Comments on: Hands on with the Kindle Touch update http://www.teleread.com/kindle/hands-on-with-the-kindle-touch-update/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 25 May 2013 09:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Frank Steiner http://www.teleread.com/kindle/hands-on-with-the-kindle-touch-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1263991 Frank Steiner Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:10:16 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=76512#comment-1263991 I believe whispersync requires the Audible app for Android or iPhone/iPod Touch, or a Kindle Fire. It doesn't work in the Kindle Touch. And not all of the books offer whispersync option. I believe whispersync requires the Audible app for Android or iPhone/iPod Touch, or a Kindle Fire. It doesn’t work in the Kindle Touch. And not all of the books offer whispersync option.

]]> By: Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/kindle/hands-on-with-the-kindle-touch-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1229132 Juli Monroe Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:43:10 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=76512#comment-1229132 Carmen, yes, the swipe up/down for chapter navigation is still there. Good question. I never use it, so I didn't think to check for it. Carmen, yes, the swipe up/down for chapter navigation is still there. Good question. I never use it, so I didn’t think to check for it.

]]> By: carmen webster buxton http://www.teleread.com/kindle/hands-on-with-the-kindle-touch-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1228896 carmen webster buxton Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:48:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=76512#comment-1228896 Do you know if the Touch kept the next chapter/last chapter function on the up and down page swipe? Do you know if the Touch kept the next chapter/last chapter function on the up and down page swipe?

]]> By: Tom Semple http://www.teleread.com/kindle/hands-on-with-the-kindle-touch-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1228886 Tom Semple Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:01:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=76512#comment-1228886 Actually a Paperwhite update added the ability to jump to Settings without going to Home screen first. But that's still not as convenient as being able to toggle wireless on and off directly, as you can on Kindle Touch. Whispersync for voice works fine, but the Audible player is fairly bare-bones, and I doubt many people use it. Audiobooks chew up a lot of Kindle's limited storage, especially as the only wireless download option is for the bulkiest of Audible's formats, and most wireless audiobook downloads do not offer the option to download the audiobook in parts, complicating storage management. One other piece of update trivia: the swipe up/down gesture for chapter navigation is still there. This useful feature is not to be found on Paperwhite, probably because some people accidentally invoked it and were 'surprised' and annoyed to lose their place in the book. Kindle Touch owners will have long since become familiar with its workings and would have missed it had Amazon removed it to match Paperwhite behavior. Actually a Paperwhite update added the ability to jump to Settings without going to Home screen first. But that’s still not as convenient as being able to toggle wireless on and off directly, as you can on Kindle Touch.

Whispersync for voice works fine, but the Audible player is fairly bare-bones, and I doubt many people use it. Audiobooks chew up a lot of Kindle’s limited storage, especially as the only wireless download option is for the bulkiest of Audible’s formats, and most wireless audiobook downloads do not offer the option to download the audiobook in parts, complicating storage management.

One other piece of update trivia: the swipe up/down gesture for chapter navigation is still there. This useful feature is not to be found on Paperwhite, probably because some people accidentally invoked it and were ‘surprised’ and annoyed to lose their place in the book. Kindle Touch owners will have long since become familiar with its workings and would have missed it had Amazon removed it to match Paperwhite behavior.

]]> By: Sarah Park http://www.teleread.com/kindle/hands-on-with-the-kindle-touch-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1228828 Sarah Park Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:11:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=76512#comment-1228828 Thanks for sharing this update. I wanna try it myself and see if I will love it. Thanks for sharing this update. I wanna try it myself and see if I will love it.

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