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Perscienter
957 Posts
There are a lot classics freely and legally available at gutenberg.spiegel.de and gutenberg.org. | ||
Roban
Netherlands73 Posts
On October 10 2011 21:46 Derez wrote: I'm considering getting one, and hoping that someone can answer me the following question: Are kindles 'region' specific or region locked in any way? This because Amazon does not have a presence in the Netherlands, and I'd have to order it from the US to get one, or have an english friend order me one and then mail it to me. If I get a 'british' kindle, will it differ in any way from getting a US kindle? Oh and secondly, how well does a kindle deal with academic articles in PDF form? I'm from the Netherlands and I have the US Kindle 3. Getting it from the US is a good thing because now we can pay for our books in dollars which is a lot cheaper :-D | ||
Derez
Netherlands6068 Posts
On October 10 2011 23:26 Roban wrote: I'm from the Netherlands and I have the US Kindle 3. Getting it from the US is a good thing because now we can pay for our books in dollars which is a lot cheaper :-D So with a US kindle you buy your books in the Amazon US store and with a british kindle you buy in the UK store? It is region locked in that sense then? | ||
LOveRH
United States88 Posts
One of my favorite parts of it is the fact that you can customize it to your reading style. You can change the font, increase the size and even change the way the words show up (fill your kindle long ways). One of the biggest things about it i use is the reading to me feature. When i go on long trips with the family i put in my headphones and let it read to me since i get car sick when i'm reading while moving. I'm never going back to a normal book, ever. For the features the Kindle gives you its well worth the price. | ||
micronesia
United States24344 Posts
Reading the hobbit. I started reading it in 1996 and got to page 3 or so... but I think I'll make it this time! Does the thing turn off? Haven't figured that out yet lol | ||
FranzP
France270 Posts
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LOveRH
United States88 Posts
On October 10 2011 23:44 micronesia wrote: Just got a 79 dollar kindle :p Reading the hobbit. I started reading it in 1996 and got to page 3 or so... but I think I'll make it this time! Does the thing turn off? Haven't figured that out yet lol Yeah its at the bottom. When its on there is a light at the bottom and you slide a thingie over it to put it in 'sleep mode'. It has a picture on front when it is in sleep mode. One of the reasons i think Kindle is weird is because you can really turn it off... you can only make it sleep. Meanwhile your battery drains. | ||
Hassybaby
United Kingdom10823 Posts
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archangel967
Canada111 Posts
I've even ended up buying some books that I already have in paper form again so I can read them more conveniently. | ||
tetsuo9
Chile62 Posts
On October 10 2011 23:44 micronesia wrote: Just got a 79 dollar kindle :p Reading the hobbit. I started reading it in 1996 and got to page 3 or so... but I think I'll make it this time! Does the thing turn off? Haven't figured that out yet lol Hold the power button for about 5 seconds. When you just press the power button it goes to sleep mode. | ||
Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
I thought that too. And then I got a Kindle. | ||
micronesia
United States24344 Posts
On October 10 2011 23:58 tetsuo9 wrote: Hold the power button for about 5 seconds. When you just press the power button it goes to sleep mode. Thank you this worked.... felt stupid wasting the batteries 24/7 with advertisements lol | ||
timmyfred
United States302 Posts
On October 11 2011 00:11 micronesia wrote: Thank you this worked.... felt stupid wasting the batteries 24/7 with advertisements lol I've never seen the ad supported kindle...does it just load one ad that stays on there while it's in sleep, or does it change it every so often? Because e-ink requires no power to maintain the picture. It's the refreshing of the picture that requires power. | ||
XeliN
United Kingdom1755 Posts
So I would advise getting a smartphone with a large screen (my phones is 4.3" which is great for it, my brothers iphone, 3.5" i believe, seemed abit too small to comfortably read. | ||
CubEdIn
Romania5359 Posts
Since there's no backlight, it only uses power when it changes the advertisement. If you have the no-ads version, it just keeps one image there and uses very little to no power. My kindle battery lasts for weeks and I never turn it off. About 3-4 weeks I think. | ||
KingVietKong
United States170 Posts
On October 11 2011 00:11 micronesia wrote: Thank you this worked.... felt stupid wasting the batteries 24/7 with advertisements lol Flicking the switch on the bottom only puts it on standby though, so it's still slowly draining. | ||
CubEdIn
Romania5359 Posts
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Karn3
United Kingdom134 Posts
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Daigomi
South Africa4316 Posts
On October 11 2011 00:11 micronesia wrote: Thank you this worked.... felt stupid wasting the batteries 24/7 with advertisements lol It's not wasting batteries when the advertisements are on. How e-ink works is it uses energy to arrange the ink in a specific way, but once the ink has been arranged it requires no energy to keep it that way. If you don't turn any pages, your kindle should stay turned on for about 2 months without requiring a charge. The biggest battery drain you can have is leaving the wi-fi or 3g on which decreases your battery life by about 50%. As long as those aren't on, you're not supposed to ever turn off the kindle. | ||
syst
United States247 Posts
They are going so cheap now, I'd grab one now if you haven't already. | ||
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