Will this brick my kindle 3?

PennySD · 11-02-2010, 07:05 PM

I'm currently in school and along with other benefits, i have unlimited access to their library/database. rather than printing out or having pdfs on my notebook/laptop, i've decided to mail them using my @free.kindle.com address.

the question is, will this brick my K3? Amazon obviously knows what i've sent to my kindle, but there's really no tags/data on these pdfs that differentiate them from the legit copy (full texts of books that are not available to non-students) and pirated copies except my word that they are legit copies.

will this brick my K3?

btw, what does brick refer to? can amazon completely shut down my device, or is it just that i have no access to the amazon store?

TIA!

JeremyR · 11-02-2010, 07:38 PM

Brick is when the firmware of a device becomes corrupted and the gizmo no longer functions at all, thus basically being a brick that does nothing but sit there and sit. (Usually happens when you update your firmware)

And no, that doesn't happen when you mail yourself PDFs that might not be legit. While I've never done that, surely I would have heard about it if it had happened.

rcuadro · 11-02-2010, 07:41 PM

Nah... everything will be good to go...

shanghaichica · 11-02-2010, 09:11 PM

No you can put whatever you want on your kindle providing that it is in the right format and isn't DRM restricted.

bfollowell · 11-02-2010, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PennySD

I'm currently in school and along with other benefits, i have unlimited access to their library/database. rather than printing out or having pdfs on my notebook/laptop, i've decided to mail them using my @free.kindle.com address.

TIA!

Shouldn't cause any problems. You can put whatever you want to on your Kindle. For that matter, why mess with the email address thing at all? Just hook it up to your computer, assuming you have one of course, and transfer whatever you want via USB. Assuming you know how to hook up the cable and know how to open Windows Explorer and use external hard drives from Explorer, it's a lot faster and easier in my opinion.

Either way, you should be good to go.

- Byron

PennySD · 11-03-2010, 03:30 AM

haha awesome. maybe i was being too paranoid. thanks for the info!

whitearrow · 11-03-2010, 09:21 PM

Because PDF files can be big, I'd suggest transferring them via the USB cable instead of emailing them. It will be much faster.

pboss · 11-03-2010, 11:12 PM

You're good to go captain. May your unlimited access never come to end.

11-02-2010, 07:05 PM	#1
PennySD Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: KINDLE 3	Will this brick my kindle 3? I'm currently in school and along with other benefits, i have unlimited access to their library/database. rather than printing out or having pdfs on my notebook/laptop, i've decided to mail them using my @free.kindle.com address. the question is, will this brick my K3? Amazon obviously knows what i've sent to my kindle, but there's really no tags/data on these pdfs that differentiate them from the legit copy (full texts of books that are not available to non-students) and pirated copies except my word that they are legit copies. will this brick my K3? btw, what does brick refer to? can amazon completely shut down my device, or is it just that i have no access to the amazon store? TIA!

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11-02-2010, 07:38 PM	#2
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	Brick is when the firmware of a device becomes corrupted and the gizmo no longer functions at all, thus basically being a brick that does nothing but sit there and sit. (Usually happens when you update your firmware) And no, that doesn't happen when you mail yourself PDFs that might not be legit. While I've never done that, surely I would have heard about it if it had happened.

11-02-2010, 07:41 PM	#3
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Nah... everything will be good to go...

11-02-2010, 09:11 PM	#4
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	No you can put whatever you want on your kindle providing that it is in the right format and isn't DRM restricted.

11-03-2010, 03:30 AM	#6
PennySD Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: KINDLE 3	haha awesome. maybe i was being too paranoid. thanks for the info!

11-03-2010, 09:21 PM	#7
whitearrow Guru Posts: 808 Karma: 2260766 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Because PDF files can be big, I'd suggest transferring them via the USB cable instead of emailing them. It will be much faster.

11-03-2010, 11:12 PM	#8
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	You're good to go captain. May your unlimited access never come to end.