I returned the book (Why is that feature not built into the kindle app itself? Why do I need to open the browser?), but.. yeah, still at that 1 limit.
I'm assuming that the 1 book limit is due to the fact that Amazon pays the author per check out and not just once for a licence. Your local library should have more books you can borrow. I don't sweat it, it's a free service provided with my Prime subscription, I can't really argue when they add more services to something I'm already paying for.
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Thinking about selling my 2nd Generation Kindle w/3G and getting one of the new ones w/o 3G. Good idea or bad idea?
I don't really need the 3G, and I don't really like the buttons on my model. Also, I would like it if pages loaded faster. I figure that I could get around $70-$80 for my Kindle, which would allow me to get the cheapest current model without paying much extra.
How is it not free? Prime Membership? Cause I haven't been charged for any of the books I have borrowed. I'll take one free book a month over nothing.
Yes, of course it's the Prime membership. Nobody is going to want to pay $6.58 per "free" book, so it's not actually anything but another perk for current Prime members. Not that that's particularly a bad thing, but it's not much of a library.
Looks like I'm in the market for a Kindle! One of my final textbooks for college is available on Kindle, and I'm part time so tuition is cheaper this semester! Decisions decisions.
I'm finally getting out of the print comics market and going digital. Is the Kindle Fire tablet a good choice for a comics reader? I know it's compatible with Comixology.
Can someone link a good hard case/cover for the Kindle on Amazon? I'm about to order one and since I travel a lot I need something that help protect it against having a bunch of luggage thrown on top of it. It's obviously not going to stop everything but I'd feel better with some protection.
Looks like I'm in the market for a Kindle! One of my final textbooks for college is available on Kindle, and I'm part time so tuition is cheaper this semester! Decisions decisions.
I adore my Kindle, but keep in mind that if your usual textbook use includes highlighting/underlining/note taking, looking things up in the index, flipping back to earlier chapters or pages, flipping through it while studying, etc. then a Kindle version isn't going to be so hot.
Can someone link a good hard case/cover for the Kindle on Amazon? I'm about to order one and since I travel a lot I need something that help protect it against having a bunch of luggage thrown on top of it. It's obviously not going to stop everything but I'd feel better with some protection.
For the eInk Kindles I have a M-Edge. My husband uses the Executive, which is huge, and I use the Trip Jacket, which is much smaller. I throw my kindle in my school bag and don't ever worry about it, and my fat-ass pug walks all over it constantly in the M-Edge.
For the Fire I hate the look of the M-Edge offerings so I got a rooCase and it's fucking amazing. If I get a non-keyboard eInk Kindle and need a new case I'll probably get a rooCase for it.
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Can someone link a good hard case/cover for the Kindle on Amazon? I'm about to order one and since I travel a lot I need something that help protect it against having a bunch of luggage thrown on top of it. It's obviously not going to stop everything but I'd feel better with some protection.
For the eInk Kindles I have a M-Edge. My husband uses the Executive, which is huge, and I use the Trip Jacket, which is much smaller. I throw my kindle in my school bag and don't ever worry about it, and my fat-ass pug walks all over it constantly in the M-Edge.
For the Fire I hate the look of the M-Edge offerings so I got a rooCase and it's fucking amazing. If I get a non-keyboard eInk Kindle and need a new case I'll probably get a rooCase for it.
Is the Fire any good? Most of my media is on iTunes, so I'm unsure if it'd be a good investment media consumption-wise.
The Fire is a media consumption device. I use it for Internet, reddit, Amazon movies, netflixs, audible books, games, and light reading. I still use my Kindle 3 for the bulk of my reading. For what I wanted it for, a portable device to use between classes and on trips, it's amazing. For someone that wants a full-feature tablet that can used for productive things it would be lackluster.
The Fire has no camera, limited memory, no 3G, and no blue tooth capabilities. The latter means you can not hook a keyboard to it. It also is HEAVILY modded in the OS department. It doesn't have a native gmail client.
Basically, I love my Fire but I make sure that people know exactly why I love it and why they may not.
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It has a generic 'email' app that I'm pretty sure works with Gmail. If you REALLY need Gmail/other Google apps you can root and install them and as far as I know they all work minus ones that require hardware features the Fire lacks (like GPS). It has the interwebs, so if you can access it online you can pretty much do it through that interface so it's not like you can't use gmail at all one way or another.
