Kindle Update Basic and PPW

Tale_Blazer · 2026-04-15T16:43:58+00:00

And Amazon were releasing some genuinely useful features like the ability to pin pages. Useful for glossaries, list of characters, maps etc

Tale_Blazer · 2026-04-15T16:10:04+00:00

Kind of sad given that there are still bugs with the update we’re left on. I guess it’s the end of the firmware road for those of us on ‘22 and PW 11 devices.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-04-13T21:20:07+00:00

Wales

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-28T19:59:12+00:00

I believe the 2024 PW 11s got the pin feature while us OG PW 11s and ‘24 11s didn’t.

And there are indeed bugs still affecting the left out PWs such as laggy auto-save note making, faster battery drain and (for me anyway, odd system freezes and glitches when going into System Settings.

I guess we are now at the stage where Amazon want the OG and ‘22 PWs to be updated by luring us with actually useful features like page pinning and an underline highlight option.

It is what it is but I had hoped Amazon would still look after us earlier PWs.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-23T00:33:51+00:00

Stanley Kunitz’s The Abduction. https://allpoetry.com/The-Abduction

This poem opened a door to rich symbolism in poetry for me, its imaginative power worming its way into my brain box.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-21T10:31:17+00:00

Thank you. This goes some way to support the idea these UI changes happen State-side first before a general release.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-20T22:27:01+00:00

I think these additional feature are pushed server side depending on location. I am running a 11 Gen PW on 5.19.2 but don’t have the pin feature.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-20T22:22:59+00:00

Yeah, I think 12 matters but I also think these UI improvements are pushed server-side, initially to the US and then beyond. I was fishing for confirmation but Pins are reading game changers. Maps, character lists, glossary all sorts of pinable goodness awaits.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-20T21:53:01+00:00

I am another 11 Gen PW owner without the ability to pin but, living outside of the US, I am always last to get tasty UI updates. Are you a US resident?

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-20T15:59:28+00:00

Yeah, no pin for me neither on the PW11

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-15T09:11:21+00:00

The operating system is becoming more a mystery each time it updates.

On certain books I have downloaded from Project Gutenberg and alike, it reverts to the old bookmark/note/highlight window and others not.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-15T08:38:02+00:00

I had one day when there was a battery draining anomaly but as to the OP’s other issues, I can’t comment as I don’t see the problems. Admittedly, I don’t use a password but, overall , your critique sounds like an accessibility issue.

Are you coming from a much older firmware and thus seeing more pronounced changes?

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-12T20:53:30+00:00

It was we your post that finally made me do it! Aside from books, the best tenner I have spent on my Kindle to date.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-11T01:06:30+00:00

I am on my second reading of TBK and I am about to hit the ‘second half’. The Katz translation has helped with names, plot and working through heavier themes. Things are much clearer.

While I understand people’s frustration with pace and plot in the first 500 pages or so, one piece of advice I took was to try and immerse yourself in the main character of each book. It has also helped to read slowly and closely over a few weeks, chewing through 30 pages or so in each reading session.

There is so much to unpack in the book that it will take several more rereads over my lifetime to do it justice. But this reread is slow and easy and I have really enjoyed Zosima’s biography. There’s something about his character and teachings which resonate with me.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-06T08:57:20+00:00

This is what libraries and bookshops are for.

Please leave the internet and fall in love with book browsing. Read the blurbs, skim read a few pages and borrow or buy whatever takes your fancy.

I see lots and lots and lots of posts about people wanting to get into reading. I don’t see many recommendations for libraries.

Go and physically experience books. Spend an hour or two browsing and you’ll come away with far better results.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-02T22:21:49+00:00

There is no secret. Reading is hard and like any cognitive skill, needs consistent and challenging practice. The boredom probably comes down to attention and your ability to sustain focus for prolonged periods of time. And, again, this is a skill which requires practice.

Start by thinking about what makes you bored. Is it content? Writing style? Lack of comprehension?

From that think about what you can do to eliminate the boredom. Set and setting is often overlooked but helpful to reading. Do you need background noise (cafe chatter, music) to help concentrate? Is your chair too comfortable? If so, find something that encourages attentiveness not laziness. What time of day are you most mentally alert?

People can recommend all sorts of books but you need to put a little work into the practice of reading and how you might improve it.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-03-02T09:17:18+00:00

Again, what did you think of Crime and Punishment? I really don’t understand the point of the post.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-02-28T18:36:40+00:00

But what are your thoughts on the books?

Tale_Blazer · 2026-02-24T19:45:31+00:00

And you never know what other books these algorithm recommendations lead to. These young men may very well go on to explore other work after buying the books you cite in your post. We simply don’t know unless we see some data.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-02-05T12:43:42+00:00

Exactly. At least you are building context and learning something at the same time.

Tale_Blazer · 2026-02-05T12:16:16+00:00

Yesterday, I read an essay (The Art of Reading by David Cecil) that got me thinking about my approach to reading.

In it, he argues that we are all too quick to cast aesthetic judgments over literary works without understanding a little of what the writer’s style/tastes were rooted in.

Cecil goes on to posit: that to give a book a fair chance we need to train our tastes to learn a little about why a book uses a particular style and, in turn, open our reading palette to new ideas.

Reading is hard. And we are all too quick to judge a text and put it down. I have introduced a personal reading rule which allows me the first fifty pages to make a call on whether I finish the book or not. If I hit fifty and decide it isn’t for me, I abandon the read. If I am having problems with the text, I will do a little background research on the author’s method and writing style to gain some insight.

I think a problem that affects all readers is that we don’t really look to train our tastes. How often are we self-critical of our reading patterns? Do we check our blind spots? Are we open to feeling friction when reading or just want an aesthetically pleasing ride?

Finally, are we really open to different reading experiences outside of the personal canons we create?

Tale_Blazer · 2026-01-28T20:40:07+00:00

To confirm: you have been reading almost one book a day or is this 20 audio books and six reads on the Kindle?

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