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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
2) We won't be setting up an account at Amazon. (Am not giving access to my credit card to a 14-year-old and whichever of her friends she decides to share the thing with.) I gather this may hamper some of the Kindle's more nifty features.
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When I recommend various readers to friends, the major selling point (IMO) for the Kindle is the ease of access because of the way Amazon is set up to push automatically to the device when the wireless is turned on.
Is is
possible to set up an Amazon account without a credit card (with a gift certificate amount, for example)? (This assumes you're willing to allow access to "the evil empire" at all). Or, to use one of those Visa Gift cards that can be charged with a certain amount of money?
Even without wanting to purchase DRM, there are regular freebies offered that she could download.
Otherwise, I would ask - how hurt is grandpa going to be if you return it for a reader more in line with your/her tastes and access requirements?
Personally, I hate the placement of the page turn bars on the left and right (uh, I've only seen a Kindle 1, so maybe they've changed with K2?). I got my hands on one really cheap, so I play with it now and then, but I'm always turning pages when I don't mean to.