Shop Amazon, the world’s largest in terms of turnover of selling goods and services online, has launched its new platform for fans of fan fiction which received the name of Kindle Worlds Store. For those not in the know, fanfiction – this literary works created by numerous authors amateur based on popular movies, books and computer games. The new service will provide these authors licensing options that can protect them from the attacks of writers / directors of original works, bringing their activities to civilized and completely legitimate rails.
Currently, the platform already offers some fifty-odd stories on the basis of these works, such as the work on the basis of “The Vampire Diaries” (The Vampire Diaries), “Gossip Girl” (Gossip Girl), as well as things from Valiant Comics. This fanfic can be sold to fans of this kind of literature, and, the price is equal to an average of $ 0.99 to $ 3.99, and royalties reach 35%.
Amazon has officially announced the release of new versions of the Kindle Fire Tablet and E-reader Kindle.
The tablet will be available with the new processor, 1GB of RAM, which is twice more than in the previous model, a long-running battery and will be available for $ 159 since September 14.
also announced the release of two versions of the tablet Kindle Fire HD c 7 and 8.9-inch screen. Most of the novelty has IPS-screen resolution of 1920×1200. Screen resolution 7-inch model will be 1280×800. The coating itself and the anti-glare touch screen. There is a HD-camera, HDMI-out, Bluetooth. The tablet is powered by an OMAP 4.470 from Texas Instruments, which, according to Amazon, is superior Tegra 3. The amount of RAM 1 GB. Kindle Fire HD also includes stereo speakers c support Dolby technologies and support for the first time dual-band MIMO Wi-Fi. Operating System – a highly modified Android 4.0. New software Chips – X-Ray for the movie in which you can during the film click on the actor’s face and get information on it from IMDB, as well as the synchronous reading for audiobooks, in which while listening on the screen “in the karaoke mode” “painted” read the text.
For version with a 7-inch screen and 16 GB of internal memory, asking $ 199 for a 32-gigabyte – $ 249. And for the version with a 8.9-inch FULL HD-TV – $ 299 for the version with 32 GB – $ 369. The sales of this version will begin in November.
In addition, the U.S. market will be released Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE-enabled 4G network and storage capacity of 32 gigabytes. It will cost $ 499, not including annual subscriptions to online services Amazon.
and Amazon has released a new version of E-reader Kindle. Already from October 1 (pre-order now) will be available with reader technology Paperwhite (25% more contrast screen), a capacitive sensor, HD-resolution, backlit, which, according to reports, it took four years of research. Thickness 9 mm, weight 215 grams. Battery for 8 weeks of work and a feature of counting the number of remaining time before the end of the book, based on the speed of reading. The version with Wi-Fi costs $ 119, and the version with 3G $ 179.
Well, some have upgraded the cheapest Amazon Kindle, it is now smaller in size, weight, with a 15% increase in turning speed and less at $ 10 – 69 $ .
A mazon has officially set foot in the Indian market and recently introduced three devices – the Kindle Fire HD tablets and the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader. The question that’s on everyone’s mind is whether you really need a dedicated e-reader device when you can read e-books on the tablets or even a smartphone? We got our hands on the Kindle Paperwhite and were curious to see how different the reading experience would be. Is it worth investing in an e-reader? Read on to find out.
E Ink is easier on the eyes compared to a tablet display
Display and build
The Paperwhite will impress you with its elegantly minimalist and curved edges in matte black finish. Its 6-inch capacitive touchscreen nestles within a plastic bezel. The rubberised back panel gives it a good grip, but it collects smudges quite easily. The front bezel is just wide enough to rest your fingers comfortably when holding the device. On the bottom panel, you will see a Kindle logo in white. The power button is conveniently located at the bottom, next to the micro-USB slot. Devoid of a keyboard and physical buttons, the Paperwhite sports a toned-down look when compared to the previous generation Kindle. At 222 grams, the Paperwhite is not too heavy, and its 169 x 117 x 9.1 mm dimension makes it highly portable. Using the Paperwhite singlehandedly doesn’t really pose a problem. In terms of memory, it features 2GB internal storage, out of which only 1.25GB is available for use.
