{"id":546658,"date":"2010-04-28T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-5575120649102983256"},"modified":"2010-04-28T21:58:21","modified_gmt":"2010-04-29T01:58:21","slug":"kindle-update-coming-collections-pdf-panzoom-new-fonts-facebook-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/546658","title":{"rendered":"Kindle Update Coming: Collections, PDF Pan\/Zoom, New Fonts, Facebook &amp; Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kindle on the bookshelf\" alt=\"Kindle on the bookshelf\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_V48_SiJm-_g\/Swx0KoSfwcI\/AAAAAAAAEQM\/DkGe0OwDDJg\/3307872452_a4d840a2e3%5b1%5d%5b3%5d%5b1%5d_thumb.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"146\" height=\"192\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>A post on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileread.com\/forums\/showthread.php?t=81829\" >Mobileread forums<\/a> pointed me to an Amazon announcement posted today about a new firmware (software) update for the Kindle and Kindle DX.&#160; Based on the announcement, the update will go to a select group of beta testers first, and then move out to all Kindle users by late May 2010.<\/p>\n<p>New Firmware Features Include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Collections:<\/strong> Organize your books and documents into one or more collections.&#160; Sounds like some sort of \u201ctag\u201d implementation to me although it could be a way to sort your books and other materials by folder \u2013 <em>something users have asked for repeatedly.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>PDF Pan and Zoom:<\/strong> Zoom into PDFs and pan around to easily view small print and detailed tables or graphics.&#160; &#8211; <em>This will be a nice addition.&#160; PDF viewing on the Kindle before this was less than ideal.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Password Protection:<\/strong> Password protect your Kindle when you&#8217;re not using it \u2013 <em>I\u2019m not sure how many have asked for this one, but I guess some will find it useful.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>More Fonts &amp; 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