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Monday, November 21, 2011

Kindle Touch is better than expected

My Kindle Fire and Touch and both arrived.   Between the two of them, there is one excellent device.  But not all in one package.

Things I love about the Touch:

  • 3G connection - Wifi only is for the birds, and I don't mean Angry Birds.   I want 3G in the Fire
  • Battery life - a week or more is awesome
  • Weight - less than a paperback book,  barely as much as a magazine.  Totally portable as something to throw in your bag as an after thought.  (like extra reading material that doesn't take up space
  • Black and white screen - still the greatest for serious reading
  • Audible Books!
Things I hate about the Touch
  • Finding the menu button(s) - totally non-intuitive to push this grid looking thing on the bottom bezel (Even describing it is confusing!)
  • Navigation - I want to look for my books so many more ways than they provide.   I need more search options, and list options.   Also ways to look at summaries of the books.  For example, a list of authors that will expand to show their books so I can skim the list.
  • Resetting furthest page read - I re-read my favorite books.   I have had a Kindle for 3 years.   I want a re-start or re-read option that will keep my "new" place in the book.
So, because of what I love, I am seriously considering keeping my Kindle Touch as well as the Fire.   In fact, it may the Fire that goes back.  (See Fire review