Curses, I like the Kindle 3, sorta. - Page 2

LDBoblo · 11-07-2010, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cuteseal

Congrats on your purchase! Note though that the 505 is an older model - I wonder how the performance and screen compares to the newer Sonys?

Should be the same screen performance since they're the same screens and the new Sony devices do not use an optically degrading touch layer anymore. Since I stick to custom PDFs and almost never make use of the other functions, I felt that the price-performance ratio of the Kindle was better than that of the Sony devices--especially as I was not expecting a significant improvement in performance. I didn't want to spend the coin a Sony device would command for an incremental upgrade in the areas I felt important. Availability locally was also a small contributing factor.

I'm not doing a comparison of two brands at all. My post was much more about the upgrade from a "classic" older device like the PRS-505 (which was thought by some to be the best of its generation) to a new device with a Pearl display, and how the difference between old and new is quite a bit bigger than some would have me believe. The new Sony devices may well be better for those who want what it brings to the table. My ultimate point was that whether one goes with a new Kindle, a new Sony or some other upcoming, faster Pearl-based reader, the improvement in usability and readability is probably worth an upgrade.

curstpriest · 11-08-2010, 10:33 AM

kind of like comparing a k1 to a k3

ProfCrash · 11-08-2010, 10:37 AM

I am glad to hear that you are enjoying your K3.

It might not feel as sturdy but there are many working K1's out and about in the world. Some are three years old. I think that the K3 you bought will last a good long time.

desertblues · 11-08-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I am glad to hear that you are enjoying your K3.

It might not feel as sturdy but there are many working K1's out and about in the world. Some are three years old. I think that the K3 you bought will last a good long time.

I agree with you there. The Kindle doesn't look very sturdy, but it is; always bounces back (touch wood) when it freezes (only sporadical after 3.0.3). I kind of like that.

HarryT · 11-08-2010, 11:44 AM

I thought you didn't like eInk devices, LD. Have you changed your mind about them?

neonbible · 11-08-2010, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Esquire1

The ability to load books and newspapers wirelessly from calibre is priceless.

What?!! How do you do that?!

Bookworm_Girl · 11-08-2010, 12:24 PM

The ability to email items from calibre is priceless! neonbible, first make sure you download the latest version of calibre. Then in Preferences there is a category to setup Email Delivery. Don't forget to add the calibre email to your approved addresses in Manage Your Kindle at the amazon website.

You can also setup instapaper.com to email the news to your Kindle Wi-fi for free. They only email to kindle.com and not free.kindle.com.

neonbible · 11-08-2010, 12:28 PM

Does that include emailing mobi books? And it will include all the Calibre meta data?

Bookworm_Girl · 11-08-2010, 12:43 PM

Yes, I think you can email mobi books from what I've read. I suggest you search the forum as I recall several recent threads on this topic. I have only used the email feature with Fetch News. I haven't tried it with books yet.

desertgrandma · 11-08-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by neonbible

Does that include emailing mobi books? And it will include all the Calibre meta data?

Yes. Any book in Calibre can be emailed to your Kindle.

LDBoblo · 11-08-2010, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I thought you didn't like eInk devices, LD. Have you changed your mind about them?

As my original post stated, the move to Pearl is a big enough improvement that I'm fairly satisfied with the readability of my fiction PDFs. I still won't be doing much of anything else with the K3, but for that specific usage scenario, I'm pretty pleased. When NaNoWriMo is out of the way, I will probably resume making PDFs, and may even put a few Chinese ones together now that the fonts are fairly readable and the effort feels like less of a waste.

I'll probably never be an EPD fanboy, and I certainly don't think Pearl is incredible, but the readability is now good enough that I'll buy fewer paperbacks, assuming I can build relatively hassle-free PDFs of them somehow. Were the native files decent-looking, I'd even consider ceasing my paperback fiction purchases altogether.

neonbible · 11-08-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Yes. Any book in Calibre can be emailed to your Kindle.

That is excellent. I don't really like plugging it into my computer, and charging only needs to happen once a month.

TallMomof2 · 11-08-2010, 05:37 PM

Just be aware that emailing the book means that the file will be run through Amazon's conversion process (even if the book is already in mobi format) and some metadata is changed but nothing that affects the title and author.

11-08-2010, 12:24 PM	#22
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	The ability to email items from calibre is priceless! neonbible, first make sure you download the latest version of calibre. Then in Preferences there is a category to setup Email Delivery. Don't forget to add the calibre email to your approved addresses in Manage Your Kindle at the amazon website. You can also setup instapaper.com to email the news to your Kindle Wi-fi for free. They only email to kindle.com and not free.kindle.com. Last edited by Bookworm_Girl; 11-08-2010 at 12:26 PM.

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11-08-2010, 10:33 AM	#17
curstpriest Confused Posts: 402 Karma: 5538 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: Kindle DXG	kind of like comparing a k1 to a k3

11-08-2010, 10:37 AM	#18
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I am glad to hear that you are enjoying your K3. It might not feel as sturdy but there are many working K1's out and about in the world. Some are three years old. I think that the K3 you bought will last a good long time.

11-08-2010, 11:44 AM	#20
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I thought you didn't like eInk devices, LD. Have you changed your mind about them?

11-08-2010, 12:28 PM	#23
neonbible Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 10802 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPhone 5, iPad Air, Nexus 7	Does that include emailing mobi books? And it will include all the Calibre meta data?

11-08-2010, 12:43 PM	#24
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Yes, I think you can email mobi books from what I've read. I suggest you search the forum as I recall several recent threads on this topic. I have only used the email feature with Fetch News. I haven't tried it with books yet.

11-08-2010, 05:37 PM	#28
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Just be aware that emailing the book means that the file will be run through Amazon's conversion process (even if the book is already in mobi format) and some metadata is changed but nothing that affects the title and author.

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