Author Topic: Amazon Kindle (Read 72151 times)

SP · « **Reply #120 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:27:45 pm »

Quote from: UntouchableLuis on June 19, 2011, 04:22:42 pm

Finally got one of these yesterday after being tempted for quite a while.

Very impressed so far; it's very light, easy to download books and allows you to get complete works for a ridiculous price like 70 p.

The only negative is that it's hard to find a particular page that equates to an actual book. Before I purchased it I had bought Crime and Punishment, the book version and read 200 pages out of 400. It took me about 10 minutes to find the page on the kindle that I was up to in the book because you enter locations rather than page numbers which is confusing. This will be a problem at Uni because obviously you'll need to find the relevant pages quickly, there and then which is a bit annoying but for reading at home it's perfect.

The books for 70p are usually available for free. Start here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #121 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:31:16 pm »

Had mine since Christmas but the screen has just gone. Anybody experienced that or Amazons warranty service?

UntouchableLuis · « **Reply #122 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:31:30 pm »

Quote from: Southern Pansy on June 19, 2011, 04:27:45 pm

The books for 70p are usually available for free. Start here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

I don't have anything to connect my kindle to the laptop, do you have to buy a cable to add those books to it?

joe_m · « **Reply #123 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:33:45 pm »

Quote from: Trumps on June 19, 2011, 04:31:16 pm

Had mine since Christmas but the screen has just gone. Anybody experienced that or Amazons warranty service?

Amazon is quite liberal with their warranty service, call them up and they'll replace it. (just had to replace mine I got in Sep. after the buttons started acting weird.)

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #124 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:36:09 pm »

Quote from: joe_m on June 19, 2011, 04:33:45 pm

Amazon is quite liberal with their warranty service, call them up and they'll replace it. (just had to replace mine I got in Sep. after the buttons started acting weird.)

Good to know. Thanks for that

TheKid. · « **Reply #125 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:46:30 pm »

Quote from: UntouchableLuis on June 19, 2011, 04:31:30 pm

I don't have anything to connect my kindle to the laptop, do you have to buy a cable to add those books to it?

You get one with the kindle...

UntouchableLuis · « **Reply #126 on:** June 19, 2011, 05:09:34 pm »

Quote from: TheKid. on June 19, 2011, 04:46:30 pm

You get one with the kindle...

So you do!

Ahh pretty easy that Gutenberg lark but full works don't come with a table of contents. For individual books though it's great!

TheKid. · « **Reply #127 on:** June 19, 2011, 06:13:45 pm »

You'll also find most full price books for free online with a bit of searching

JoeH · « **Reply #128 on:** June 19, 2011, 06:25:41 pm »

Quote from: UntouchableLuis on June 19, 2011, 04:22:42 pm

Finally got one of these yesterday after being tempted for quite a while.

Very impressed so far; it's very light, easy to download books and allows you to get complete works for a ridiculous price like 70 p.

The only negative is that it's hard to find a particular page that equates to an actual book. Before I purchased it I had bought Crime and Punishment, the book version and read 200 pages out of 400. It took me about 10 minutes to find the page on the kindle that I was up to in the book because you enter locations rather than page numbers which is confusing. This will be a problem at Uni because obviously you'll need to find the relevant pages quickly, there and then which is a bit annoying but for reading at home it's perfect.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/amazon-adds-real-page-numbers-to-kindle/

JoeH · « **Reply #129 on:** June 19, 2011, 06:29:02 pm »

Also,. you need to register for these:
http://www.warez-bb.org/viewtopic.php?t=7313387&highlight=

RigBon1892 · « **Reply #130 on:** June 19, 2011, 06:45:18 pm »

The more reviews I see of it the more I'm tempted to get one, my mum swears by hers and we weren't sure she'd like it at all.

Rusty Oysterburger · « **Reply #131 on:** June 19, 2011, 06:48:45 pm »

I'm thinking of getting one with my first wage packet of my new job next week. Cant stand reading big hardback books, I've got no shelf space for my 100's of books and half of my holiday luggage weight allowance is taken up by books so this seems ideal.

They seem to be universally praised too.

