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atomik24 posted:I placed an order for a kindle too ... also got the cover with the light ... hows the light on the cover ? is it bright enough ? It's perfect.
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MegaCharger posted:Bought a kindle 3 with the special offers. The ads aren't at all obtrusive and I'm loving it. Your not the only one, guess what took the number one spot on Amazon's bestselling electronics list. http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics?tag=vglnk-c43-20 They'll never do it, but I would love to see the sales numbers for its kindle.
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May 16, 2011 20:29
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atomik24 posted:I placed an order for a kindle too ... also got the cover with the light ... hows the light on the cover ? is it bright enough ? its fine for me 
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May 17, 2011 02:12
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dont eat a carb posted:It's perfect. Amethyste posted:its fine for me Good to hear can't wait 
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May 17, 2011 14:19
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So my kindle is frozen. I tried plugging it into my computer and holding the release button for 30 seconds. Tried plugging it in the wall and holding the release button for 30 seconds and nothing happened. Now I'm just waiting for the battery to die to see what will happen. I really don't want to call Amazon and go through trouble shooting with them because I feel like I've done everything already. Anyone have any ideas what I can do?
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May 17, 2011 14:58
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Most people that have called Amazon tech support usually end up getting a brand new kindle over-nighted to them the next day. You might be waiting for months before the battery dies.
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May 17, 2011 15:01
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My Kindle wouldn't connect to wireless and they sent me a new one straight away. But remember to call them - don't even bother with an email exchange.
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May 17, 2011 15:18
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Hahah ok thanks guys I will call today!
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May 17, 2011 15:22
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Love my Kindle and such, but I really wish Amazon would separate reviews by edition and format instead of lumping every single version of everything together. It would be nice to read a review for a Kindle edition of a book that explicitly says, "This version is hosed up, don't buy it." I'd rather just get a physical copy of a book if the Kindle version is typo-laden... Also, it would make wading through the free books much easier since there can be multiple versions of the same book.
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Got a kindle 3G today as a surprise birthday gift, loving it so far.The screen amazes me. Some worries though. I'm a bit concerned as i charged it until the light went green and then unplugged it and played with it for an hour or so, now its at 2/3 battery life, I thought it was supposed to last weeks? I sat there for about 20 minutes debating with myself if I should make an american or a UK account on it as i was worried about getting hosed with price gouging. Then I realised books don't have VAT right? So I made a UK account and well e-books do it seems  I'm thinking the model that comes with ads would have been better, as I'm not seeing any special offers on mine? Am I missing something? Also I think the thing itself looks pretty ugly but it's not a big deal edit: oh and the 3G hasnt worked at all, it's been on GPRS all day. wouldnt connect to my wireless network but that's probably fixable; i need to look into that MJ_Turbo fucked around with this message at 19:02 on May 17, 2011 |
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May 17, 2011 18:55
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tonytheshoes posted:Also, it would make wading through the free books much easier since there can be multiple versions of the same book. http://kindleworld.blogspot.com/ I'm not sure if that'll help, but on the right column, there are links to all the free non-classic books. MJ_Turbo posted:Got a kindle 3G today as a surprise birthday gift, loving it so far.The screen amazes me. Some worries though. Did you load up a ton of books? The kindle will index all the books and that can eat through a ton of battery. Ad version is just the wifi version with ads, you're not missing out on anything. For free books, go to the link above. Sperg Victorious fucked around with this message at 19:03 on May 17, 2011 |
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May 17, 2011 19:00
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If wireless is on it'll drain the battery a lot faster. Turn it off if you're not using it. The ad model is just cheaper so if you got it for a gift then it probably doesn't really matter... Check out the kindle page on amazon.com and there should be a section of free books that you can "purchase" and have sent to your kindle
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May 17, 2011 19:01
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Sperg Victorious posted:http://kindleworld.blogspot.com/ Definitely helpful, but I'd also love if the reviews for non-free books were separated as well so I didn't end up with an edition that has all "m's" replaced with "rn." Still, thanks for the heads-up on the other site!
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May 17, 2011 19:48
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MJ_Turbo posted:I'm thinking the model that comes with ads would have been better, as I'm not seeing any special offers on mine? Am I missing something? "Special Offers" means ads.
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May 18, 2011 02:40
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Toebone posted:"Special Offers" means ads. Well, yes and things like discounted books, audio books, and half-price Amazon gift cards.
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May 18, 2011 02:48
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Sperg Victorious posted:http://kindleworld.blogspot.com/ Thanks for the link, I had no idea there were Kindle apps.
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Crossposting from the other ereader thread : I know we get a lot of complaints on here, and rightly so, about the hosed up prices of ebooks. A lot of the time it's basically either a buck cheaper than the paperback, or it's sometimes twice as much depending on who's selling it. I picked this up tonight, and just wanted to share :  That, to me, is awesome. It's one of the reasons I bought the thing. I would completely pass this thing up for 15$ at the store, but on amazon, for 3$? Downloading it right now A lot of decent books are on there for around the 2-4$ mark, and the paperbacks are always 7 or 8$. I support the authors I can by grabbing the ebooks that I think I might like, especially when they are priced in a way that seems pretty damned normal to me.
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MJ_Turbo posted:I sat there for about 20 minutes debating with myself if I should make an american or a UK account on it as i was worried about getting hosed with price gouging. Then I realised books don't have VAT right? So I made a UK account and well e-books do it seems You can still make a US account and relink it to that instead, but you'll need a US address (credit card doesn't matter, though). You may end up getting e-mails from Amazon querying why you're using the US store from the UK, and I gave them proof of my US address, but I've heard mixed things on whether they'll actually follow this up if you don't give them proof.
