Danie van der Merwe

Amazon finally has a colour Kindle, and it looks pretty good

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:25:15 +0200

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Amazon finally has a colour Kindle, and it looks pretty good

For years, Kindle users have asked Amazon to make a colour version of its e-reader. Now, the company is finally delivering: it’s launching the new Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, a device that has a lot in common with the new Paperwhite, except instead of black and white it’s colour all over. The Colorsoft costs $279.99 and is available for preorder today, with shipments starting October 30th.

Making the Colorsoft happen, Amazon executives said at a launch event on Tuesday in New York City, required a lot more than just swapping in a new display. “Frankly, the technology just wasn’t ready” before now, says Kevin Keith, who runs Kindle products for Amazon. “And we now think the tech is ready.” (Kobo, Remarkable, and others might disagree that it wasn’t ready before.)

Yes, pretty late to the party, but it will be interesting to hear about comparisons with other colour eInk readers. The big downside of Kindles will still be there, though, namely the lock-in to the Amazon ecosystem.

See Amazon finally has a color Kindle, and it looks pretty good

It’s a Paperwhite with a color screen – and that’s exactly what some readers want.

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Kobo announces its first colour e-readers

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:39:19 +0200

Danie van der Merwe

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Rakuten Kobo is launching its first colour e-readers, the Kobo Libra Colour and the Kobo Clara Colour. Both use E Ink’s latest Kaleido colour screen technology, which has subtle, pastel-like hues and drops from a 300ppi grayscale resolution to 150ppi when you view content in colour.

Prices seem to be about $10 to $30 more than the black and white model, and a stylus will cost extra if you want one.

It will be interesting to see what thew reviews show from May 2024 after they've shipped. Kobo's are actually excellent readers and this also shows again how they can out-innovate Amazon. Kobo's also have long supported the ePub format, which Amazon only started to support about a year or two back. Amazon's only big strength is their massive bookstore.

It is quite easy to buy books and use Calibre to push them to a Kobo reader.

See Kobo announces its first color e-readers

They’re available to preorder now.

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How Collections Work After Latest Kindle Update - Nice Options, But As Usual Confusion Sown By Amazon

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:23:02 +0100

Danie van der Merwe

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There’s now different ways to view collections on Kindles, and it can be rather confusing initially. With two separate menus to filter content, the new UI isn’t very intuitive, and there’s no explanation about how things are supposed to work now, so I can see why some people are having problems with it.

There’s now different ways to view collections on Kindles, and it can be rather confusing initially. With two separate menus to filter content, the new UI isn’t very intuitive, and there’s no explanation about how things are supposed to work now, so I can see why some people are having problems with it.

There are two different ways to sort collections, and the filtering option for collections doesn’t appear with the default option selected in settings (brilliant). If you want to view your collections in list view, try using a different viewing option in settings. One will show all your collections and all the books added to those collections in one long list, or you can select to just show collections that you’ve marked as favourites in the main list.

See How Collections Work After Latest Kindle Update | The eBook Reader Blog

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Now that Amazon has started rolling out the new user interface to all Kindle ereaders dating back to the Kindle Paperwhite 3 that was released in 2015, there's some confusion about changes made to the collections feature. There's now different ways to view collections on Kindles and it can be rather confusing initially. With two

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6 Upcoming Colour ePaper Technologies, but it's unlikely Kindle will be leading the Pack

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:54:24 +0100

Danie van der Merwe

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E-readers have long been a part of our lives. Moreover, many people prefer to read books and magazines in electronic format. According to the website Statista, the e-reader segment is expected to reach 1,182.8 million users by 2026. However, take your time if you want to buy the e-book now. Colour screen technology for e-book readers are changing right now. Many IT businesses such as software development company MLSDev are developing more user-friendly and innovative screens for e-book readers. Here it is, six of the best non-backlit technologies that will change the way we read.

Certainly, for comics and magazines especially, colour is just essential. One of the delaying factors for colour ePaper has been that it is not as crisp and sharp as black and white.

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E-readers have long been a part of our lives. Moreover, many people prefer to read books and magazines in electronic format. According to the website Statista, the e-reader segment is expected to reach 1,182.8 million users by 2026. However, take your time if you want to buy the e-book now. Color screen technology for e-book readers are changing right now. Many IT businesses such as software development company MLSDev are developing more user-friendly and innovative screens for e-book readers. Here it is, six of the best non-backlit technologies that will change the way we read. 1. Gallery E Ink 4100

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Kobo eReaders Software Features List: Apart from not reading Kindle format it actually has more features and mods than Kindles

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 19:19:02 +0200

Danie van der Merwe

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For the most part all Kobo ebook readers run the same software and have all the same features, with a few exceptions. For instance, the Kobo Forma and Kobo Elipsa are the only two models with official Dropbox support to transfer files wirelessly, and the older models don’t have OverDrive built-in but they still support library ebooks.

One of the advantages with Kobo ereaders is they are open to installing other ebook programs and custom patches and mods, and you can use Calibre to manage your ebook library and collections. Check the Kobo section at MobileRead for the latest developments. These will not be covered in this list; this list is for official Kobo features only.

List of supported formats for Kobo ereaders: KEPUB, EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR.

Imagine if Kobo was 'allowed' to read Kindle format ebooks from Amazon... it could be the end of Kindle, with some real competition. Calibre software though does wonders for finding ebooks and also 'converting' Kindle format to ePub.

See Kobo eReaders Software Features List | The eBook Reader Blog

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Below is a list of all the main software features that Kobo ereaders support, including the notebook and writing features that are exclusive to the Kobo Elipsa. I’ve decided to use a new format for reviews. Since software features rarely change from one model to the next, I’m going to start focusing mostly on hardware […]