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Old 02-19-2010, 08:23 AM   #7
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Device: kindle dx, kindle touch SO, kindle fire, kindle fire hd8.9
KDX Suggestions

There is a thread somewhere about how to tag docs to give them a folder like capability (folders are a feature promised by amazon for an update sometime in 2010). You can also use Calibre to keep your docs organized in a DB on a PC and only move active docs to your KDX. Personally, if I buy book from amazon, i read it then push it back to amazon's archive, for all other docs I keep them in a known locn on a PC (currently I'm using the "My Kindle Content" folder that is created in My Documents when you install Kindle for PC (a good thing to do in any case)). I try to keep my home page on KDX to under 3 pages. Kdx does give you ability to only look at books, personal docs, or periodicals sorted by date, title, or author on the home page. I currently have about 250 docs in play in my KDX environment of which I tend to only keep 50 or so on the KDX at any one time. It's not perfect, but works for me, and it will get better via amazon firmware updates in 2010. Also an app store is coming, but that's a bit further out, and details are sketchy at the moment. All the kindle wannabees out there will keep amazon crankin away on enhancements. BTW i'm a windows kinda guy -- so all my suggestions are windows centric -- most of the stuff can be done similarly on a mac. Also, I haven't noticed any slowness or lockups of the kind others have mentioned here -- i'm a happy camper.

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