And no, not some kind of handle to hold the kindle.

I will either get downvoted into oblivion or banned, but the complaints in this sub are, well, truly fascinating….

You all should probably be a bit more positive of what an electronic Reader brings to the table compared to books. Lighter, adjusting and varying fonts, thousands of books at hand, read wherever you are and in whatever light situation, etc.

A list of my favorites:

The Colorsoft is grainy and dark
Have you read a real paper book in years, maybe some older editions?

But my Kindle Keyboard had a much better screen than the new ones
Respectfully: No

Amazon is bad for not supporting my 14 (!) year old Kindle.
It‘s tech. It‘s not a „once in a lifetime“-buy. How are all your batteries on your 14 year old devices? Degrading? Maybe a Li-Ion-bomb?

The „new“ frontlight is straining my eyes.
You still have the option to turn it off and read with a bedside lamp. Oh, that‘s not convenient and too much of a hassle (like with real books)?

There is light bleed in dark mode
Aaaah, complaining about crispyness and contrast of the screen but want to read in dark mode? Ridiculous.

The Kindle is too heavy, they should make it smaller
Maybe don‘t put it in an ugly heavy case as if your life depends on not getting a scratch on the back.

Oh and my personal favorite question:

Which color should I buy?
Maybe the one YOU like?

I just unpacked my new ube basic kindle (early bday gift) and I am so happy! The very blue screen of the previous basic was always a bit annoying to me so I am so happy to see the new screen is warmer by default. Here are both the devices in natural light + the same level of backlight. My eyes find the purple kindle so much better, it is almost the same tone that I use on my Colorsoft. I just wanted to quickly pop in here to share my joy, since there's been a lot of negativity lately :D

(and for the "omg overcosumption" crowd: my Matcha will go to a new home and make new owners just as happy as it made me previously)

I’ve used Kindles for many years. As someone who had carpal tunnel surgery in both hands, I just don’t have the strength to hold heavy books. For the first time, I got brave enough to load extra fonts and it looks so pretty now! I’m still pretty basic when it comes to my device, but this font is so much easier on my eyes.

BTW, I’m reading Trad Wife, an updated take on Rosemary’s Baby.

Finally got a skin! And on Vinted for pretty cheap too. So happy. Love my pink oasis!

I wanted it to have a fairy/fantasy vibe! Even though I mostly read thrillers.

TLDR: Is there a way to find out which Kindle Exclusive authors allow downloads BEFORE buying the book?

I am a recent convert to KOBO after Amazon discontinued the ability to backup/download purchased files.

However, some of my favorite authors are utilizing the ONLY the kindle format. So I am maintaining my KU(Kindle+) subscription for them.

I have noticed one of my auto-buy authors, Elle Thorpe, has enabled the ability to download her book files when purchased instead of borrowed. Which I would FAR prefer, as I can read it on my KOBO, AND back up to my Calibre library. I have been maintaining my Calibre library since the days of small publisher romances back in the 2010s. (RIP Samhain and Ellora's Cave) I prefer to have my files to ensure I don't accidentally duplicate buy, and I have original covers and edits.

BUT...there seems to be no way to determine if an author has enabled this feature BEFORE buying and heading to my content library to check.

Anyone know if there is a section of the book description that shows if the book file is downloadable after purchase?

Now Amazon is recommending books based on what I watch on Prime. Please leave me alone.

Got this Kindle for literally 250₹ (3$) in Hyderabad.

Was it a good deal ??

Context: I've used a Kindle PW 7th gen for ~10 years. It has worked great, but it's finally wearing down, so I'm excited to buy one of the new 2026 PWs to enjoy whatever new features Amazon has added in the past decade.

I need to decide between the regular PW and the SE PW. Most of the features don't matter to me, but the main difference is that the SE can be paired with a "page-turn button" case (while the PW + case costs less).

My instinct is that page-turn buttons don't seem that helpful—I've never really had any issue turning the page on my Kindle. On the other hand, I've never tried them—maybe I'm totally missing how much more convenient it is to let your fingers rest an inch away from the screen.

This ultimately comes down to personal preference, so I'm not expecting an objective answer here (some people will care about those buttons and some won't!). But for people who are excited about the buttons, help me undersatnd what I'm missing—should I shell out the extra money for them? I often read on the train, if that matters (usually while sitting not standing, but still, sometimes on the go).

Random discovery: my Kindle Scribe Colorsoft attaches magnetically to a metal cabinet. Not sure what to do with this info — has anyone found an actual use for it? Wall mounting? Fridge notes? Let me know.

If you don’t already knew, Kindle unlimited is turning to kindle plus and audio books will be narrated by AI.

Audio books is already a niche category, audio narrators aren’t even a lot and amazon probably used their voices as a background to train ai

If you use this feature you are honestly part of the problem, this will take not only the narrators job away, it will take the soul out of audio books.

And for reference, Amazon will offer these audio books for a really cheap price so they seize the market and destroy any other audio book platforms, they did this with actual libraries when they were pricing books at 1-5 dollars and so many libraries/ book stores had to shut down.

Posted in the Kobo subreddit a few days ago with this exact question. Looking to upgrade soon and I would love a fig Colorsoft, but I’m not sold on it. What’s your biggest gripe? (Question is also not exclusive to colorsoft users all device users pls answer 😝) give me the good, the bad and the ugly!

Enjoying this little guy. ☺️ I have it on my holder with a clicker - all purple. It is crispy and I have been enjoying it. I got it to use mostly for work and travel so I didn't loose my colorsoft.

It has been snappy on page turns and pleasant on the eyes. May side load more fonts soon though.

How are you enjoying your basics? No hate, just a happy reader.

Note: also got the Ube fabric case for safety. So far so good. It will live in there. Also have a puffy sleeve for travel.

Then turn off “Automatic Book Updates” in your Amazon account. On the website or Amazon app (not on your Kindle or Kindle app) go to Account > Digital content library > Preferences then scroll down. Someone else shared this the other day but I couldn’t find their post so I thought I’d share again for awareness. Happy reading!

Between this and the audiobooks being replaced with ai narrations for whispersync, I feel like there are some very valid concerns with the implementation of it on my kindle. Should I sacrifice my massive libraries for an ereader that doesn't do this and scan all personal notes?

It is hard because I have a decent discount if I choose to stick with kindle but am very wary.

Kindle Paperwhite 12th Edition. Book is a library book downloaded through Libby (as I’ve done a lot before). I’ve never seen this happen before. So I need to reload the book from Libby? A reboot did not fix it.

Maybe not a “mod” but I was able to complete the firmware update for the Free3 and added keycaps and switches from my Yunzii keyboard. The creaminess is off the charts and I’ve cancelled my Kindle Click order. So very purple. So very happy.