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Gigapedia & Kindle

leahlionheart — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:41:10 GMT

Has anyone had experience using gigapedia? (I'm afraid discussing it on here isn't allowed or something)...

If you have, can you explain to me how to transfer books from gigapedia to the Kindle 2? If it's possible to do so, I will be purchasing a Kindle immediately :)

Large PDF ebook reader, should I wait or should I go for kindle dx ?

ricou — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:34:55 GMT

Hey guys,

I am a fan of ebook, I have discarded paper books for a year now.

I have owned a bebook (which fell and broke, although it was firmly set in its padded leather cover), so I got a Cybook Gen3 to replace it. I use it every day while commuting to work.

I also have an iliad book edition (so no wifi).

Primary use, read books (any format, anyway calibre will rule them all) that I get on the web.

Secondary use, read large size pdf (magazines or Role Playing Games).

I do not care about wifi, and I do not care about touchscreen (I never use it on my iliad, but you cannot get an iliad without a touchscreen anyway). The DX would mostly be used at home. I have also no interest in amazon online purchase services.

I have checked what is available now (the kindle dx) and what should be available in the near future (hanlin v9, QUE reader/plastik logic, sony daily edition and iliad 800).

The later two are of no interest to me. Sony looks too small and I am not that convinced by the Iliad...

So living in Switzerland, (no way to get the dx from amazon, since they do not deliver it), I found an online shop that can send it to me for about 577$ .
I will have to add more or less 7.6% tax + various customs tax (total 10-15%). So let's say I can get the kindle for 700$ (cheaper than what I paid for the iliad by the way).

Is it worth it for my planned use ?
Should I wait for something else ?

I have concerns about DX issues (mostly that the screen is fragile, and the rotating screen too sensitive). I am not bothered by the lacking of comprehensive sorting for books, I upload them one by one anyway...

What do you think ?

I know that a lot of new reader should arrive early in 2010, but most of them have touchscreen, for which I have not interest at all, and should the DX fit the bill, why wait ? Unless a price cut can be foreseen (due to probable heavy competition).

Any feedback is appreciated !

Cheers,
Ricou

Kindle Content Location Restrictions

Johan_ZA — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:36:27 GMT

Hi.
Great Site and now a Question.
i have just gotten my shiny new Kindle and gotten some eBooks to read.
searching the amazon library i see a lot of books that have regional restrictions attached (quite a few of the books that i want!). i was wondering what effect it would have changing my location to the US? the restrictions make no sense to me at all.

Any info would be appreciated.

Johan
South Africa

New Kindle owner needing help already!

pufff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:39:10 GMT

I am currently charging my Kindle for the first time:). I had already dowloaded Mobipocket Reader and one huge collection of "Works Of". I opened Mobipocket reader and clicked on "send". I was asked for the name of my device - I made up a suitable name. Next question was "What is the PID of your device?" I have no idea! Is that the Serial Number? Have I just wasted $19.99?
I'm sorry to be so clueless but would really appreciate your help.:)

RSS Feeds to Kindle

geneaber — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:42:32 GMT

I have been reading a bit on getting RSS feeds to Kindle and am thoroughly confused. Questions:

1. What are my options for getting the Feeds on Kindle?

2. Any way it can be automated to deliver wirelessly? What is the cost?

3. I assume I need to use RSS Feeds that offer full content. Is that correct?

4. Which option is best?

Thanks.

uts.amazon.com message on Firefox browser

Pushka — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:15:31 GMT

I decided last night to download firefox as explorer was having a tantrum (this is a new laptop). So this morning as I am browsing another forum, at the bottom left of the browser was this message:

"sending data from uts.amazon.com"

Now, I have downloaded books from Amazon using this computer, but has anyone else noticed this message? Should I be concerned about big brother? I was not on an Amazon site at the time, nor had been on Amazon site when I opened the browser for this session.

Chinese Union Bible with Direct Verse Jump

osnova — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:28:30 GMT

See http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61495

Amazon Hikes up Kindle Price!!! - ERROR

rubikscube99 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:54:19 GMT

I was about to order the international kindle (20 seconds ago), and i saw this change in price.. it's at 279USD again..
check it out
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...2TPHQJPCCR80DG

More Info on Kindle for your PC

desertgrandma — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:09:12 GMT

The latest.........

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...28630_13490320

Can somebody tell me what�s wrong with this picture?

WT Sharpe — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:01:05 GMT

I went hunting in the Amazon today and found this:

The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory by David Plouffe .

Hardcover Price: $15.09 <http://www.amazon.com/Audacity-Win-L.../dp/0670021334>

So I decided to check out the Kindle edition:

Kindle Price: $15.37 <http://www.amazon.com/The-Audacity-t...=AG56TWVU5XWC2>

Why does the Kindle edition cost 28� more than the Hardcover? Does it cost that much more for the warehouse space to house ebooks? Or are they trying to compete with Barnes and Noble ebook prices?

Edwin Louis Cole

Spoon Man — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:06:20 GMT

Hello,
I've been unable to find any of Edwin Louis Cole's books in an ebook format, does anyone know where they are if they are?

Thanks,
Spoon Man

Books Particularly Well-Formatted for Kindle

geneven — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:44:19 GMT

Is there a list for well-formatted Kindle books? Why should we focus on bad format jobs, if there isn't one?

I just bought a book which seems to be a MASTERPIECE of Kindle formatting!

I have not read thousands of Kindle books, so there may be others, feel free to add them to this thread.

The book I bought is

Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible,

by Richard Blum, published by Wiley Publishing in 2008.

The fonts are far clearer, bolds bolder, and italics italicker than in any Kindle book I've seen. The book is broken up with little photo-images that look fantastic. This goes nicely with the quality of the writing; this seems to me to be a superb book.

The catch is that this is more expensive than the $9.99 that I try to hold my ebooks to. But I guess I am willing to go beyond that point when a publisher has gone beyond the call of duty in formatting.

Kindle International for Americans

geneven — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:22:08 GMT

Can the Kindle International be used in Europe for Internet tasks such as Yahoo Mail? Is there a fee?

Are there complications for some countries, such as Russia?

I think I read that pictures aren't available for the International Kindle under some circumstances, is that true?

Kindle books in epub format??

readmorenow — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:41:20 GMT

Hi everybody longtime lurker, first time poster.

Just noticed something interesting while searching the Australian catalog of the kindle book store.

All the Jim Butchers books that are available have "(epub)" next to them, for example "Captain's Fury (epub) (Kindle Edition)".

Is it a mistake or is Amazon gonna start changing to epub in the near future.

edit: i don't have a kindle so can't purchase any of the books to check if they are in the epub format.

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Portability of Kindle content across devices

travis — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:37:41 GMT

I apologize in advance if this is a simple question. I recently purchased an Ipod Touch and have installed the Kindle Reader application. And now it has been announced that the Kindle reader software will be available for PCs (I have a netbook).

Can I purchase and download books now for my Ipod Touch and then, when, the PC application becomes available, read them on my netbook?

My understanding is that I register my Ipod Touch as my first device. Then later I could re-download the same book to my netbook as long as it is registered as my second device. Is this correct?

Searching through the forums, there appeared to be a limit of 6 devices. Is this simultaneous or lifetime? So after I have cycled through 6 devices, will I know longer be able to read the Kindle content?

These questions are important to me as there are some books I would only buy (e.g., travel guidebooks) if I can read them on both my Ipod and my PC but there is no way I would purchase them twice.

All of my accounts are registered in the USA and I am a USA resident, but I travel overseas 9 months per year and virtually all of my downloads would be outside of the USA (if that matters).

Thanks!
Travis