If Kindle 4 comes out, will Amazon allows Kindle 3 owners to make exchanges?

ovaldisk · 07-28-2011, 10:29 PM

If Kindle 4 comes out, will Amazon allows Kindle 3 owners to make exchanges?
(assuming the Kindle 3 was purchased directly from Amazon.com and it's still
within the 30-day return policy)

Thanks in advance!

tubemonkey · 07-28-2011, 10:31 PM

Just wait until it's released.

JSWolf · 07-28-2011, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ovaldisk

If Kindle 4 comes out, will Amazon allows Kindle 3 owners to make exchanges?
(assuming the Kindle 3 was purchased directly from Amazon.com and it's still
within the 30-day return policy)

Thanks in advance!

If the K3 is within the return period, of course Amazon will take it back.

lestatar · 07-29-2011, 04:27 AM

@OP: Why not call Amazon/Kindle customer service directly and ask them what they plan to do in this case?

I would be surprised if they didn't already have a protocol planned for this exact scenario.

abookreader · 07-29-2011, 08:19 AM

Your K3 is returnable for 30 days. You won't really be making an exchange, just returning the K3 and then purchasing whatever the new one is called.

But .. usually new Kindle releases get announced and then there is a pre-order period. Right now the rumor mill is suggesting a product announcement sometime in August and deliveries will start happening in October. That sounds reasonable because October is the time that companies want the greatest media hype and visibility, to get their wares in all the holiday buying guide literature that starts pumping out in mid to late November.

Harry_Y · 07-29-2011, 08:53 AM

Kindle 4

is there one coming out

CRussel · 07-29-2011, 09:27 AM

There will almost certainly be a K4, and all the rumours indicate an October availability. Standard return policy on Kindles is 30 days, so if you order a K3 now, and return it within 30 days, you'll be able to then order a K4, assuming it has been announced for pre-order, which seems highly likely given Amazon's history. But you won't be able to "exchange" one for the other. All your Kindle books, however, can be downloaded to the new K4.

Personally, I've had my K3 3G for quite a while, and I'm not particularly interested in upgrading to a K4 unless there is some compelling feature I haven't heard about yet. OTOH, a Kindle Tablet? I might be interested. Though in the end I may opt for a Windows Tablet instead.

travfar · 07-29-2011, 11:56 AM

If you buy your Kindle with an AMEX card, you can get 90-180 days of "return" priviledges. AMEX will buy your item back from you.

lestatar · 07-29-2011, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by travfar

If you buy your Kindle with an AMEX card, you can get 90-180 days of "return" priviledges. AMEX will buy your item back from you.

^ true this.

JSWolf · 07-29-2011, 10:09 PM

Rumor has it that there will be two models K4. One with a touch screen and one without. I think if this is true that the one without the touch won't sell well enough and Amazon won't make another.

The touch could eliminate the physical keyboard.

Harry_Y · 07-30-2011, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Rumor has it that there will be two models K4. One with a touch screen and one without. I think if this is true that the one without the touch won't sell well enough and Amazon won't make another.

The touch could eliminate the physical keyboard.

I hope not

I really do not like touch screens

Ron. · 07-30-2011, 10:31 AM

For myself I never use the keyboard on the kindle, well I rarely use it. It is just wasted space to me that adds bulk to the device. I would rather have a touchscreen keyboard for the rare 1% of the time I need it then have the physical keyboard there taking up space unused 99% of the time.

fjtorres · 07-30-2011, 10:48 AM

Two separate issues; keyboard or not, touchscreen or not.
There's plenty of keyboardless non-touchscreen devices.
As long as non-touch is cheaper to build, there should be non-touch Kindles.

Me, I'd rather see the K4 keep the K3 form factor and do an 8" 16x10 screen, no touch/no keyboard.

mr ploppy · 07-30-2011, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry_Y

I hope not

I really do not like touch screens

Whoever invented touch screens should be fed to zombies. It took me years to teach my kids not to touch the computer screen, now they're back to poking it again.

HarryT · 07-30-2011, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron.

For myself I never use the keyboard on the kindle, well I rarely use it. It is just wasted space to me that adds bulk to the device. I would rather have a touchscreen keyboard for the rare 1% of the time I need it then have the physical keyboard there taking up space unused 99% of the time.

Horses for courses. For me, the physical keyboard is one of the most significant strengths of the Kindle, because I use mine a lot for proof-reading the eBooks I create, and use the keyboard extensively to make notes on the errors I find. Let's home Amazon give us the choice, so that both you and I can be happy bunnies!

07-28-2011, 10:29 PM	#1
ovaldisk Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 53658 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle	If Kindle 4 comes out, will Amazon allows Kindle 3 owners to make exchanges? If Kindle 4 comes out, will Amazon allows Kindle 3 owners to make exchanges? (assuming the Kindle 3 was purchased directly from Amazon.com and it's still within the 30-day return policy) Thanks in advance!

07-30-2011, 10:48 AM	#13
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Two separate issues; keyboard or not, touchscreen or not. There's plenty of keyboardless non-touchscreen devices. As long as non-touch is cheaper to build, there should be non-touch Kindles. Me, I'd rather see the K4 keep the K3 form factor and do an 8" 16x10 screen, no touch/no keyboard. Last edited by fjtorres; 07-30-2011 at 10:53 AM.

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abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Your K3 is returnable for 30 days. You won't really be making an exchange, just returning the K3 and then purchasing whatever the new one is called. But .. usually new Kindle releases get announced and then there is a pre-order period. Right now the rumor mill is suggesting a product announcement sometime in August and deliveries will start happening in October. That sounds reasonable because October is the time that companies want the greatest media hype and visibility, to get their wares in all the holiday buying guide literature that starts pumping out in mid to late November.

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CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,161 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	There will almost certainly be a K4, and all the rumours indicate an October availability. Standard return policy on Kindles is 30 days, so if you order a K3 now, and return it within 30 days, you'll be able to then order a K4, assuming it has been announced for pre-order, which seems highly likely given Amazon's history. But you won't be able to "exchange" one for the other. All your Kindle books, however, can be downloaded to the new K4. Personally, I've had my K3 3G for quite a while, and I'm not particularly interested in upgrading to a K4 unless there is some compelling feature I haven't heard about yet. OTOH, a Kindle Tablet? I might be interested. Though in the end I may opt for a Windows Tablet instead.

07-29-2011, 11:56 AM	#8
travfar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 22910 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: laptop	If you buy your Kindle with an AMEX card, you can get 90-180 days of "return" priviledges. AMEX will buy your item back from you.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,998 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Rumor has it that there will be two models K4. One with a touch screen and one without. I think if this is true that the one without the touch won't sell well enough and Amazon won't make another. The touch could eliminate the physical keyboard.

07-30-2011, 10:31 AM	#12
Ron. Evangelist Posts: 448 Karma: 864744 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3, LookBook, Nook Simple Touch	For myself I never use the keyboard on the kindle, well I rarely use it. It is just wasted space to me that adds bulk to the device. I would rather have a touchscreen keyboard for the rare 1% of the time I need it then have the physical keyboard there taking up space unused 99% of the time.

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