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Elsi · 02-28-2009, 01:31 PM

Do you utilize the Save for Later option with your Kindle? Do you download samples? Do you manage a wish list for Kindle titles some other way?

I have put 13 books onto my Save for Later list. I also have 41 samples on my Kindle. (There have been others, but I delete a sample after I buy the book.) In counting the two, I compared and there are no duplications across these two.

I know why I have my "wishes" as two different lists, and it has to do with how I use the Whispernet connection.

You can only add a book to your Save for Later list using the Kindle Store interface in the Kindle.
At the time I was browsing the Kindle Store, I was concerned about the battery life.
Therefore, I clicked the Save for Later option rather than Send a Sample to avoid any battery drain from the transfers.
I can select Send a Sample from my browser
When I know I have items to download from Amazon, I plug in the power adapter before turning on the antenna.

Like many others, I wish there were consistencies in the shopping options regardless of whether you are using the browser or the Kindle's built-in networking. (Very high on my list of requirements is the ability to download samples to the PC instead of requiring that they be delivered via Whispernet.

So -- how are you organizing your list of books that you want to buy at some point in the future?

02-28-2009, 01:31 PM	#1
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Managing wish lists Do you utilize the Save for Later option with your Kindle? Do you download samples? Do you manage a wish list for Kindle titles some other way? I have put 13 books onto my Save for Later list. I also have 41 samples on my Kindle. (There have been others, but I delete a sample after I buy the book.) In counting the two, I compared and there are no duplications across these two. I know why I have my "wishes" as two different lists, and it has to do with how I use the Whispernet connection. You can only add a book to your Save for Later list using the Kindle Store interface in the Kindle. At the time I was browsing the Kindle Store, I was concerned about the battery life. Therefore, I clicked the Save for Later option rather than Send a Sample to avoid any battery drain from the transfers. I can select Send a Sample from my browser When I know I have items to download from Amazon, I plug in the power adapter before turning on the antenna. Like many others, I wish there were consistencies in the shopping options regardless of whether you are using the browser or the Kindle's built-in networking. (Very high on my list of requirements is the ability to download samples to the PC instead of requiring that they be delivered via Whispernet. So -- how are you organizing your list of books that you want to buy at some point in the future? Last edited by Elsi; 02-28-2009 at 01:34 PM.