Features
Speaking about the features, we have to begin with the much-touted “built-in light” feature of the Paperwhite. Those struggling with add-on light on their Kindle will definitely appreciate this feature. The four LEDs are placed at the bottom of the screen and they splay light uniformly across the surface of the e-reader. You can adjust the amount of light, according to the ambience, using the slider that can be accessed by tapping the top-most portion of the screen. If you have used the older generation Kindle, then you will instantly notice the sharpness of text and images. Amazon has managed to bump up the screen resolution to 212 ppi, which is a massive improvement. This along with the increased contrast ratio works towards giving an experience of reading an actual book.
The evolution of Kindle
Amazon has also done away with the physical buttons, and the touch interface of the Paperwhite is similar to any smartphone UI. On the homescreen, you will see the menu bar on the top. It includes the buttons for home, back, light control, shop, search and settings. When reading a book, this menu can be accessed by tapping on the top-most portion of the screen. Additionally, a sub-menu will include options for changing font and quick navigation along with share and X-Ray options. At the bottom, it will display information like page number, estimated time left and the percentage indicating the reading progress.
Paperwhite, like the previous generation Kindle, provides useful features that add to the reading experience and are much appreciated, particularly by bibliophiles. You can choose from different fonts-types as well as font size; you can also set the line spacing and margins. While reading, if you stumble upon a word, then you can instantly look up its meaning and even get definition, additional information from Wikipedia and Shelfari. Also, if you come across a line or a paragraph that you would like to share with your friends, then you can easily do so, as Paperwhite allows you to link to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
The power button is located next to the micro-USB slot at the bottom
Time to Read, a new feature introduced with Paperwhite, is particularly useful. It will display the amount of time left to finish the chapter and even the book, which it determines based on your reading speed. So you can decide whether to doze off or continue reading. Another handy feature is the X-Ray, which will bring you passages from across the book that refer to important characters, places, topics etc.
From the settings, you can manage your device, set the Wi-Fi access points, set registered user, set passcode, reading options etc. For typing, you have the on-board QWERTY keyboard that you find on smartphones. The Paperwhite employs capacitive touch, so typing isn’t really the smoothest of experience. When it comes to turning the pages, you can either swipe or tap. To go back, you will have to swipe left or tap the left-most portion of the screen, whereas a right swipe will take you to the next page. What’s thoughtful is the fact that you can tap on the right two third of the screen in order to go to the next page. This will especially come in handy when if you are handling the device singlehandedly.
You can control the light using the slider
Performance
You cannot help but be impressed with the E-Ink display on the Paperwhite. The absence of glare allows you to read comfortably without straining your eyes. Further adding to the experience is the built-in light, which is a huge plus. Though it is suggested that you choose low setting for dark rooms and a high setting for brightly lit rooms, you can tweak it according to your comfort. You will face no issues whatsoever when reading under bright sunlight or even in a brightly lit room. But when reading in a dark room using the built-in light, you will notice dark spots at the bottom of the screen, which is distracting.
Another small niggle is the ghost effect that you will see as you turn the pages. You will be able to see the text from the previous page outlined on the current page. You can remedy this by opting to refresh the E-Ink display with every page turn. However, this could prove to be battery consuming. The page turning transition isn’t really smooth and will take some getting used to. Similarly, performing the swipe action and typing using its capacitive touchscreen will need little patience. Also, one feature that will be sorely missed is the text-to-speech option. On the other hand, accessing and using its many features, such as looking up the meaning of the word, adding notes, bookmarks, translations, sharing on social networking sites etc., Is as smooth and easy as ever.
The rubberised back panel smudges quite easily
Books are downloaded in a matter of few seconds. You can select from a wide range of latest bestsellers, newspapers, magazines and even Kindle Singles from the Amazon store. The books that you purchase will be available on the device as well as on Amazon Cloud. In case you accidentally delete a book from your device, you can easily restore it via cloud. It’s also possible to transfer books onto your Kindle using the USB drive. It provides support for TXT, PDF, MOBI, DOC, DOCX, amongst others. We transferred some PDF and MOBI files and were able to access them easily. However, you cannot adjust the font size or type with PDF files. Paperwhite also supports children’s and comic books.
