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Well, I just broke the screen on my 2nd Kindle 3. I buy them off craigslist so I doublt amazon is gonna help me. I was thinking about buying another, used, cheaper version and swaping the screens. Are all the e-ink, non-touch screens compatible?
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May 27, 2012 05:14
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sixdeadpandas posted:Well, I just broke the screen on my 2nd Kindle 3. I buy them off craigslist so I doublt amazon is gonna help me. I was thinking about buying another, used, cheaper version and swaping the screens. Are all the e-ink, non-touch screens compatible? If it's within the 1-yr warranty, I'd call up Amazon anyway. They shouldn't care where you got it, wether it's craigslist or Staples. They might send you a refurb on the cheep. Worth a call, even if you aren't sure about the warranty. That's what I'd do.
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May 27, 2012 05:56
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Thanks, I'll definitely try that for both of them. A refurb is prefferable to a shady craigslist encounter. I am still curious about the screen compatibility though. From what I've read, even the nook uses an identical screen.
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May 27, 2012 06:13
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Anyone tried an iRiver Story HD? No wireless connectivity, but they look pretty nice and the price isn't bad.
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May 27, 2012 16:45
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If I use http://delivereads.com/ @free.kindle.com with a 3G Kindle it will only download over WiFi and thus never charge me for downloading over 3G right?big scary monsters posted:Anyone tried an iRiver Story HD? No wireless connectivity, but they look pretty nice and the price isn't bad. http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/19/iriver-story-hd-review/ http://reviews.cnet.com/e-book-readers/iriver-story-hd/4505-3508_7-34850148.html http://www.laptopmag.com/review/ereaders/iriver-story-hd.aspx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXWKOoy20Rs The big issues being the higher dpi not really being noticable and the poor wifi reception and the annoyance of having to go into the settings everytime you want to read sideloaded books. On the other hand it's now only $85 at Overstock.com which makes it comparable to the $80 basic Kindle with offers. At least it's nice someone is making a Google Books reader.
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May 28, 2012 11:57
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Cardboard Box A posted:If I use http://delivereads.com/ @free.kindle.com with a 3G Kindle it will only download over WiFi and thus never charge me for downloading over 3G right? That's my understanding of it. Alternatively, you can download the official Send to Kindle app for your desktop, and that gives you a choice to send over Wifi or 3G, and Wifi on that is for sure free. It's pretty handy, since all you have to do is right-click the file you want to send to your Kindle.
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May 28, 2012 19:14
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So, the screen on my Kindle 3 broke as in cracked with lines and mirror effects all over the place, and of course I'm 3 months out of the warranty period, so I need to buy a new Kindle right away. Are there any differences in sturdiness between the regular Kindle, the Touch and the Keyboard (old Kindle 3)? I always read in bed and tend to fall asleep in the middle of reading. This means that I either wake up with my head mashed to the screen (probably what broke the old one) or it ends up on the floor. Are there any covers worth buying that could help protect the Kindle in situations like these?
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May 29, 2012 22:06
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The Keyboard case is pretty sturdy, I dropped mine all the time and it was fine until somebody stepped on it (do not step on your Kindle Keyboard). It does weigh more than the Kindle itself which may or may not bother you. I replaced my Keyboard with a regular Kindle and haven't noticed any difference in sturdiness. The screen is a hell of a lot nicer though, I'd recommend it or the Touch over the Keyboard.
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May 29, 2012 22:34
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Fart of Presto posted:So, the screen on my Kindle 3 broke as in cracked with lines and mirror effects all over the place, and of course I'm 3 months out of the warranty period, so I need to buy a new Kindle right away. Before you go out and buy a new one call Amazon. They overnighted my replacement device for an out of warranty device.
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May 29, 2012 23:38
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welcome posted:
I'm pretty sure the screen in all 3 of those models is identical.
