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ChetReckless posted:Paperwhite Firmware 3.5.4 is out now. I really can't find any notes on what was changed, other than "general improvements". The most detail I could find was from the Ebook Reader blog: Ack, why don't they post a changelog for the super nerds to look at  From brief usage, the interface seems a tad more responsive but that could be me just looking for something.
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ChetReckless posted:Paperwhite Firmware 3.5.4 is out now. I really can't find any notes on what was changed , other than "general improvements". The most detail I could find was from the Ebook Reader blog: Well I can tell you one thing that was changed: My screensaver hack and all my screensavers are gone.  So just a heads up,  the update breaks the screensaver hack . I'm going to guess there's going to be no workaround for some time, considering previously you had to downgrade to install the hack and the upgrade breaks it. I don't mind all that much, I didn't spend all my time staring at screensavers but it was nice to have that extra dash of personalization. Darn.
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Mar 19, 2013 15:19
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That's a bother. I get that it's a bit of bother to to program it in and it might not be worth the night's work required or something but it'd be nice to have that in there as an option or something.
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Mar 19, 2013 15:59
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Got a new paperwhite, fired up Calibre. I see they're still doing a loving update every loving week. How is this poo poo still loving going on? This is seriously the most annoying lovely feature of the program, makes me want to stop using it entirely. vvv: I hate the pop up notice Guilty fucked around with this message at 08:38 on Mar 21, 2013 |
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Mar 21, 2013 07:10
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I haven't updated for months and it hasn't bothered me.
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Mar 21, 2013 07:41
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I wish there was an automatic upgrade within the program that didn't require you to download that awful setup file that takes a minute to calculate whether you have space in your hard drive. They occasionally put out neat features I do want, like recently they updated Kobo's drivers to support syncing correct aspect ratio covers, series information and shelves.
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Mar 21, 2013 13:11
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Guilty posted:Got a new paperwhite, fired up Calibre. I see they're still doing a loving update every loving week. How is this poo poo still loving going on? This is seriously the most annoying lovely feature of the program, makes me want to stop using it entirely. You can disable the popup and it makes the experience better.
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Mar 21, 2013 13:56
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Guilty posted:Got a new paperwhite, fired up Calibre. I see they're still doing a loving update every loving week. How is this poo poo still loving going on? This is seriously the most annoying lovely feature of the program, makes me want to stop using it entirely. They do still add stuff with each update. They just need to integrate a self-updater into the thing already though.
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Mar 21, 2013 15:42
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I'm not sure this fits into this thread, but, I don't know of a better thread. I'm looking to buy a couple of e-books, but they are unavailable in the USA. I have seen them on amazon.co.uk, and infibeam.com. I'd be happier with epub than kindle format, but at this point I'd accept either. I don't think I can easily set up an account in the UK or (for infibeam) India because none of my billing information is going to match. Can anyone suggest a work around for the region restrictions? Or is this just something I should live with because there is no easy work around?
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Mar 21, 2013 17:22
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So, I'm looking to upgrade from my old G3 Keyboard Kindle and I'm wondering, given that I ensure that I've made sure I'm not locked into Amazon's ecology, if I shouldn't go with an alternative e-reader. Any thoughts?
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ConanThe3rd posted:So, I'm looking to upgrade from my old G3 Keyboard Kindle and I'm wondering, given that I ensure that I've made sure I'm not locked into Amazon's ecology, if I shouldn't go with an alternative e-reader. Well that really depends on what features you think your 3GKK is missing. Are you upgrading for a reason, or is it just a case of "I've got some money and want a new e-Reader"? It's been months and I'm still supremely excited about my Paperwhite. I can't imagine what I'd recommend over that. Great at PDFs, nice and snappy, and a good backlight.
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Mar 23, 2013 15:48
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Is there a way to tell, from amazon's website, if a book is available for borrowing through the Amazon Prime Lending Library? If it turns out several of the book I want to read are available I'll just sign up for prime and borrow than drop all the money on them. edit: oh, I figured it out. If you look at the Kindle Edition of a book, it will tell you under the price like the book shown here does 
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Mar 23, 2013 16:03
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ConanThe3rd posted:So, I'm looking to upgrade from my old G3 Keyboard Kindle and I'm wondering, given that I ensure that I've made sure I'm not locked into Amazon's ecology, if I shouldn't go with an alternative e-reader. Don't buy into B+N's line right now, their devices feel like they're a generation behind (particularly the Nook Glowlight, the quality of the lighting is distinctly poorer than the Paperwhite and the Kobo Glo). And there's some odd news of their e-book business being split off from the brick and mortar stores. Haven't owned a Paperwhite but I'll comment on some pros and cons of the Kobo Glo. I can't comment on the ecosystem as I'm still mainly buying off of B+N or Amazon. Pros - The light is really, really good, even throughout and very powerful on the higher settings - Fine control over font size and margins, to the point where you can change the font weight and sharpness - You can sideload your own fonts if you're not happy with the dozen or so preloaded into the device - Adjustable full page refresh settings, from instant to every 6 pages - Can use Calibre to sync series info and shelves - Sleepcovers or third party covers with a magnet will automatically put the device in sleep mode or wake it up when the cover is closed and opened Cons - Battery life could be better. Some people in mobilereads are reporting very long battery life, up to a month's worth, and others are having their devices drain in less than a week. Suspected that sleep mode is not working properly at the moment and draining far more battery than it should. - Footnotes are a bloody hassle. Sometimes they click, sometimes they turn the page. - The Kobo support staff is quite active in the forums, but firmware updates to resolve bugs are slow in coming and sometimes breaks stuff inadvertently. - The software feels slightly more sluggish from someone who's used to the Nook. Not in the speed of page turns but more as to the overall responsiveness of the device. - Nearly impossible to find outside of local independent bookshops. hope and vaseline fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Mar 23, 2013 |
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Mar 23, 2013 16:07
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hope and vaseline posted:- Battery life could be better. Some people in mobilereads are reporting very long battery life, up to a month's worth, and others are having their devices drain in less than a week. Suspected that sleep mode is not working properly at the moment and draining far more battery than it should. Huh. I had no clue. My Glo is definitely good for several weeks on one charge; I read 1-2 hours every day, always keeping the frontlight on (at about the third-lowest setting). I agree with pretty much all your points though. All in all it's a pretty great device.
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Mar 23, 2013 16:49
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hope and vaseline posted:- Nearly impossible to find outside of local independent bookshops. Unless you're in Canada in which case it is actually the preferred eReader ecosystem among retailers and libraries.
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It's actually a little bizarre. For the longest time I assumed the Kobo belonged to Chapters/Indigo, because if you wander into that book chain, it's impossible to miss the Kobo advertising.
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Nihiliste posted:It's actually a little bizarre. For the longest time I assumed the Kobo belonged to Chapters/Indigo, because if you wander into that book chain, it's impossible to miss the Kobo advertising. They used to own Kobo but sold it off to Rakuten, the Japanese equivalent of amazon.com.
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Mar 26, 2013 00:33
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Snuffman posted:They used to own Kobo but sold it off to Rakuten, the Japanese equivalent of amazon.com. Ah, so it wasn't a crazy idea after all.
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Mar 26, 2013 02:15
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Snuffman posted:They used to own Kobo but sold it off to Rakuten, the Japanese equivalent of amazon.com. You're being horribly uncharitable to Amazon there. Rakuten's basically just a big marketplace anyone can sell anything on. They all make their own websites to hawk their own goods on Rakuten. So basically, Rakuten processes payments and provides search listings. Amazon is the Amazon of Japan. :P
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If you install the Windows 8 Nook App, there's a selection of free books/magazines to download. First 100,000 downloaders can get Life of Pi for free: Full Book list is: Life of Pi - Yann Martel Blue Bloods - Melissa de la Cruz The Enemy - Charlie Higson The Best American Series 2012 (15 short stories and essays) Hello, Cupcake! - Karen Tack & Alan Richardson Magazines: GQ - April 2013 HGTV Magazine - April 2013 Time - April 1, 2013 Food Network - April 2013 Real Simple - April 2013 quote:To find and download the free NOOK Books and magazines, NOOK for Windows 8 users can simply scroll to the Popular Lists section in the app and find the “Welcome Offer” list. Customers will have to act fast to get their free copy of the modern classic, Life of Pi, which is only available to the first 100,000 customers who download the book on the NOOK app for Windows 8. Maneki Neko fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Mar 28, 2013 |
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Mar 28, 2013 21:29
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I wonder what Amazon is going to do for the Paperwhite 2.
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smackfu posted:I wonder what Amazon is going to do for the Paperwhite 2. Better light, faster page turn, better battery, audio, size change... pick three. :P
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Mar 28, 2013 23:48
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Amazon just bought Goodreads. I hope there's some killer integration with the Kindle reader in an upcoming firmware.
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Martytoof posted:Amazon just bought Goodreads. I hope there's some killer integration with the Kindle reader in an upcoming firmware. Based on precedent, the most likely outcome is that Goodreads gets run into the ground so it can't compete with amazon's own rating and review system.
