Raphael S.
Read this review and try not to laugh...
Computers have been able to read text since the 1950s. However, Kindle has managed to incorporate so many obstructions and annoying features, that it becomes less user-friendly than a Rubik's Cube blindfolded – even for genuine paying customers! I recently purchased my first e-book for Kindle on Amazon. At that time, I had no idea what frustrations lay ahead. I didn't receive a PDF or anything similar; instead, I got a peculiar online file. And no, it's not as simple as opening that text in a browser. That's out of the question! (Although computers from the 1950s might've been up to the task...) I needed to download their software. So frustrating. My disdain for Kindle grew. Yet, the frustration didn't end there. The 130 MB download took over 60 minutes! The server is slower than a snail on sticky tape. I had to go to bed before I could even start reading the e-book. A new day dawned, and my mood had been reset. I believed everything would now work smoothly. As I began reading the first few pages, it seemed that Kindle was just a typical e-book reader. But then I noticed something odd... Whenever I copied a phrase from the book to my notes, it always added a lengthy and strange citation! I had to manually remove this each time. There's no option to disable this. What a nonsensical feature! Protecting the author's copyright is commendable. But to do so with a cumbersome text block? It's as precarious as a hedgehog in a balloon shop. Kindle: the cancer of modern times. I hope its influence hasn't spread too widely across our planet, so we can address it before it further deteriorates our world. I will never purchase an e-book via Kindle again. I'm a public speaker. Hundreds, if not thousands, will hear this story. Please, at the very least, try to satisfy your customers.