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Amazon announces new Kindles including first color device
- Thread starter Spectromixer
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You're looking for an android e-ink tablet like the boox ones
I should look into that, I imagine Libby would work seamlessly on an android tablet as well now that you mention it
Rough impressions... especially of the colorsoft. The trade-offs on the clarity just to have a color screen that isn't even big enough (in my opinion, as a comics reader) doesn't feel worth it. But I'll be taking in more feedback. A higher-end iPad is still going to have the fewest compromises which is disappointing as someone who likes the epaper reading experience and has been hoping a top-tier color epaper device for reading comics would come along.
as a digital comics reader who gets eye fatigue from long iPad sessions, the Colorsoft has my attention. it doesn't have my pre-order, but it has my attention.
This is where I'm at. I adore my Oasis' form factor and buttons and every year I hope for a revision. I had a touch only Paperwhite before it and the Oasis is just so much more comfortable to use.
This video goes into why eInk works the way it does but also showcases just how crazy of a technology it is. There's nothing like it.
View: https://youtu.be/dhRgw0HfrYU?si=kNu-vjL_5ZYfWVcm
Is the color one fast as or faster than the fastest black and white one?
Also if it's using new tech will it be as easy on the eyes in the dark?
Also if it's using new tech will it be as easy on the eyes in the dark?
i was really hoping there would be a phone sized kindle this time, that's something i think i could actually get a lot of use out of. I have a K3, a dead voyage and an oasis and none of the upgrades look compelling on these new ones
i might have to just get a Palma
It's the size of the bezel that gets to me. I would love one of these where the e-ink display gets right to the edges of the device (or at least 2 or 3 of the edges). Have a touch-deadzone in the margins of the pages for our thumbs to sit and it would feel so much more like you're holding the page of a book.
I like my paperwhite but it sort of feels like reading a book through a picture frame.
Are the signature edition of the paper white and the color model ad-free by default? Or required to have ads? They don't have the ad-free option on the store page
Yeah its steep.
Hoping they already give a decent discount on it for black friday sales though I'm guessing probably not
And both are Kaleido 3 panels with the Kindle just having differences in the colour reproduction. Unless one loves the Amazon ecosystem that much I don't see why anyone would get the Colorsoft over the Libra.
Gonna stick with Kobo myself because borrowing from the library only works in the US and I'm in Canada (and also the price and also fuck Amazon). But these are nice.
The email says December 15th. They already put the credit onto my account though, which is weird.
Going through the process, looks like 2 months from when you initiate it.
My signature edition paperwhite isn't that old but I kind of want the colorsoft and, might just give the paperwhite to my mom and treat myself. Think I'll sleep on it and wait to do a little more research.
Boox also makes Oasis-sized and Scribe-sized e-ink android tablets as well
If all you do is sideload I would go for a Kobo. They have a mode that outright disables the store and account system, effectively transforming the thing into a old school ereader.
It's e-ink like the other kindles. How (and how well) the "colorsoft" tech exactly works, I got no idea.
Yeah that is really cool actually, so interesting to se how that turns out. Kind of wondering if they'll ever make a Scribe color.
You can but don't expect the colours to pop out, it only does 4096 colours. Better than reading them in a regular BW ereader though.
Amazon is officially moving on from buttons, apparently.
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My paperwhite still isn't showing any signs of death. So i guess whenever this drops in price in couple years ill upgrade, exciting to see its not that expensive
This is my issue. My battery is fucked and there is zero indication that Amazon care about physical buttons any more.
Colours aren't great on eink (I have a Boox colour eink tablet with very similar tech). You'd be far better off buying a cheap iPad for comics. I do like bigger devices though. Even for reading books. I have a scribe that I only use for reading Ebooks (My eyes aren't great at smaller devices) The new ipad mini would be a good buy if you want comics on a smaller device.
I have a paperwhite from a few years back and it's good enough for me, but the think I miss the most about physical are the beautiful covers. When I upgrade I'll probably get a color one. If by the time I do the quality is better and I can read graphic novels in it that's the cherry on top.
After Kobo did theirs, they finally made it happen. Curious if the screen will be better on their version.
From everything I've seen so far, I think this is a pass for me. At most I can see myself trading in my 11th gen PW for the newest one to get the speed improvements.
So the color in regular books is only on the cover?
I read plenty of fantasy books with maps and illustrations, those won't be in color?
I read plenty of fantasy books with maps and illustrations, those won't be in color?