Amazon Kindle |OT| of eInk superiority
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The kindle is very light and very thin by itself, I find that using a cover gives it the feel of a book and makes reading a lot more satisfying. Unlike a tablet or a phone it gets a lot less manhandling though.
JaseMath
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I would at least get a sleeve for it when not in use, but that's just me.
Clever Pun
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I go the sleeve route which allows me to drop the Kindle in a bag and keep it safe when I take it somewhere, but have it naked while I read, which I much prefer.
I don't have a problem with the current ipad resolution. Its the backlight that annoys me, especially after a day at work in front of a computer. Kindle is only 800x600 but looks great, plus the e-ink.
ipad is my go-to device for pdfs though.
arrived in my mailbox today.
article here
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/amazons-hit-man-01252012.html
haven't read it yet but i'm sure someone will enjoy it, will read it in a bit.
edit: pretty good article.
cuevas. PhD.
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Subterranean
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Got a Kindle today and I love it! I am wondering about one thing, does the Wifi have any effect on the battery life?
Best cover is the official. The leather feels and smells fantastic.
$800,000 for a Penny Marshall memoir?
smokeandmirrors
Banned
Official lit case. Expensive but do it. Trust me.
Yes it does.
outunderthestars
Banned
It does but not a huge effect.
a secret-boss
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i had my wifi on when I had the ! on the battery warning.
I turned it off and it disappeared. I think it added 10-15%
I turned it off and it disappeared. I think it added 10-15%
http://blog.diannegorman.net/2010/09/kindle-3-keyboard-shortcuts-et-al/
Redraw screen: ALT+G (removes ghosting)
Ecto311
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Good to know but mine is the 4 - has no keyboard. I don't think the update I mentioned is for the 3 either.
I did see that you have the 4 in your post, but I've never gone hands-on with that model so I wasn't certain if the ghosting option was available in any capacity or not. Sorry!
You could change the page refresh settings to refresh after every page turn. It's in the reading options.
I big difference, I think. I keep mine off unless I am reading a book on both my kindle and my iPhone.
Same here.
I have a Kindle Keyboard and there is a noticeable difference in battery life when I leave Wi-Fi on.
Ecto311
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That is part of the reason I was posting - my kindle 4 was on firmware 4 not 4.0.1 and that newer firmware gives the option for flashing every page. The flashing does seem to have fixed the ghosting of letters too. Before the update it would even ghost on the full screen ads.
leroy hacker
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Thanks for that link. Lots of good information.
Was I the only one that didn't you could open the search box by pressing the spacebar in reading mode? I'd tried to look up Kindle hotkeys to find a way to search more quickly and was frustrated that there didn't seem to be a way to do it without three button presses. I'm going to be using this trick quite a bit.
is something else I didn't know that will be very useful.
Well, it can read Japanese books at least, so odds are it can display Chinese text as well.
Yes. There are also hacks to improve the font. I find it better if I convert the encoding to UTF8 instead of GB/Big5, and then use Calibre to convert the txt file to epub to load to kindle. Sometimes if you load it as straight txt the Kindle gives a access error, I don't know what cause it.
bloodydrake
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Just got a new Oberon Design Cover for my Dads Kindle 4 ..really nice smaller size makes it lighter but still great feel and quality to the leather.
Shin Johnpv
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That is AWESOME! How much did that end up costing you?
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
73.34 Canadian including tax and shipping to Ontario from California
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
So tell me how you really feel ha!
free copy of game of thrones
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0070R40V6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
go to manage your kindle (link below), country settings, then change it to australia (enter sydney opera house address)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/manage/
Sydney Opera House
GPO Box R239
Royal Exchange
Sydney NSW 1225
Australia
just did it and it worked 10PM EST
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0070R40V6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
go to manage your kindle (link below), country settings, then change it to australia (enter sydney opera house address)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/manage/
Sydney Opera House
GPO Box R239
Royal Exchange
Sydney NSW 1225
Australia
just did it and it worked 10PM EST
charlemagne
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Sweet! Wonder why they put it up for free.
Snarfington
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Vinterbird
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I'm going to get myself a Kindle case here today. Is the official one good enough for a non-touch Kindle user? Heard some rumblings that it's difficult to do page turns with the official case, since it hides away the buttons.
Is there any validity to this, or another case better then the official one?
Is there any validity to this, or another case better then the official one?
Sweet. I wonder what the enhanced features are. Thanks for the tip.
It says on the product page:
Amazon said:
chickdigger802
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Anyone else always lose wifi access? Happens a lot to me, requires restarting a few times.
kindle 4 wifi.
kindle 4 wifi.
DiscoJer
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I've got a Kindle 3 (er, Kindle Keyboard) and the wi-fi has always sucked. PCs, PSP, DS all have no problems with the Wi-Fi. Kindle? almost never and when it does work it quits a lot.
The Culture Vulture
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My Kindle Touch holds a wi-fi signal better than my blackberry but that might just be a sign of how shitty blackberry is.
chickdigger802
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And now... it doesn't accept my wifi password?
Odd... my old kindle 4 accepted it fine before it broke
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Odd... my old kindle 4 accepted it fine before it broke
.Yes. They'll be there. They're tied to your amazon account.