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I never understood kindles. I really disliked mine. I only liked the data storage aspect once during a camping trip so I could bring some reference books, but paperbacks would have been fine too. I started reading paperbacks again and it’s been wonderful

Pdfs/epubs on a laptop can be handy if you are making anki cards as you go

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I hate the physical act of having to turn pages/make sure the book is angled toward a light source.

Kindle makes it possible to read in the dark and without changing positions. Also if you read a lot you aren’t piling up a bunch of physical books you aren’t likely to ever read again.

I really hate the page turning function on the Kindle.

It seems that the sales people have added a multitude of unwanted functions: Dictionary, highlights, notes, and so many others.

When I attempt to turn the page it will frequently jump into some unwanted function.

And often it will leap to a random page, leaving no way to get back to where I was. And the functions are entirely different between books and magazines.

Just yesterday I lost my place in a book and spent half an hour trying to get back. Eventually I deleted the book entirely and abandoned the Kindle.

From now on I'll be using a tablet to read on. Additionally the tablet can display PDF's which are my main interest.

Jumping to a random page is really, the biggest issue with my Kindle. I could never figure out what causes it, so I could avoid triggering it.

Does anyone know?

If it happens by itself (no interaction from you) it's likely a fault. I've had that happen on a Kindle before and had to send it back.

But the most common cause for me is when trying to tap the right part of the screen to move to the next page, I end up tapping a small link instead that jumps deeper into the book. Very annoying when it happens.

I have same issue but i'm going to the holidays and I need it. And I have a lot of books so i dont want to upload them again.

Have you tried tapping the back button when it happens?

Always works on my non-updated 2012 Paperwhite, which incidentally doesn't have this bug (or any bug).

I miss the simple next button from the early kindles... Do we really need everything be touch screen?

+1, some elongated thin buttons on the bezels with great tactical feedback would be killer. Nook's had this iirc. And yes touch everywhere is getting old

> elongated thin buttons on the bezels

Pre-touch Kindles[1] had exactly this. IMO they had struck a perfect balance between form and function, and it’s the best kindle I owned, before touch ruined it.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle#/media/File%3A...

They also had pretty crappy screens, low-resolution and grey in color (which resulted in pretty low contrast ratio). Taking everything into consideration, I much prefer modern kindles.

PocketBook readers have « next/prev » buttons. It’s so convenient that I just don’t understand why they aren’t everywhere. Also, PocketBooks are cool for hacking since they are totally open (adding your app is as easy as throwing a binary into some applications folder).

IIRC, Kobo latest readers have the buttons too.

The Oasis has physical buttons.

>a multitude of unwanted functions: Dictionary, highlights, notes, and so many others.

There's more than one country and more than one language in the world. I use these features multiple times a day.

Downvote hell. Why not just report me? Jesus, it was such a toxic and unproductive comment too. I should just be banned, right?

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