Das Kindl war bis zum Ende des Jahres 2021 ein tolles Gerät.
Nachdem 2022 irgendwelche schlauen IT- ler ständig irgendwelche neuen Updates raufbringen, stürzt mein Kindl laufend ab. Weiterhin ist der gesamte Übersichtsaufbau nicht mehr vorhanden und auch die bereits gelesenen Bücher werden einem nicht mehr angezeigt, da man diese ja zurück geben muss und man sich ja nicht alle Bücher im Kopf hat.
RO
Roman
First
First, it’s too bad quality built, in terms of hardware,
Second, the ad support makes no sense. All the difference in price is monetized in a few days by Amazon, how is the decide not free? Or books should be free for the users of ad-supported devices...
And the delivery is just a scam: waiting three weeks more for a cheaper version? This is how they are squeezing every extra penny at the expense of customer experience.. not recommend
OD
OUTBOUND Don H.
KINDLE BASIC - CHEAPEST IN RANGE
I have used a Kindle for some years and would find it hard to be without one if it decided to die. I have 2 at the moment but one device did start to die (also became difficult to revive) so I ordered a new one - a Kindle with built-in front light - as the pictures/spec details seemed the same as my existing ones.
Having to pay £79.99 so I could be without ads was irritating so I ordered the £69.99 version as reviews showed that it would be possible to lose the 'special promotions'. When I found that the cheaper one was not going to arrive for at least 3 weeks - despite my having Prime - but the more expensive would arrive the next day, I changed my order. Cynical way of making money. Beware. I accept that if this is your first e-reader its benefits might outweigh these faults.
When my Kindle arrived, it went straight back in to the packaging and was returned the next day. It is made of cheap plastic (I could have bought a cover for £25) and is smaller than my original Kindles: more difficult to hold.
Incidentally, my original devices were about this price so I expected the new one to be of similar standard.
NB This is not a review of the features as those didn't appear to be an awful lot different to all Kindles. Nor is it a review of Amazon as I like the ability to be able to return unwanted goods immediately and have found that when I've been able to contact them via ChatLine, they have been very good.
LK
Lasse / K.
Books just bought don't appear in app.
Navigation is not logical. Books just bought don't appear in app. You just can't buy the samples you've read. You don't get a receipt per bought book. When you get Kindle unlimited beware that a lot of books are not a part of the offer. If it wasn't because there was no alternative, I would use a different app for buying books.
SA
Santiago
5 Reasons Why Kindle PaperWhite Sucks....
I just purchased my Kindle Paperwhite... The non-ad supported version. I had to wait several weeks for this to come in and I was excited because I was tired of holding my iPad for long periods of time when I was reading. When I received my Kindle, I was HUGELY disappointed. Here are 5 specific reasons why Kindle PaperWhite sucks in my opinion:
1. The UI is not intuitive. It's not easy to navigate, find a book, go back to a menu, know where you're at within a book, or how to find your way around in general.
2. You can only email pdf's to your Kindle if you want them stored in your Amazon archive. This allows you to sync your pdf files across all your devices. Otherwise you have to drag and drop your PDF directly onto your device, and then IT WON'T SYNC!!! STUPID! They don't give you the option to upload your PDFs to the cloud. Only email them... And only up to 50 MB each. Again, stupid.
3. They allow you to make "Collections" where you can organize your books. For examples, you can create a collection (or a folder) of autobiographies, and another for fiction. But these collections WILL NOT SYNC across your devices!!!! You have to create your collections on each device manually!
4. Whispersync doesn't work on their flagship product!!! You pay top dollar to purchase their nicest top-of-the line product, and they don't even have the capability of implementing their own feature set. Pathetic.
5. Their customer service sucks. Don't believe me, call them and find out for your self. Most of the time, the support person has to look up everything while they're on the phone with you. It's like they've never heard of the product.
I'm going to stick with my iPad. Save yourself the money and disappointment. Kindle is a HUGE letdown.
LI
Linda8
Unable to Open Item
On the plus side - nice design and screen.
And then there's the horror:
Djvu, epub: Unable to Open Item - error!
pdf - books: Unable to Open Item.
When reading a book can scroll in random places or very fast - dozens of pages skips or vice versa - flip through 1 page need 2 minutes flipping, in general, a lot of bugs with reading books.
In the middle of reading can show an error Unable to Open Item.