The model we reviewed was a Wi-Fi + 3G variant. After you set the Wi-Fi access point, it will seamlessly switch between the 3G and Wi-Fi depending on the availability, without you having to change the setting. When not required, you can also opt for the Airplane Mode, which will save you some battery. If you download the Kindle app on your smartphone or tablet, then you can sync the contents from your Kindle across the devices and start where you left off. It will also sync your bookmarks, notes etc. The Paperwhite also includes an Experimental Browser, which works only with Wi-Fi. You can perform search and open websites. You can even try accessing social networking sites, emails etc., But the black and white display alone, notwithstanding its capacitive touchscreen, will act as a deterrent. We aren’t quite sure why would anyone require a browser on an e-reader.
Notice the dark spots at the bottom
Coming to the battery life, Amazon claims that it should last you eight weeks. Having used the Paperwhite for a couple of days, we can vouch for the fact that the battery life is indeed good. However, keep in mind that the Paperwhite does not include a power adapter; you will have to buy one separately, which will cost you an additional Rs. 1,199.
Verdict
Going by the overall performance and ease of use, not to forget the quality of display, the Paperwhite is undoubtedly one of the best e-readers available in the market. It is available in two variants – you can opt for the Wi-Fi only model that will cost you Rs 10, 999 or the Wi-Fi + 3G model that will set you back by Rs 13,999. For 3G, Amazon has partnered with Vodafone and is offering free connectivity for lifetime. However, considering the pricing, we think it’s an expensive deal; especially when you can get the device for a lot less if you request someone to get it for you from the US. Having said that, if you are a voracious reader and want a dedicated e-book reader, then the Paperwhite is the best e-reader you can buy.
Pros: Crisp screen; Excellent speakers; Good performance; Good battery backup; Excellent voice narrator; Access to huge book store.
Cons: Expensive; Doesn’t support Google Play Store (only Amazon Appstore); Limited video format support; No 3G (only Wi-Fi).
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 (16 GB) MRP: Rs 16,000
Amazon is known for the sheer number e-books it has in its store. With the advent of Android tablets, it is evident that the company also felt pressurised to introduce an Android-based Kindle tablet known as the Kindle Fire, which broke away from the traditional e-ink screen in order to satisfy consumers’ multimedia pangs. It did well and that’s why the company later introduced the Kindle Fire HD in two screen sizes having more pixels for crisper text and images. Until now, the Kindle Fire HD was not available in India, but with Amazon now getting serious in India, it is available for us to buy it in local currency. Let’s take a look at whether this is really worth the extra bucks.
Design And Build
The Kindle Fire HD may look like any other Android tablet at first glance, but it is different. With a dark grey body and a screen with black bezels, it certainly is a good-looking device. The back of the device has a soft-touch rubberised finish that helps get a firm grip. In fact, it appears like a unibody design which extends to surround the bezel from all sides. This actually provides as a structural reinforcement and imparts the Kindle Fire HD a solid build. The device has dimensions of 7.6 “(L) x 5.4″ (W) x 0.4 “(10.3 mm) (D) and weighs about 395 grams, although it does feel heavier than that.
The 7 “IPS screen has pixel dimensions of 1280×800, which gives it the 16:10 standard widescreen aspect ratio. It has a glossy finish, but is bright enough to be readable in a normally lit room. Amazon states that it has fused the touch panel and the LCD panel into a single glass sheet to improve clarity by avoiding the air gap between them. Also, it uses a polarising filter on the glass to reduce reflections and enhance viewing even in bright conditions. The screen is protected against scratches by Gorilla glass. This touchscreen features a 10-point capacitive input. A front HD camera is present on the top bezel for video chat.
Stereo speakers are present at the back under a black band, covered by grills on the left and right. Each of these contain dual drivers, thus ensuring louder audio with a range better than the average tablet speakers.
There are only a few buttons on the device; a power button and a volume rocker that are set flush into its left hand side. A 3.5 mm stereo audio jack is present just above the volume rocker. A micro-USB connector is present below the lower bezel alongside a micro-HDMI port. The micro-USB connector allows you to connect the Kindle Fire HD to a PC for data transfer using MTP mode, but you can only charge the 4400 mAh battery with the supplied charger, which charges it completely in 4 hours.
