New Kindle with WiFi announced

[Donnageddon]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

that's why I occasionally use big red letters


I am not yelling at you per-se, but there is an ovewhelming perception that books for the Kindle can only be purchased at Amazon, and are not available from libraries. big red letters get peoples attention.


and I will continue to repeat... it is a common FALLACY that library books cannot go on a Kindle. when it is brought up, I will argue it. and for the record I was going to the library right up until I got my Kindle

Others have explained to you the technical aspects of gaining the "availability" to load library ebooks onto a kindle (which I am aware of and technically able to do), but I will point out additionally (not using a 45 point red font) that this technique is NOT ebook lending, it is ebook stealing.

I have no problem with stripping DRM from a book I have paid for,I do that all the time, but stripping DRM from an ebook lent to you by a library, is wrong, legally, and more importantly, ethically.

So your big red letters, did not inform so much as confuse the issue.

[astra]

WOW!
The price.
Cyrillic.
New Screen.
Up to one month with wi-fi off.

Very impressive!

[pilotbob]

I am curious for those in the UK with K2's... I know that you can now use the Web Browser for free.. have the $2 surcharge on each book been removed... or are you still paying that?

BOb

[Graham]

Originally Posted by astra

...

Up to one month with wi-fi off.

Very impressive!

Well to be fair, most eInk readers can get a month with wifi off, not having wifi in the first place. I was impressed though by their assertion that you could get ten days or so with wifi on.

Graham

[pilotbob]

I wonder if they plan to back port the Webkit browser to the K2. Perhaps not considering they didn't back port PDF support to the Kindle classic.

BOb

[astra]

Originally Posted by Graham

Well to be fair, most eInk readers can get a month with wifi off, not having wifi in the first place. I was impressed though by their assertion that you could get ten days or so with wifi on.

Graham

Hmm.
PRS-500 could last maximum 3 weeks when brand new. Reading no more than 60-70 pages per day.
PRS-505 could last maximum 2 weeks under the same usage conditions.

What readers last longer than 2 weeks?

[slayda]

Originally Posted by volwrath

Hmm I read that as well, but didn't really pick up that meant ad-hoc, although you are right. It says it in the instruction manualThat would be a shame since everything else in the world can connect fine to my adhoc network except for my squeezebox radio.

It won't be too bad if it whispersyncs on wifi anytime it comes across a valid wifi access point, without having to be turned on.

The Amazon advertizing page has the following blurb;

That's half the news. We're also excited to introduce a new Kindle family member—Kindle with Wi-Fi only. KindleWi-Fi isonly $139. Kindle Wi-Fi is identical to our new $189 Kindle, except it doesn't have our go-anywhere 3G wireless. If you're going to use your Kindle primarily in locations where you'll have access to a Wi-Fi hotspot-like at home-then Kindle Wi-Fi is a good choice. At $139, we expect many people will buy multiple Kindles for the home and family.

{Emphasis is mine.}

How many "at home" networks are not peer-to-peer/ad hoc type networks? I would be very disappointed if I got the wi-fi only version and could not connect through my home network.

I would like a review from someone who gets the wi-fi only K3 & has an 802.11 home network.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by slayda

How many "at home" networks are not peer-to-peer/ad hoc type networks?

I'm guess most if not all WiFi home networks (those created with a Wireless Access Point/Router) are NOT ad-hoc networks.

BOb

[Graham]

Originally Posted by astra

Hmm.
PRS-500 could last maximum 3 weeks when brand new. Reading no more than 60-70 pages per day.
PRS-505 could last maximum 2 weeks under the same usage conditions.

What readers last longer than 2 weeks?

My Elonex 511EB has gone between 3 and 4 weeks of heavy use between charges each month since February (sad, yes, but I decided to track it in my book reading list). I worked out that I was getting very close to the quoted 8,000 page refreshes.

I think others have reported similar battery life for their devices.

Graham

[boelraty]

Can we now bring pdf on the kindle for free ? or they still have their method with email ?

[astra]

Originally Posted by Graham

My Elonex 511EB has gone between 3 and 4 weeks of heavy use between charges each month since February (sad, yes, but I decided to track it in my book reading list). I worked out that I was getting very close to the quoted 8,000 page refreshes.

I think others have reported similar battery life for their devices.

Graham

I see.
I guess I am a bit behind modern ebook readers

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by boelraty

Can we now bring pdf on the kindle for free ? or they still have their method with email ?

Since the Kindle 2 you could always put a PDF on the kindle for free via USB. If you email and have sent Via whispernet there is a data transfer fee based on file size.

BOb

[Over]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I am curious for those in the UK with K2's... I know that you can now use the Web Browser for free.. have the $2 surcharge on each book been removed... or are you still paying that?

BOb

I'm not from UK, but I'm from Europe and in Portugal we still have to pay that 3G surcharge (even free ebooks, except samples).

[Graham]

Originally Posted by astra

I see.
I guess I am a bit behind modern ebook readers

It might be 5" vs 6" thing though, and also depends on how much you use the device, of course.

Graham

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Over

I'm not from UK, but I'm from Europe and in Portugal we still have to pay that 3G surcharge (even free ebooks, except samples).

But are you in a free Web browser area?

BOb