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May 30, 2012 12:19
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chippy posted:I'm pretty sure the screen in all 3 of those models is identical. It is, in fact, the same identical panel on the Kindle 3/Keyboard, the Kindle "4" which is the one without keyboard or touch, and the Kindle Touch. Same is true for the Nook Touch, Kobo Touch and Sony PRS-T1. They are all e-ink "Pearl" with the following specifications: Reflective electrophoretic E Ink Pearl Imaging Film Colors: Black, White, Grayscale Resolution: 600x800 at 6 inches Minimum Contrast Ratio: 10:1 Minimum White State: 70 Maximum Dark State: 24 Bit Depth: 4-bit gray, 16 levels Minimum Reflectivity: 40.7% Viewing Angle: Nearly 180° Update Modes: Page-at-once, Menu-on-screen, "Pen" sectional update, Slow Animation Switching voltage: +/- 15 volts Service Life: 50,000 hours (About 5 years 8 months) IIRC the only currently sold ereaders without this same display, are the iRiver Story HD which is otherwise an identical Pearl display, but with the higher resolution of 768x1024 on the same 6 inches; and the Kindle DX second generation, which has an otherwise identical Pearl display but it is 9.7 inches (much bigger) and the resolution on it is 824x1200.
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May 30, 2012 15:58
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Weird, holding them side by side the print looked a lot sharper on the 4 but I may have been imagining things.
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May 30, 2012 18:28
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Odds are good that's a software thing. For example, text looks a lot crisper in Moon+ on a rooted Nook Touch than it ever did in the stock reader.
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May 30, 2012 18:32
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Hmmm. I've got a Keyboard but when I had a play around with the newer models in a shop the other day I didn't notice any difference. Admittedly I wasn't doing a side by side comparison but since I use mine every day I would have expected any noticeable difference to jump out at me.
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May 31, 2012 15:43
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I just broke my second Kindle Keyboard 3G last week. I was able to exchange one of the broken ones for an out-of-warranty replacement. It cost $85 and was shipped via 2-day service. I was surprised they gave me the option, since I bought it on Craigslist for $40. I'm getting the extended warranty this time. I usually avoid them like the plague, but buying 3 kindles in as many months is ridiculous.
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May 31, 2012 16:28
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The Squaretrade warranty (I dunno if that's a UK only thing or what, though) is a really good deal. £25 for 3 years. Can't say fairer than that, really.
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May 31, 2012 16:35
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I ended up buying the new regular Kindle. It was a no-go for getting the broken one replaced and since I'm in Denmark, they apparently don't offer refurbished versions. It should arrive next week and I'm really looking forward to it, as I have been reading regular paperbacks, and wow does that feel strange after over a year of eInk display.
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May 31, 2012 20:23
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What (if any) ereaders support DJVU and are any of them good? I have a large collection of text books on my computer that I would love to have on something more portable and easier to read and take notes from. Should I just invest in a tablet?
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Jun 2, 2012 05:36
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Duraznos posted:What (if any) ereaders support DJVU and are any of them good? I have a large collection of text books on my computer that I would love to have on something more portable and easier to read and take notes from. Well, there's this new model that has DJVU support. Don't know how it practically works, tho'. EDIT: Actually all the Wexler book E-models support DJVU. Allegedly. No. 1 Callie Fan fucked around with this message at 11:11 on Jun 2, 2012 |
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Jun 2, 2012 11:09
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Duraznos posted:What (if any) ereaders support DJVU and are any of them good? I have a large collection of text books on my computer that I would love to have on something more portable and easier to read and take notes from. If they are textbooks with lots of charts, pictures, etc. formatted at a page size of more than 6". You'd probably be best getting yourself a tablet. Should be able to find a pdf viewing app (like this one) that supports djvu as well. SB35 fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Jun 4, 2012 |
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Jun 3, 2012 00:45
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Apparently the Kindle Touch 3G (with special offers of course) is $109 at Wal-Mart (in stores only) this week, which is a whopping $40 off! http://slickdeals.net/f/4691550-Kindle-Touch-3G-109-at-Walmart-B-M-possible-84-at-Staples-with-PM-and-coupon Anyone know why/how it's so cheap? Is this a special Wal-Mart model with lower specs? My Wal-Mart didn't have any so I wasn't able to check.
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Jun 4, 2012 04:14
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Cardboard Box A posted:Apparently the Kindle Touch 3G (with special offers of course) is $109 at Wal-Mart (in stores only) this week, which is a whopping $40 off! It's possible it isn't selling well. No real reason to purchase a Touch 3G over the normal model since they gimped the browser (if I remember right, it can only access the Kindle store and Wiki)
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Jun 4, 2012 08:11
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Sporadic posted:It's possible it isn't selling well. No real reason to purchase a Touch 3G over the normal model since they gimped the browser (if I remember right, it can only access the Kindle store and Wiki) There are reasons, and at that price, why not get the 3G? Browsing on eink is awful. Books anywhere (sometimes at an airport I don't feel like paying the 8$ or whatever for internet access), and it syncs my page position no matter what so I'm always up to date when I use my iPhone to read occasionally.