A dual-core 1.2 GHz OMAP 4460 CPU with a PowerVR SGX540 CPU clocked at 307 MHz power the Kindle Fire HD, thus packing enough firepower to run demanding games. The processing power is well-complemented by 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage. There is no memory card slot, so you can only depend on the 5 GB of Amazon cloud if you run out of this local storage.
This version supports Wi-Fi with dual antennas and dual-band. These features are meant to improve the signal reception and it really did perform better at streaming video content as a result. Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR is also supported with HID and A2DP profiles only.
The device runs Android 4.0.3, but this is almost not evident once you get past the familiar lock screen. The carousel interface of the device is nothing like what you would expect from an Android device. It is a horizontally scrolling list of e-books, apps, games, videos, music, etc from your library or from your cloud. Amazon does a good job at completely hiding the stock Android interface and uses its own UI, which is fluid.
E-book Performance
When you buy it, the Kindle Fire HD comes pre-configured with your Amazon id and thus you will find all your e-books and apps already present in it. Of course, these are present on the Amazon cloud and are downloaded once you click on them. It supports AZW, TXT, PDF, MOBI, PRC, DOC, and DOCX formats for e-books, and still misses out on the EPUB format.
Thanks to the HD pixel dimensions in a 7 “size, the text appears quite sharp on the screen with good readability. Individual pixels are not visible if the tablet is held at a traditional reading distance of around 30 cm from the eyes. Contrary to our expectations of experiencing eyestrain due to the LCD backlighting, it was actually comfortable to read on the device for long hours. Of course, the e-ink panel is definitely easier on the eyes, but this one doesn’t hurt either. The default brightness and contrast is probably adjusted to facilitate this good experience. Being an IPS panel, the screen colour doesn’t change when viewed from any angle. You can also adjust the font size (1 to 11), font type, colour scheme (white, sepia, and black), and line spacing to suit your viewing comfort. The accelerometer automatically orients the page from portrait to landscape and vice versa as you require.
In case you are too lazy to read or just want to rest your eyes, there is the text-to-speech engine that reads out the book to you. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD uses Ivona’s Salli voice, which is a female voice with an American English accent. While there is no option to choose any other voice, Salli sounded as authentic as a real woman reading out the text to you. In fact, we can say that this sounds a lot more natural than what we have seen with text-to-voice efforts by Google on its Android OS or by Microsoft on its Windows OS. While Salli’s voice is pleasant to hear, we do expect that the company provides its user with options to select other voices as well in the future by means of software upgrades since Amazon has acquired Ivona this January and now has complete access to other voice types as well.
Currently, this is still possible by paying for the professional-sounding Immersion Reading from Audible.com (which was acquired by Amazon a while back), but this has to be purchased separately after you purchase an e-book and the cost varies according to the deal available at the time. Unlike the text-to-speech engine that is built into the device, this is an audio file that gets downloaded to the device once purchased for individual e-books. Thanks to Whispersync for Voice, you can seamlessly sync between reading and listening to an e-book without missing on any content. We must say that the professional narration is certainly worth the download as it is really immersive and not lifeless like a machine version.
X-Ray is yet another feature that has been introduced in the Kindle Fire HD, which analyses the page being displayed for names of people and places, and displays their appearance across the various pages in the books in a graphical manner. Some of the other noteworthy features about the e-book reader are the ability to add bookmarks so that you can visit a page later, ability to add notes (annotations), and the option to share the page or an excerpt online. It is interesting to note that the e-book reader also provides you an estimate of the time it will take you to read the book by learning the speed at which you read the first few pages.
The Kindle Fire HD comes with 30 days free access to various international magazines specially tailored for the device. These include Cosmopolitan, OK!, Maxim, Smithsonian, Guns & Ammos, and Women’s Health.
Multimedia Performance
In addition to being an e-book reader, this device is a formidable multimedia performer. The dual driver stereo speakers at the back produce possibly the loudest sound we have heard from speakers on a tablet or even a laptop. The stereo sound separation with the clarity of voice, makes it a delight to watch movies on this tablet.
