Anyone Own A Kindle?

pnoon · 11-28-2009, 11:08 AM

Well, after much research and comparisons between Kindle, Nook, and Sony, I pulled the trigger and bought a Kindle. I've been scouring the list of books and have pre-ordered a $hitload. Can't wait for it to arrive.

Thanks to everyone who offered feedback.

CigarNut · 11-28-2009, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Well, after much research and comparisons between Kindle, Nook, and Sony, I pulled the trigger and bought a Kindle. I've been scouring the list of books and have pre-ordered a $hitload. Can't wait for it to arrive.

Thanks to everyone who offered feedback.

Congrats! on your purchase -- maybe you can show it off to us at the Stumptown herf next month!

pnoon · 11-28-2009, 10:01 PM

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Congrats! on your purchase -- maybe you can show it off to us at the Stumptown herf next month!

You can count on it!

floydp · 11-28-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Well, after much research and comparisons between Kindle, Nook, and Sony, I pulled the trigger and bought a Kindle. I've been scouring the list of books and have pre-ordered a $hitload. Can't wait for it to arrive.

Thanks to everyone who offered feedback.

You won't be sorry Peter. I got Anita one for her birthday and she hasn't sat it down since. She carries it everywhere.

shilala · 01-20-2011, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Well, after much research and comparisons between Kindle, Nook, and Sony, I pulled the trigger and bought a Kindle. I've been scouring the list of books and have pre-ordered a $hitload. Can't wait for it to arrive.

Thanks to everyone who offered feedback.

Peter, my daughter got one today. She hasn't put it down since it got here. It appears she's going to love it. She got the little one, no idea what it's called.
It made me wonder if you ever got one, so I came and looked this up.
How's it going with yours? Are you still using it? Any tips for my kid?

pnoon · 01-20-2011, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

Peter, my daughter got one today. She hasn't put it down since it got here. It appears she's going to love it. She got the little one, no idea what it's called.
It made me wonder if you ever got one, so I came and looked this up.
How's it going with yours? Are you still using it? Any tips for my kid?

Yes I did, Scott. Got one for Xmas 2009.
13 months with it and I love it. I use it daily.

Tips?
One comes to mind right off the bat. When searching for Kindle books from Amazon, skip using their search engine. www.jungle-search.com is so much better.
About a month ago, I downloaded the Kindle app for my laptop. I prefer using the Kindle itself but the laptop app can come in handy.
There is also an online forum (www.kindleboards.com) which I registered for but haven't really used.
I really haven't explored much beyond the books thru Amazon. I know there are other sources for books but I have found so much classic literature (free!) that along with a few purchases I have more to read than I know what to do with.

markem · 01-20-2011, 11:16 PM

I like http://www.ereaderiq.com/ as my kindle search engine

pnoon · 01-20-2011, 11:19 PM

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I like http://www.ereaderiq.com/ as my kindle search engine

Gonna have to give that one a try.

Thanks, Mark.

shilala · 01-21-2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Yes I did, Scott. Got one for Xmas 2009.
13 months with it and I love it. I use it daily.

Tips?
One comes to mind right off the bat. When searching for Kindle books from Amazon, skip using their search engine. www.jungle-search.com is so much better.
About a month ago, I downloaded the Kindle app for my laptop. I prefer using the Kindle itself but the laptop app can come in handy.
There is also an online forum (www.kindleboards.com) which I registered for but haven't really used.
I really haven't explored much beyond the books thru Amazon. I know there are other sources for books but I have found so much classic literature (free!) that along with a few purchases I have more to read than I know what to do with.

Thanks for that, Peter. I showed it to Rebekah when she came home from school, and she asked me to print it out for her.
I think her exact response was "Sweet. Will you print it out for me?"

pnoon · 03-08-2011, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Yes I did, Scott. Got one for Xmas 2009.
13 months with it and I love it. I use it daily.

Tips?
One comes to mind right off the bat. When searching for Kindle books from Amazon, skip using their search engine. www.jungle-search.com is so much better.
About a month ago, I downloaded the Kindle app for my laptop. I prefer using the Kindle itself but the laptop app can come in handy.
There is also an online forum (www.kindleboards.com) which I registered for but haven't really used.
I really haven't explored much beyond the books thru Amazon. I know there are other sources for books but I have found so much classic literature (free!) that along with a few purchases I have more to read than I know what to do with.

I've learned a lot in the last few weeks. Found other search engines and a couple of sites that have a lot of books (many are free).
But the real sweet "tip" is the hack for the screensavers. Now I can look at pictures of family and friends instead of Virginia Woolf and other dead authors.
I will post details soon.

VTDragon · 03-23-2011, 08:47 AM

I did a lot of research and was intrigued by the Notion Ink Adam, but have cooled on it because of software, shipping and quality issues that have been reported.
My big hangup with the Kindle has been the propriatory format that they use for their books, I prefer a more open approach. Yesterday I got an e-mail notification for a refurbished original Nook for $89.99 from Buy.com and pulled the trigger. Figured I couldn't go wrong at that price and I already had a Nook account that I have used to download books onto my Android phone. Looking forward to less trips to the library.

markem · 03-23-2011, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I will post details soon.

pnoon · 03-23-2011, 11:15 AM

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O.K.
So this undoubtedly slipped thru the cracks. I will post details later today/tonight.

And Mark . . .

Posted via Mobile Device

pnoon · 03-23-2011, 07:57 PM

Here are the two links to create your own Kindle screen savers.

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88004
You will need two zip files from the attachment in the first post
1) kindle-jailbreak-0.6.N.zip is to install the jailbreak
2) kindle-ss-0.20.N.zip is to install the screen saver hack.

http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kind...nd_3.x_Kindles

This link has detailed instructions on how to make it happen.

11-28-2009, 11:08 AM	#1
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Anyone Own A Kindle? Well, after much research and comparisons between Kindle, Nook, and Sony, I pulled the trigger and bought a Kindle. I've been scouring the list of books and have pre-ordered a $hitload. Can't wait for it to arrive. Thanks to everyone who offered feedback. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

01-20-2011, 11:16 PM	#7
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,664 Trading: (47)	Re: Anyone Own A Kindle? I like http://www.ereaderiq.com/ as my kindle search engine __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

03-23-2011, 08:47 AM	#11
VTDragon Feeling at Home Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Gary Location: Vermont Posts: 627 Trading: (0)	Re: Anyone Own A Kindle? I did a lot of research and was intrigued by the Notion Ink Adam, but have cooled on it because of software, shipping and quality issues that have been reported. My big hangup with the Kindle has been the propriatory format that they use for their books, I prefer a more open approach. Yesterday I got an e-mail notification for a refurbished original Nook for $89.99 from Buy.com and pulled the trigger. Figured I couldn't go wrong at that price and I already had a Nook account that I have used to download books onto my Android phone. Looking forward to less trips to the library. __________________ An expert is a person who knows enough about what's really going on ... to be scared.

03-23-2011, 07:57 PM	#14
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Anyone Own A Kindle? Here are the two links to create your own Kindle screen savers. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88004 You will need two zip files from the attachment in the first post 1) kindle-jailbreak-0.6.N.zip is to install the jailbreak 2) kindle-ss-0.20.N.zip is to install the screen saver hack. http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kind...nd_3.x_Kindles This link has detailed instructions on how to make it happen. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden