Well,
almost ex-paperboy
.
It's my first post here, so please don't get too mad at the noob questions. I'm from Brazil and was always interested in e-books, but never had a
decent e-book reader. I thought Kindle was awesome, but when it came out it wasn't available here for Brazil, so I simply forgot about it and kept on buying paper books from Amazon and eBay
.
To my surprise, in the beginning of this month I found out about the Kindle 2 Global model, and immediately got VERY interested. I have a good friend going to Miami in the next weeks so he could easily bring me one (and I save on S&H
). So if possible, here's what I would like to know:
- So far I understood that I won't pay any additional fees to d/l a book directly from Amazon to my Kindle (yes, my city has 3G coverage according to Amazon's map). Is that true? I read all the help content over at Amazon and I think it's free, but after I read a few posts here I'm confused about a .99c or 1.99 fee
.
- If there is a fee, if I d/l from Amazon to my PC, will such fee exist?
- Am I restricted to Amazon for e-book purchases?
- I read a LOT at night. Should I buy one of those clip-on lights?
- Cases: I saw one at Amazon that has a plastic transparent cover in the front and EVA on the back, so you can read the Kindle without taking it out. A case like that, is it protection enough or should I go after a hard case?
- Battery life: is it true that it can last over a week with a lot of use if the 3G function is turned off?
Sorry for the noob questions, but I honestly combed the forums and didn't find any post that gave me yes or no answers to these particular questions. If I can d/l stuff with no fees, even if it's to my PC, I'm going to buy it, but if there are fees (depending on the value) it would be more economical for me to just keep on buying paper books, specially used ones.
Thanks in advance for your patience and time
.