This makes my blood boil. All hail Apple and their consumer friendly ways! :/
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Amazon Kindle |OT| of eInk superiority
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BFIB
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I'm not sure, but by the time I debated here, went back up to the store, it was gone. So, if it is a nationwide thing, they won't last long.
Vinterbird
Member
How big is the power drain on the Kindle 4 case with backlight? Substantial enough to just go for the non-backlit one and be sure to stay near light when reading at night?
Speaking from experience with a keyboard kindle and official case, the light draw is roughly the same as the wireless draw. So with the light on and wireless off, i recharged weekly to two weeks, without the light monthly. When I turned wireless on and read with the light, I recharged every 3-4 days and without the light, a 7-8 days.
So all in all it cuts battery in half by using the light all the time.
You mean a physical store? Then yes.
Got my lighted case for my Kindle 4. It really sucks that it's 60 bucks. That is the only negative about it. It's nice that the cover flips completely back. I like the light on this one better than the kindle keyboard case. I don't think it is as bright. Don't get me wrong though, it completely lights up the screen. But I feel the lighting is better though. With the previous design I felt like it would light up everything to the left but now I think it would be less likely to disturb people next to you. As for the thickness I think it make the kindle more comfortable to hold. It was almost too thin without the case for me. I never felt like I could 100% comfortably grip it right. Well there you go, my impressions. If you have the 60 bucks to spend I would recommend it.
It's worth it if you don't have wi-fi everywhere you read. I don't have wi-fi at work, so 3G is very useful for me. But if you have a good connection at home and work, you can pretty much do without it.
Ecto311
Member
I second this.my wife has the keyboard and lighted case and it's huge compared. Price sucks but really nice case.
Tawney Bomb
Member
I feel this too. I was thinking after almost a year out that some books would drop in price, but they haven't and I just can't see myself spending $14.99 on an e-book.
I re-bought a Kindle. I originally bought the Kindle Keyboard with 3G but returned it because using pdf textbooks was rough and it was impossible to take notes on the device.
I picked up the Kindle 4 and love this little device. So far I've bought a screen protector. I'm going to pass on the case since I love how tiny the Kindle 4 is and don't want to bulk it up.
I disabled the screensaver because I like being able to pick up the device and continue reading without unlocking the screen. How bad does that effect battery drain?
I picked up the Kindle 4 and love this little device. So far I've bought a screen protector. I'm going to pass on the case since I love how tiny the Kindle 4 is and don't want to bulk it up.
I disabled the screensaver because I like being able to pick up the device and continue reading without unlocking the screen. How bad does that effect battery drain?
You can disable the screensaver? How? Or is it only available in the Kindle 4? I have the keyboard.
And maybe someone can correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I don't think it takes any power to display a page. I think it only uses power when you "turn" pages or use Wi-Fi/3G, unless the screensaver turns off some background applications I'm not aware of.
And maybe someone can correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I don't think it takes any power to display a page. I think it only uses power when you "turn" pages or use Wi-Fi/3G, unless the screensaver turns off some background applications I'm not aware of.
So my ad-supported Touch still hasn't shown me any ads. It checked to make sure they didn't accidentally send me a non ad-supported one and they didn't; shows me as subscribed to ads and need to pay $40 to undo that if I so wish.
Curious why I haven't seen any; WiFi has been on.
Curious why I haven't seen any; WiFi has been on.
The e-reader only uses power to change a page. The device is off when he screensaver shows up.
So I love my kindle and all that, but the PDF reader is quite bad. I mean, you have fixed zoom and fixed scroll. News about amazon fixing that?
By the way, if someone is having the same problems, and hates to find so many PDFs with white annoying margins, you can use the tool BRISS. It is a small tool coded in java that let's you cut the margins and more stuff. It is really simple, fast and useful, try it.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/
However, I find a bit sad that Amazon doesn't have something like "paperback - ebook" program. Like if you buy a paperback book, you can buy the ebook for just 3 dollars more, but not the "full price". It happened to me with "Wizard: The life and times of Nikola Tesla". I paid 21 for the book and now the price is 9 for the ebook. I would be interesting if Amazon knows wich books you bought and then, get a discount on the ebook equivalent.
By the way, if someone is having the same problems, and hates to find so many PDFs with white annoying margins, you can use the tool BRISS. It is a small tool coded in java that let's you cut the margins and more stuff. It is really simple, fast and useful, try it.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/
However, I find a bit sad that Amazon doesn't have something like "paperback - ebook" program. Like if you buy a paperback book, you can buy the ebook for just 3 dollars more, but not the "full price". It happened to me with "Wizard: The life and times of Nikola Tesla". I paid 21 for the book and now the price is 9 for the ebook. I would be interesting if Amazon knows wich books you bought and then, get a discount on the ebook equivalent.
perryfarrell
Member
Broke my 3rd gen Kindle keyboard.... thinkin about what to get, Fire or $80 cheapo kindle.
