Kindle Fire Does Not Fire the Imagination
Kindle Fire Does Not Fire the Imagination:
The Kindle software itself is a lousy reading experience; the justified, un-hyphenated typography is an eyesore, the font selection is depressingly homely, and the line-spacing is visually erratic. The net effect is that it feels like I’m consuming a pirated version of whatever book I’m reading, a sensation which might have been fine on earlier versions of Kindle hardware, but seems lazy on a device capable of producing beautiful results.
(Via Subtraction.com)
Harsh assessment, but vividly written.
A lot of hype for this device, and it’s generally fallen flat. The price point required some compromises, obviously. I’m sticking with my original NOOK and NOOK Color, though I do most of my reading with the NOOK app on my iPhone.
Hey, I like my kindle fire. for $200 it isn’t that bad. It does seem a bit sluggish at times, but I would much rather read my kindle book on the fire vs the kindle for iPad app.
I think is is funny that amazon is using the image of Jane Lynch from Glee on their kindle fire advertisement. I think they are trying to capitalize (or confuse people) who have seen her many Nook advertisements on TV.
http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_prmlogo
I just upgraded from the last kindle to the kindle touch. I like it quite a bit. In fact, I love the kindle for reading. It is almost my favorite piece of gadgetry. I almost like it more than my iPhone.