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Jun 4, 2012 16:07
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Well, I know Target is going to stop selling the Kindle, maybe Walmart is doing the same?
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Jun 4, 2012 16:20
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Tor is going to open its DRM free store later this summer. Hopefully more will follow suit. http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/06/torforge-books-announces-drm-free-e-book-store
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Jun 4, 2012 22:41
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Cartoon Man posted:Tor is going to open its DRM free store later this summer. Hopefully more will follow suit. Scalzi's "Red Shirts," a book I preordered anyway, is the first, and it's out tomorrow.
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Jun 5, 2012 01:11
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Cartoon Man posted:Tor is going to open its DRM free store later this summer. Hopefully more will follow suit. Hasn't Tor always been DRM free?
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Jun 5, 2012 03:49
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You're maybe thinking of Baen?
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Jun 5, 2012 04:09
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http://villagecraftsmen.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/nookd.htmlquote:Some weeks ago I decided that I wanted to read Tolstoy's War and Peace. Lou Ann loaned me her copy. At more than 1100 pages, reading it in bed required as much strength as balancing a box of bricks in my hands. In my senior years I have developed arthritis in my thumbs, which made the effort not only difficult, but painful. Amazing.
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Jun 5, 2012 21:57
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That's hilarious. I actually just picked up War and Peace for the nook, I wonder if it's the same copy.
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Jun 5, 2012 22:36
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hope and vaseline posted:That's hilarious. I actually just picked up War and Peace for the nook, I wonder if it's the same copy.
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Jun 6, 2012 06:22
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Or more likely that someone at the publisher did a search and replace on the entire book in order to prep the "nook" version for upload. Hanlon's razor and all.
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Jun 6, 2012 14:57
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UndyingShadow posted:Or more likely that someone at the publisher did a search and replace on the entire book in order to prep the "nook" version for upload. This is what happened, accidental "replace all" when changing a couple "For Kindle" entries. In the comments at that link, someone links to a news article about it.
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Jun 6, 2012 16:33
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Hey, folks, the battery in my first-gen Nook just gave up the ghost, and I'm having trouble looking for a replacement. eBay has been no help, and Amazon doesn't have anything that seems to reliably match the part number (BNRB454261). Are there other options for a replacement?
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Jun 7, 2012 00:35
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Is there any way to buy more than one book at once on the Kobo website? Like a 'cart' option or something? I'm picking up some Discworld books and would really rather buy them all in a single transaction than purchase them one by one.
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Jun 7, 2012 03:34
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Factory Factory posted:Hey, folks, the battery in my first-gen Nook just gave up the ghost, and I'm having trouble looking for a replacement. eBay has been no help, and Amazon doesn't have anything that seems to reliably match the part number (BNRB454261). Are there other options for a replacement? I think this seems to be it? http://www.amazon.com/Replacement-BNRB1530-BNRZ1000-9BS11GTFF10B3-Portable/dp/B005NJB1QK
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Jun 8, 2012 00:59
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Okay, I guess this is a good place to ask this. Since it covers like 10. Different threads but all related to eraders I'd really like to use either the fire or nook tablet as a tablet / apps on my phone replacement. At this point most of my time is spent in front of my phone, not my 8 year old powerbook. I recently bought my wife a kindle fire , and was thinking about the possibility of asking one or a nook for fathers day. How well does the nook after being rooted work as a tablet with cm9 ICS on it? How restricted are the apps on the kindle, especially with sideloading.? Does it work okay? How easy is it to brick the kindle trying to root it and flash it? (although the lack of physical buttons kind of turns me off in this regard)
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Jun 8, 2012 15:28
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tater_salad posted:Okay, I guess this is a good place to ask this. Since it covers like 10. Different threads but all related to eraders I believe the Android rooting thread is the correct place to ask this.
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Jun 8, 2012 15:39
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Okay, Let me ask this part here. How well does the fire handle side loaded apps? This is supported in un rooted form.
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Jun 8, 2012 16:05
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The Barnes & Noble front page says they're having a $20 off sale on Nook Colors and Nook Simple Touches if you use a Mastercard. Now I have to decide between doing that and using up the remains of a gift card to get a Simple Touch for $17, or going for an e-ink Kindle of some sort. Is either side a clear winner at this point?
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