7 New Products Unveiled by Amazon

Fairly certain I would not like "On Deck." Can this be disabled by the user?

Bellini e-book one word at a time?? Stupid, stupid, stupid!! I don't care how fast or slow you do it, everybody knows that nobody reads one word at a time unless they have a serious reading problem. We read in groups of words and in phrases. We read several lines at a time. We used to be able to read paragraphs at a time and even whole pages at a time as speed readers. We go faster on words that are easy, and we slow down to get the picture when harder words or concepts pop up, or when we simply need a breather to get back in focus. I would like to see some reliable science on the reading efficiency of going one word at a time at any speed. Words are often, nay, usually, understood in retrospect. We also look back to re-read something that needs to be tweaked in light of later information. Due to the ricocheting nature of how we perceive communication, including meaning and grammar, this one-word-at-a-time approach seems to me to be seriously flawed, and even, well, inhuman.

WOW -- Some very good prices! I like the 8", it is a good size to read and take with you, any where. Paperback books are basically, 4"x6", so. going to an 8", is an improvement. Plus, you can adjust the size of the font, for those who have a harder time, reading. I use to buy, Trade Books, because, they were bigger and the print was larger. The print was not the Large Print, just larger, than regular books.

Nope -- "On Deck" is NOT what I want, either!!! It must be disabled, somehow. Amazon has no right, to invade our privacy, unless, you sign up for this service and agree to the terms. BAD move, on Amazon's part!!!

@Gloria -- I happen to read slower, than most readers. So, I frequently, read one word at a time. If, I skim an artile or page, I am basically "perusing", and not getting the full information or rational of the story, article, or technical books. Yes, "perusing" can be reading with throughness, but, I am using the definition of scanning or skimming through a story, article or technical book.

Now, I honestly think the Bellini e-book, is a really STUPID idea!!! However, I also, honestly wonder if, today generation can read like the older generation, who learned to love novels. When I was growing up and going to school, we HAD to read the book, to make a book report! It was reading books, where I learned to LOVE history! Reading, opened up a whole new world, for me. Now, I read e-books, on my computer, from Amazon.

Amazon unveils new products, eh? Well, as a formerly loyal Amazon purchaser, (and still a Prime member), I bought the first version of the Kindle Fire. Guess what? Shortly thereafter, Amazon unveils Prime Music, but does it work on my Fire? Noooo... only on later versions. So much for company loyalty! No longer will I buy a first issue of any of their products. Just sayin'....

Gloria Huffman, you said exactly what I was thinking except without the bleeping swear words I used.
Thank You.

There is a free 'Fire TV/Fire Stick' ap for Andriod that adds voice to the otherwise mic-less Fire TV Box & stick. No need to buy the new fancy remote.

Love Amazon prime. I get a lot of use out of it and it's priced pretty well. No complaints on service or content.. ever. I would love to cut the cable/satellite cord. Any word on a DVR set box not connected to a cable service? It would really make a huge difference is cord cutting. That's about all that's stopping me. Thanks for all the good info and articles you provide.

"Coming soon—On Deck automatically downloads Prime Video (for Prime members) and the first episodes of Amazon Original Series while your device isn’t in use, ensuring that there is always something new to enjoy instantly, even when offline." from Amazon. On Deck is not here yet and it is for Amazon Prime members to have video ready to go rather than waiting for likely choices to download. I expect you will be able to turn it off but it doesn't say.

I have the Fire TV Stick sms love it. However this reading one word at a time on "Word Runner" is not for me. I'll stick to my Kindle, thank you. And I'd never ever wasn't any content downloading without me authorizing it. Period.

I saw that the tabs can be used as a phone? How good is the reception? do i have to have an account with a carrier? Which carriers will lit me use the tab as a phone? I'm looking at the cheapie. Can I use a bluetooth headset with the tab to use it as a phone?