We must mention here that while the Fire HD connects to the PC and may show up similar to a USB mass storage device; it actually connects in the MTP or Media Transfer Protocol mode just like a Windows Phone 8 handset. While this allows transfer of data files, it monitors the video and audio files being transferred for playback compatibility with the Kindle Fire HD. It seems that Amazon has decided to support only MP4, 3GP, and VP8 video file formats, even though it should technically be able to play any format due to the powerful hardware.
The inbuilt video player is just a plain video player that does play movies well. However, in order to support subtitles, we installed the MXPlayer and we liked it better than the stock video player due to its sheer number of settings that can be tweaked around. The videos play flawlessly in either of the players, while the Dolby sound ensures clarity of dialogue. Thanks to the micro-HDMI port, you can watch the movies on your big-screen TV as well.
The 3.5 mm audio jack can be used to plug in a headphone to listen to music. The audio quality is really good overall.
Internet Experience
As mentioned earlier, the Kindle Fire HD has got Wi-Fi connectivity with dual antennas and with dual bands. This indeed accelerates the throughput as we found out. YouTube videos that stuttered in HQ mode on the Lava eTab Xtron played smoothly on the Kindle Fire HD using the same Wi-Fi source. We must mention here that YouTube doesn’t come pre-installed on the device so we had to install the APK. Nevertheless, the results are definitely stellar.
The Kindle Fire HD has the Amazon Silk browser which is said to use cloud acceleration (something similar to what Opera does), to speed up loading of web pages. It indeed works as advertised, but it does lack Adobe Flash and uses HTML5 instead where available. It must be noted here that the original Kindle Fire did support Flash, but the support has been withdrawn by Adobe since August 2012 for Android devices having version 4.0 and above.
Apps Performance
The Kindle Fire HD has access to the Amazon Appstore, which has only a small fraction of the apps that are available on Google’s Play Store. Some of the apps that come on the Kindle include Skype, which works very well with video calling, thanks to the good front-facing camera.
As mentioned earlier, there is no access to Google’s Play Store. You can only download apps that are available for download on the Amazon Appstore, which doesn’t have many. However, it is possible to install APK files on the device by downloading them on the PC and transferring them to the Kindle Fire HD. This opens up the opportunity of installing apps that are not available on the Amazon Appstore and also increases the versatility of the device, which Amazon should have done in the first place by not placing such restrictions.
We installed a few games to try out the performance. The hardware is powerful enough to be able to easily handle most games. Our standard benchmarking game of Temple Run 2, which we use to test the various aspects of an Android tablet such as its screen responsiveness, accelerometer, and graphics performance, ran well on the Kindle Fire HD, thus proving it to be a good gaming tablet , especially for games not too heavy on graphics.
We also ran the Antutu benchmark. The results are consistent with what we expect from a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU.
The Kindle Fire HD worked for around 10 hours on a full charge, which is almost in line with its 11 hours claim. Wi-Fi was on during the test and we played a 1.5 hour movie as well. The device only became moderately warm at most.
Our Verdict
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD performs great as an e-book reader and also as a multimedia device. The crisp screen makes reading easy and the exclusive e-book reader features such as the amazing text-to-speech and X-Ray sets it apart from other Android tablets. Its multimedia performance is great with the loud and clear twin driver stereo speakers and the HDMI out that can take the action to a big screen. However, you can only play a select few movie formats and will have to convert other formats to make them compliant with this device. Possibly due to Amazon’s restrictions, it performs remarkably better than Android tablets with similar specifications. There is no access to Google Play Store, so you are restricted to Amazon’s Appstore with only a fraction of the apps, but you can still easily install any app by simply transferring to the device the APK file for the same. The high price tag of Rs 16,000 is probably the only deterrent for this otherwise great table t. The 32 GB version is available for Rs 22,000, which is again too expensive. Unfortunately, there is no 3G version so you can only use the internet connectivity in the presence of hotspots such as at home or office.
