![]() ![]() Only hands-on testing will tell if it's as good as it seems, but right now we don't see much reason to buy Amazon's locked-down machine. It looks like a huge threat to the Kindle, and Kobo seems to have trimmed just the right features to get to this low price. And to get you started, the eReader comes pre-loaded with 100 public-domain titles. 10-20-2020, 01:30 PM 1 richb201 Member Join Date Apr 2013 Posts 49 Moving to new kindle fire I just got a new amazon kindle. You can also, somewhat oddly, add a book-cloth "skin" that will give the front of the device an old-fashioned look and feel (the back is quilted rubber). It could also be a smart decision to keep non-essential functions away from accidental presses. I had already read the Fire cannot access the Google app store, it uses Amazons app store so of course I do more research. ![]() The big blue D-pad on the front looks great, but all the buttons are tucked away on the left-hand side, on the edge, not the front panel. When you power down, it shows the book's cover instead of those awful Kindle screen-savers (although at least the Kindle doesn't give away that you're reading Dan Brown). The chapter lists are big and clear, the main "I'm Reading" page gives a newspaper front-page-like overview of the newspapers and books you're currently reading, and you can even choose to display your books in an iPad-like bookshelf metaphor. What we really like about the eReader is the interface. ![]()
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