Kindle 3 gets page numbers, more social features no comments
Posted at 9:15 am in Kindle 3 - Kindle Keyboard,Random
There is a new software update for the Kindle 3. Version 3.1 includes the following features:
- Real page numbers – Finally the Kindle will get real page numbers like most other ereaders instead of the “locations” that have been used up to now. Page numbering will have to be added to the Kindle books themselves, so it may take awhile for every book in the Kindle Store to have the new feature.
- Public Notes – Kindle books get social. Users will be able to share their notes and highlights with others. This is an opt-in feature that you can turn on at the Kindle library management page.
- Before You Go – At the end of the book users can rate a book, share a message about the book with their social network, get personalized reading recommendations and see more titles from the same author.
- New newspaper and magazine layout – the layout for newspapers and magazines has been “new and improved” to give users a snapshot of the news and let them decide what you want to read first.
I’m really glad about the page numbers; I know there has been ongoing debate about locations vs page numbers, with some Kindle users defending the locations system. I prefer the page numbering system most other ereaders use myself. I hope that this feature will come to the Kindle DX and Kindle 2 as well.
The update will be pushed out wirelessly, or you can download the update and update manually here.