Fire does everything you want (probably), just more expensive devices can do it better (probably).
@Elin: Which rooCase did you get for your Fire exactly?
I'm also running a few console emulators on it.(PSX,SNES, N64) no rooting required. the lack of bluetooth really hurts it though(no controller support). Hopefully that will be unlocked soon
I despise 1-Click Buy. How am I supposed to use my points on a Kindle book if it wont let me choose my payment method? Is there a way to do this?
I bought LotR this way, BTW.
What do you mean by points? Any Amazon credit on your account will be used to pay for purchases automatically no matter what payment methods are on 1 click. I'm not sure that's what you mean by points though.
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I despise 1-Click Buy. How am I supposed to use my points on a Kindle book if it wont let me choose my payment method? Is there a way to do this?
I bought LotR this way, BTW.
What do you mean by points? Any Amazon credit on your account will be used to pay for purchases automatically no matter what payment methods are on 1 click. I'm not sure that's what you mean by points though.
I despise 1-Click Buy. How am I supposed to use my points on a Kindle book if it wont let me choose my payment method? Is there a way to do this?
I bought LotR this way, BTW.
What do you mean by points? Any Amazon credit on your account will be used to pay for purchases automatically no matter what payment methods are on 1 click. I'm not sure that's what you mean by points though.
Oh, I mean my Amazon Visa.
I'd email or chat with Amazon, I no clue how to use reward points for payment.
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I despise 1-Click Buy. How am I supposed to use my points on a Kindle book if it wont let me choose my payment method? Is there a way to do this?
I bought LotR this way, BTW.
What do you mean by points? Any Amazon credit on your account will be used to pay for purchases automatically no matter what payment methods are on 1 click. I'm not sure that's what you mean by points though.
Oh, I mean my Amazon Visa.
I'd email or chat with Amazon, I no clue how to use reward points for payment.
Dude, get on that. When I finally figured it out, I had over 200 bucks between my Amazon Visa and American Express for digital hookers and blow.
I don't have a card that does reward points. Sad, I know. I trade in textbooks to Amazon for as much as I paid or more for credit. I'm rebelling this semester and not buying textbooks.
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I despise 1-Click Buy. How am I supposed to use my points on a Kindle book if it wont let me choose my payment method? Is there a way to do this?
I bought LotR this way, BTW.
What do you mean by points? Any Amazon credit on your account will be used to pay for purchases automatically no matter what payment methods are on 1 click. I'm not sure that's what you mean by points though.
Oh, I mean my Amazon Visa.
I'd email or chat with Amazon, I no clue how to use reward points for payment.
Dude, get on that. When I finally figured it out, I had over 200 bucks between my Amazon Visa and American Express for digital hookers and blow.
So, while I was just checking to see if my latest textbook trade went trough I noticed a section of my account titled "shopping with points." Have you tried that?
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I just got my Nook Simple Touch today. I was wary of buying one, partly because I typically enjoy the physical book experience and partly because I read of issues with the display freezing, but since it cost me nothing I ordered one. I also have a Kindle here on lease from the local library, so I've been able to compare the two.
Starting it up, I found out the Nook does not play nice with my router. I had to drive around town to piggyback on someone else's wifi in order to register the device. The library and gas stations didn't work, but thankfully the local insurance company had unsecured internet. :P
That's an issue, but I can easily transfer epubs from my computer to the device so I'm not too bothered.
Aside from that, this thing is delightful. The Kindle is harsh and cold to look at and hold. The soft plastic and indented back of the Nook just feel great. I'm pretty excited to start reading books on this. I'm sure you've all heard before, but I just felt like sharing my initial impressions.
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6.2.2 Kindle Fire update is out! The Carousel is fixed now. I have absolutely no issues with it now. You can remove items off it now too. They also implemented a basic restriction on the device as well. You can assign a password to activate the wireless on the devices. I can only assume this is meant as a first gen parental permission until they can implement something better. Full screen browsing and other enhancements are included as well. Just keeps getting better and better.
The carousel was updated to delete stuff in 6.2.1. Same with the password for wifi. Not even using Silk myself, so this update is rather lack luster. Especially since it breaks root again for no reason so makes you re-root.