I don't feel like spending money again on cases. Sheez, Amazon must be making a KILLIN on all the case and sleeve stuff.
I don't feel like spending money again on cases. Sheez, Amazon must be making a KILLIN on all the case and sleeve stuff.
Clever Pun
Member
Have you tried contacting amazon about the broken one? A good friend just broke his, called them up, and they replaced it completely. Probably worth giving it a shot.
As Clever Pun says, contact Amazon. Just look through this thread and you'll realize how helpful Amazon's customer service is.
I found it at MobileRead, it works for everything but the Kindle Touch.
I didn't think battery life should be effected either, but I read somewhere that disabling the screensaver can reduce your battery to 3 days of life.
Hari Seldon
Member
I broke my 2nd Gen Kindle by a short like 2 feet drop onto soft carpet with a case on. Somehow that fucked up the e-ink screen. So I went out and got a Kindle Touch at Target for $70 opened box. I don't know if I like the touch that much, but I like that the entire thing is smaller than my older kindle.
And most studios also do a Blu-ray only release alongside it. The Blu+DC is usually a good value if you plan on buying the iTunes version as well. Better to pay $3-5 extra for the disc bundle, than pay $15 for the version on iTunes.
VistraNorrez
Member
I rarely see blu-ray only being sold alongside blu + combo. They still do dvd only releases though.
I don't really know why publishers don't do the combo. Could it be too complicated making sure the customer gets the format they need for their ereader? A movie's digital copy usually gives 2 choices iTunes or Windows Media. Every major e-book company either has a proprietary format or DRM. I imagine most publishers don't want to release DRM-less e-books in any form and they are too lazy to appease everyone. Maybe they think most customers just want one format or the other and don't see the monetary value of a combo. If I bought a combo book I'd probably just give the physical copy away. Maybe they are afraid of a lost sale. I don't know, they fucked up. They should've been looking to the movie industry as an example (never thought I'd say that) of how to deal with physical and digital media. Or maybe they did and thought it wasn't worth it.
OKay, just ordered Amazon's lit cover. Theirs are the only ones that don't impinge on the front bezel to hold the kindle in. Ouchie pricetags though.
I also got a skin, since the cover is so blah.
I also got a skin, since the cover is so blah.
Thanks, I'll look into it.
Woody Invincible
Banned
Well shit, now I feel poor waiting for my $10 ebay leather case to come in.
PjotrStroganov
Member
The Amazon cover is great but it's too expensive for my taste. I do like the fact that it DOESN'T have a pouch on the inside while non-official covers often do. So unnecessary.
I'm not sure what I would put into the pocket, so that wasn't a factor in my choice at all. The bare bezel, slim design, it being leather, and the light are the big ones. I figure it's going to cost me a fortune anyway, as I have to use freight forwarding to get it here, so what the hell 
Chittagong
Gold Member
Not sure if posted, but superb news for iPad owners who prefer not to be locked into iBooks but use any platform they want. Kinda sad that this is what their row with Apple boiled down to, still amazing execution. This should be the final nail in the iBookstore coffin.
http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/10/amazon-launches-ipad-kindle-store-on-the-web-feels-like-a-native-app/
http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/10/amazon-launches-ipad-kindle-store-on-the-web-feels-like-a-native-app/
perryfarrell
Member
I ended up paying $65 bux for a replacement. Pretty solid service, but I still think they can be a bit fragile (didn't drop it hard or anything). I'll just leave it home more and take old-fashioned comparatively indestructible paper books with me on the road from now on.
Clever Pun
Member
At least it was better than paying full price, but sorry to hear you had to pay anything.
I really like reading on a naked Kindle, so I just got a sleeve for travel, etc. Hopefully I don't regret it!
Aside from neurotic fears of dropping it I also tend to hit the power button by mistake a lot when reading, because I'm prone to holding it in one hand, at the bottom. I think a case will stop this.
Otherwise, yeah, it's nice to hold without any covering.
zychi: I'd be more inclined to get an Android Tablet or an iPad than a Fire. If you've giving up the e-ink then get something decent! You can still install the Kindle app.
Otherwise, yeah, it's nice to hold without any covering.
zychi: I'd be more inclined to get an Android Tablet or an iPad than a Fire. If you've giving up the e-ink then get something decent! You can still install the Kindle app.
HiroProtagonist
Member
Right clicking a document and having the option to auto-forward it without having to open Calibre sounds great. The mac version isn't ready yet, so I was able to test it out, but here is the PC version:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000719931
Isn't Calibre still useful for converting files? Or is there a better way?
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
ya.. I wouldn't go that far
I've got one of the 4th gen non-touch Kindles, and it looks like one of the e-ink spots on the screen has frozen. Now there's just a constant black spot in the middle of the screen. Anyone else had this? Is this the kind of thing Amazon will replace a Kindle for? It's not incredibly distracting, I can still read on it, but just wanted to know what can be done.