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Amazon to release Wifi only version of Kindle eReader for $139
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Trent Strong
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LovingSteam said:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046A8Y8A/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Burger said:
It's rubber? That's weird. I could have sworn it was some sort of aluminum.
Duracelllll
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well... our kindle got a smashed screen (our fault). Called customer service and they're sending us a new (refurbished?) one FOR FREE (shipping overnight) and all we have to do is send the other one back (with return no charge envelope enclosed) in 30 days. Amazing customer service!!!!
Captain Blood
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I am still showing the weird location instead of the page number since doing the update when I press the menu button. What am I missing?
Trent Strong
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I want a full-on tablet computer with an e-ink screen. E-ink is so much easier on the eyes than a computer screen.
AlucarD.eq
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Right now I'm living in China, I just got a small amount of money that I want to spend in a e-reader. I'm almost sold with the kindle, but I have 2 questions:
- I have a HUGE collection of pdfs from this semester study courses, how is the quality to read a lot with this type of files. Since is much easier than carry all the notes.
- If I want to write, beside the app that let you write small notes, there is anyway to do it?
I was also reading the Nook Color thread, and it seems a nice mix, but here it's sold for over 300 USD.
Any advice? Thanks
- I have a HUGE collection of pdfs from this semester study courses, how is the quality to read a lot with this type of files. Since is much easier than carry all the notes.
- If I want to write, beside the app that let you write small notes, there is anyway to do it?
I was also reading the Nook Color thread, and it seems a nice mix, but here it's sold for over 300 USD.
Any advice? Thanks
Phantast2k
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Reading lecture pdfs ist ok if you change to landscape mode and they're not too heavy on graphics and the font is big enough for you to read without zooming (kinda hard to explain).
Writing notes is a chore for me so I rather take notes on paper while I read off the screen.
You could always upload parts of your lecture notes and I'd try to read them in different modes & write comments while taking pictures or videos.
But overall: kindle is not ideal for pdfs - I'd consider getting an ipad knockoff based on Androi (since you're already in China..)
Writing notes is a chore for me so I rather take notes on paper while I read off the screen.
You could always upload parts of your lecture notes and I'd try to read them in different modes & write comments while taking pictures or videos.
But overall: kindle is not ideal for pdfs - I'd consider getting an ipad knockoff based on Androi (since you're already in China..)
AlucarD.eq
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Thanks, I will look into that, but I'm a little concern about the battery life and the quality of this copies.
Never the less, thanks for the info.
Never the less, thanks for the info.
Yea reading pdf's on kindle is not ideal. The kindle will not format the text for easy reading, you'll have to do a lot of zooming in which is clunky and annoying. If the pdf is just text without images you can convert to mobi with calibre, the kindle will then format the text for easy reading. But if the pdf has a lot of images then converting to mobi will not help.
If you want to just read books you buy, get a Kindle.
If you want to read books you buy and drm and non drm epubs (library, etc), get a nook.
If you want to read books you buy, library checkout, surf web, comics, email, get a nook color.
Kindle is a great deal, great e-ink screen - if I had to pick a dedicated and only read books I bought, I'd get this and the lighted cover. Sick battery life, it along with nook work great in direct sunlight.
Nook color is a bastard child - but I live it, at least in rooted form. I get Kindle books (kindle app), great browsing, email, games, comics. Still works great in bright light - but the glossiness of the screen is its undoing in direct sun. Biggest con is price and battery life (compared with eink).
Kindle is the best straight book replacement device. After all pros and cons weighted, I went Nook Color rooted. Pros are worth it, and no issue at all with the screen. I've read a number of books no eyestrain---even Storm of Swords.
If you want to read books you buy and drm and non drm epubs (library, etc), get a nook.
If you want to read books you buy, library checkout, surf web, comics, email, get a nook color.
Kindle is a great deal, great e-ink screen - if I had to pick a dedicated and only read books I bought, I'd get this and the lighted cover. Sick battery life, it along with nook work great in direct sunlight.
Nook color is a bastard child - but I live it, at least in rooted form. I get Kindle books (kindle app), great browsing, email, games, comics. Still works great in bright light - but the glossiness of the screen is its undoing in direct sun. Biggest con is price and battery life (compared with eink).
Kindle is the best straight book replacement device. After all pros and cons weighted, I went Nook Color rooted. Pros are worth it, and no issue at all with the screen. I've read a number of books no eyestrain---even Storm of Swords.
the_painted_bird
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So anyone else get that email with information about Page #s coming to Kindle? Finally.
the_painted_bird
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Finally makes Kindle viable for lit. classes, IMO.Rewrite said:
AlucarD.eq
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SO I went around a few markets but didn't find a Kindle : S
Only a bunch a fake iPads, any one knows a good copy ._.u
Sometimes China drives me crazy.
Only a bunch a fake iPads, any one knows a good copy ._.u
Sometimes China drives me crazy.
