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Forum: Amazon Kindle 08-05-2011, 06:28 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,586
Posted By wesleyer
I had a similar experience with Amazon a few...

I had a similar experience with Amazon a few years ago. I bought 3 (physical) books from them. After waiting the maximum time they said it would take for me to receive them (I'm not in the US), I...
Forum: News 06-23-2011, 08:12 AM
Replies: 311
Views: 33,240
Posted By wesleyer
So, there will be HP ebooks after all, as well as...

So, there will be HP ebooks after all, as well as audio books and a "digital online reading experience", whatever that is.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 01-04-2011, 04:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 10,354
Posted By wesleyer
An alternative is to use the Duokan firmware,...

An alternative is to use the Duokan firmware, which seems to have much better handling of PDFs.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 01-04-2011, 04:53 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 7,608
Posted By wesleyer
Also, I don't think it will be able to read DRMed...

Also, I don't think it will be able to read DRMed mobi files (i.e., most ebooks bought from Amazon).
But, of course, there are ways to remove the DRM...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 01-04-2011, 04:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,823
Posted By wesleyer
Since the Kindle DX does not have Wifi, only 3G,...

Since the Kindle DX does not have Wifi, only 3G, you won't be able to connect to it from the Internet.
The network access has to be started by it. As, for example, in kranu's suggestion of hosting...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 12-28-2010, 10:56 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 7,608
Posted By wesleyer
Unfortunately this would probably involve...

Unfortunately this would probably involve changing the Kindle Java framework. Since the source code for that is not released by Amazon, this task would be very hard to accomplish.
The hacks so far...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 12-16-2010, 04:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,825
Posted By wesleyer
Why the FUD spreading ? Anything against Amazon ?

Why the FUD spreading ? Anything against Amazon ?
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 11-11-2010, 03:16 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 313,928
Posted By wesleyer
AFAIK, with Duokan you loose all connectivity to...

AFAIK, with Duokan you loose all connectivity to Amazon. So, yes, Amazon should not be able to install anything while Duokan is running.
But if you run the original firmware (Duokan does not...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 10-28-2010, 09:57 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 22,256
Posted By wesleyer
Maybe he meant directory tree. If that's the...

Maybe he meant directory tree.
If that's the case, no, it does not work, because Kindle does not recognize the folders/directories structure. You may use them, but on the device display all books...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 10-20-2010, 11:53 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,749
Posted By wesleyer
Not really. If you sort by collections, the books...

Not really. If you sort by collections, the books "inside" a collection won't appear in home page listing, and you'll have the "enter" that collection to see the books.
(I have quoted "inside" and...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 10-17-2010, 04:43 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,669
Posted By wesleyer
This kind of problem is going to be more common...

This kind of problem is going to be more common from now onwards, as digital content becomes more widespread.
And to complicate things, the owner and the seller could easily be in different...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 10-17-2010, 04:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,232
Posted By wesleyer
Look for Briss here in the forum...

Look for Briss here in the forum https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83053
Forum: Amazon Kindle 10-12-2010, 09:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,103
Posted By wesleyer
The PDFs will only be converted if you use...

The PDFs will only be converted if you use Convert as the email subject, otherwise they will be sent untouched to the Kindle....
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 10-12-2010, 01:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,803
Posted By wesleyer
You can of course write native linux programs for...

You can of course write native linux programs for the Kindle. However, it is unlikely that this will ever be officially supported by Amazon. So you would only be able to install your app on...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 10-11-2010, 09:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,803
Posted By wesleyer
The API javadocs are here:...

The API javadocs are here: http://kdk-javadocs.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html
Forum: Amazon Kindle 10-10-2010, 09:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,376
Posted By wesleyer
I get about 3 weeks, reading 1-2 hours per day...

I get about 3 weeks, reading 1-2 hours per day and with no significant usage of 3G (off most of the time).
It seems that the K3 has a bigger capacity battery.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 10-02-2010, 09:05 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 146,582
Posted By wesleyer
I'm not sure if you are referring to me when you...

I'm not sure if you are referring to me when you say "self righteousness policing", but in case you are, let me clarify: I don't have anything against removing DRM. I was just trying to clarify what...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 10-02-2010, 12:30 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 146,582
Posted By wesleyer
Not really. If he buys a book from the PC to...

Not really. If he buys a book from the PC to later transfer it to Kindle, he would still have to indicate which device will be used to read the book, and obviously the blacklisted Kindle would not be...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-30-2010, 12:20 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 18,415
Posted By wesleyer
There are free services out there which can give...

There are free services out there which can give you a hostname and easily update it for dynamic IP cases.
For example: http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-30-2010, 11:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,064
Posted By wesleyer
The Kindle software does try to remove the...

The Kindle software does try to remove the borders, but it seems that this doesn't always work.

There are plenty of softwares which can do that. For example:...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-29-2010, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,142
Posted By wesleyer
If you are logged in, the topics with new...

If you are logged in, the topics with new messages appear in bold text, and you can go to the first unread post by clicking on the small square just before the topic title.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-29-2010, 12:30 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 14,729
Posted By wesleyer
[pedant mode on] 2^7 bytes, actually [pedant mode...

[pedant mode on] 2^7 bytes, actually [pedant mode off]
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-28-2010, 05:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,857
Posted By wesleyer
This seems to be a problem with the Kindle 3...

This seems to be a problem with the Kindle 3 browser.
See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100215
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 09-24-2010, 06:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 17,023
Posted By wesleyer
Amazon released a beta version of a Kindle...

Amazon released a beta version of a Kindle Development Kit a while ago.
But so far, only three apps appeared on the Amazon website.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-22-2010, 10:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,898
Posted By wesleyer
The Kindle DXG also has a lock mode, where the...

The Kindle DXG also has a lock mode, where the automatic orientation change is disabled.
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