideal for jumping around books.

By: James

James — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:15:57 +0000

@Graham, Yes, initially, I found myself trying to use it as a touch-screen, but within a couple days of use, that stopped. The navigation controls are great. Since they’re on both sides, it makes it easy to switch pages no matter which way you’re holding it. The keyboard is fine, but tbh I don’t use it too much.

@Daquan, I think it all depends on what you want from the device. If you are getting something to read books with, you can’t beat e-ink devices like the Kindle. There’s no glare when outside (in fact, like a real book, it gets easier to read outside). I don’t have an iPad so I can’t comment on which is better for book-reading, but I’ve heard tonnes of people mentioning the e-ink and battery life as notable differences.

By: Daquan Wright

Daquan Wright — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:08:50 +0000

I’m thinking of getting an iPad, but the kindle looks swell too. I enjoy e-books, but I always prefer reading from paper (because it’s easier on my eyes). Still, I’ll keep what you said in mind about not disregarding them and be brave when I spend money on it. lol

By: Graham B

Graham B — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:59:25 +0000

Assuming you already have some kind of touchscreen phone; what did you make of the keyboard & navigation controls? I tried one out at the airport and found myself trying to swipe between pages; having to click a button to go back and forth felt really odd. Did you find this too initially?I do read quite a bit so I’m thinking out getting one.

By: 0x1e

0x1e — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:49:41 +0000

I had mine for few months, and two days ago I gave it to my sister, because it was lying uncharged for several weeks.

It’s great product and Whispernet is fantasitc experience, but some things never change, like me reading books 🙂