What Kindle do I have? (No, it was free :p)

Ethan G · 02-20-2012, 03:27 PM

Hullo, I got a free Kindle with a deal the other day. It has wifi but neither touchscreen nor keyboard. (Bad for hacking, I know, but I could still do a bit with it.) It was sold as "Kindle WiFi", it has just 4 buttons and the navigation square below the screen, the power button is on the bottom edge next to the USB, and the browser can only be accessed from the home menu under "experimental", and even that's not there if you have a collection open. It's fairly pocket-sized, the screen's about 6 inches.

tubemonkey · 02-20-2012, 03:29 PM

Is this it?

Ethan G · 02-20-2012, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Is this it?

Yep!

Message lengthened because a simple "yes" is not permissible to the forum software.

tubemonkey · 02-20-2012, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan G

Yep!

Message lengthened because a simple "yes" is not permissible to the forum software.

It's just called "Kindle" and is a 4th generation model introduced late last year. Here's a link to the product page:

Kindle

...and welcome to the group

BTW, the minimum post length is 5 characters, including spaces between. The following would work:

Yep!!
Yep..
Yep !

Ethan G · 02-20-2012, 05:23 PM

Thanks, and thanks.

I'm asking particularly because I see lists of additional software for the Kindle but some of them are headed "Kindle Touch" or "Kindle 3" or something, so I'm wondering what I can do with it. I assume they're all basically the same inside?

Don't mind me taking a dig at the forum software. Just think, someone went to the trouble of writing a length-checker which excludes the quote, as if long posts necessarily had more content than short ones.

AnemicOak · 02-20-2012, 05:25 PM

You model is often referred to as a Kindle 4 or a Kindle NT (non-touch).

Synamon · 02-20-2012, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan G

Thanks, and thanks.

I'm asking particularly because I see lists of additional software for the Kindle but some of them are headed "Kindle Touch" or "Kindle 3" or something, so I'm wondering what I can do with it. I assume they're all basically the same inside?

No, they aren't all the same.

ixtab · 02-20-2012, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan G

Thanks, and thanks.

I'm asking particularly because I see lists of additional software for the Kindle but some of them are headed "Kindle Touch" or "Kindle 3" or something, so I'm wondering what I can do with it. I assume they're all basically the same inside?

As Synamon said, all of the Kindle models are entirely different beasts. If you have a Kindle 4, and if you are into modifying your device in some way (jailbreak, additional software etc.), make sure that you only attempt with packages specifically labelled with your particular Kindle version. That's usually something like "Kindle4", "K4", or "K4NT" (stemming from "Kindle 4 non-touch", because the Kindle Touch - actually version 5 - was initially thought to be a variant of version 4) in the developer's corner.

Steer clear of anything that says "K5", "KT", "Kindle Touch", "Kindle 3", "K3", "Kindle 2" etc. here in the forum -- these softwares will normally not work on your device!

If you're shopping at Amazon, that's a completely different thing. If Amazon says something is ok for your device, it usually is (simply because Amazon knows which device(s) you have).

Blossom · 02-21-2012, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan G

Yep!

Message lengthened because a simple "yes" is not permissible to the forum software.

It's a K4 and it's a nice tiny reader! I love mine. You can use the Kindle Collection plugin for Calibre with it. I use it to change the margin and font on mine and of course manage your collections through Calibre. It's perfect for those who just read ebooks. Taking notes on it would drive me crazy. It has no audio unlike the other models.

mikeschr · 02-21-2012, 12:51 PM

And it's worth repeating that Amazon simply calls it "Kindle". If you look for which models certain apps work with, your model appears in the list as "Kindle".

Ethan G · 02-22-2012, 01:03 PM

Thanks all.

Now to scour the developer's corner for interesting stuff.

... Annoyingly the very first interesting stuff I find reveals at least part of my NT has more in common with the Touch than other peoples' NTs.

02-20-2012, 03:27 PM	#1
Ethan G Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle NT	What Kindle do I have? (No, it was free :p) Hullo, I got a free Kindle with a deal the other day. It has wifi but neither touchscreen nor keyboard. (Bad for hacking, I know, but I could still do a bit with it.) It was sold as "Kindle WiFi", it has just 4 buttons and the navigation square below the screen, the power button is on the bottom edge next to the USB, and the browser can only be accessed from the home menu under "experimental", and even that's not there if you have a collection open. It's fairly pocket-sized, the screen's about 6 inches.

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02-20-2012, 03:29 PM	#2
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,477 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Is this it?

02-20-2012, 05:23 PM	#5
Ethan G Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle NT	Thanks, and thanks. I'm asking particularly because I see lists of additional software for the Kindle but some of them are headed "Kindle Touch" or "Kindle 3" or something, so I'm wondering what I can do with it. I assume they're all basically the same inside? Don't mind me taking a dig at the forum software. Just think, someone went to the trouble of writing a length-checker which excludes the quote, as if long posts necessarily had more content than short ones.

02-20-2012, 05:25 PM	#6
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	You model is often referred to as a Kindle 4 or a Kindle NT (non-touch).

02-21-2012, 12:51 PM	#10
mikeschr Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 60 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland Device: Scribe, Oasis, Clara	And it's worth repeating that Amazon simply calls it "Kindle". If you look for which models certain apps work with, your model appears in the list as "Kindle".

02-22-2012, 01:03 PM	#11
Ethan G Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle NT	Thanks all. Now to scour the developer's corner for interesting stuff. ... Annoyingly the very first interesting stuff I find reveals at least part of my NT has more in common with the Touch than other peoples' NTs.

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