UntouchableLuis · « **Reply #132 on:** June 19, 2011, 07:16:39 pm »

Quote from: JoeH on June 19, 2011, 06:25:41 pm

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/amazon-adds-real-page-numbers-to-kindle/

Mine doesn't seem to say the page number even when i click menu? Is there a way of getting it to do so or should it do it automatically?

JoeH · « **Reply #133 on:** June 20, 2011, 07:40:30 am »

Quote from: UntouchableLuis on June 19, 2011, 07:16:39 pm

Mine doesn't seem to say the page number even when i click menu? Is there a way of getting it to do so or should it do it automatically?

You might need to update the firmware then, just grab the latest firmware and follow the instructions.

EDIT: It seems only some books have it, and it appears to be books bought from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_200504440_kswar_pages?nodeId=200504440#pages

SP · « **Reply #134 on:** June 20, 2011, 08:29:59 am »

My bastard screen broke last night. Should be covered by the limited Warranty.

DK · « **Reply #135 on:** June 20, 2011, 09:24:13 am »

Quote from: Trumps on June 19, 2011, 04:31:16 pm

Had mine since Christmas but the screen has just gone. Anybody experienced that or Amazons warranty service?

Just to back up some of the earlier thoughts, Amazon are very good with their warranty and customer service. My wife's Kindle was playing up due to the cover she had. They replaced the cover asap and gave her a £20 credit. They even called her back a few times to see if it was working ok with the new cover.

.adam · « **Reply #136 on:** June 20, 2011, 09:33:53 am »

Another +1 here for Amazon Customer Service.

When I first bought mine I dropped it and broke the on/off switch. I called Amazon, told them the problem (obviously leaving out the fact that I'd dropped it) and they sent a new one out to me immediately - before I'd even sent them the broken one. They arranged for DHL to pick up my old one too.

SP · « **Reply #137 on:** June 20, 2011, 10:04:24 am »

Quote from: Southern Pansy on June 20, 2011, 08:29:59 am

My bastard screen broke last night. Should be covered by the limited Warranty.

Free replacement, express delivery, arrives tomorrow.

Nice.

stevensr123 · « **Reply #138 on:** June 20, 2011, 10:46:40 am »

can you go on sites like RAWK, and facebook on these things? yano with the free wirless internet?

SP · « **Reply #139 on:** June 20, 2011, 10:57:51 am »

Quote from: stevensr123 on June 20, 2011, 10:46:40 am

can you go on sites like RAWK, and facebook on these things? yano with the free wirless internet?

The 3G bit or the WiFi? WiFi, yes. 3G not really, although it sometimes works...

DK · « **Reply #140 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:27:03 am »

Quote from: stevensr123 on June 20, 2011, 10:46:40 am

can you go on sites like RAWK, and facebook on these things? yano with the free wirless internet?

Probably best not to think about it like an alternative to the iPad, tablet or laptop. The internet is really there to download books when you're away on holiday or away from a proper laptop etc. You can surf the web in a pretty basic fashion but it's not really built for that.

stevensr123 · « **Reply #141 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:55:34 am »

cheers people, wasnt really gonna use it like an ipad to be honest, just the odd facebook update and visiting rawk. doesn't seem like its a good option though.

DK · « **Reply #142 on:** June 20, 2011, 12:02:51 pm »

Quote from: stevensr123 on June 20, 2011, 11:55:34 am

the odd facebook update and visiting rawk

It's ok for that; but it is probably built for 90% reading books and 10% basic internet use. Just my opinion though

drpepe · « **Reply #143 on:** June 20, 2011, 04:43:40 pm »

Quote from: Southern Pansy on June 20, 2011, 10:57:51 am

The 3G bit or the WiFi? WiFi, yes. 3G not really, although it sometimes works...

i used the 3G to browse the internet (amazon, rawk, bbc, twitter, facebook) for free from portugal on a recent holiday - very useful 'extra' that saved a lot of money i would have spent on mobile phoen roaming data charges whilst i was away

hoonin · « **Reply #144 on:** June 20, 2011, 05:49:59 pm »

Went on Amazon yesterday looking for some new books to buy. Staring right at me on their index page was an advert for a Kindle. Having had little interest in it previously I caved in to impulse and bought one

Went for the WiFi only version after deciding having 3G would kinda defeat my purpose of buying a Kindle - i.e. to read books rather than surfing the web

SP · « **Reply #145 on:** June 20, 2011, 05:57:57 pm »

Quote from: Gareth on June 20, 2011, 05:49:59 pm

Went on Amazon yesterday looking for some new books to buy. Staring right at me on their index page was an advert for a Kindle. Having had little interest in it previously I caved in to impulse and bought one

Went for the WiFi only version after deciding having 3G would kinda defeat my purpose of buying a Kindle - i.e. to read books rather than surfing the web

http://calibre-ebook.com/ - Manage books not from Amazon on your PC.

