Thread: New Kindle with WiFi announced
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Old 07-29-2010, 11:20 AM   #179
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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt View Post
Just curious: does anyone else not like the "graphite" color? I'm glad Amazon still sells a white version. I just don't see the appeal of a darker colored Kindle, especially since black absorbs more heat. Not to say I think it will over heat. It hardly uses enough power for that, of course. But in Arizona, black items definitely get noticeably hotter when in the sun. Maybe that's just a personal dislike. I know the Kindle has been criticized for its color since it came out, though. I just don't know what the big deal is and I have come to think white makes perfect sense on the Kindle.
pretty much already been addressed, but can you say "skins"?

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
I got my K2i 20 days ago. Does that mean I can return it and order the K33G instead? (same price) If so, does it need to be returned in original packaging? (I threw out the box after a week when I knew I wanted to keep it)
you can return it. fairly certain the box will not be an issue

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon View Post
But just try to borrow an ebook from the library.. Bezos says NO!... give Amazon your money, so we can support our "advanced" Mobi format.

No ePub = No sale!

Not catchy enough?

No library lending = No sale!
seriously!? you STILL don't get the library on the Kindle?

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Originally Posted by AFK_Matrix View Post
I am very interested in the Kindle now it looks decent and the screen seems to have a great contrast, thats what I love about my Sony PRS-505.

But I have a few reservations about the books available to buy on Amazon as I only really read Sci Fi books. I assume I can take my epub books and use Calibre to convert them for use on the Kindle? But could I also go and buy books from Mobipocket and then read these on the Kindle?

Can I go anywhere else for books that I can use on the Kindle or am I stuck with the Amazone shop?
as has been said... Baen Books, Smashwords, a few others have been mentioned

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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
When you see an eBook available for sale for say $12.99 or $14.99 and then look at your libraries collection of eBooks and see the ePub version available to read for free, the person with the Kindle will wish he/she had a device that handled library eBooks. This is one area that Amazon is going to lose out on and lose out big time.
why do you folks refuse to understand that you can get library books on your kindle?
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