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tainted4ever
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 04:08    Post subject: Kindle
Sooooooo

I read like a motherless maniac. I was thinking about getting one. Anyone have one? Experiences? Good/Bad?
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 04:23    Post subject:
well SK seems to like it so i guess it's good

http://www.pcworld.com/article/159229/amazon_unveils_kindle_2.html
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 05:20    Post subject:
Where do you intend to get your books? If you want to download them you'd probably be better off with a sony prs-505. If you want to buy them the kindle 2 is likely the best choice.
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 09:08    Post subject:
I want to buy them from the comfort of my dorm room. Should I wait for the kindle 2? The new features don't look that uber.


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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 14:26    Post subject:
i can see the appeal of a dedicated reading device, but $360? seriously?
i don't see the point of anyone paying more than $50 for one
might aswell get an actual computer while at it (pre900-series eee is probably around $100 by now, if you can still find one)
or a phone with a large screen
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 14:33    Post subject:
like everything new it's overpriced
as long as it doesn't have "i" mark on it it will get cheaper in time
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 14:36    Post subject:
Does it still only let you see the amazon drm ebooks/papers or is it meanwhile free for the own ebooks without any protection?
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 19:13    Post subject:
exkalibur wrote:
Does it still only let you see the amazon drm ebooks/papers or is it meanwhile free for the own ebooks without any protection?
I think it only lets you see Amazon ebooks.
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 19:42    Post subject:
It is practically an iphone for ebooks or maybe even worse because it only displays amazon's proprietary format and a couple of others which don't include pdf, doc, jpg, or any of the other newer ebook formats.
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Feb 2009 20:27    Post subject:
If you can wait two weeks I would get the Kindle 2, just because of the faster page refresh.

You can put your own documents on a kindle, pdf etc has to be converted first, Amazon can do this for free (or you can pay for it if you want to).
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Feb 2009 00:13    Post subject:
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If you can wait two weeks I would get the Kindle 2, just because of the faster page refresh.
K. Do they accept reservations? Cant find any.

Edit nvm Im a fucking idiot. It automatically transformed my Kindle 1 preorder into a Kindle 2 preorder.


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 07:51    Post subject:
lol time to resurrect an old thread.

I just got a Kindle 3 and I'm loving it so far. I wish there were more hacks for it but I guess you can only do so much with such dedicated hardware.


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 14:46    Post subject:
one of my friends has 3G version and the other has DX and they look really great.

I'd love to get one, but the customs shit is unbelievable. I know a friend from uni, who ordered it like 2 months ago and it's been sitting in the customs for like a month...


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 14:56    Post subject:
There's a Kindle app for Android now, not sure if that can handle everything a "real" Kindle can? Haven't gotten round to erm..borrowing some books yet Razz
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 15:03    Post subject:
Werelds wrote:
There's a Kindle app for Android now, not sure if that can handle everything a "real" Kindle can? Haven't gotten round to erm..borrowing some books yet Razz


Sure there is, but regular version of Kindle is much beterr with e-ink pearl..can read even with direct sunlight and at any angle..cant do that on IPAD...lawlz

I only have the WIFI version...its not like I buy books anyway >>


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 15:09    Post subject:
Aren't there some low budget e-ink Android tablets nowadays? I remember seeing something about it during CeBiT, but I didn't really pay much attention because I'm not really into ebooks Smile
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 15:24    Post subject:
Werelds wrote:
Aren't there some low budget e-ink Android tablets nowadays? I remember seeing something about it during CeBiT, but I didn't really pay much attention because I'm not really into ebooks Smile


I don't think so but I don't follow tablets. I know that Ipad/Ipad2 does not have it.

Other device that I can think of is Nook Color. It has android 3.0 and e-ink.


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 15:37    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 15:39    Post subject:
Unabridged audio books
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 20:44    Post subject:
iNatan wrote:
Unabridged audio books


I do both. Read when I can and fall asleep to an audiobook. Smile

Has anyone used their Kindle for comics? I see it can be done but I'm unsure of the readability on the smallish screen.


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Apr 2011 20:54    Post subject:
Read my first ebook this week, used iBooks on the iPhone4. I was surprised at how much more I managed to read compared to a paper back. Probably because I have my phone with me most of the time I managed to dedicate more time to reading it.
Downloaded a load of ePub books and just dragged and dropped them into iTunes and synced, no need to do anything.

I would really consider a kindle for going on holidays with though.

Off topic the book was Dean koontz 'watchers' which was an excellent read highly recommended Wink


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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 09:20    Post subject:
Bringing this back to life:

I was thinking about getting a Kindle in the US, the one for $79.
I don't know much about it, so here are some questions:

That $79 deal is apparently tied to some advertising shit. How does it work if I take the Kindle back to Germany, and when Wifi is off?

Does the Kindle only support Amazon E-Books, or can you also read "pirated" E-books on it? And how comfortable (or unconfortable) is it to read PDF books?


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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 10:45    Post subject:
kindle with offers, its jusr screensavers with some offers. they change everymonth or so. you can receive 10$ coupon towards your next purchase. or something similar

you can pretty much read any pirated pdf book that you can get hands in. from school textbooks to regular books.

i think major differencr between if you buy book from amazon or pirate is how the book is devided into section for easy reading. amazon ebook will have larger fonts for easy reading. and pirated book will come with snaller font but still totaly readable.

Amazon offers service that will convert ANY pdf to kindle-friendly format for easy reading.


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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 11:52    Post subject:
besthijacker wrote:
amazon ebook will have larger fonts for easy reading. and pirated book will come with snaller font but still totaly readable.


What the hell are you talking about? You can download whatever format(I prefer mobi and epub) ebook you want illegally from places, convert if needed through Calibre and upload to your Kindle and it's the same thing as buying from amazon. Quite a lot of ebooks nowadays are also formatted with chapter breaks to make easier reading.
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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 12:14    Post subject:
Great, so Epub is supported, because from my sources most books are in that format. I'm basically only interested in getting pirated books, I don't see the point of paying nearly the same for an ebook that you can't even sell afterwards...


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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 12:28    Post subject:
It's not supported exactly, if you'd up the epub directly to the device, I'm not sure if it would even read it. You have to run it through Calibre's converter, which takes a few seconds. The down side is that Calibre's UI is a horrible horrible thing that should burn in a special hell that's reserved to child molesters and people who talk at the movies.


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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 12:48    Post subject:
Nec wrote:
should burn in a special hell that's reserved to child molesters and people who talk at the movies.


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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 15:15    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 16:24    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
Nec wrote:
should burn in a special hell that's reserved to child molesters and people who talk at the movies.



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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2011 16:57    Post subject:
garus wrote:
bringiton wrote:
Great, so Epub is supported, because from my sources most books are in that format. I'm basically only interested in getting pirated books, I don't see the point of paying nearly the same for an ebook that you can't even sell afterwards...


I was worried I won't be able to find ebooks in mobi format for Kindle, but turns out people rip books to .mobi just for Kindle Laughing

Amazing device but has some issues: like every now and then while reading a book it just stops responding. One time I press "next" to change page and it's okay, after 30 seconds I press it again and nothing, it froze. Have to do a restart everytime it happens Sad



I, too, used to have this problem with my Kindle (2nd ver.), after I updated the firmware (even though it was up to date), it solved the freezing issue. Perhaps, you have the same issue? Or you can just smash it with a brick. Bricks are fun.


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