04-07-2010, 01:48 AM
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Member
 
Posts: 17
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: the Deep South
Device: Kindle 2i
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Hey there from Athens, GA!
Stumbled upon this forum and decided to stick around and see what I can learn. I received my Kindle 2i as a Christmas gift... My stinker husband had me researching it for his father for Christmas! Turns out he never intended to get it for his Dad (who he thinks is too technologically challenged); but, had me researching my own gift!
Anyhow, I'm a book fiend and I believe my DH bought me the Kindle out of self preservation. With over 3,000 DTBs in my collection, I think he was afraid he was going to get squished right out of the house! Now that I have the Kindle, he is gradually acquiring more and more elbow room as I purge the DTBs and replace them with the electronic version. And my book hoarding continues... I already have over 800 books on my Kindle. Thank goodness for Project Gutenburg or we would have been bankrupt by now! Last edited by ArtWench; 04-07-2010 at 01:50 AM. Reason: Font was too small on my screen |
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04-07-2010, 02:12 AM
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Banned
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Karma: 535488
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: the Mortuary
Device: Kindle 2
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Hello and welcome to MobileRead from a fellow Kindle owner and book hoarder!
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04-07-2010, 02:14 AM
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Banned
Posts: 13,045
Karma: 10105011
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Finally made it to Walmart.
Device: PRS 420
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Hello and welcome to the site.
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04-07-2010, 05:09 AM
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Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,161
Karma: 81026524
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Italy
Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2
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Welcome to this very nice place. You will be very happy to have joined in.
The first thing you want to do is to go here and read, and enjoy. That stinker is smart, though! If you want to hoard more, check out the E-Books section. Ciao |
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04-07-2010, 06:10 AM
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Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,161
Karma: 81026524
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Italy
Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2
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Welcome to this very nice place. You will be very happy to have joined in.
The first thing you want to do is to go here and read, and enjoy. That stinker is smart, though! If you want to hoard more, check out the E-Books section. Ciao |
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04-07-2010, 07:07 AM
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Addict
Posts: 330
Karma: 4099
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Device: Kindle Touch; Sony PRS-600
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Hi and welcome to MR!
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04-07-2010, 09:10 AM
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Cultural Artist
Posts: 1,128
Karma: 12829
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Georgia
Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2
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Welcome to MobileRead, ArtWench!
Have you taken your Kindle out in public? I can tell you from experience that the people of Athens are curious and will ask lots of questions about a piece of unfamiliar technology. And the first question they ask is typically "Is that a Kindle?" so you should have an easier time answering the question than I do with my Sony Reader. Dreamer |
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04-07-2010, 11:12 AM
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the snarky blue one
Posts: 6,001
Karma: 3877825
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: deep in the heart
Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"
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04-07-2010, 01:27 PM
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Montreal wins Grey Cup!
Posts: 7,583
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Raleigh, NC
Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite
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Welcome Wench!
I enjoyed living seven years in Winder. |
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04-07-2010, 08:01 PM
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Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 16,732
Karma: 12185114
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Florida
Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3
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Hi ArtWench and welcome to MobileRead
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04-08-2010, 12:12 AM
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Member
Posts: 17
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: the Deep South
Device: Kindle 2i
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Wow! Gone for a day and look at the warm welcome! Thank you all!
recluse - It is such a comfort to know that I'm not the only one! LOL! happy_terd - Thanks! I see that you don't have an eReader yet. Are you checking out the boards to see what everyone likes? Almas - Thank you! Love the cat! beppe - Thanks for the link! Will check it out. BookishDreamer - Oh yeah, everywhere I go people ask about it. I told my husband that I need to be getting a commission on all of these that I sell. At one doctor's office the nurse ordered one while I was still there! LOL! Funny that the Kindle should be more well known. The Sony Reader was the first, wasn't it? Seems like I had been eyeballing it forever before the Kindle came out. Lady Blue - Thank you for such an artistic greeting! How sweet of you. GA Russell - Thanks! I go to church in Winder. I love that it is still a small (ish) town. cassidym - Thanks! I see you have an iPhone... Have you tried reading on it? How do you like it? |
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04-08-2010, 01:57 AM
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It's about the umbrella
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Device: Sony 505| K Fire | KK 3G+Wi-Fi | iPhone 3Gs |Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF
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Welcome to MR, ArtWench
 What a great husband you have! Are you ready? I have a few little links to places on MR with lots of information about your new Kindle that you may find useful.. Links Every Kindle Owner Should Have Plus from the MR Wiki...Kindle 2 US, Int'l and Kindle DX Font Hack - Kindle 2 US, Int'l and Kindle DX Screen Saver Hack - Kindle Myths and Partial Truths - Amazon Kindle DX and some information about E-book formats You can even explore using Calibre and Kovid, the creator, frequents the forums here. We even have a dedicated Calibre forum. MR has free ebooks that have been beautifully handcrafted by some very dedicated MR members. For your Kindle..Mobi / prc format ebooks - download the MobiGuide and get your books via Whispernet..(up on the top left in the blue bar.. click on ebooks.. then in the drop down menu choose Mobipocket download guide) Some free ebook sites - feedbooks.com This site also has a Kindle Guide to download and you can get their books via Whispernet - there is a video on how to use the guide. manybooks.net and Project Gutenburg Free and for purchase ebooks smashwords.com and baen.com Plus Baen has a great free library Here are a couple of book search engines for finding and comparing book prices.. AddAll and Inkmesh. Have fun exploring the forums and ask if you have any questions. PS Check my signature and click on the links to find more information. |
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04-08-2010, 12:24 PM
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Member
Posts: 17
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: the Deep South
Device: Kindle 2i
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Wow! Thank you dreams for all of the wonderful resources! I really appreciate the work that went into collecting that information. You re so very thoughtful!
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04-12-2010, 10:09 PM
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Wizard
Posts: 2,259
Karma: 175640
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brisbane Australia
Device: Sony PRS-600
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Hello Artwrench - a warm welcome from another bookhoarder. Shame there never seems enough to read all this great books.
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04-13-2010, 01:16 PM
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Member
Posts: 17
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: the Deep South
Device: Kindle 2i
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Thanks Katti's Cat!
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