Features: 3.5 / 5 Build: 4.5 / 5 Performance: 4.5 / 5 Value for money: 3.5 / 5 Mojo: 4/5
main element of interaction in modern computers (tablets) is the screen according to its parameters are out now in the forefront and take the top spot in the specifications. Previous Amazon tablet has been little interest in the plan, the first generation Kindle Fire had a 1024 x 600 resolution and overall budget proposal was exceptionally interesting increasingly user services Amazon, ie not for us to contact you.
New Kindle Fire HD and interesting without being tied Amazon, it’s just an affordable and high-performance tablets. Senior 8.9-inch tablet demonstrates fantastic for its price tag starting at $ 300 display resolution of 1920 x 1200. The same resolution can be seen at the 10-inch Asus Transformer Pad Infinity, but it is not worth $ 300. Other characteristics of Kindle Fire HD as well on top, TI OMAP 4470 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz and has two main and two auxiliary cores, that is in fact the solution of the quad, is responsible for the graphics chip PowerVR SGX 544, 1.5 times inferior to the version of the 543 in the new iPad. Tablet weight is at 570 grams and the thickness does not exceed 8.7 mm. Amazon also showed off a chip, dual-band Wi-Fi that allows you to run about 41% faster than the single-band chip set can say to the iPad. Also, unlike the first generation Kindle tablet front camera is present here.
Base cost – $ 299 includes 16 GB of internal memory, for $ 369 you can get a version with 32 GB already and the machine with a price tag of $ 499 has the support of networks 4G (LTE).
Junior 7-inch Kindle Fire HD has almost the same features with the exception of the display resolution – 1280 x 800 (same as that of Galaxy note 10.1 or from Asus Nexus), but the price tag of 199 $ .
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Once, Amazon has been criticized by publishers and authors of books for violation of the rules of use of printed content, the manufacturer of the Kindle 2 has decided to update the device software in such a way that the function of the voice reproduction of text was available only in the event that it authorizes the copyright holder.
Previously the system could activate a voice reading the Kindle 2 user for any text in your device yourself, but publishers have stated that the company Amazon thus violates their rights because royalties are paid only for the text content, but not for his audiokopiyu. Weighing the legal validity of the authors’ claims, the company decided to meet them halfway.
In the Amazon’s say that in itself voice reading function perfectly legal – it does not make copies, do not make any derivatives of the text and does not affect the content itself as an object of copyright.
“Nevertheless, we remain firmly convinced that the new feature will be extremely useful for many readers and publishers will allow its use at work with their content. law obliges us to modify the system so that owners can decide what books and chapters you want to play the voice and what is not, “- said in the Amazon.
We remind that in the digital library has Amazon More than 240 000 books in digital format.
idea of ??this material was born spontaneously. It so two events coincided: a trip to New York, where I brought Kindle Paperwhite, and the presentation of the company Pocketbook, which showed the second generation Pocketbook Touch. At the moment, the backlight in an eReader on the E-Ink is relatively new and not yet very common, but it is now clear that such a reading room where it is more convenient and more comfortable for users.
Pocketbook – one of the largest companies in Russia, producing e-books and Amazon – a famous book (and not only) online store, also famous for its high-quality E-reader at a very humane prices. Of course, there are other books with backlight, however, in my opinion, it is Touch 2 and Paperwhite are the best known of them.
Options
traditionally begin with a complete set, although there is nothing special to say. Both books are available in compact boxes. For both set to put only USB-cable and an instruction that, in my opinion, a huge minus.
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appearance, materials, assembly
Kindle has long been praising for simple yet elegant look to their e-readers, and I can not disagree with that. Like, look at Paperwhite and nothing special about it do not you, but it is subtly different from most Chinese faceless newsreaders.
I Pocketbook has already formed its corporate design: first of all, this is the back cover is made of plastic-coated soft-touch. Toward the bottom of it is slightly thicker, it is also part of the design Pocketbook.
Both books are made of plastic. Speaking of the rear cover, then and there, and it uses a coating soft-touch, however, was a bit more Paperwhite velvety, but to cover Touch 2 more resistant to fingerprints.
As for the scope of around the screen, there is superiority Touch 2 can be seen with the naked eye, on its part of the prints are not visible, while on the Paperwhite frame material very easily soiled, it’s not glossy. Unfortunately, the photos can not see it, but when used on a soiled box once you pay attention.
