Ordered a Kindle today.

Flypoppa · 09-19-2010, 02:18 PM

Well thanks to what I have been reading on these threads, I have placed my order for a Kindle with 3G today.
Two or three weeks to wait. I went for the 1st class post, as I have also read not good things about the 'Supersaver' and HDNL.
So for now I will continue using my Nintendo DSL as my ebook reader.

desertgrandma · 09-19-2010, 02:20 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, flypoppa.

Lots to learn here, and did you get the lighted cover? It works great.

clintbradford · 09-19-2010, 04:46 PM

OK - so tell us: What are the first five or so book titles you want to experience on your new Kindle???

parafluie · 09-19-2010, 06:28 PM

Are you not in US? I did overnight and they got it to me on Friday.

Before my DX (which I returned), I started downloading to my computer via Kindle for PC. It's supposedly a good practice to do this, in case they ever censor a book again, because they can't delete if from your computer. Having said that, they just had a problem with a book yesterday, and requested that people delete it themselves--they didn't do it via wireless. That's a good sign that they learn from their mistakes.

Anyway, I recommend downloading to the PC and getting a feel for Kindle. It's kinda fun.

Good luck!

Flypoppa · 09-20-2010, 04:27 AM

I am in the UK and they are on back order, and Amazon say that 2-3 weeks is the delivery time.
I did not order a case yet and I do not intend to pay £45 for the one with the light.
I can get a suitable case from Hong Kong for about £10 and if I need a light for night reading I already have an LED device that will clip on to the case or the kindle.
I expect that the need for a light means that there is no back light on the kindle?

As for what books I might put on it... Well I still have a few Clive Cussler that I have to read and others, plus a disk full of classics.

parafluie · 09-20-2010, 04:42 AM

Hi Fly! WOW, that's a long time. You are correct--no backlight. The Kindlemaniacs I know are totally against backlight. I'm new to this, so I haven't determined what's best for me.

As you search for a good case, please be on the lookout for one with straps on the back or on the spine. I'm looking for one that will hold my fingers, helping me to more easily hold the eReader without my thumb. Similar to a choir folder (only I want it cross shaped like a gift ribbon, so I can hold portrait or landscape).'

Have fun downloading.

Flypoppa · 09-20-2010, 04:51 AM

As I said there are cases on Ebay for about £10. I don't know about a strap on the back, I don't suppose they have this feature.
That does sound like a good idea though. Thinking about it, I recon if I needed it I could come up with something that I could make.

parafluie · 09-20-2010, 05:10 AM

I'm thinking too. A literal ribbon around is great, but obscures the screen hahah.
Have a great day!

Richey79 · 09-20-2010, 05:27 AM

A friend ordered one in the UK about a month ago (wireless). He's being given a delivery estimate of 27th September! Hopefully they'll have caught up a bit by the time you get yours.

It's great that Amazon decided to release properly in the UK this time. It is somewhat irksome that in the US you can just walk to Best Buy and get one that day, whereas UK customers are still potentially waiting more than a month to get one.

Their 'first come first served' seems to have fallen apart a bit, too, looking at people's reports of when they're arriving.

ProfCrash · 09-20-2010, 09:48 AM

Yikes. That is a long wait. If you come and visit the States before that you can buy one at Target.

pboss · 09-20-2010, 03:39 PM

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Their 'first come first served' seems to have fallen apart a bit, too, looking at people's reports of when they're arriving.

While I feel sorry for everyone affected, it's a good news. It gives hope for the rest of us who have woken up a little too late to the party.

foreverjuly · 09-20-2010, 04:40 PM

I do have to wonder about these long shipping and production delays. It doesn't seem to be a blatant ploy to keep volume low so demand stays high like you see with the iPhone or Nintendo Wii. Could they have really just made a mistake with how many orders? The whole thing has me puzzled.

Pushka · 09-20-2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Yikes. That is a long wait. If you come and visit the States before that you can buy one at Target.

I know, that sucks. I ordered on 11th to Australia and the website said shipping by the 20th. Now it is the 27th. Yet in the States you can walk into Target and buy off the shelf or get it delivered overnight. Weird thing is, I am going to be in the States at the end of October, maybe I should buy some and ship em back myself!

