Kindling

[Medusa]

I meant to ask: Has anyone read "The Hunger Games"? I keep seeing people talk about this book and one of my friends recommended it to me but am I understanding correctly that this is a young adult series?

[chanale]

I love my iPad, which has a Kindle app (also iBooks, Google Books, etc.). It's been incredibly useful to sling a library's worth of books over my shoulder--I'm on the run a lot and never know in advance what I'll be in the mood to read when opportunity presents.

Medusa - Yes, it is the first in a YA series. I have not yet read it myself (though I did get the eBook already), but the ladies from my book group say it's gripping.

[Tawse]

Just got my Kindle so it's the latest edition - but I got my baby one for Xmas so she has the previous edition.

We have both fallen in love with them. She can toss them both in her purse and we're on the go! As far as the ereader part - I echo everyone else who has gushed so far...


As far as something new to add - for those with Free 3G (Or if you're in a wifi area) they have an experimental browser that you can access from the menu screen when at the home screen. Just go to "experimental" and then click on Web Browser.

Be warned: it's craptastic at this point, but it will do when you have no other options.

Only reasons I mention it are because #1 it's FREE internet for now (that's right they don't charge anything for browsing) and #2 At least in Canada it's still free!!! Yeah to no international roaming / browser fees.

And it has great coverage - we were at a cottage on Lake Huron the past couple of weeks and do I need to say Isolated? Ok it's not completely isolated but the closest "town" was 10 miles away and it only had 8k people. Ok it was Isolated for this City guy... anyway that's not the point - We got Kindle coverage! Yay!!!! lol


eta: it had 8k not only 8 people lol big difference.

[Library_girl]

Originally Posted by chanale

I love my iPad, which has a Kindle app (also iBooks, Google Books, etc.). It's been incredibly useful to sling a library's worth of books over my shoulder--I'm on the run a lot and never know in advance what I'll be in the mood to read when opportunity presents.

I just got an iPad a couple of weeks ago, and I just love it. How did I ever live without it? (I felt the same way about my first iPhone.)

Btw, check your local library's website for ebooks. I'm a librarian, and our library offers them. You can't get better than FREE, right?

[Arwen]

Originally Posted by Medusa

I meant to ask: Has anyone read "The Hunger Games"? I keep seeing people talk about this book and one of my friends recommended it to me but am I understanding correctly that this is a young adult series?

Hunger Games and the other books in that series (think it's a trilogy) has had outstanding press from YA and adult readers alike. I am a huge fan of YA but I haven't read that series yet.

It's being made into a movie already.

By the way, I now have a Kindle. A fellow author was selling her DX for really cheap. I jumped on it with both feet! It's the one with free 3G so I was doubly delighted.

'Dusa, if you want any YA recommendations, holler at me.

[girl_dee]

Arwen ..and all who have a Kindle.. not sure if you are aware but Kindle has free book giveaways which are announced on Facebook... it's called *Kindle Nation*... also another is *BookGorilla*.. they post when there are give aways and some books have been really good !


I love the Text to Speech function, last night I texted, crocheted and read a book all at once, My ADD loves it!

[ruffryder]

I got my daughter a kindle quite a few months ago. I guess it's time to figure it out and get some books.

[girl_dee]

I don't know if everyone is set up this way but I have Amazon and my Kindle synced together... so I browse on the Mac, buy a book (even the free ones you have to *buy* and within 30 seconds it's there on the Kindle...


I don't like using the internet on the Kindle as much as I love my Mac

[MsTinkerbelly]

I have a Kindle and an Ipad, and I greatly prefer the Kindle for reading. If I am traveling I take the Ipad as an all in one, but for home and short trips the kindle is great. It is very lightweight, easy to read, and is very easy to hold for my getting arthritis fingers. I can eat a meal and read, I never lose my page, and the battery lasts for a month!

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

I have a Kindle and an Ipad, and I greatly prefer the Kindle for reading. If I am traveling I take the Ipad as an all in one, but for home and short trips the kindle is great. It is very lightweight, easy to read, and is very easy to hold for my getting arthritis fingers. I can eat a meal and read, I never lose my page, and the battery lasts for a month!

Agreed on the battery, I've had mine since May and I have charged it ONCE.

As the rumours of Kindle 4 increase refurbished Kindle 3s are available from Amazon for quite a lot less than a non-refurb.

[blush]

Originally Posted by Medusa

I meant to ask: Has anyone read "The Hunger Games"? I keep seeing people talk about this book and one of my friends recommended it to me but am I understanding correctly that this is a young adult series?

Amazing futuristic series where youth fight in a "food Olympics" to feed their communities.

Another great series is FableHaven. It's for about 5-6th grade.

[SecretAgentMa'am]

Originally Posted by June

I was thinking about getting a cover with a built in light, but Medusa said she'd read that they can crack the front! I do think it would be nice if they were backlit, but I understand they are hard on your eyes and the battery life sucks.

I have the cover with the built-in light and I *love* it! There was an issue with cracking, but they found and fixed the problem, so the new covers are just fine with no problems. I can't go to sleep at night without reading in bed, and my wife goes to sleep really early. It's been perfect for us.

