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Kindle

cowboyBuilder · 2016-03-01 17:16:14

I was thinking of getting a Kindle, and I'm liking the paper white one, I really love the way it's like paper - not like reading of a screen. But I've heard ebooks are less absorbing then regular books - I can't imagine why unless it's a more advanced model with a tablet like screen and graphical distractions. So…

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#32 16-04-2016 5:19pm
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jester77 wrote: »

I don't mind the price so much, but they totally f'ed up the design, it's truly awful and impractical. They force a cover on you, which is what is bumping up the price, something I wouldn't ever use, just extra bulk and weight. And then you have awful and distracting off centre look, which leads to its impractical use. It's now too wide for 1 handed use, so when you move it from one hand to the other you now have to rotate the device. What genius thought that was a good idea.

More than half of the reason for having a cover is to protect the kindle from falls. But, with this design, the 'cover' leaves the thick end of the wedge, the part with the brains, mostly exposed. I'd have no interest in this, even at a lower price point.

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