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May 18, 2011 08:58
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Asclepius posted:You can still make a US account and relink it to that instead, but you'll need a US address (credit card doesn't matter, though). You may end up getting e-mails from Amazon querying why you're using the US store from the UK, and I gave them proof of my US address, but I've heard mixed things on whether they'll actually follow this up if you don't give them proof. I always use 1060 West Addison Street Chicago for poo poo like that. Never had any trouble.
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May 18, 2011 13:33
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I mistakenly bought a Kindle with Special Offers. It was in the wrong spot on the Best Buy shelf (I needed a Kindle NOW). Is there a way to legally remove the Special Offers (say, send Amazon an extra $20 to convert it to a regular Kindle?) or am I stuck with these ads? I want the cool screensavers and I want to do it completely legally.
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May 18, 2011 16:17
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mister_gosh posted:I mistakenly bought a Kindle with Special Offers. It was in the wrong spot on the Best Buy shelf (I needed a Kindle NOW). I got one too, does it bother you that much? I don't even see the screensaver when the case is closed. I do hope they let us upgrade to a non-ad version, but right now, there's no way.
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mister_gosh posted:I mistakenly bought a Kindle with Special Offers. It was in the wrong spot on the Best Buy shelf (I needed a Kindle NOW). Exchange it at Best Buy? If they won't switch it I'm sure Amazon will, if you call and whine a little. But then you'll have to RMA it and you won't have a Kindle NOW.
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I don't have a case for it but intend to buy one soon. That's a good point though, rather than considering upgrading it, I should focus that money on a case. It's just ugly seeing an ad when my kindle is out in the open. I've had it for a few weeks, so I think exchanging it at Best Buy isn't an option...and again, a case would solve the "seeing an ad out of the corner of your eye" problem.
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mister_gosh posted:I don't have a case for it but intend to buy one soon. Try installing the screensaver hack. If it works, you'll only have the ad on the home screen. Also I'm curious if the screensaver hack works on the ad one (I don't see why it wouldn't)
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mister_gosh posted:I don't have a case for it but intend to buy one soon. Don't you get 30 days to exchange?
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maxnmona posted:Try installing the screensaver hack. If it works, you'll only have the ad on the home screen. Also I'm curious if the screensaver hack works on the ad one (I don't see why it wouldn't) http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131435 summary: apparently the screensaver hack doesn't work, you have to manually replace the .gifs to get rid of the ads and then the next time you go online it will "fix" itself and the next reboot after that it's back to the ads.
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Arnold of Soissons posted:http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131435 http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-AdMash/dp/B004WFYIMA/ref=tsm_1_tw_s_kin_lldaz6 With that Kindle Game, at least you might be able to have a little say in what the screensaver is.
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As long as you can add whatever converted books you want in Calibre, I don't think the ads matter too much.
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Has anyone read/played Warlock of Firetop Mountain yet? I really want to get it for purely nostalgic reasons (like old videogames I want to get for purely nostalgic reasons I'll probably look at it for 2 minutes and never touch it again). But it's not out in the UK. I could always set up a US account again, but I don't want it enough that I could be bothered.
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Good news, everyone: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-accept-epub-files.html http://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-slates/amazon-to-allow-epub-ebooks-on-the-kindle-e-reader/ Amazon is now telling publishers they will be supporting the ePub format.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Good news, everyone: Thank gently caress. I can't wait for my Kindle to directly open epubs - they're a lot easier for me to author / touch up / cover-fix
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Good news, everyone: I would wait for Amazon to come out with an official announcement (or a big name site to report on it) before taking that as gospel.
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Sporadic posted:I would wait for Amazon to come out with an official announcement (or a big name site to report on it) before taking that as gospel. This. I still hope this is true. It's sometimes a huge pain in the rear end to convert many ePubs and have them display properly.
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Kindle 2 with free 3g is $89 today on woot http://www.woot.com/ If you're on the fence, this is a pretty sweet price to dip your toe in the kindle ocean.
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drat that's tempting to get as a gift. I have a Kindle 3 and I absolutely love it. Trying to convince all my family members to buy one now, and this seems like a good place to start. Are there any major drawbacks to a Kindle 2? Is it better to just spend the extra money and get a Kindle 3? Edit: Also just saw this deal, Nook for $85 on http://www.dailysteals.com/ AreYouStillThere fucked around with this message at 11:23 on May 23, 2011 |
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AreYouStillThere posted:drat that's tempting to get as a gift. I have a Kindle 3 and I absolutely love it. Trying to convince all my family members to buy one now, and this seems like a good place to start. Are there any major drawbacks to a Kindle 2? Is it better to just spend the extra money and get a Kindle 3? The K2 is bigger and heavier than the K3, but you really only notice if you go from one to the other. The only real "draw" that the current gen has that the K2 doesn't, as far as I know, is the page numbers.
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What's the Kindle 2 usually go for? All I could find doing a preliminary search were case prices.
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The K3 screen is way better than a K2 screen and makes it worth the extra money. Also you can get it in secksy black instead of IPOD white.
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e: ^^^^^ The K3 is way better without a doubt, but comparing the 3G to 3G, it's $100 cheaper for a slightly larger slightly heavier kindle with a slightly worse screen. Not a bad deal at all.Jigsaw posted:What's the Kindle 2 usually go for? All I could find doing a preliminary search were case prices. On Amazon they're currently listing at $110 used, $120 refurb. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Device-Display/dp/B0015T963C/
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