New kindle

drake-r8 · 01-13-2013, 04:50 AM

Hi to everyone! I just used an xmas gc & ordered a basic kindle, my 1st. I 've used sony & kobo and love both. I never wanted to go with amazon because of the proprietary format, but since I've bought a couple of books already from them that weren't available in epub I know converting with calibre shouldn't be an issue. The biggest thing I will miss is not having the book cover displayed when the device is off - for me that's just the way it should be - the book cover & not some screensaver. But I'm anxious to see how the reader itself stacks up to the competition.

Joy736 · 01-13-2013, 05:28 AM

Congratulations! You'll love it! I also got the Basic Kindle as my first Kindle last year, after using a couple of Sony's before. I think the Kindle has a much better reading experience, with the nice Kindle-font and better contrast. I also have to convert a lot, because Dutch books are only available in epub, but I don't mind. I love my Kindle to much, to ever use one of my Sony's again. I even ordered a Paperwhite now. Enjoy your new Kindle!

01-13-2013, 04:50 AM	#1
drake-r8 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS T1 and Kobo wireless	New kindle Hi to everyone! I just used an xmas gc & ordered a basic kindle, my 1st. I 've used sony & kobo and love both. I never wanted to go with amazon because of the proprietary format, but since I've bought a couple of books already from them that weren't available in epub I know converting with calibre shouldn't be an issue. The biggest thing I will miss is not having the book cover displayed when the device is off - for me that's just the way it should be - the book cover & not some screensaver. But I'm anxious to see how the reader itself stacks up to the competition.

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01-13-2013, 05:28 AM	#2
Joy736 Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 1078442 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Congratulations! You'll love it! I also got the Basic Kindle as my first Kindle last year, after using a couple of Sony's before. I think the Kindle has a much better reading experience, with the nice Kindle-font and better contrast. I also have to convert a lot, because Dutch books are only available in epub, but I don't mind. I love my Kindle to much, to ever use one of my Sony's again. I even ordered a Paperwhite now. Enjoy your new Kindle!

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