Besty 4 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Or eat the Kindle before leaving the house (BECAUSE YOU ARE FAT AND THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE REQUISITE PADDING) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiespaws 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I eventually got ine at the third time of asking. After the 1st went AWOL the 2nd was DOA. It literally didnt boot up the 1st time it was switched on as was permanently hung on 20% progress bar. Amazon asked about the case (I didnt know about the problems at the time) but mine wasnt in one. They replaced it within 2 days and this one has been great. I have the leather, none light case and its great. Â Use Calibre to manage your library rather than the Kindle app. It handles metadata muh better, does all kinds of conversions and theres a handly little plugin for stripping the drm out of kindle books Available for Mac, PC & Linux. Â We have a nice little book share on the go at work. One person buys a book and we all share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9235 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 We have a nice little book share on the go at work. One person buys a book and we all share it. Â ... go on? Â Â Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 whats the point really? You don't normally read 1000 books all at once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9235 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 whats the point really? You don't normally read 1000 books all at once  Old people are funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 whats the point really? You don't normally read 1000 books all at once odd for someone who likes to present himself as such a scholar to not see the value of being able to carry so many technical papers and reference materials in something so small  even us peasants can throw a few trashy romance novels on it for our week in benidorm and have constant access to wikipedia to boot  it's almost like you're trolling just for the sake of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 whats the point really? You don't normally read 1000 books all at once odd for someone who likes to present himself as such a scholar to not see the value of being able to carry so many technical papers and reference materials in something so small  even us peasants can throw a few trashy romance novels on it for our week in benidorm and have constant access to wikipedia to boot  it's almost like you're trolling just for the sake of it Why have an ipod/mp3 player? You can only listen to one song at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Anyone use any of the Newspaper subscriptions? Â Still think this is one of the best devices ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9235 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Anyone use any of the Newspaper subscriptions? Â Still think this is one of the best devices ever! Colour kindle coming out end of the year. Probably pick one of those up and subscribe to a few "periodicals" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35528 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The Guardian are doing kindle edition for a tenner a month. Which is an alright price tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I have to admit that they don't appeal to me. I haven't seen one 'up close', but I suspect it may be like a monitor which I loathe reading for any amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35528 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Wrong. That's the whole point in them. The screen looks exactly like a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 its The Guardian one I'm trying free for two weeks at the moment. Tenner a month is not too bad and seems easy enough to get a round. However don't think it be much use to me unless I had to get the train/bus to work. But about 30p a day its pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Wrong. That's the whole point in them. The screen looks exactly like a book. Â Ah, I didn't appreciate that. Â But what happens when you're lying in bed of a night, reading, and that moment occurs when you fall asleep and the 'thing' you're reading lands on your head? A book just gives you a dunch, but this Kindle thingy could result in stitches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35528 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It's as light as a paperback. I'm dominating you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It's as light as a paperback. I'm dominating you here. Â Domnatrix Get the leather out. Â I'll have to get right up close to one of these things to see what magical powers it holds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6090 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The only thing that puts me off is . . . I like books! I like to have a few in my bathroom/bedroom and usually have 2 or 3 on the go at once. I like the feel, the smell, the covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Was about to post similar. I just like books. I think wor lass would rather I got a Kindle like as I've got 100s of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6090 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The free 3g thing is good as you can check cricket/football scores and check emails etc. on it but again, that's nothing I can't do on my phone. Â Not putting it down btw as I bought my dad one last year and he loves it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14136 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Aye, same here, I love technology and practical media consumption on the move, but I'd find it odd not having walls lined with book/CD shelves and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiespaws 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Was about to post similar. I just like books. I think wor lass would rather I got a Kindle like as I've got 100s of them. Â I was the same. I wasn't interested in one until I saw one. A couple of the lads in the office had them and the screen is fantastic. Â Now I have one, I'd not be without it. I've just started on the Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin (Game of Thrones is pt1) and I have all 5 books on the Kindle. I also have 4/5 books for work on there too. Â Mind you, I get the train every day, so its perfect for me. I also read on a night time though and I can confirm when you fall asleep with it, you do not require stitches in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Was about to post similar. I just like books. I think wor lass would rather I got a Kindle like as I've got 100s of them. Â I was the same. I wasn't interested in one until I saw one. A couple of the lads in the office had them and the screen is fantastic. Â Now I have one, I'd not be without it. I've just started on the Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin (Game of Thrones is pt1) and I have all 5 books on the Kindle. I also have 4/5 books for work on there too. Â Mind you, I get the train every day, so its perfect for me. I also read on a night time though and I can confirm when you fall asleep with it, you do not require stitches in the morning. I've seen them like. I'm not that interested all the same though. I read a lot on the metro too but I'd rather just buy the book. I'm probably being a luddite for the sake of it, admittedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35528 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The other good thing is you can download books for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9235 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Also, it is possible to own a kindle and also have a good selection of books at home too... Kind of like having an iPod and owning a Vinyl collection imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6090 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Vinyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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