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Mar 29, 2013 00:08
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Autumncomet posted:Is that what ended up happening to Shelfari? And Mobibocket and Stanza. RIP Goodreads. withak fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Mar 29, 2013 |
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Mar 29, 2013 00:16
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withak posted:And Mobibocket and Stanza. RIP Goodreads. I don't think it's fair to say that for Mobipocket. Mobipocket's tech is what runs all their reading stuff, they bought them 2 years before the Kindle came out.
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Install Gentoo posted:I don't think it's fair to say that for Mobipocket. Mobipocket's tech is what runs all their reading stuff, they bought them 2 years before the Kindle came out. The used Mobipocket's format for Kindle, but Mobipocket's existing customers got screwed when they cut off support for their software.
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Oh wow. I'm not sure how I feel about that news.
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withak posted:The used Mobipocket's format for Kindle, but Mobipocket's existing customers got screwed when they cut off support for their software. Which was like 5 years after Mobipocket was bought and 3 years after the Kindle was out. That's plenty of transition time.
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Mar 29, 2013 02:03
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They stopped maintaining it a lot earlier than that.
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withak posted:They stopped maintaining it a lot earlier than that. If by a lot earlier you mean about a year then sure. The MobiPocket storefront is even still up if you're still using one of the old style ereaders or a palm pilot or something!
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I tried to use my paperwhite today while it was plugged into the wall and charging, and it seemed to spazz out on me. Instead of flipping the page forward or backwards, it would bring up the font size menu and change the font bigger or larger, but it wouldn't load the whole menu, and then if I FINALLY got rid of the menu, it would auto-flip rather quickly through pages. After I unplugged it, it seemed to work like normal. Did I get a defective kindle?
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Guilty posted:I tried to use my paperwhite today while it was plugged into the wall and charging, and it seemed to spazz out on me. Instead of flipping the page forward or backwards, it would bring up the font size menu and change the font bigger or larger, but it wouldn't load the whole menu, and then if I FINALLY got rid of the menu, it would auto-flip rather quickly through pages. After I unplugged it, it seemed to work like normal. Plug it back in and try again? More importantly, make sure your screen is good and clean, any dampness or finger oily spots can trip up a capacitive touch screen like that. Also, try another charger.
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Agreed. Anything on the screen (hair, dust, etc) can cause it to spaz as well.
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I ordered a Kobo Touch last tuesday directly from Kobo.com and have only gotten a "hey we charged your account and will be sending you tracking info when it ships" email. It's now Monday and I haven't gotten any tracking info. Is this normal for this company? Edit Tuesday update on this. quote:Hi MCHawking, Thursday Update: I've been on hold for what seems like an eternity. After much bellyaching and yelling I've finally managed to get a Tier 1 floor supervisor on the line who has told me that there is no record of my order in their system. Since tier 2 CS is apparently to cool for school, she is playing go between sending a screenshot of my invoice and credit card statement to Tier 2 in order to get a refund processed. Presuming all goes well I'll probably see a refund in six to eight weeks. My banker is not amused. Total time on hold: Just over three hours between yesterday and today. Lesson? Never buy from Kobo online. This has been a monumental clusterfuck. I feel bad too because I actually snapped at a tier 1 at length in order to get her to put the floor supervisor on the line. I've worked that poo poo job and it sucks rear end but being nice has gotten me nowhere over the last couple days. MC Hawking fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Apr 11, 2013 |
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I purchased a Kindle Paperwhite a few days ago, and I just wanted to know if anyone else with one has very uneven lighting near the bottom. I can see four "smudges", even at the highest brightness. Below 15 it almost looks like one has burnt out. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 08:14 on Apr 12, 2013 |
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Apr 12, 2013 08:00
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Mine's like that too. Not a big deal.
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Seems like a lot of them have that due to the design. Unless you have one that's actually broken you won't notice it after a week or so. Mine isn't perfectly even, but I really don't notice it anymore.
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Mister Macys posted:I purchased a Kindle Paperwhite a few days ago, and I just wanted to know if anyone else with one has very uneven lighting near the bottom. It shouldn't look like anything is burned out, but yes, you will probably see a few cones of light at the bottom. This is somewhat similar to what I see on mine, although I do believe the photo exaggerates it a little. It is also highly dependant on the brightness you read at.  If you have something worse than that then maybe consider asking for a replacement, but this is an example of what I'd call a typical screen. I hate to sound like I'm being an apologist, but mine really was noticeable for maybe five minutes max. Once I actually read something on it I didn't even remember it was there. some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 12:38 on Apr 12, 2013 |
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