HD New 2014 Kindle Fires - discuss

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by sadievan

Haha. That was my thought, but his mom said no. I bought him a Leap Pad last year. She said that was good enough. Bought the granddaughter the Kindle HD last year too.

Have to obey mom's rules. Obviously they are not techies.

My 6yo grandson has been using a Fire for a couple years now; and before that, an iPod touch. He got indoctrinated at the age of two. Last BF, I got him a 1st gen HD 7 when they went on sale for $100. I put it in an OtterBox case. So no upgrade this year.

It's never too early to get kids started on tech devices.

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Last BF, I got him a 1st gen HD 7 when they went on sale for $100. I put it in an OtterBox case. So no upgrade this year.

That's what I did for my granddaughter last year. She was 11 yo. She was sooo happy. When she opened it she started screaming. Loved it.

It's never too early to get kids started on tech devices.

I totally agree. Will you go talk to my DIL. Maybe bring some bananas with you.

[booklover6]

My girls' Fires are coming today....I'm going to have to at least open the blue one and see that color.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by booklover6

My girls' Fires are coming today....I'm going to have to at least open the blue one and see that color.

...mommy, someone opened my box

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

...mommy, someone opened my box

Oh they will both be opened, registered, charged, with some games downloaded, before they get them on Christmas. But I should leave one sealed until after Cyber Monday, to be sure

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by booklover6

Oh they will both be opened, registered, charged, with some games downloaded, before they get them on Christmas. But I should leave one sealed until after Cyber Monday, to be sure

Good for you; I do the same thing. No kid wants to spend an hour or two on Christmas morning prepping their present before they can use it. That thing needs to be ready to go right out of the box.

[Josieb1]

I've just got my Fire HD and i'm really confused (and a bit disapointed tbh) i've posted my queries in another thread titled

Personal Documents cover view in All Docs list query

but I forgot to mention it was for a HD 6, so if anyone can help i'd be grateful.

[Josieb1]

I'm not well at the moment, I have bronchitis so perhaps I am more emotional that usual but the Kindle Fire HD6 has reduced me to tears in less than an hour.

I guess I should put it to one side and look at it tomorrow.

I am gutted and bitterly disapointed.

[conan50]

It probably is a bit of a shock that Amazon treats docs like the red-headed step-children on their tablets. But I also think that compared to their e-ink readers they know the tabs will be used in offices and such and there is a legitimate need to have the documents (books and docs we upload to Amazon or side load) separate for that reason. Nevertheless, my personal docs/books do show up in my collections even though they don't look as pretty without their covers. I don't think Amazon is being nefarious, just like their ereaders don't have encryption and their tabs do, it is covering different use cases.
BTW if it troubles you I would contact Amazon and complain. They actually do listen to their customers. Years ago I requested that they add night mode to their reading background choices, and we have that. I also suggested years ago that Amazon put out their own video streaming device. Man they should be paying me for these ideas :-)

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by conan50

It probably is a bit of a shock that Amazon treats docs like the red-headed step-children on their tablets. But I also think that compared to their e-ink readers they know the tabs will be used in offices and such and there is a legitimate need to have the documents (books and docs we upload to Amazon or side load) separate for that reason. Nevertheless, my personal docs/books do show up in my collections even though they don't look as pretty without their covers. I don't think Amazon is being nefarious, just like their ereaders don't have encryption and their tabs do, it is covering different use cases.
BTW if it troubles you I would contact Amazon and complain. They actually do listen to their customers. Years ago I requested that they add night mode to their reading background choices, and we have that. I also suggested years ago that Amazon put out their own video streaming device. Man they should be paying me for these ideas :-)

I have written to Amazon about what I generally see as really bad software decisions. The silly thing about the personal doc covers is that they display on the Carousal and in Collection view within the Docs tab, just not in list view. So it not like the Fire can't see the covers

[aceflor]

Josie, if you use CC, they display as books with the covers.

[mystika1]

I am sorry that you are unhappy with your hd6. I get most of my books from kindle unlimited so I don't mess with collections. I do get books from other sources, but those are epubs which I have calibre for storing and sorting. I hope that you find a good solution to your problem.


I received my hd6 today and so far, it's great for my needs. The first thing that I did was install ES File Explorer and added Google Drive and Dropbox to the ES cloud. Then I install installed 1 mobile market, and mantano premium. Between 1 mobile and Amazon apps, I am satisfied with the available apps. I did also install SwiftKey keyboard to replace the default one.
The size is great. I do find it heavier than expected but it's not too bad. It's lighter than my book hd+. I am going to have to sew a cover with a handle.

[nynaevelan]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I have written to Amazon about what I generally see as really bad software decisions. The silly thing about the personal doc covers is that they display on the Carousal and in Collection view within the Docs tab, just not in list view. So it not like the Fire can't see the covers

Do they show when you switch to Grid View??

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Do they show when you switch to Grid View??

There is no Grid View in the Docs panel. Likewise there is no List View when you are viewing a Collection.

The Android Kindle app does both of these things, and you can Add and Remove an item's Collection membership anywhere you find it, and you have Sort options in the Collections. And it tells you how many items are in each collection, and shows %read on the items in the collection.

But let's turn to the positive...:

My favorite new feature on the Fire is the ability to Share selected text with any app that registers for Sharing. Yes, just like you might expect of a real mobile app. So, for example, you can save a highlight directly to Evernote or email, not just Goodreads/FB/Twitter. Unfortunately you cannot do that with Personal Documents, but there are workarounds (e.g. highlight, capture screen, share the image with Evernote, which will index the text to make it searchable).

[booklover6]

I've had to order an anti glare screen protector for my Fire 6. Good news is that it was only $6 for a pack of three. Bad news is I already spent $30 for a reusable screen protector that I won't need if the AG one is satisfactory. Maybe I can return it.

ETA yes I can and am returning the reusable one. Really GREAT screen protector. But I need anti-glare.