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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
David, the simple Kindle reader is pretty simple. But most of the ordering for books I do on my computer. For another person I know who is NOT computer savvy, she has her daughter (I actually know the daughter) do all the ordering. The Mom pays for a gift card periodically that is attached to her account. She then asks for particular books and the daughter buys them and sends them directly to the kindle. This is perhaps the greatest tool. So when the mom turns on the device, the books download and her only task is to choose one to open and read. She does not have to "Shop" on the device or know how to connect to Amazon and the web. All she has to do is see the list of books, select one and read it. Those commands are very simple from any of the kindles.
The daughter does not live nearby, but she can manage the buying and delivery of books. THe mom supplied the amount of the gift card. Anyone could perform this function for the lady.
She would need to set up an account, buy the kindle and get it registered. Then someone would have to show her how to turn it on and open books or go down the list of books to select what to read (very simple tasks.) When it comes to getting a new book, she could ask the care giver to order the book and have it delivered to the Kindle.
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Yes I'd been considering the remote ordering option as a fallback solution, but now you mention it, I think this is how we'll have to use it full stop. I gather she's just getting a new phone that she can actually use, so she could just call me whenever she wants a new book I would get it on her behalf. If I had to physically go back and forth to achieve this, it could quickly become unworkable. This is why the Kindle Keyboard is the obvious option here. I'm just slightly concerned whether she'll be able to actually switch the thing on/off, select a book, that kind of thing. Anyway the proof will be in the pudding. I'd still like to see her have full control over the E-Reader, but it just seems that the appropriate interfaces just aren't there yet.
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I have heard several people say they now use a Kindle because of arthritis. It is VERY light. I recommend a case to keep the Kindle from slipping and to make it easier to hold. The buttons on the 3g Keyboard are on either side of the kindle to turn the pages--this makes it very easy to switch hands or to turn pages. VERY easy, very light device.
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Good feedback - I had wondered what the buttons were like on the keyboard version - I'd got it into my head it was all done with the 4-way control. Side buttons sound better.
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If someone can take some time to understand what she likes to read, they can even help select books for the person. To get her started, if someone has time, they can pre-load some selections (perhaps some free titles or if she is like many in that generation, she might like things like Agatha Christie and the like. I think a few are public domain, but am not sure.)
Thoughts only.
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Well if/when we get this deivce I do aim to pre-load some of the free books that people have pointed me to onto the device. I know there's some on here and I have some other sources in my notes.
Thanks for the detailed response Marie. Very helpful stuff.
David.