Both books are collected on the “5 -” At first glance, it seems that the assembly is ideal, but an eReader popolzovavshis longer, I noticed that the Paperwhite by strong pressing lightly pressed in the center of the lid, and the Touch 2 is slightly creaking under strong compression. The key word here – “strong”, that is, in everyday usage, you probably will not notice any problems in both an eReader.
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Screen
screen quality – a key parameter in this comparison, because it was he who distinguishes these two reading room. Brief characteristics: both models have a 6” touch screen with a resolution of 1024h758 points made by technology E-Ink Pearl. Also, both models feature a backlit screen. Since we’ll start.
At maximum brightness can be clearly seen that the backlight Touch 2 gives the blue and more faded than Paperwhite. In this case, Paperwhite true to its name and the pages of this book look as white as a sheet of paper.
When brightness is reduced to 50% of the background color Paperwhite goes to gray-yellow tones, and here at Touch 2, it just becomes a pure white.
Finally at minimum brightness at PaperWhite lights barely visible, while the Touch 2 is still discernible. However, this is not a plus Pocketbook, since there is a term “minimum brightness threshold”, and the lower it is, the better for screens, as in the dark lacks even the faintest light, and strong contrast blinding.
second parameter, which I would like to compare – the clarity of the text. Despite the (supposedly) identical or at least similar to characteristics of the screen, the text displayed on them quite differently. When you read on the Touch 2, it seems as if the text is written badly a pen, and PaperWhite – moderately thick black marker. This is especially noticeable when reading with large fonts. If you use a small font size, the difference is almost not visible. This is largely due to the fonts used, but I could not help noticing this kind of behavior.
possible that an inexperienced user notice the difference, but when the transition from Paperwhite for Touch 2, it takes some time getting used to.
According to my subjective feelings, read from the screen Paperwhite pleasant than with Touch 2. However, after a couple of hours longer see the difference.
Both models work with a touch screen, furthermore, Paperwhite touch screen is, in fact, the only way to interact with a book, while the Touch 2 is the usual buttons. The screens of both books covered the glass with a special coating rough. When you have your finger on the screen, then there is a feeling that the usual page before you book. To work the touch screen there are no claims in both models, the rate of mining is almost the same keystrokes. The only thing that Paperwhite little faster practiced pressing on the touch keyboard, while the Touch 2 is slightly faster than turning the pages.
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Paging and reference work with the book
Personally, I
– a supporter of the good old paging buttons: left arrow – back arrow to the right – go ahead, but now manufacturers are more likely to prefer the usual touchscreen controls. And having a separate button in the modern newsreader such as Touch 2, I think it is a clear advantage: for comparison, my friend after using the Paperwhite complained about the lack of buttons, touch-screen for her unusual and uncomfortable, yes, we are talking about a man in age, but we do not always buy E-reader myself, I often see in the subway and buses of people over fifty, reading with Amazon Kindle, I think everyone understands that the reader that they are clearly not sales consultants have recommended.
As for turning the touch screen, there is the use of both e-readers almost identical: tap on the right side turns the page forward, tap on the left – back. Swipe right to left scrolls forward, left to right – back.
Both E-reader support adjustment font with pinch with two fingers. However, the Touch 2 you can adjust the font size in increments of one, also available in the Kindle only about 6-7 size and you can not define your own.
In both E-reader can easily navigate through the content, leave bookmarks and move on footnotes, but the devil is in the details, so smoothly pass to the enhanced functionality.
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Settings reading
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Paperwhite you can choose only one of several font sizes, font size can not be set independently. As for the fonts, you have six different fonts. In addition, you can change the margins and line spacing, only available three “preset».
In Pocketbook Touch 2 users are an endless number of options: you can adjust the line spacing more accurately, you can configure the step to change the font by using the gesture “pinch” when using small fields, pages, almost the entire screen is text. In addition, Touch 2 supports hyphenation, and given that the producer still Russian, then complete the book is a huge set of words to support transfers. By the way, the same type font settings in the Touch 2 is also much more.