I love my Kindle so much. I have the 3rd Gen with 3G and WiFi, and it's fabulous. I'm a voracious reader, and I often have 3 or 4 books going at once, so it's a lifesaver for me. I'm also a student, and every semester there are more and more textbooks available in ebook format. Every huge textbook I don't have to lug around with me is a big plus.

One of the things I love is the ability to read new authors I would have been unlikely to try or even find before. I adore the urban fantasy genre, but there's a lot utter crap to wade through in the genre to find the good stuff. With my Kindle, I can download a sample and read the first chapter or so at my leisure. Way better than trying to find the time to spend hours standing in the aisle of a bookstore trying to decide what I want to spend money on.

Ebooks also make it a lot easier to read authors who are self-publishing. Now, anyone can write a book and publish it themselves as an ebook and charge whatever they decide for it.

Does everyone know about Calibre? It's a great (free!) program to have if you don't want to be married to Amazon for your ebooks. As long as they're DRM-free, you can download an ebook in any format and use Calibre to convert it to a Kindle (or Nook, or whatever) friendly format and get it onto your Kindle. So if your favorite author is only publishing in epub format, it doesn't matter, you can read it on your Kindle anyway. I love it. http://calibre-ebook.com/

[girl_dee]

http://kindlenationdaily.com/2011/09...lus-romi-moon/

[PinkieLee]

Question....

Has anyone ever had a problem with the screen becoming damaged? I tried to turn mine on yesterday, and the screen became jumbled with the sleep mode image & the current book I was reading. I looked closely at the screen, and noticed a small scratch... and the image starts to spiderweb out from that scratch. I tried the reset deal (with holding the slide button for 20 seconds) and nothing happened.

I saw on Amazon that the Kindles have a one year warranty, but I don't know if it's MY fault (like something scratched it) or if it is a defect. I'm kinda worried that I'm gonna have to buy another one. I guess I really need to invest in a case, instead of just throwing it in my purse

[Tawse]

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

Question....

Has anyone ever had a problem with the screen becoming damaged? I tried to turn mine on yesterday, and the screen became jumbled with the sleep mode image & the current book I was reading. I looked closely at the screen, and noticed a small scratch... and the image starts to spiderweb out from that scratch. I tried the reset deal (with holding the slide button for 20 seconds) and nothing happened.

I saw on Amazon that the Kindles have a one year warranty, but I don't know if it's MY fault (like something scratched it) or if it is a defect. I'm kinda worried that I'm gonna have to buy another one. I guess I really need to invest in a case, instead of just throwing it in my purse

Is there literally a scratch or just something that looks like one - but isn't on the screen itself?

I had mine "wake up" one day to uhhh stripes - both horizontal and vertical. Within a couple of days the entire top half was just white and the bottom half had vertical stripes.

If you can actually feel the scratch - it probably isn't covered.

if it's a "scratch" below the surface then I'd call them.

I called and the only thing they asked me was had I dropped it and had I put any pressure on it at all. (I said no to both, though I have no idea if i may or may not have put slight pressure on it...)

They will send a replacement unit (2 day delivery in my case) and you can send yours back (within 30 days) in the same package with the return label they'll email to you.

[PinkieLee]

Originally Posted by Tawse

Is there literally a scratch or just something that looks like one - but isn't on the screen itself?

I had mine "wake up" one day to uhhh stripes - both horizontal and vertical. Within a couple of days the entire top half was just white and the bottom half had vertical stripes.

If you can actually feel the scratch - it probably isn't covered.

if it's a "scratch" below the surface then I'd call them.

I called and the only thing they asked me was had I dropped it and had I put any pressure on it at all. (I said no to both, though I have no idea if i may or may not have put slight pressure on it...)

They will send a replacement unit (2 day delivery in my case) and you can send yours back (within 30 days) in the same package with the return label they'll email to you.

THANK YOU so much! I called Kindle customer service yesterday when I saw the warranty mentioned online. I was calling from work and didn't have my Kindle with me, so they really couldn't walk me through any trouble shooting. They told me to call back when I had the unit in hand and they would see what was going on and what options I had.

I can't actually feel the scratch.... but can see it if that makes any sense.

I'm gonna give them a call tonight when I get home from work and see what they say! Hopefully, I'll have as good as luck as you did

[JAGG]

I love my kindle!!!! I can't put it down, I make myself dizzy with all the selections. And hours slip away . So I have decided, I will only read 1 book at a time, and only when I'm in bed or there is nothing else going on, like a rainy Sunday afternoon and all my projects are finished and chores completed! No exceptions!

[always2late]

I got a Kindle Fire for Christmas this year (thanks honey!!) and I am LOVING it!! I didn't think I would like the Kindle when it first came out (being something of a book snob ) but I find myself fascinated with it! And, it's going to help with space...I have hundreds of books that I can't bear to part with, and yet I know it's not practical to move them all into the new house...Kindle to the rescue!!

[always2late]

FC thank you so much for the link to the free Kindle books! I went on a few nights ago and went hog wild downloading some old favorites...and some new books as well!