09-19-2010, 02:18 PM	#1
Flypoppa Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NE London UK Device: Nintendo DSL. G3 Kindle	Ordered a Kindle today. Well thanks to what I have been reading on these threads, I have placed my order for a Kindle with 3G today. Two or three weeks to wait. I went for the 1st class post, as I have also read not good things about the 'Supersaver' and HDNL. So for now I will continue using my Nintendo DSL as my ebook reader.

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09-19-2010, 02:20 PM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, flypoppa. Lots to learn here, and did you get the lighted cover? It works great.

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clintbradford Older ... slower ... Posts: 450 Karma: 1924 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jurupa Valley CA US Device: Kobo, Kindles 2/3/Keyboard/Fire/Fire HD, HDX.	OK - so tell us: What are the first five or so book titles you want to experience on your new Kindle???

09-19-2010, 06:28 PM	#4
parafluie Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle 3,	Are you not in US? I did overnight and they got it to me on Friday. Before my DX (which I returned), I started downloading to my computer via Kindle for PC. It's supposedly a good practice to do this, in case they ever censor a book again, because they can't delete if from your computer. Having said that, they just had a problem with a book yesterday, and requested that people delete it themselves--they didn't do it via wireless. That's a good sign that they learn from their mistakes. Anyway, I recommend downloading to the PC and getting a feel for Kindle. It's kinda fun. Good luck!

09-20-2010, 04:27 AM	#5
Flypoppa Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NE London UK Device: Nintendo DSL. G3 Kindle	I am in the UK and they are on back order, and Amazon say that 2-3 weeks is the delivery time. I did not order a case yet and I do not intend to pay £45 for the one with the light. I can get a suitable case from Hong Kong for about £10 and if I need a light for night reading I already have an LED device that will clip on to the case or the kindle. I expect that the need for a light means that there is no back light on the kindle? As for what books I might put on it... Well I still have a few Clive Cussler that I have to read and others, plus a disk full of classics.

09-20-2010, 04:42 AM	#6
parafluie Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle 3,	Hi Fly! WOW, that's a long time. You are correct--no backlight. The Kindlemaniacs I know are totally against backlight. I'm new to this, so I haven't determined what's best for me. As you search for a good case, please be on the lookout for one with straps on the back or on the spine. I'm looking for one that will hold my fingers, helping me to more easily hold the eReader without my thumb. Similar to a choir folder (only I want it cross shaped like a gift ribbon, so I can hold portrait or landscape).' Have fun downloading.

09-20-2010, 04:51 AM	#7
Flypoppa Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NE London UK Device: Nintendo DSL. G3 Kindle	As I said there are cases on Ebay for about £10. I don't know about a strap on the back, I don't suppose they have this feature. That does sound like a good idea though. Thinking about it, I recon if I needed it I could come up with something that I could make.

09-20-2010, 05:10 AM	#8
parafluie Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle 3,	I'm thinking too. A literal ribbon around is great, but obscures the screen hahah. Have a great day!

09-20-2010, 05:27 AM	#9
Richey79 mrkrgnao Posts: 241 Karma: 237248 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PRS650, K3 Wireless, Galaxy S3, iPad 3.	A friend ordered one in the UK about a month ago (wireless). He's being given a delivery estimate of 27th September! Hopefully they'll have caught up a bit by the time you get yours. It's great that Amazon decided to release properly in the UK this time. It is somewhat irksome that in the US you can just walk to Best Buy and get one that day, whereas UK customers are still potentially waiting more than a month to get one. Their 'first come first served' seems to have fallen apart a bit, too, looking at people's reports of when they're arriving.

09-20-2010, 09:48 AM	#10
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	Yikes. That is a long wait. If you come and visit the States before that you can buy one at Target.

09-20-2010, 04:40 PM	#12
foreverjuly Crank Up The Awesome! Posts: 315 Karma: 708054 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Japan Device: Kindle, Nook, iPhone	I do have to wonder about these long shipping and production delays. It doesn't seem to be a blatant ploy to keep volume low so demand stays high like you see with the iPhone or Nintendo Wii. Could they have really just made a mistake with how many orders? The whole thing has me puzzled.

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