Talk:Amazon Kindle/Archive 5

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Proposed split

This article is getting too long, and I think that each Kindle should have its own page, like every other piece of popular hardware. – Nixinova ⟨T|C⟩ 03:25, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

The normal rule is split when it reaches 100k of text. This has about 90k of text so it is getting close. While the various devices could have their own article, it would consist of many short articles. It seems better to split out sections, perhaps creating Kindle features. I just trimmed the article a little bit at least. --Frmorrison (talk) 20:38, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Maybe the Kindle file format should have its own article? Though that wouldn't save a lot of space.—Chowbok ☠ 22:59, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

I created Kindle file format that is only 4k in size. Here are the current stats: Wiki text: 104 kB, Prose size (text only): 43 kB (7235 words) of "readable prose". I think it is pretty good now. At 60kB of prose it may need to be split again. --Frmorrison (talk) 14:25, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Amazon have caused a lot of confusion about which generation / model is which. This page ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/help/id=201263790 ) from Amazon is mostly correct (errata: wrong model number for Kindle (1st Generation), possibly inaccurate release date for Kindle Voyage (7th Generation) model NM460GZ). If we do split up this article I would still like to see a single comparison table containing all models with numbers / identifying characteristics - possibly with links to their individual pages or generations. Aredgers (talk) 13:44, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Wow, an article from the future!

It says that "Amazon released the Kindle Paperwhite (4th generation) on November 7, 2018. It is available". Checking the calendar I see October 16th. Weird. --jae (talk) 20:27, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Your generations don't follow Amazon's numbers

I have no idea where the disconnect is, but this page seems to be their canonical list and my model is listed as a 6th generation. You only have up to a 4th here (released this year). OK couldn't link to Amazon apparently, but this page has a link to it too https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2015/10/30/list-of-all-kindle-models-and-how-to-tell-them-apart/ -- EternalStudent07 (talk) 01:23, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

This page follows Amazon's numbers. The problem you seem to be having is there are two sets of generation numbers. There is the Amazon Kindle overall generation that includes every model, so the most current model is the 10th generation. This model is also the Paperwhite 4th generation at the same time since it is the 4th to have that name. If you have the 6th generation, it is also known as the Paperwhite (2nd generation). --Frmorrison (talk) 04:06, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

Overloaded Infobox

I removed the weight and dimension fields from this seriously overfull Infobox, will stop there, and suggest that more sections could also be deleted, being WP:NOTCATALOG. 137.25.61.10 (talk) 18:13, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

The Verge

Is this part part of The Verge's SEO strategy? 17 Verge mentions/reference and too many links back to their site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.32.241.108 (talk) 06:02, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

The Verge staff doesn’t edit this page so feel free to find other references if you don’t like so many. There might be 17 references to that website but there are plenty of other websites used.--Frmorrison (talk) 06:13, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Out of 186 citations, 11 are to Verge; 8 are to the New York Times; 7 are to Endgadget; 6 to ArsTechnica. The Verge is mentioned 6 times in the article in order to attribute product ratings for various Kindle versions. I don't see a problem. Schazjmd (talk) 16:07, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Screen size in metric system?

By "Find string", no screen size description in milimeters or centimeters. For example, a 6-inch screen is ?? mm x ?? mm.

Size is a problem for many people! (old people or people reading PDF)... See modern e-reader's sizes at, for instance, here or here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.43.208.232 (talk) 11:26, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Scrubbed Jailbreak

Seems a bit curious all mentions of Jailbreaking Kindle devices have been scrubbed from this page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kupojsin (talk • contribs) 21:37, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Kupojsin, why should there be any? Is there significant coverage by independent reliable sources that gives that aspect weight? Schazjmd (talk) 21:58, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

which aspect exactly? Kupojsin (talk) 20:33, 8 April 2021 (UTC)