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		achompas on Sept 28, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Unveils $199 Kindle Fire Tablet Reading can be passive or active. As an active reader I highlight and annotate my books, so the keyboard is invaluable for me.

sthulbourn on Sept 28, 2011 [–]

Some sort of stylus would be a more natural fit for that. A keyboard would just slow you down (selecting text, marking it, annotating)

achompas on Sept 28, 2011 | [–]

Agreed. This might be ex post rationalization, but the keyboard helps me form thoughts. I've got no problem with it (but we definitely agree on the stylus).

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