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Don't know how long it'll last: Kindle Voyage with Special Offers for $59.00
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Feb 9, 2015 20:22
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It shows full price for me, so they must have fixed that in a flash.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:23
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Endless Mike posted:It shows full price for me, so they must have fixed that in a flash. I got it. Wonder if they'll honor the price...
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Feb 9, 2015 20:33
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I think you misread it, the standard Kindle Touch is $59, unless they screwed up.
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Feb 10, 2015 04:34
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Wooty posted:I think you misread it, the standard Kindle Touch is $59, unless they screwed up. Sounds like they made a mistake at setting the Voyage for that promo, then quickly corrected it.
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Feb 10, 2015 04:37
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RVProfootballer posted:Sounds like they made a mistake at setting the Voyage for that promo, then quickly corrected it. That's exactly what they did. I ordered one and so did a coworker. Neither order was cancelled and I think they'll just let the orders go.
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Feb 10, 2015 04:40
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god this blows posted:That's exactly what they did. I ordered one and so did a coworker. Neither order was cancelled and I think they'll just let the orders go. Nice! I wish I had caught that
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Feb 10, 2015 04:41
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god this blows posted:That's exactly what they did. I ordered one and so did a coworker. Neither order was cancelled and I think they'll just let the orders go. That is awesome. I know some retailers don't let price mistakes slide and will cancel any order, but I'm not sure about Amazon. Hopefully it goes through.
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Feb 10, 2015 04:46
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The thing where you can pay in installments for the Kindles seems to be new though. When was that announced?
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Feb 10, 2015 05:18
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Nintendo Kid posted:The thing where you can pay in installments for the Kindles seems to be new though. When was that announced? Around the time the Voyage was announced. It was only available to certain users though.
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Feb 10, 2015 05:37
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noirstronaut posted:Around the time the Voyage was announced. It was only available to certain users though. I bought my Fire TV and Kindle Paperwhite through that system.
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Feb 10, 2015 06:00
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god this blows posted:That's exactly what they did. I ordered one and so did a coworker. Neither order was cancelled and I think they'll just let the orders go. Yeah, mine shows a ship date for March something or the other. Pretty nice!
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Feb 10, 2015 06:02
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Thermopyle posted:Yeah, mine shows a ship date for March something or the other. Mine shows arrival of the 18th
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Feb 10, 2015 06:47
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Ok, I'm trying to do something in Calabre and can't find an automated system. Basically, I want to find a way to copy the series information to the beginning of the title so I can see it both on my Kindle and in Calibre. So the fourth Harry Potter book for instance would go from "The Goblet Of Fire" to "Harry Potter 04- The Goblet of Fire". Does anyone know of a plugin or anything that can do that? I really don't want to do them all by hand.
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Feb 10, 2015 06:58
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chapstickie posted:Ok, I'm trying to do something in Calabre and can't find an automated system. So in Calibre you can add the series column to see that info, and then under Preferences you can use the Metadata plugboards to change the title to include the series name and number to send to your device, something like: device: kindle2 template: {series:|| }{series_index:0>2s|[|] - }{title} destination: title edit: this will leave the title metadata unchanged for the file in Calibre but modify it as it sends it to the Kindle.
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Feb 10, 2015 07:32
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fordan posted:So in Calibre you can add the series column to see that info, and then under Preferences you can use the Metadata plugboards to change the title to include the series name and number to send to your device, something like: Cool. That might be good enough. I had been hoping to have that information displayed in Calibre too, but having it on the Kindle is more important. Thanks for the information. Anyone know of a way to get it in Calibre too?
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Feb 10, 2015 20:30
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Are there any good soft/padded cases for the Paperwhite? I have this Patagonia case for my Kindle 2, but I can't find anything similar on Amazon.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:46
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Thermopyle posted:Yeah, mine shows a ship date for March something or the other. Interesting, since I just did a normal order for a Voyage today and they listed the expected ship date as February 17. Are they just bumping the orders during the sale error to the end of the line? surrender posted:Are there any good soft/padded cases for the Paperwhite? I have this Patagonia case for my Kindle 2, but I can't find anything similar on Amazon. I've used this for my Paperwhite since 2012. It also fits the newer ones fine, and does the magnetic wake: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062IPIPQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Feb 10, 2015 20:55
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chapstickie posted:Cool. That might be good enough. I had been hoping to have that information displayed in Calibre too, but having it on the Kindle is more important. Thanks for the information. Anyone know of a way to get it in Calibre too? You have it displayed in Calibre in the series info. If you really need a column combining them all like that (why?) you can go in, create a custom "column built from other columns" that combines the series and title columns together in the format you want.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:07
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fordan posted:You have it displayed in Calibre in the series info. If you really need a column combining them all like that (why?) you can go in, create a custom "column built from other columns" that combines the series and title columns together in the format you want. Yes, I guess I will do that. I can put the columns in any order so having a false titles one isn't a big deal. As to why, I don't really have a good reason. I just like them that way. I'm a little weird about file organizing. Relying on metadata instead of file names for organization makes me nervous? I had forgotten I could make custom columns from other columns. That combined with the plugboard sounds like a perfect solution for me.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:27
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Nintendo Kid posted:Interesting, since I just did a normal order for a Voyage today and they listed the expected ship date as February 17. Are they just bumping the orders during the sale error to the end of the line? Just got an email that they cancelled the order. They did give me a $20 amazon gift certificate to make up for it.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:16
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Thermopyle posted:Just got an email that they cancelled the order. Same.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:25
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Hmm they said they cancelled the order but its still shows in my orders.
