Change the contrast on the Kindle 2

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Dear Amazon:
We the undersigned users of the new Kindle 2 respectfully submit this petition and ask you please increase the contrast of the new Kindle.
As it stands right now, the text is hard to read in most light situations. The background is relatively dark and the text is not black. The first Kindle had the perfect amount of contrast and we consider it to be a step backward to have to struggle to read now.
Many of us feel that this could be a deal-breaker and that we would rather return the Kindle 2 than try to read on it with difficulty.

449 Signatures

  • Helenita Jacobs
  • Jean Larrea
    • Comments
    • I find the need for a book light in all but direct sunlight. In regular light even increasing the font size doesn't help much with clarity.
  • Mike Reidy
    • Comments
    • I have a K1 and a K2. Thinking of sending back K2 if this is not fixed.
  • Robyn Wagner
    • Comments
    • Note that all we are asking is that you make the DEFAULT font use the darkest shade of your 16-color greyscale. Or, allow us to configure the "color" of the default font.
  • Alice Wakefield
    • Comments
    • A reading device should be easy to read
  • P. Lapointe
  • Gloria McRae
    • Comments
    • Darker print AND lighter background
  • Tim Breen
  • Sharli Colladay
  • Elizabeth A Emery
  • Dan Haithcock
    • Comments
    • A password function also please.
  • James Chang
    • Comments
    • K2 really strains the eyes, gives me mild headaches...K1 text "jumped" off the page.
  • Ted Williams
    • Comments
    • Kindle 2 is Horrible
  • slpdg
    • Comments
    • darker text, lighter back ground
  • Mark Matthews
    • Comments
    • Please also add to your message that all petioners should send comments to Feedback and talk to CS.
  • Ray Ostrom
  • Will Equitz
  • Roberto Romero
    • Comments
    • I just saw a K 1 for the 1st time and can see how much sharper the contrast is on the K 1 compared to K 2
  • Belinda Smith
    • Comments
    • Definitely undecided about keeping this due to the lower contrast between the text and the screen. Me thinks it's how you achieved more battery life...reduced the flashing power. I'll charge the device more often thank you...or return to my K1 with the user replacable battery. Please fix the contrast.....K1ndlelover
  • JoAnne SanMateo
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    • Ditto
  • Bob DuBois
    • Comments
    • Definitely not happy with the contrast.
  • Tiffany Brenner
  • Tom Ford
  • Kate Woulfe
  • Lucy Quan
  • Robyn Broening
    • Comments
    • Thank you!!
  • Anand Singh
  • Paul Papin
    • Comments
    • Make the background lighter, or better, "user adjustable", thanks
  • Rochelle Simon
    • Comments
    • definitely worse than Kindle 1
  • gary hum
    • Comments
    • This issue is so important to me that I am contemplating returning my Kindle 2.0.
  • Richard Turner
    • Comments
    • please correct this problem.....love my K2 but this may be a deal breaker, please give us some control over the K2 reading experience
  • Bill Presswood
    • Comments
    • Please either darken text, or lighten background
  • christine kramer
  • mildred alleyne
  • viktoria a.
  • Leigh Farmer
    • Comments
    • Needs Fixed
  • Susan T. Lippman
  • Thomas Maher
    • Comments
    • Eye-strain and headaches due to low contrast!
  • Mary Alexander
    • Comments
    • Please allow a change in contrast. Thanks
  • Bruce Sterling Woodcock
  • Dawn Swingle
  • Elizabeth Glass
    • Comments
    • Thanks!
  • B. Mass
    • Comments
    • В
  • scott
    • Comments
    • really hard to read, please fix soon
  • Bob Mechler
    • Comments
    • Actually an adjustable contrast would be best.
  • andrea sutten
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    • the low contrast is my ONLY complaint with the kindle. It was a big disappointment because the contrast looked great on the Amazon photos.
  • Steve Moddelmog
  • Chad Morris
    • Comments
    • please fix this!
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  • Mark V.Orden
    • Comments
    • Increasing the font gray level or adding a pixel to width (bolding) would greatly improve readability.