So I'm pretty certain I'm picking up a kindle. I have a couple kindle books already which I read on my DroidX but I really like the e-ink technology and want a dedicated e-reader. My phone just has too many distractions in it and I never really sit down a read on it.
It was a toss up between nook and kindle (I like the idea of the touch screen near the bottom) but all the pros of the kindle won in the end.
The one thing that's annoying me isn't really related to the kindle itself, it's the "new book" pricing of kindle books. In some cases the kindle book is priced HIGHER than the hardcover! Drives me a little nuts.
Either way I'll be grabbing a few "paperback" books on kindle first and see if the format really works with me then I'll probably suck it up and get some newer books at the price premium.
It was a toss up between nook and kindle (I like the idea of the touch screen near the bottom) but all the pros of the kindle won in the end.
The one thing that's annoying me isn't really related to the kindle itself, it's the "new book" pricing of kindle books. In some cases the kindle book is priced HIGHER than the hardcover! Drives me a little nuts.
Either way I'll be grabbing a few "paperback" books on kindle first and see if the format really works with me then I'll probably suck it up and get some newer books at the price premium.
mattiewheels
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How does it work anyway, since changing text size would throw off standardized page numbers, among other things?Bboy AJ said:
Trent Strong
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garath said:
Worth it for the convenience. You can buy a book from the comfort of your house, and you don't have piles of books laying around and getting dusty.
mattiewheels said:
Sometimes page numbers last for more than one ebook page.
Trent Strong said:
While that's true, it still is just wrong in my opinion for a digital copy of something to cost more than a physical one. It's saving the publisher money and costing the customer more?
Luckily I haven't encountered this yet since I am new to reading and all of the books I'm choosing have been around for a while.
I've been on the fence about a Kindle for so long. The real dealbreaker that's holding me back is not even that I love paper books, but that the library of stuff available for Kindle purchase in Australia is so different to the States. We have so little to choose from here. Anyone know if that's improved recently?
Kano on the Phone
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Right on.styl3s said:
The Take Out Bandit
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Okay, jumped into Kindle game.
Should be here Thursday or Friday.
If I start "buying" free Kindle books from Amazon, do they get queued up until I sign in or am I wasting time? lol
So much awesome stuff for FREE! :O
FREEEE!
Should be here Thursday or Friday.
If I start "buying" free Kindle books from Amazon, do they get queued up until I sign in or am I wasting time? lol
So much awesome stuff for FREE! :O
FREEEE!
JoshuaJSlone
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They'll get added to your account. Once you've got your machine set up (or want to use the PC reader in the meantime or whatever) there should be an Archive section that lists the available downloads in your account.
The Take Out Bandit
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JoshuaJSlone said:
Thanks.
Hot damn.
There's so much awesome free stuff! D:
Also snagged the Solomon Kane and Conan collections and a Red Sonja story.
Should go well with the FREE Burroughs first five Mars stories. :q
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I've only just discovered Instapaper's wireless delivery service. You can have it deliver articles formatted like Kindle magazines and newspapers. So awesome and easy to read.
JoshuaJSlone
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There were some rumors a few months ago of a Kindle-branded tablet that would be more an alternative like the Nook Color rather than a replacement proper, but nothing has come of them yet. Past that, I don't think so. Between Kindle 1 and 2 was 15 months. Between 2 and 3 was 17 months. It's been not quite 7 months since the release of Kindle 3. Based solely on that a betting man might look to the end of this year or the beginning of next for a 4th generation.ultron87 said:
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I'm sorry to say this but ereader and tablets will converge into one device, it is inevitable.
Android functionality is a must or else the product is a waste, consider that people like me are not tired by lcd, crt, or any type of screen, epaper is unecessary, though it is welcome.
Android functionality is a must or else the product is a waste, consider that people like me are not tired by lcd, crt, or any type of screen, epaper is unecessary, though it is welcome.
Awesome Animals
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AndyD said:
Agreed, that is why I picked up a Kindle rather than go with something that doesn't have e-ink. My eyes can't handle reading off a screen for more than ten minutes, and it seems many people feel that way.
I've been finally reading through my first book on the Kindle which I got for Christmas. Skeptical at first, but now I am in love with it. E-ink is amazing.
My only complaint is the Emily Dickenson screensaver. It always pops up after a reading session late into the night. I swear, it's looking at me.
My only complaint is the Emily Dickenson screensaver. It always pops up after a reading session late into the night. I swear, it's looking at me.
Nazgul_Hunter
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I just got an iPad 2 and don't have a need for my 3rd gen wi-fi only Kindle... What's the best option for selling it? eBay? I tried Craigslist but noone's buying.
Krauser Kat
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I love my kindle. But Qi has a screen that is extreme contrast lcd/oled tech. If the back light is completely off you can still see text, pictures and video. It might be the best route.
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