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Feb 10, 2015 23:21
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Maybe you'll get a free Voyage and you'll be able to use the coupon towards removing ads.
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Feb 10, 2015 23:23
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Huh. Looks like Kindle Unlimited is available in Canada now. Maybe this is old news? Can any US users comment on whether its worth it?
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Feb 13, 2015 00:13
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It REALLY depends on the catalog available. I had it in the US for a few months but cancelled it. I just wasn't using it enough to warrant the fee. I read all the books on my wish list that were available, and basically after that there wasn't much I was personally interested in. If you see a bunch of stuff you like though, go for it. It's a pretty cool program, and you can send the books to whatever device you have, versus the kindle prime lending that only sends it to a kindle.
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Feb 13, 2015 04:45
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I got a month or two of reading from it before hitting bottom.
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Feb 13, 2015 17:16
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Can my Kindle Paperwhite natively read mobis? A quick lookaround online revealed that the Amazon (or KF8 or whatever) format is basically .mobi but I can't tell if it can read regular mobis.
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Feb 14, 2015 19:08
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REAL MUSCLE MILK posted:Can my Kindle Paperwhite natively read mobis? A quick lookaround online revealed that the Amazon (or KF8 or whatever) format is basically .mobi but I can't tell if it can read regular mobis. Yes it can. It'll even read mobipocket in the old Palm .prc format, if you happen to still have any very old ebooks around.
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Feb 14, 2015 19:33
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And yet it won't read epub natively for some reason.
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Feb 17, 2015 17:14
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Amazon spent too much money on Mobipocket to just start supporting everything. Also I suspect most kindle owners aren't using 3rd party booksellers very often, much less 3rd party sellers that only use epub.
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Feb 18, 2015 15:16
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Sperg Victorious posted:Amazon spent too much money on Mobipocket to just start supporting everything. Eh. Unlike back in the day, most books are available everywhere, regardless of format. The only reason, I find, that a book isn't available is that the author or publisher has a bee in their bonnet over e-books. Oh...or amazon is warring with a publisher again. When I first got my Kindle, I did buy the occasional book from Kobo, that amazon didn't have. Converting was easy enough in Calibre. These days? Amazon's selection is good enough. ...Though where's my "Book of the Long Sun" and "Litany of the Long Sun" anthologies? I'm not going to buy the individual books! 
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Feb 20, 2015 00:50
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Apparently there's a new software update for kindle paperwhite v2. I dunno what it does though.
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Feb 22, 2015 14:06
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Apparently there's a new software update for kindle paperwhite v2. Same for the Kindle Voyage - generic performance improvements and bug fixes I believe.
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Feb 22, 2015 14:20
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The paperwhite with special offers still is the best value/price e-reader, right?
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Mar 1, 2015 23:18
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gmq posted:The paperwhite with special offers still is the best value/price e-reader, right? Pretty much
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Mar 2, 2015 00:59
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I have a Kindle Keyboard with 3G for sale in SA Mart if anyone misses having physical buttons all over the place
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Mar 7, 2015 18:57
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gmq posted:The paperwhite with special offers still is the best value/price e-reader, right? Is it really that much better? I just picked up the Kindle for $59 to replace my broken Kindle Keyboard 3G, is it really worth over twice as much?
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Mar 7, 2015 20:59
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That Kindle is on sale for $20 off, so at the moment it's probably the best value. Depends on how much you value the light in the Paperwhite.
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Mar 7, 2015 21:15
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smackfu posted:That Kindle is on sale for $20 off, so at the moment it's probably the best value. Depends on how much you value the light in the Paperwhite. Not at all, I have a Samsung Tab S 8.4, honestly this is just for reading in the park/by the pool.
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Mar 7, 2015 21:33
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