As a Kindle user, I still miss the old version of the site. The new one looks great on normal desktop, but the old one was simple enough to load and directly download books on the device's built-in browser.

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JSeiko 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's interesting. What about the new design prevents you from doing it? Genuinely asking here. We may fix it if it's actionable

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RattlesnakeJake 4 hours ago | parent [-]

And now it's time to put my foot in my mouth. I haven't used it in a while because it was frustrating, but you guys seem to have already fixed it :)

The previous version of the site had two major flaws:

1. The search bar had been removed from the top of the page, and hidden behind a "Click here to search" (or similar) link partway down the page

2. Once you opened that page, the coloring of the site was so washed out on e-ink that the text input was hard to find.

Thanks for fixing it!

	▲	JSeiko 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"you guys seem to have already fixed it" - that's what we like to hear :)

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graemep 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is that a Kindle issue?

You can download books in most browsers. I know Amazon have done things to make life difficult for other stores in the past.

	▲	RattlesnakeJake 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'd call it one of those middle-ground things: • On the one hand, E Ink devices have a fairly known set of limitations, and it would be ridiculous for me to expect them to render the whole web well. • On the other hand, it's good for website designs to consider the kind of devices employed by their users. Using a Kindle to access Gutenberg is likely less of an edge case than it would be for other sites, so it's worth the extra design work. (Keep in mind that -- given my sibling comment -- this is all theoretical. The latest iteration of Gutenberg's site is much better than the previous version)