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Additional Features
One of my favorite all users of Kindle feature is the ability to remotely transfer files using the application Send to Kindle. Use it to send the book, pictures, or even a link to an article that will be converted for easy reading.
Another feature of the Kindle line is the tight integration with its own bookstore from Amazon. This is primarily true for the United States and anglochitayuschih users, but you’d be surprised how many people read Russian literature in English and wants to be able to buy it.
In Pocketbook Touch 2, in my opinion, have focused on functionality. You can do with books practically anything. You need to quickly search for a word – no problem (for Kindle initially no Russian keyboard, and custom firmware I will not be considered). Translate a word? Easily. By the way, the book supports multi-tasking, that is, you can quickly switch between books, browser and other applications.
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format support and work with PDF
Kindle Paperwhite supports the following formats: Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, PRC, Mobi, HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP.
Here’s a list of supported formats in Pocketbook Touch 2: PDF, PDF (DRM), EPUB, EPUB (DRM), DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, DOC, DOCX, RTF, PRC, TCR, TXT, CHM, HTM, HTML.
As you can see, Touch 2 is much larger formats is really necessary here and FB2, and EPUB, and support archives, and even exotic DJVU. In addition, the Touch 2 did everything for maximum readability of these formats (and the same for PDF), I discussed in detail in this review, the first Touch.
As for working with PDF, then on the Paperwhite you can read these files, you can zoomed them, that’s all the functionality.
While Touch 2 can trim blank frames into PDF, which improves reading. In addition, cutting the frame on a page, the book does this automatically in the whole file, while on each page to Paperwhite zoomed manually.
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Autonomy
Both manufacturers claim their devices while working to three months, even with the backlight. In my mode of use Paperwhite charge is approximately 10 days (I read on a couple of hours a day), but the Touch 2 lasted much less. Due to time constraints on the test I could not test its running time from 100% to 0, but I can say that 25% charge left 4 hours of reading with backlight at maximum brightness.
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Conclusion
know, I drew attention to the fact that in the world of e-books, as well as in the world of smartphones, users can be divided into two categories – using the book “as is” with minimum font size settings and want to fully configure the device for themselves ( font, footnotes, translations, translation of words).
And if very briefly, the first suit Paperwhite, and the second Touch 2.
I often see comments on our review of e-books from the category “All the Kindle is better,” etc. Commentators are always talking about how great the device from Amazon. This, incidentally, was one of the reasons I bought them a book in the U.S., it was a bit too curious, what is the Kindle so wonderful. Indeed, Paperwhite many strengths, and it’s build quality, and a great screen, and unique services. But the paucity of options in reading, the inability to search for Russian words (we’re talking about the drain firmware), lack of vocabulary, and much more do not allow us to call this book ideal. Let me remind you that the cost of the book in the U.S. is $ 120 for the version with ads, but here it is sold at a price of 5500 rubles. In my opinion, Paperwhite is good for people, who just want to buy a high-quality low-cost device that will read regular books, converted to MOBI.
Another thing – Pocketbook Touch 2. Then you and the huge number of supported formats, and Russian dictionary and Russian keyboard, and transfers, and a lot of settings, and easier to read PDF. There’s even a slot for memory cards and the ability to use the device as a music player. This is a multifunctional machine for those who like to “tune the device for themselves.” For those who want to not only read, but also to use the interpreter as you read, change the font size for easy on him, etc. And of course, for those who read the specialized literature that is available only in DJVU / PDF.
Separately
I was pleased with the physical buttons paging good that Pocketbook they are not abandoned. Not without its drawbacks, such as battery life and screen backlight to me more like in Paperwhite. As payback for this functionality is and the higher the price, Touch 2 is currently sold at a price of 7000 rubles.
When comparing the best food is always difficult to make definite conclusions. Typically, one device is better in one another – in the other. Similarly, in our comparison, choose the device to fit your needs: we need a simple and easy reader with backlight – take the Kindle, want to completely control the process of reading up to transfers – look in the direction of Touch 2.
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Review e-book Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
Review e-book Pocketbook Touch
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Base cost – $ 299 includes 16 GB of internal memory, for $ 369 you can get a version with 32 GB already and the machine with a price tag of $ 499 has the support of networks 4G (LTE). 
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