Lucas21 · « **Reply #146 on:** June 20, 2011, 06:07:06 pm »

Anyone have a link for the book

Things the Grandchildren Should Know, by Mark Oliver Evere

Lead singer of the eels. Would be awesome, thanks

Lucas21 · « **Reply #147 on:** June 20, 2011, 06:09:34 pm »

Quote from: Southern Pansy on June 20, 2011, 05:57:57 pm

http://calibre-ebook.com/ - Manage books not from Amazon on your PC.

Calibre is absolutely brilliant, for all e-readers.

hoonin · « **Reply #148 on:** June 20, 2011, 06:26:06 pm »

Quote from: Southern Pansy on June 20, 2011, 05:57:57 pm

http://calibre-ebook.com/ - Manage books not from Amazon on your PC.

Ta

buzzing · « **Reply #149 on:** June 25, 2011, 01:19:32 pm »

Right. Getting one of these bad boys. Anyone got the 3G version....if so do you find yourself using the feature when out and about?

JoeH · « **Reply #150 on:** June 25, 2011, 03:50:58 pm »

Quote from: buzzing on June 25, 2011, 01:19:32 pm

Right. Getting one of these bad boys. Anyone got the 3G version....if so do you find yourself using the feature when out and about?

I opted for the WLAN version, easy enough to chuck a load of books on. the web browsing is pretty crap compared to a tablet so didnt want to pay the extra £50 for the feature.

joe_m · « **Reply #151 on:** June 25, 2011, 04:44:23 pm »

Quote from: buzzing on June 25, 2011, 01:19:32 pm

Right. Getting one of these bad boys. Anyone got the 3G version....if so do you find yourself using the feature when out and about?

I got the 3G version for use of the browser when I need to check mail (m.gmail.com or so forth) and also I read books across a number of devices, so the 3G makes sure the books are always synced between my Kindle and phone.

buzzing · « **Reply #152 on:** June 25, 2011, 05:08:52 pm »

I'm leaning towards the wifi only but then keep thinking it'd be god to just quickly surf bbc or news sites while on the tube and stuff

Edit: Dont really need it for emails..can get those from my phone

TheKid. · « **Reply #153 on:** June 25, 2011, 06:34:11 pm »

Surely you can use the Internet on your phone then? And much better than the kindle could come up with I imagine

buzzing · « **Reply #154 on:** June 25, 2011, 08:06:39 pm »

Was thinking that too. But some sites dont load properly and you have to pinch and zoom..etc. How do they load on the kindle??? Keep changing my mind

Biggest draw to 3G one is can take it on holiday and use the 3g there

drpepe · « **Reply #155 on:** June 25, 2011, 08:36:56 pm »

The inclusive holiday 3g is a great advantage to be honest

for an extra 30 quid over the lifetime of the device I think it was worth it

Quote from: buzzing on June 25, 2011, 08:06:39 pm

Was thinking that too. But some sites dont load properly and you have to pinch and zoom..etc. How do they load on the kindle??? Keep changing my mind

Biggest draw to 3G one is can take it on holiday and use the 3g there

theCanadian · « **Reply #156 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:03:11 pm »

The Sony E-Reader is fucking awesome. I just took it on a trip with me and read a couple novels on it. Recommended.

TheKid. · « **Reply #157 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:55:45 pm »

A Sony eReader wishes it was a Kindle...

buzzing · « **Reply #158 on:** June 26, 2011, 05:30:40 pm »

Right, 3g one it is....they better not fuckin release a colour e-ink one any time soon

PaulV · « **Reply #159 on:** June 26, 2011, 07:45:26 pm »

Last rumour I heard somewhere was September for a colour one.

Author Topic: Amazon Kindle (Read 72151 times)

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