Are ePubs worth buying at all? From what I'm reading and if I understand this correctly they are the mp4 of books: free format, DRM capable if required, widely accessible on nearly all devices, but are they as good as books purchased on a native store? (Kindle books on a Kindle/Nook books on a Nook?) Or do they have formatting issues or limitations that make them less desirable?
I haven't picked up an eReader yet, but was thinking of starting to read on my phone a bit until I do, but don't want to get stuck with Kindle books if I get a Nook, or Nook books if I get a Kindle.
And that's the information I needed to hear, thanks, I didn't know they didn't support it. Ugh, why can't anything just be simple and cross platform? It's TEXT, should be the simplest thing to make compatible. If I end up getting any, I'll make sure they're DRM free for Calibre I guess.
If it helps, pretty much every ebook reader except the Kindle uses EPUB as their primary formats. Main reason I dislike the Kindle. EPUB is the international standard ebook format, and Amazon is constantly flipping the bird at all its developers and the IDPF. If they weren't happy with the standard, they could've, you know, helped improve it rather than being a bunch of geese. It's Microsoft and ODF all over again.
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I'm assuming that the 1 book limit is due to the fact that Amazon pays the author per check out and not just once for a licence. Your local library should have more books you can borrow. I don't sweat it, it's a free service provided with my Prime subscription, I can't really argue when they add more services to something I'm already paying for.
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I don't really need the 3G, and I don't really like the buttons on my model. Also, I would like it if pages loaded faster. I figure that I could get around $70-$80 for my Kindle, which would allow me to get the cheapest current model without paying much extra.
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Keep in mind I'm not willing to pay over $250.
For the eInk Kindles I have a M-Edge. My husband uses the Executive, which is huge, and I use the Trip Jacket, which is much smaller. I throw my kindle in my school bag and don't ever worry about it, and my fat-ass pug walks all over it constantly in the M-Edge.
For the Fire I hate the look of the M-Edge offerings so I got a rooCase and it's fucking amazing. If I get a non-keyboard eInk Kindle and need a new case I'll probably get a rooCase for it.
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The Fire is a media consumption device. I use it for Internet, reddit, Amazon movies, netflixs, audible books, games, and light reading. I still use my Kindle 3 for the bulk of my reading. For what I wanted it for, a portable device to use between classes and on trips, it's amazing. For someone that wants a full-feature tablet that can used for productive things it would be lackluster.
The Fire has no camera, limited memory, no 3G, and no blue tooth capabilities. The latter means you can not hook a keyboard to it. It also is HEAVILY modded in the OS department. It doesn't have a native gmail client.
Basically, I love my Fire but I make sure that people know exactly why I love it and why they may not.
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Fire does everything you want (probably), just more expensive devices can do it better (probably).
@Elin: Which rooCase did you get for your Fire exactly?
I got this one, the dual view in red. I really like that you can seperate the inner case and use it seperately. And the stand works really well.
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I bought LotR this way, BTW.
What do you mean by points? Any Amazon credit on your account will be used to pay for purchases automatically no matter what payment methods are on 1 click. I'm not sure that's what you mean by points though.
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Oh, I mean my Amazon Visa.
I'd email or chat with Amazon, I no clue how to use reward points for payment.
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Dude, get on that. When I finally figured it out, I had over 200 bucks between my Amazon Visa and American Express for digital hookers and blow.
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So, while I was just checking to see if my latest textbook trade went trough I noticed a section of my account titled "shopping with points." Have you tried that?
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Starting it up, I found out the Nook does not play nice with my router. I had to drive around town to piggyback on someone else's wifi in order to register the device. The library and gas stations didn't work, but thankfully the local insurance company had unsecured internet. :P
That's an issue, but I can easily transfer epubs from my computer to the device so I'm not too bothered.
Aside from that, this thing is delightful. The Kindle is harsh and cold to look at and hold. The soft plastic and indented back of the Nook just feel great. I'm pretty excited to start reading books on this. I'm sure you've all heard before, but I just felt like sharing my initial impressions.
I haven't picked up an eReader yet, but was thinking of starting to read on my phone a bit until I do, but don't want to get stuck with Kindle books if I get a Nook, or Nook books if I get a Kindle.
They don't but if they are drm free Calibre easily converts them to .mobi files.
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Guess they really wanted that ecosystem lock-in.
I really hate buying into any ecosystems more than I have to. If I can survive on open formats I will.
Also most of the tech blog reviews I read liked the Nook over the Kindle.